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Hey Shelly, glad you at least liked the atmosphere at the restaurant. I have been to Sci Fi 3 times and have never waited that long or had any rudeness, maybe it was the day. I have always been in and out in about the same time as other ADR's.
It is also a place where burgers and fries rule. Glad you loved the dip though, I love it too!
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All caught up on your TR and am loving it! I have a brother with Autism, so it's really neat to hear your point of view. Alex and Hannah are very similar in promptly exclaiming their thoughts about a ride!
Sorry about your less than satisfactory meal at Sci-Fi. Glad you still had a good time
It was an EMH evening, but the main park closed at 7. We had a couple of things we were hoping to try before the park closed, we would not be getting to them.
We walked past Pixar Place because the girls wanted to meet Toy Story characters. The CM at the line told me that the wait was currently about 45 minutes. We kept walking (we assured Delaney we would try to meet them at MK).
Next stop was the Honey I Shrunk the kids playground. We did not get to see this place last visit because of the rain. It was minutes before 7 when we entered. A CM tried (not very hard) to prevent us from going in as it would be closing. Another family behind us argued that there were still 5 minutes…the CM shrugged and said, “we will be closed in 5 minutes.”
They were slightly more flexible…at 7:05, CM’s started announcing that the playground is closed and everyone has to leave. They were pulling ropes and blocking entrances. My kids were having a blast, and were very disappointed to have to leave. DH and I were feeling even more frustrated with the Sci-Fi experience that sucked 2.5 hours of our day.
After we got kicked out of the play area, we had 3 EMHs with 3 items on our must-do list: Muppets, Mermaid, and ‘Mation (Animation Academy, that is!).
We headed first to Muppets 3-D (new for us). The kids had no idea who the Muppets were. We were comparing it to Mickey’s Philharmagic. It will not be on the list for next visit.
We then made our way to the Little Mermaid, another thing we missed last time. LOVED it! (Even Ben who is averse to “princesses and girly things” could appreciate the special effects. We also loved the crowds during the EMH time--The theatre was less than 2/3 full! Although we were forced to move all the way to the end of our row when being seated, once the show started, we were able to move into a more central part of the row.
It was great.
One more thing to do: Animation Academy. We actually tried to do this as soon as we got kicked out of the playground, but the line was too long. We were advised that the crowds are almost non-existent near the end of the EMHs. We planned to get there for the 9:00 (8:45? I cannot remember exactly) lesson.
It was still crowded.
We almost did not make it in. The CM advised us that we “might” get in. We waited in this line, but agreed to not wait for the next session if we did not get in to this one. In the end, we were the last ones seated on the bench in the front. We had 3 lapboards. I “helped” Hannah, and DH “helped” Delaney. Ben had his own. We thought that he would love this because he loves all things art. We were drawing Dale from Chip and Dale. Ben was disappointed at the character we were drawing, and frustrated that the teacher was going so fast and he could not erase. The girls were not interested and very squirmy. DH and I thought it was neat, but it will not be something we try hard to do again until the kids are a bit older.
The park was not yet closed, but we had accomplished our goals, so we made our way towards the exit (and found a PP who looked bored along the way)…
When we passed the boat launch, there was not a boat in sight, but there was a long line. We decided to walk back to our resort. It was a good choice. It was a nice evening for a stroll along the path from DHS to the BC. (Have I mentioned how much I love the BC?!?!?!)
We were getting ready for bed again before 10:00.
The next day would be our third visit to our happy place at the happy place….
Sounds like you got quite a bit done. I'm glad you enjoyed the Little Mermaid show. I didn't care for it a whole lot, I think I will try it again though. Can't wait to hear about your happy place
Great update! My ds also got frustrated with Animation Academy; (really could use erasers in there!). He also is an aspiring artist but got frustrated that he could not keep up and his drawing didn't come out as he hoped.......
THat playground is pretty cool. Sorry you didn't have more time there. I've got to agree with you on the Muppets as we find ourselves comparing it to Philharmagic and it just doesn't hold a candle to it.
Ahhh.... thinking happy thoughts about THE happy place!!
Sorry that you had such a not so great experience at the Sci-Fi. We have gone there for the past few trips and I found that the wait has gotten longer each and every time. During one of our first visits they tried to push us into one vehicle...there was just no way to eat (there was me, 3 teenage girls and my little one), and on top of that I agree....with allergies there is just too much closeness in terms of contamination.
We are not big muppet fans here either....we have seen the show once or twice but it is not really on our list when we go. Glad you decided to take the walk to the BC, It sounds like the perfect way to let the kids unwind and end the day.
Great update! Wish the kids could have stayed longer at the playground. You really got to do lots of fun stuff though this trip! My excitement builds when you talk about how much you loved staying at BC!!!
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