Eight is Enough - A July 2014 TR with cousins, club level and more Updated 3/29 DHS and Frozen Fun - Page 21 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Looks like you had a great time exploring the WS, that ice cream from France looked so good! I love that little Tink, I never saw those before but I'm putting it on my list of souvenirs for our trip next year. Did it come in other characters too?
Looks like you had a great time exploring the WS, that ice cream from France looked so good! I love that little Tink, I never saw those before but I'm putting it on my list of souvenirs for our trip next year. Did it come in other characters too?
The ice cream was delicious! Yes, they did have other characters. I don't remember what they were though. I am actually reading your TR from 2013.
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The ice cream was delicious! Yes, they did have other characters. I don't remember what they were though. I am actually reading your TR from 2013.
Oh, thanks! I'll keep my eye out for other characters, I know my girls would love those. Thanks for reading my other TR, that trip feels like ages ago, especially since we skipped this year!
Sorry it’s been a while. The boys’ schedules are crazy again. Thanks to everyone who is still reading. I appreciate your patience.
Back to the TR:
We had just met up with our Tampa friends. After catching up, we headed over to Test Track. We were a little too early for the FP, so we headed to Mission Space (green) which had a short wait.
I really wish I could do the orange side again, but remember feeling like I couldn’t breathe during one part of the ride and I’m afraid to try again.
Cary and I decided to head over to Mouse Gear while the rest of the gang rode TT. I don’t think we bought anything, but it was nice just catching up and browsing the store.
After shopping, we met up with the rest of the gang who had a great time on TT.
It was getting late and we were all hungry. We decided Sunshine Seasons had enough of a selection for everyone and headed there. I don’t remember what our friends had. DH, Jared, and I all got the oak-grilled fish. I believe it normally comes with green beans and roasted potatoes, but we all got it with rice and black beans instead.
Aidan got the kids’ mac n cheese.
We all really enjoyed our meal. Sunshine Seasons has something for everyone and the free refills on soft drinks is a great deal.
We were done with dinner at around 8:40 and noticed a 15 minute wait for Soarin' (which closed at 9). There was no way we could pass up such a short wait and hopped in line. The wait actually ended up being 5 minutes. I never thought of riding Soarin' right before closing, but apparently that's the way to go.
After Soarin’ it was time to part ways since our friends had to drive back to Tampa. We were sad to see them go, but knew that they might be coming to visit us in the next week or so.
We headed over to the monorail. As we waited in the longest line ever for the monorail, we looked down and saw our friends on the parking lot tram. We got their attention and waved goodbye once again.
I believe this was the longest and most frustrating wait for a monorail ever. A group of young men in their early twenties kept cutting through the line saying their friends were waiting up front. They weaseled their way passed hundreds of people and straight to the front of the line. I was so mad that these grown men were acting like this, while so many tired, little children were waiting patiently. Surprisingly, people just shook their heads and let them go. I guess like me, they didn’t really feel like arguing at that time.
We eventually made it onto the monorail and transferred to the MK monorail at the TTC. We were meeting up with my Sis and her family for a little MK nighttime fun.
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Once at MK, we met up with my sister’s family near Auntie Gravity’s. We rode BTMRR, with only a 15 minute wait, and walked right on Haunted Mansion. I highly recommend going on rides during Wishes and/or the evening parade. BTMRR is so much better at night too.
After a couple of rides, we decided to call it night. As we headed out of the park, we got to see some of the Electrical Parade.
sorry about my sister's hand in all of the pics, lol
Like the monorail earlier, the bus to Kidani was crazy. We had to stand and since Aidan couldn’t reach the railing, he had to sit on the floor at my feet. I don’t mind standing, but it was late and everyone was so exhausted. I can’t even tell you how many toddlers were sitting in their own seat. I know everyone has the right to a seat, but we always put our small children on our laps in a packed bus in order to allow others (especially the elderly and small children to sit). No one seemed to care that all these little kids were sitting on the floor and falling asleep. I had the worst time holding onto the railing with one hand, and holding onto a sleeping Aidan with my other hand. When the bus made a sudden turn, I must’ve fallen into the lady behind me a little and barely grazed her. Well, she was not happy. Of course, I apologized and explained that I couldn’t keep my balance with that turn. I also explained that she had been bumping and shoving me the whole ride and I had not said anything because I knew it wasn’t her fault. She was just the nastiest lady ever!
We eventually made it back to Kidani in one piece and headed straight to our rooms. We were so exhausted and in bed by midnight.
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