DISNEY1975
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- Joined
- May 5, 2008
Day 6 - Blizzard Beach and MK
Ring ring....."Hi, Its your pal Mickey Mouse...time to wake up" (something similar). 6am, just as requested, I got my wake up call. I HAVE to get up and get myself ready before anyone else wakes up. Dont know why. I just like the peace and quiet. Nothing like being in the shower and hearing "Mom, where are my shoes?" "Mmmooomm, I cant find my sweatshirt" "J....., did you see my keys?" Nope. I avoid all that and get up an hour earlier than anyone else!
I got myself together and woke up everyone else. We had a breakfast reservation at Captains Grill for 8:15am. We had never been here for breakfast though did have a dinner here many years ago.
I had looked at the menu before making the ADR and the chocolate waffles had been on my mind for 6 months! I was very excited about this breakfast. DH and DD opted for the buffet.
I tasted a bit of the expresso- mascarpone cream on top of the waffles. DELICIOUS! Then I tried the actual waffle. NOT DELICIOUS. Wasnt bad, but honestly I like Mickey Waffles much better. There was no chocolate taste to these waffles and they were a little dry and hard. Not a fan. Live and learn.
After breakfast, we headed off to Blizzard Beach. My DD likes the water parks probably more than she likes the theme parks. We arrived at opening, 10am and easily found a lounger. Again, very low crowds. Hmmm....they must all be at other parks!
I noticed a plane drawing in the sky !! This just about summed up my day!
As with any good waterpark, there were plenty of slides and rides! This park is themed after a ski resort as its melting in the spring/summer! Very cool! They have a great lazy river too. Be warned, the water is not heated and literally feels like you are in snow that has just melted! You adapt quickly though! There are snack stands, full bar, shops and a quick service restaurant in the park. They have towels for use. If you are a resort guest, be sure to mention it to avoid the $2 rental fee per towel.
We left the park around 3:30 so we would have time to shower and change for our 5:45pm dinner reservation at the California Grille. We arrived at the Contemporary around 5:35. Check in for the restaurant is on the 2nd floor, though you are escorted in the elevator to the 15th floor where the restaurant is located. I honestly do not see the need for the escort, but, Im glad someone has a job
We were seated in a small room away from what seemed to be the main dining area. I was thankful for that. Only 4 or so tables were in our room and they only sat 2 - 4 people each. Our view of Bay Lake was amazing
Our dinner was even more amazing. I got the filet of beef, my DH, a seafood dish and my daughter chose salmon. We had apps and dessert as well.
Everything was top notch. Delicious, relaxing and service was fabulous. Bravo California Grill!
After dinner, we went out to their "Catwalk" to see the view...
We then hustled back to the Yacht Club, changed our clothes and boogied over to the MK hoping to watch Wishes. It was an EMH night and the MK was open until 1am.
We arrived at the MK parking lot around 8:30, ran to the monorail and guess what.... Not working! OK...run to the ferry. Its not there. Wait for the ferry. Here it comes 8:45 now. We board the ferry and wait, wait and wait. Umm...why arent we moving ??? I was then told we needed to wait for the Electrical Light Parade to pass in the lagoon before we could go. Needless to say, we watched Wishes from the ferry, on the other side of the lagoon.
We arrived at MK around 9:15ish. It was so nice to be moving in the opposite direction from the crowds! We had a few fast passes for the evening. Our first was the Jungle Cruise. It was our first time going on this ride in the dark. Kind of cool! Second was Big Thunder Mt. Since we were at the tail end of our time slot for JC, BTM was right after. We went over there, finished the ride then saw Splash Mountain only had a 20 minute wait. We went! Then over to Fantasy Land for our last fastpass on Peter Pans Flight.
At this point, it was around 11 and it felt like we were the only ones left in the park. We went on the speedway, dumbo and, oh my goodness, I cant believe Im about to put this in a "ride" category, but Ill just say it..... The Barnstormer. In the past, on the Disney app, I have seen wait times up to 50 minutes for this ride. I will tell you now and if you only ever take one piece of advice from me, please take this one.....NEVER EVER wait more than 30 seconds to go on this ride. If you do, you will have waited more than double the length time of this "ride", Possibly even triple. We got on, then we got off. Did we move??? What just happened? Is that it???? No...cant be. No way. What? It is ????? Do you know what is more exciting than this ride? Just hop twice. It takes about the same amount of time and is definitely more exciting. DD asked if we could go again. Sure, why not? I have 5 seconds. Wow.......The Barnstormer. Hahahaha! I will never forget it, thats for sure!
We also went on a bunch more rides and closed down the park at 1am!
Back to YC around 1:30am, set wakeup call for 6am! Goodnight!
