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Sounds like a fun day at AK! sorry you weren't feeling up to riding EE - I am sure you will ride it someday!
Your meal at Y and Y sounds yummy!
I am glad you were able to see Fantasmic! It is definitely one of my favorite things at WDW!
Sorry to hear that your meal at Y&Y wasn't that good but you did get to have a delicious Yak Attack!!! Glad you were able to take your DM to see Fantasmic.
Just catching up, Angie. Sorry your mom had to sit next to a stinky man. I've been there. Too funny about Logan being embarrassed to be Chef of the Hour. And congrats to Scott for his Dream! Glad you enjoyed your meal at Le Cellier in spite of the menu change. Ready for more!
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
Today was water park day and we had chosen to try Typhoon Lagoon this trip. Logan wasn’t happy with the choice as he wanted to go back to Blizzard Beach but we assured him that he would have fun and that we should try something new. We got over to Typhoon Lagoon around opening time and promptly got some chairs under what little shade we could find. We arranged our things and headed off to the lazy river. I don’t remember where Scott went but to my recollection, he went to do other things while Mom, Logan and I hit the slow ride. We got on our inner tubes and headed off around the park via the lazy river. Somehow, Mom and Logan got way ahead of me and I couldn’t seem to get caught up with them for the longest time. We spent a lot of time being lazy!
After some relaxation, we decided to head over to the wave pool. Honestly, I had no idea what kind of wave this was. I thought it would be like Blizzard Beach and you just use a tube to bob around in the water. Uh, no. Mom, Logan and I decided to go out and catch a wave. By this time, Scott had caught back up with us and he went way out into the water to wait for the wave. The rest of us went out about waist deep which I thought was a safe distance. Music played, people were yelling for the wave and it seemed really fun. Until, the wave actually came and I believe shock and disbelief hit me and the wave came crashing at us.
I grabbed Logan around the waist and the three of us were hit by the wave and were knocked down under the water. We all got up laughing but it really was funnier to me than fun. I didn’t know if Scott had made it out alive but in a minute he came running up like a kid talking about how awesome that was. I made a mental note not to go out that far next time and to always watch what is going to happen to you before going into the water anywhere!
After our drenching, we headed over to eat lunch. We all were in burger moods so we got cheeseburgers, fries, drinks and cookies. I don’t know that you need that much food while running around a water park but since we were on the dining plan we got what we were due. After lunch, Mom and I headed back to the lazy river while Scott and Logan went off to do other things. After a couple of trips around, we saw them and they wanted us to get out and do the family raft ride with them. When we made it to an exit point, it was chaos. There were so many people coming in and out of the water and pushing. I went off the front of my tube and you guessed it under the water. My poor mom ran right over me as there was a jerk of a man behind her pushing her tube as hard as he could. My mom was yelling for him to stop. We made it out but I was a little peeved at the rudeness of some people. I mean, it is a lazy river there is no reason to be in a such hurry to get in and out.
That over, we headed over to get in line for the family raft. You walked up some stairs got a raft and carried it to the top. Somehow, I managed to be behind the raft while the boys were in front. So guess who ended up pushing the raft to the top? Yes, you are right me!! Another mental note made not to get behind the raft next time.
Shortly, we were in the raft and on our way down. I actually like Teamboat Springs at Blizzard Beach much better. It is a longer, faster ride. There was so much water pouring down on me that I really couldn’t see anything as we went down. It was fun and I think my mom enjoyed it. We all were laughing as we got out of the raft because we looked like drowned rats!
We went back to our chairs and relaxed for a while. Logan and Scott went back to the wave pool and then we decided to call it a day. We didn’t do as much I as would have liked but my mom has back problems so we had to make it easy for her. I think she really enjoyed her first water park experience.
Back at AKV, we decided to see if we could get into eat at Boma instead of going to Epcot for Tutto Italia. I was really looking forward to that reservation but after the whole day in the heat and water, none of us felt like going over there. Boma did have an opening so we got ready and went downstairs to eat. It was good and we left very satisfied. I just absolutely love their desserts. My mom wasn’t crazy about the food here but she didn’t complain at the time. I found out from my sister that she told her she didn’t like it that much. Oh well, everyone has their different tastes and if that is the only meal she didn’t like the whole trip that was ok.
After dinner, we just hung out on the balcony for a rest and watched the animals. Scott did some laundry and we took Logan to the pool for a while. Then it was crash time again!
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Just catching up! Sounds like a fun time at TL! We're a little like Scott and really the wave pool! Glad you were able to switch your ADR to Boma. Looking forward to more
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Too funny about Logan being embarrassed to be Chef of the Hour. And congrats to Scott for his Dream! Glad you enjoyed your meal at Le Cellier in spite of the menu change. Ready for more!
We got over to Typhoon Lagoon around opening time and promptly got some chairs under what little shade we could find. We arranged our things and headed off to the lazy river. I don’t remember where Scott went but to my recollection, he went to do other things while Mom, Logan and I hit the slow ride. We got on our inner tubes and headed off around the park via the lazy river. Somehow, Mom and Logan got way ahead of me and I couldn’t seem to get caught up with them for the longest time. We spent a lot of time being lazy!
I didn’t know if Scott had made it out alive but in a minute he came running up like a kid talking about how awesome that was. 
There were so many people coming in and out of the water and pushing. I went off the front of my tube and you guessed it under the water. 
My poor mom ran right over me as there was a jerk of a man behind her pushing her tube as hard as he could. My mom was yelling for him to stop. We made it out but I was a little peeved at the rudeness of some people. I mean, it is a lazy river there is no reason to be in a such hurry to get in and out.
ANGIE
Love the pics!!
the wave pool! Glad you were able to switch your ADR to Boma. Looking forward to more
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