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Sounds like a fun day at AK even if you don't get a chance to fit everything in. It's true, that park gets so hot and humid I rarely stay much past noon on warm days. The Wilderness Explorer activities are really a lot of fun, and they sneak in a lot of educational value, too. The kids seem to really like completing the whole booklet and getting all their stamps and badges, so I'm not sure if they'll enjoy it as much if they're just doing a few, although a lot of people don't have time to do every badge. You don't need to do it all on one day. Just keep the booklet for another visit.
Great plans! Fingers crossed for a second Fantasmic!
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Great plans!!! And that's Emily's birthday
Just an FYI, Buzz & Woody are usually out later, so maybe try to get Phineas & Ferb first?
Thanks for the info
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Glad the musical went well this weekend! The plans look great!!
Me too!
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Nice plans. It's okay to be annoyed at Mr. Big Head
I just then get mad at me for being mad in CHURCH
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Sounds like a fun day at AK even if you don't get a chance to fit everything in. It's true, that park gets so hot and humid I rarely stay much past noon on warm days. The Wilderness Explorer activities are really a lot of fun, and they sneak in a lot of educational value, too. The kids seem to really like completing the whole booklet and getting all their stamps and badges, so I'm not sure if they'll enjoy it as much if they're just doing a few, although a lot of people don't have time to do every badge. You don't need to do it all on one day. Just keep the booklet for another visit.
I have 3 visits to AK planned so hope to go mostly everything done and they can do WE on each visit if they want
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Another day with great plans! for that second showing of Fantasmic!
Thanks!
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I agree with Lisa. McQueen & Mater are out continuously so they are an option too!
Hope another Fantasmic! opens up. I love that show too!
Thanks for the info.
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More great plans!
Thank you
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Great plans! I know they added a Fantasmic! showing a few weeks before our trip so even if they don't add one soon it's still possible that they will.
I've been checking the website but I know we still have lots of time.
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Sounds like a fun day is planned. Hope that Fantasmic opens for a 2nd showing!
Me too - thanks
So a quick Wrigley update, he goes back for a doctor visit on Saturday and I assume we will reduce his medicines. The other day I found a half dissolved pill on the floor so unbeknownst to me he has already started to reduce his meds. I have purchased stairs for him to use to get onto the bed but he really doesn't like them. My entire bed is barricaded except for the one spot where I get in and out and the steps are open for him. I was changing into my PJ's and Wrigley snuck in and jumped onto the bed - avoiding the steps. He made it on OK which is a good sign but he is still on restrictions for jumping and afraid of what will happen if he keeps doing it. The steps are there and so much easier. He doesn't mind the steps in the house just up onto the bed. And I even bought nice big study steps. I had a cheap set when Trixie hurt her back and she uses them all the time but they are plastic and she only weighs 18 pounds. Wrigley is like 35 pounds and was too heavy so I bought these new ones (and wouldn't you know it, Trixie doesn't like the new ones) well someday when I can get my bedroom back in order I will need to train BOTH dogs to use the one set of steps.
I am hoping that I can at least get my living room back by removing the gates and chairs and allowing Wrigley onto the couch as that is much lower than my bed. He has been up on the couch but again using the little steps I have but that is only because that is the only way onto the couch at the moment. I'll see what the doctor says but think he will be OK to jump onto the couch.
Wrigley did do a little back scratch this morning by rolling onto his back a wiggling around. He has also restarted his not so nice habit of humping. Only my dog - he humps the covers as I'm getting into bed and getting myself settled. I literally have to yank them away from him and shush him out of the way and then he will lie down. I guess that is the "male" in him. Some things never change.
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After 2 full park days today is a more “relaxed” day…well...sort of . Today we will hit up one of the water parks.
Another breakfast in the room and then over to Blizzard Beach. The parks open at 9 at this point and I’d like to arrive close to that to take advantage of the lowest crowds. The boys have never been to a Disney water park.
We have however been to several water parks at home and at the Jersey shore so I know this won’t be a very relaxing time. I choose BB over TL because I think the tween area of Ski Patrol Training Camp will be ideal for the boys. I like the wave pool better at TL but really as long as I get on the lazy river I’ll be happy. I hope to do the family raft ride but Evan isn’t a big fan of the huge slides so time will tell.
