We are here and having a great time! Fort Wilderness Lodge is beautiful and the food…OMG…I could come to Disney and just eat. Every restaurant and cafeteria has the BEST food! I’m sure the whole 3 pounds I lost before we got here is already back on. And then some.
Yesterday we went to the Magic Kingdom early for breakfast at Cinderella’s castle. We couldn’t have asked for a nicer day. The weather was perfect and there were literally no lines. We walked right up and got onto each ride. A few of them we got off and got right back on. How awesome is that???
Savannah surprised me yesterday by wanting to go on Splash Mountain. Jeremy went with her because her mother is a ride-whimp. After the ride was over I was gushing, “Wow, Savannah, that’s great! I can’t believe you did that! How was it? Did you get wet???” She very simply replied, “It was fun. But I’m never doing that again.”
Maybe she is her mother’s daughter after all.
Against Jeremy’s better judgement I took the kids in the Haunted House. I figured they’d be fine, I mean c’mon, it’s Disney, People. How bad could it be?
Turns out, pretty bad. They both got freaked out and didn’t want to do anything for about 20 minutes afterwards. Oops. But in all fairness, Savannah got me back when I rode the Magic Carpet ride with her and she made our carpet go all the way up as far as it would go. She laughed when she told me my face turned green.
The longest line we waited in was for Emery to meet his hero, Buzz Lightyear. When it was his turn, he went up to Buzz and started talking to him. None of us could hear what he said, so after the obligatory “thumbs up” picture, we asked him. “I told him I loved his movie.” Well of course. What else would you say to your favorite movie star?
Around 4:00 we decided to call it a day. I was surprised the kids had lasted that long and they were still going strong. At that point, parents have a decision to make. Let them nap and get up for a late dinner, or keep ’em awake a while longer, eat, then crash for the night early. We opted for the nap idea. Emery and Daddy did anyways. Savannah and I couldn’t sleep so we went down to the pool and enjoyed the waterslide and swimming with ducks. Not in the lake mind you. The ducks were in the pool. Savannah was determined to catch one. “What are you going to do if you catch it?”
“Put it in a cage and take it home.”
I don’t think so.
We found out later the nap idea wasn’t such a good one. Our dinner reservations ended up being at 9:00 last night. Savannah fell asleep on the way there and Emery was so hungry by the time we got to the restaurant that he stopped, turned to the bus driver and said, “Esscuse me, Shir. Could you take us to ‘da Waffle House?”
Being the excellent parents that we are, Jeremy and I did learn from our mistake. The family is sleeping right now and should be getting up any minute. Today we had breakfast at the Animal Kingdom with Donald Duck and all his friends. It’s much hotter today and lots more people than yesterday. When they get up and it cools off a little we are going over to Hollywood Studios. Our friends recommended a restaurant there (how many times have I mentioned food in this post?) and then they have a fireworks thing at dark. So that’s the plan.
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You all deserve a few days of FUN!!!!
Hug Minnie for me okay?!!!
The Buzz Lightyear ride was the hands-down winner for our family. Then Soarin’ and Mickey’s Philharmagic. Glad you are all having a great time.
Kate
Ohana at the Polynesian Resort is *excellent* for children … they have activities all during the meal for them to get up and do. Like limbo, hula dancing and all sorts. :)
Glad you’re having a great time!
OK, if you are staying right there at Fort Wilderness Lodge, by the way is so cool, you must eat supper at the Wispering Cayon right there inside. The kids love it along with the parent’s. If you ask for something that is not at your table, the waiters/ess holler out to the entire place and ask who has it (i.e. ketcup), and they make that table bring it to you or all the tables. You may end up with 40 bottles right there on your table. Be prepared to take it to the next customer that asks though. Even Logan had a ball with that place. And they do a cowboy roundup, where the kids ride on stick horses through the restraunt. Again another favorite of Brookes! And of course, the food is absolutely wonderful, the bar-b-que style and it falls off the bones. OK, I am getting pretty hungry. I am so glad you guys are having fun! Enjoy the rest.