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[Jillybean]

Saturday, October 6

Even though I didn’t go to bed until 2 a.m., I still managed to get my 8 hours of sleep because I didn’t wake up until 10:30! When I emerged from the bedroom, I discovered that I wasn’t the only sleepy head because Amanda, Chuck, Amy and Mary Devall were just waking up themselves.

Thom had already taken Morgan, Jack and Maddie to breakfast earlier, so the rest of us headed over to Contempo Café. I had a great breakfast and even managed to choke down a mug of Disney coffee by adding hot chocolate to it.

Once back in the room, we quickly got ready and then took the bus to DHS. Thom took off to grab FP’s for RnRC while the rest of us made our way to Star Tours. Once he caught up with us, we hopped in the short line. As we were taking our seats, Maddie asked me if I had ever been the rebel spy. I told her not only had I never been the rebel spy, but I had never been with anyone who was the rebel spy. Well, that statement was immediately made untrue because Morgan ended up being the rebel spy.

Everyone loved the changes to Star Tours and thought about riding it again, but the standby line had grown a good deal. Instead, we ventured off to the GMR where Morgan once again was targeted - - this time by the gangster who asked her what she was looking at. Morgan laughed afterwards and said that she wasn’t even looking at her, she was just looking around.

We still had tons of CS credits left and the early breakfast eaters were ready to eat, so off we went to Pizza Planet (I had promised Chuck that we would have pizza today). Amy and Amanda decided to pass on lunch, so they took off to find a table for us. Somehow the rest of us managed to convey to Thom what we wanted and he ordered for everyone. Once the CM knew that we were on the dining plan, she was determined that we would get everything coming to us. We had seven pizzas, seven salads, seven drinks and seven desserts (including cookies and ginormous cupcakes ).

Our table was covered in food and we ate and ate and ate and ate. Amy and Amanda finally even broke down and had a salad and cupcake. Thankfully, dinner was hours away.

After lunch, Thom took off for FP’s for ToT and then we shopped a little and watched a bit of Disney Rocks while waiting for those FP’s to ripen. Maddie had promised me for months that she was going to ride ToT on this trip and she kept her promise . . . much to Amy’s dismay who thought she would have someone to sit out with.

The funniest part of this ride was looking over at Amanda when it was over. She was completely in a fetal position and announced that it was her last time riding ToT. Maddie was a-okay, gave me a big thumbs up afterwards and told me that she enjoyed it, but then later hinted that she might take a break from riding it again. Poor Chuck probably didn’t have any hearing left because all I heard from the row behind us was screaming since apparently Morgan decided to use Jack’s neck as a handle.



When we came out, the group took off to use their FP’s at RnRC while Maddie and I sat on the ledge near the exit and chatted. She told me how to make soap.



As soon as everyone came out, the females were ready to go again so I joined them. The park was actually going to be open two hours later than had originally been published and FP’s were still available for the very last five minutes of park opening, so we replenished our FP supply before we hopped in the SRL.

After our ride, we all met back up in the gift shop. Mary Devall had been paired with a grandfather whose grandsons were riding in front of them. Apparently, this poor man had received the full “chatty” treatment from her because he told her that she had helped him not be nervous. He was definitely the “grandfather” type because she told me that he also made sure that her parents were waiting for her in the gift shop.

With the exception of Amy and Morgan who went back to the ToT gift shop, the rest of us headed down Sunset Blvd. Thankfully, Jack wanted a frozen lemonade because we stopped in front of the stand just as we head the rain coming.

Everyone ducked under that stand, but it was getting crowded so Maddie and I jumped over to the little stand right beside it. We all stayed under cover for about ten minutes while the bottom dropped out. It definitely made for good people watching - - we even saw Amy and Morgan run by.

When the rain slowed to a drizzle, we caught up with Amy and Morgan in the store next door and then decided what to do next (and I’m pretty sure that Chuck picked up something sweet while we were in there - - notice anything similar between the two brothers?). I suggested the AI finale show which was immediately given the big thumbs up, so off we went.

We only waited a few minutes before we were let in and then a few more before the show began. Perfect timing on our part!

This was my first time at a finale show so it was fun to watch people who had already made it through one round. The first three were women who were all good singers, but didn’t knock my socks off. The last two were men who were both so fantastic that it was hard to choose between them. Maddie had to go to the bathroom before the voting started, so Thom took her and they both left strict instructions as to who we were to choose for them. Maddie ended up picking the winner.

Thom and Maddie had ended up watching the end outside on the big screen, so they were able to quickly hop over to Sci Fi afterwards and check us in. There was a crowd in the lobby when the rest of us arrived, but it quickly thinned out so we could at least sit while we waited.



When several CM’s started a trivia game, that’s about the time that I knew we had a bit of a wait in front of us. At first, Mary Devall was excited about the idea of trivia, but when she found out that the CM’s were asking questions based on someone’s favorite Disney movie, she sat back down. Apparently, she just likes “Walt Disney” trivia.

I finally convinced Mary Devall to be a sport and play. She said that her favorite movie was Sleeping Beauty, so the CM gave her a question telling her that no one ever got the answer . . . what are the names of Sleeping Beauty’s godmothers? Although I know she knows the answer, Mary Devall couldn’t come up with the names on the spot. I then raised my hand when no one else could answer and mightily impressed Thom’s family when I received my sticker.

When our name was finally called, we let out a big cheer. I’m not sure if we were that hungry or just ready to get a move on. Everyone else in the lobby knew how we felt though because our enthusiasm got a laugh.

We were seated right inside the door at two side-by-side car. I get to eat with my family all the time, so I sat with Chuck, Amanda and Amy in one car while Thom sat with the children in the other car. Before you feel sorry for him . . . he had the back seat to himself and he was following the South Carolina/Georgia game on his ESPN app. He was literally giggling with delight at his good fortune.

Both cars ordered some appetizers that we passed around, but the true star of the show for me was my Space Invaders margarita. Everyone else in my car drank wine, but I know they were eyeing my margarita! For my entrée, I ordered the pasta with shrimp which was a bit on the dry and bland side, but I still ate it.

During our meal, I spoke highly of the Marsha’s Martian, so Amy, Amanda and I all decided to finish off our meal with one. With one sip, they became big fans of it also.



Due to the length of time that it took us to be seated, we were not going to make our FP time for RnRC because the park was about to close. No one seemed too broken up about it though. Thom even offered to take the children over to Star Tours for one last ride, but I think they were past the ride stage at this point and were just ready to veg back in the room.

I did remember at (literally) the last minute that Maddie had wanted to buy a “Best Teacher” Oscar for her teacher. We knew they had them at the Muppet store so the other car left (not literally ) while the rest of us stayed behind to slurp up our dessert. Ten minutes later, we were still just chatting away when Mary Devall came back and informed us that she was sent in to get us. Everyone else was outside waiting on us.

I love walking through a closed park at night . . . and that’s exactly what we did. Once back at the hotel, we finished off the wine and sat around enjoying our last few moments of this beautiful place. Poor Amanda had to get up with the chickens for her magical express pick up, so she said goodnight early.

About midnight, the rest of us turned in. Chuck, Amy, Morgan and Jack didn’t have to leave until 7 a.m. the next morning so we would get up to say goodbye to them.