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A great cap to the day at DHS. I think the kids' drawings are great! They look so sad holding them up, though!
They were very sad - we had many real tears even though I tried convincing them of what a good job they were doing. Maybe we'll try this again when they are older.
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I don't think my middle son would enjoy Animation Academy. He's a perfeccionist and he'd be frustrated if his drawing wasn't perfect.
I agree - my kids are the same and it just didn't go well.
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I think the pictures the kids drew came out great!! Much better than I think I could do since my drawing talents consist of stick figures. Sounds like you had a lot of fun at WCC, and great way to end your day!
LOL Kathy! Thanks (and I draw stick people too )
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Finally back on the boards and trying to get all caught up! So glad yall are having a great time! Great Pics too!
Thanks!
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Great update and pictures!
Thanks!
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Sounds like a nice finish to your day!
We enjoyed ourselves (well except Dave who was still slightly off due to his Star Tours ride!)
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
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Sorry there were some tears after the Animation Academy. It is a little frustrating that they don't have erasers on the pencils there! The rest of the day sounded great though, I love all of your pictures!
Sorry there were some tears after the Animation Academy. It is a little frustrating that they don't have erasers on the pencils there! The rest of the day sounded great though, I love all of your pictures!
LOL! My kids kept asking where the erasers were!
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
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Looks like a fun day. Sorry your kids didn't enjoy the drawing class. The same thing happened with my nephews! Even though I made a big deal about how good they did (theirs were great for their ages). Sounds like a fun time at WCC. I haven't been there in a while!
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Looks like a fun day. Sorry your kids didn't enjoy the drawing class. The same thing happened with my nephews! Even though I made a big deal about how good they did (theirs were great for their ages). Sounds like a fun time at WCC. I haven't been there in a while!
I kept telling my kids they were doing a great job too, but yeah, that didn't mean squat to them LOL! Maybe when they are older we'll try again! And WCC was great - we'll definitely go back there!
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What a nice day.
I want to try so many of the things you did on my next trip - animation academy - meeting Jake - Pizza Planet and WCC.
Sounds like a really nice day and early to bed - how did you manage that?
AA, Jake, and WCC were all firsts to us this trip Early bedtime isn't too difficult with my crew. Sadly, I am the only night owl. Kids and DH are routinely up at 6-6:30ish, even on vacation, so that makes for early nights! Makes mornings on vacation easy though And since we were there for 10 days, we didn't feel the need to have tons of packed days.
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
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Sunday, August 26: DTD and MK
I woke up feeling stuffed up today as did Alex. We both had scratchy throats too - uh-oh! We moseyed along getting ready and made our way down for breakfast at Roaring Forks around 9:45. Mickey waffles for the kids and I - yum! My, oh my, was it busy at this time, so it took a bit to find a table, but eventually we did.
We were ready to leave from breakfast, so after eating, we went to wait for the bus to DTD, which took forever! While we waited, we chatted with bus CM - he was a CP graduate, now seasonal and was a pleasure to talk with.
We went into the Christmas store first where we browsed for a bit, picking out a 'Baby's First Christmas' ornament for our new niece. Then the kids spotted the Design a Tee store and were chomping at the bit to make t-shirts, so off we went.
Their finished designs.
Once finished there, we wandered over to Once Upon a Toy and Team Mickey. At TM, they had set up a little ball toss game for kids to play, so of course my two had to get in on that!
They handed out little certificates to the kids for participating - nothing special, but made their day
When we finished in there, we hit the Lego store before heading to lunch at T-Rex. (Excuse the pics - I had my smaller, not-so-good camera with me )
The kids loved TRex! Sabrina was bummed we didn't get a different seating area, as we were in one of the 'plainer' areas, but she survived. We enjoyed the food here well enough, but $32 for a steak was so not worth it. It was good, but to only get a steak and mashed potatoes for that price is a little crazy in my opinion. Thank goodness for the dining plan!
Enjoying their shakes! Didn't want to miss a drop
We did have a Chocolate Eruption for dessert - yum!
The rain had started during lunch, so we shopped for a few minutes in the gift shop. Sabrina got a Super Dino outfit for her Build A Bear, but we didn't buy anything else.
The rain slowed, so over to World Of Disney we went. We spent a considerable amount of time in there and bought lots of fun things The kids spent most of their souvenir money and we grabbed our typical souvvies of magnets and a few kitchen items.
We went back to the hotel when we were finished shopping and Dave and I napped while the kids played on their bed. I was still not feeling great, but the nap helped.
We headed to MK around 7 and rode Dumbo at the request of the kids; the kids played in the play area first even though there was no wait for the ride. Then they rode alone for first time while I took pictures.
We rode Goofy's next as it had little wait as well.
Then we wandered through FL - and checked PP finding a 60 minute wait - no thanks! Dave and Sabrina rode HM - but Alex opted out, apparently he's become afraid of this ride, so we shopped in Yankee Traders for a bit.
My little chef
We made our way over to Pirates, stopping to play with some lassos for a few, then hopped right onto a boat. After our ride, we poked around the shop for a bit.
By this point, it was almost Wishes time - a time many look forward to, but not us! LOL! You may remember (if *I* remembered to mention it!) that DD is deathly afraid of fireworks - I'm talking sobbing, shaking, the works. This makes staying at the park late an issue. Well, we've solved it!
Earlier in the evening, I made some CMs raise eyebrows asking where the quietest place in the park would be during Wishes. One mentioned Adventureland/Frontierland and the lightbulb went off for me! Pirates! It's deep, and noisy itself, and a fairly long ride. I think that might work!
We timed it so we got on to Pirates when Wishes started (people coming behind us as we stood near the loading area waving them through probably thought we were odd, but who cares?) This worked out beautifully and at the end, the CM operating the unloading area let us open a CM only door to listen for any fireworks. They were done and Sabrina was thrilled.
It started to drizzle at this point, so we walked over to Casey's for a hotdog and some snacks. We snagged a table under the awning that allowed us to watch the MM & Y show from it.
Just some castle shots, not the show
Once that was done, we checked PP wait again, but it was still crazy, so I rode the Carousel with the kids and made a pit stop to see if we could get the sword out of the stone . Then we made our way to the TTA - and there was actually a line for this!
At this point, we were tired and headed out of the park. We waited only a few minutes for a boat, then headed home for the night.
Up Next: Will we meet 'real' royalty today?
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Why do these kids look so pathetic?
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What a great day!! Glad you were able to avoid Wishes ( I understand the issue well, my DS is not fond of them either but seems to be getting less afraid of them as he gets older- he will at least watch Illuminations from La Hacienda and not freak out) and I will have to remember that about riding Pirates during that time - great idea. I hope you felt better the next day.
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Good job avoiding the fireworks with a voyage to Pirate country! It's nice that the CMs on the ride were sympathetic to your issue and let you check for noise before exiting. I love the shot of Alex practically upside-down trying to get all of his shake!
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LOL! Maybe when they are older we'll try again! And WCC was great - we'll definitely go back there!
Early bedtime isn't too difficult with my crew. Sadly, I am the only night owl. Kids and DH are routinely up at 6-6:30ish, even on vacation, so that makes for early nights! Makes mornings on vacation easy though 
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