I would also like to play a round of mini golf today as well. This is something I’ve never done on Disney property so that would be something new for all of us.
The sun can be so draining so I seriously doubt we will make it until 7pm closing. I know at the parks at home Evan can usually go until about 2pm but those are much smaller parks. I’m leaving the entire day open so if we stay – we stay and if we don’t – we don’t.
Lunch will counter service somewhere at BB, any recommendations? Is BB the one with the donuts? I’d love to rent a cabana but in all honesty we will be chasing after the boys all day so really wouldn’t have time to enjoy it. Someday I’ll get to do that either at a deluxe resort or on Castaway cay – dare to dream!!!
Cute Story: We went to BB when my nice, now 19 was about 5. There were geckos all over the place and we started calling it Lizard Beach. She would try to correct us and we kept saying “no it’s Lizard Beach, Disney forgot to make new signs and remove all the snow”. She was so cute. She was at that age were she didn’t know for sure if she should believe us or not. Even today we still all call if Lizard Beach. It makes me smile to think how sweet and cute and young and innocent kids can be.
Anyway, tonight I have marked as a DTD night. I have no idea how the construction may or may not impact our plans but I hope to do the West Side and Pleasure Island as I think those 2 areas have the least amount of stores the boys will like and the most walking so if we can do those 2 areas tonight and we can come back another time just for the Market Place stores. I’d like to try Wolf Gang Pucks (counter) for dinner over on the WS not the Market Place. I think it is called The Express at Wolf Gang Puck Grand Café, NOT Wolfgang Puck Express. This will be a first for all of us.
I want to check out the Candy Cauldron and the boys will love the Harley Davidson store. But really we will just stroll along and see what strikes our fancy. Perhaps if we feel up to it we may catch a movie or bowl a few frames. Do they still have the Magic shop over on the West Side?
If we are still motivated by the time we hit the Market Place we might pop into the Lego Store – I’m sure coming out a little lighter in the wallet and also Basin – never done that but heard nice things and possible Ghirardelli for some dessert.
Pray that the boys don’t see Disney Quest and want to do that. I really wasn’t planning on a visit this trip and currently they don’t know it even exist. I have several days/evenings open that we could go if need be, but I’d rather just skip it this trip. I could care less about it and I’ve been before. I do have some arcade time planned at the hotel. I know all I’ll do is follow Evan around for a few hours so I’d rather just not go at all. We’ll see how that works out.
Firsts:
Evan – Blizzard Beach, Mini Golf, DTD(WS/PI), Exp@WGP
Me – Mini Golf, Exp@WGP
Mom – Blizzard Beach, Mini Golf, DTD(WS/PI), Exp@WGP
Eric – Blizzard Beach, Mini Golf, DTD(WS/PI), Exp@WGP
Sounds like a great "non park" day! I'm still torn on whether we will do TL or BB on our upcoming trip too, because like you, I'm happy with a lazy river and don't care much about the rest!
Finally checking in! Your trip sounds amazing so far. I remember Spirit Week and Wacky Wednesday when I was in elementary school. Do they still do square dancing and anything goes in gym? I think that's what it was called when they did dances from different decades. Not sure if that was just my elementary or the whole district.
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. Today we will hit up one of the water parks. 
The boys have never been to a Disney water park. 
I choose BB over TL because I think the tween area of Ski Patrol Training Camp will be ideal for the boys. I like the wave pool better at TL but really as long as I get on the lazy river I’ll be happy.
I hope to do the family raft ride but Evan isn’t a big fan of the huge slides so time will tell. 
Is BB the one with the donuts? I’d love to rent a cabana but in all honesty we will be chasing after the boys all day so really wouldn’t have time to enjoy it. Someday I’ll get to do that either at a deluxe resort or on Castaway cay – dare to dream!!!
and the boys will love the Harley Davidson store. But really we will just stroll along and see what strikes our fancy. Perhaps if we feel up to it we may catch a movie or bowl a few frames. Do they still have the Magic shop over on the West Side?
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