What a Wonderful World!!! PTR updated 11/26/2014 - Page 19 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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To a new day, we go on.
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Good for you for trying the AquaDunk, and showing your kids to not be afraid to try things! I think I would try it once, just to say I did it, but once would be enough!
Hum.... I'm starting to question if I will go on the Aqua Duck after your description. I hadn't thought much of it. I mean I knew it was a water slide. And I guess I had read bits about it, but never paid that close attention to exactly what it was as I'm not cruising for a while. I might have to investigate further. Not sure if I'd tackle riding it or not. Of course I can see my kids pushing me in that direction...
You are a good mommy, listening to your description of your experience, I was tryiong to hold back from laughing because I can imagine that would be my same reaction.
Put me in a tube on a nice water slide or even some rapids but body slides are just not for me
I'm hyperventilating just reading about your experience on AquaDunk. I totally understand why you did it though and it they beg & plead I'll give in too.
Kudos to you for giving that Aqua Dunk a try, it does NOT sound like fun! Sounds like fun having the pool to yourself though, and a great way to take the bad (ship rocking) and making it into something good (wave pool for the kids). We always try to find the good in everything too
on my yes it is incredible what we do for our kids. Love the description of the ride on the AquaDunk. Those smiling faces and high fives make it ALMOST worth while.
AH, yes - the things we do for our kids!!! Funny how we tell them - "It's not scary, try it" and then they challenge us to go first - and we are petrified the whole time!!
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The pictures I've seen online didn't do justice to your description of Aqua Duck. I think I may only get on this if the boys beg me to on our next cruise.
I'm LOL at your description of your aqua dunk experience, but -- no way! The setting the clock forward thing is why I will only ever do a Westbound repo. Gaining an hour or sleep every few days is very nice. I really hope you don't have seas like this for the whole 6 days. My one and only transatlantic sailing was not on a cruise ship and it was horrible and cold the whole time.
The time change was only bad in the first few days of the trip......towards the end it was much better, but I agree...........west bound would be the way to go!!
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Linny, the description of your AquaDunk experience has me cracking up over here! The things we do for our kids! I hope that the rough seas don't last for the entire 6 days.
I'll put everyone at ease right now by saying..........that was the end of it. You won't believe the wonderful conditions we had the rest of the trip
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Originally Posted by stardust190
Hum.... I'm starting to question if I will go on the Aqua Duck after your description. I hadn't thought much of it. I mean I knew it was a water slide. And I guess I had read bits about it, but never paid that close attention to exactly what it was as I'm not cruising for a while. I might have to investigate further. Not sure if I'd tackle riding it or not. Of course I can see my kids pushing me in that direction...
I think I might have to make clear the Aqua DUNK ( which was what I was just on on the Magic) VS, the Aqua DUCK on the Dream and Fantasy..........that one is the nice, way more calm, tube ride. BIG difference between the 2 however the names get people mixed up sometimes I think.
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You are a good mommy, listening to your description of your experience, I was tryiong to hold back from laughing because I can imagine that would be my same reaction.
Put me in a tube on a nice water slide or even some rapids but body slides are just not for me
I'm fine on some body slides...........but I was far too into it to turn back around a make a big scene at this point. Ugghhh.......I lived, right?
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
I'm hyperventilating just reading about your experience on AquaDunk. I totally understand why you did it though and it they beg & plead I'll give in too.
Girl..................YOU HAVE NO CHOICE!!!!! You are doing it!!!
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Originally Posted by SOmommy
Kudos to you for giving that Aqua Dunk a try, it does NOT sound like fun! Sounds like fun having the pool to yourself though, and a great way to take the bad (ship rocking) and making it into something good (wave pool for the kids). We always try to find the good in everything too
OK It was like kinda fun...............I said kinda
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Originally Posted by Principessa_di_Fata
Call me crazy, but your description makes me WANT to try the AquaDunk! It sounds hilarious and freaky all at once!
I miss the breakfast buffets on board. Sigh. I need a Disney cruise, stat!
That sums it up just right!! I suppose I would try it again, still in fear though.
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The pictures I've seen online didn't do justice to your description of Aqua Duck. I think I may only get on this if the boys beg me to on our next cruise.
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