Next Up - Day 7, Animal Kingdom
Ring ring....."Hi, Its your pal Mickey Mouse...time to wake up" (something similar). 6am, just as requested, I got my wake up call. I HAVE to get up and get myself ready before anyone else wakes up. Dont know why. I just like the peace and quiet. Nothing like being in the shower and hearing "Mom, where are my shoes?" "Mmmooomm, I cant find my sweatshirt" "J....., did you see my keys?" Nope. I avoid all that and get up an hour earlier than anyone else!
I got myself together and woke up everyone else. We had a breakfast reservation at Captains Grill for 8:15am. We had never been here for breakfast though did have a dinner here many years ago.
I had looked at the menu before making the ADR and the chocolate waffles had been on my mind for 6 months! I was very excited about this breakfast. DH and DD opted for the buffet.
I tasted a bit of the expresso- mascarpone cream on top of the waffles. DELICIOUS! Then I tried the actual waffle. NOT DELICIOUS. Wasnt bad, but honestly I like Mickey Waffles much better. There was no chocolate taste to these waffles and they were a little dry and hard. Not a fan. Live and learn.
After breakfast, we headed off to Blizzard Beach. My DD likes the water parks probably more than she likes the theme parks. We arrived at opening, 10am and easily found a lounger. Again, very low crowds. Hmmm....they must all be at other parks!
I noticed a plane drawing in the sky !! This just about summed up my day!
As with any good waterpark, there were plenty of slides and rides! This park is themed after a ski resort as its melting in the spring/summer! Very cool! They have a great lazy river too. Be warned, the water is not heated and literally feels like you are in snow that has just melted! You adapt quickly though! There are snack stands, full bar, shops and a quick service restaurant in the park. They have towels for use. If you are a resort guest, be sure to mention it to avoid the $2 rental fee per towel.
We left the park around 3:30 so we would have time to shower and change for our 5:45pm dinner reservation at the California Grille. We arrived at the Contemporary around 5:35. Check in for the restaurant is on the 2nd floor, though you are escorted in the elevator to the 15th floor where the restaurant is located. I honestly do not see the need for the escort, but, Im glad someone has a job
We were seated in a small room away from what seemed to be the main dining area. I was thankful for that. Only 4 or so tables were in our room and they only sat 2 - 4 people each. Our view of Bay Lake was amazing
Our dinner was even more amazing. I got the filet of beef, my DH, a seafood dish and my daughter chose salmon. We had apps and dessert as well.
Everything was top notch. Delicious, relaxing and service was fabulous. Bravo California Grill!
After dinner, we went out to their "Catwalk" to see the view...
We then hustled back to the Yacht Club, changed our clothes and boogied over to the MK hoping to watch Wishes. It was an EMH night and the MK was open until 1am.
We arrived at the MK parking lot around 8:30, ran to the monorail and guess what.... Not working! OK...run to the ferry. Its not there. Wait for the ferry. Here it comes 8:45 now. We board the ferry and wait, wait and wait. Umm...why arent we moving ??? I was then told we needed to wait for the Electrical Light Parade to pass in the lagoon before we could go. Needless to say, we watched Wishes from the ferry, on the other side of the lagoon.
We arrived at MK around 9:15ish. It was so nice to be moving in the opposite direction from the crowds! We had a few fast passes for the evening. Our first was the Jungle Cruise. It was our first time going on this ride in the dark. Kind of cool! Second was Big Thunder Mt. Since we were at the tail end of our time slot for JC, BTM was right after. We went over there, finished the ride then saw Splash Mountain only had a 20 minute wait. We went! Then over to Fantasy Land for our last fastpass on Peter Pans Flight.
At this point, it was around 11 and it felt like we were the only ones left in the park. We went on the speedway, dumbo and, oh my goodness, I cant believe Im about to put this in a "ride" category, but Ill just say it..... The Barnstormer. In the past, on the Disney app, I have seen wait times up to 50 minutes for this ride. I will tell you now and if you only ever take one piece of advice from me, please take this one.....NEVER EVER wait more than 30 seconds to go on this ride. If you do, you will have waited more than double the length time of this "ride", Possibly even triple. We got on, then we got off. Did we move??? What just happened? Is that it???? No...cant be. No way. What? It is ????? Do you know what is more exciting than this ride? Just hop twice. It takes about the same amount of time and is definitely more exciting. DD asked if we could go again. Sure, why not? I have 5 seconds. Wow.......The Barnstormer. Hahahaha! I will never forget it, thats for sure!
We also went on a bunch more rides and closed down the park at 1am!
Back to YC around 1:30am, set wakeup call for 6am! Goodnight!
Next Up - Day 7, Animal Kingdom
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