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Plans sound great. I'll ride TOT with you as many times as you want....love that one!!!
I love it too, but I don't know if I could ride it over and over.
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Your plans for this day look great!
Thanks!
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More great plans!
Thanks!
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Great plans!!
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whoa that is an early flight. I hope you get to sleep on the plan a little. I like Laurie's idea of catching a snooze on a lounge chair at the resort.
Nice first day park plans
I'm hoping too, but I seriously doubt it. I've never been able to nap on a plane, ever.
Today we'll heading to Blizzard Beach. Yippee! I absolutely hate water parks. But on our last trip I'd promised my kids we would visit them on our next trip. They didn't forget. Me and my big mouth.
Park hours are 9-6. I imagine we'll arrive around 10. I'll park myself in a chair and wave the guys goodbye as they head on to the water slides. I'll maybe consider going on the family raft.
When the kids grow tired (which I believe will be just at closing time ), we'll return to AKV. After showers, we could head over to the Lodge and have some dinner from the Mara. Then we'll call it a night.
I'm with you on the "hate" list of water parks. At least you can relax on a lounge chair for a bit and recover from the insanely early flight time of the previous day while your hubs and the boys run themselves ragged on the slides. Hear they have a pretty good mini-donuts kiosk there, too.
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Great plans so far! My oldest keeps reminding me that our next visit must include a water park. So far, I keep reminding him that our previous TWO visits have ended with him needing medical attention. Once for a goose egg from a water canon and the last trip resulted in an ER trip for stitches after he slipped getting onto the tiny water slide at BC. I guess it's good that he's got a tough head.
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I'm with you on the "hate" list of water parks. At least you can relax on a lounge chair for a bit and recover from the insanely early flight time of the previous day while your hubs and the boys run themselves ragged on the slides. Hear they have a pretty good mini-donuts kiosk there, too.
On our 2011 trip we visited Aquatica. I stayed almost the entire time at Walkabout Waters. It was like a jungle gym with some slides and shooting water. I didn't even go near the big slides.
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Sounds like a relaxing day, at least for you!
Yes! I can just imagine myself in a lounge chair with a good book and a drink.
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Great plans so far! My oldest keeps reminding me that our next visit must include a water park. So far, I keep reminding him that our previous TWO visits have ended with him needing medical attention. Once for a goose egg from a water canon and the last trip resulted in an ER trip for stitches after he slipped getting onto the tiny water slide at BC. I guess it's good that he's got a tough head.
Good luck on getting out of that! I promised them 2 years ago and they didn't forget.
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More great plans! Glad you were able to snag an ADR at Via Napoli for Arben.
I was surprised I was able to get an ADR, I thought for sure there wouldn't be any available.
This morning we'll be heading to AK. I have no fastpasses for this park so I'm hoping I get there early enough to be able to go through the stand-by lines. At this point I have no idea who will get up early to go to the park. It will probably be AJ and me.
We'll stay at the park till noon, then head back to the resort. Do our normal routine: naps, swimming, freshen up.
Our second park of the day will be MK. Fastpasses for today are:
Under the Sea - JotLM 5:35 pm - 6:35 pm (all 5 of us)
Enchanted Tales with Belle 6:50 pm - 7:50 pm (all 5 of us)
Haunted Mansion 7:55 pm - 8:55 pm (all 5 of us)
After our rides, we'll head on over to Tomorrowland. I made an ADR for the Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party. This is a surprise for all the gang. Also, this will be our first time doing this so I'm very excited. I mean Wishes and dessert, what's better than that?
The park closes at 12, so after the party we'll see if anyone wants to do any rides. I know I will. I could always send Arben and the kids back to the resort and stay with AJ for a little while.
You're going to love the dessert party! My DD (12yo at the time) and I did it a few years back and not only were the desserts awesome, the luxury of sitting down (and not getting trampled) plus having a relatively unobstructed view of the fireworks (especially nice for she and I, since we are "vertically challenged") was wonderful, the real icing on the cake, if you will.
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I absolutely hate water parks. But on our last trip I'd promised my kids we would visit them on our next trip. They didn't forget. 
Me and my big mouth. 
I'll maybe consider going on the family raft. 
), we'll return to AKV. After showers, we could head over to the Lodge and have some dinner from the Mara. Then we'll call it a night.
I can just imagine myself in a lounge chair with a good book and a drink. 
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