Rise and shine!
It's moving day!
NO!!! I just moved from GA to FL. Not going to move again.
We checked out of the hotel
and then checked our bags
at 8:25am.
We then boarded a bus
at... 8:25am.
Okay, that's just insane. So, you checked in your bags as the bus pulled up?
We were heading over to DHS.
Unlike the last time we went,
there was no anniversary
celebration going on.
Ruh roh, George!
So it should be a lot quieter,
right?
Ummm, dude...no...it's May the 4th and that's where Star Wars is. Bad move.
It's May! Nice, sedate, May.
May the fourth, to be precise.
Not a good day to be near the Star Wars fans!
It's just gotta be dead there, right?
I keep telling you, it's not a good day to be there and dead is quite the opposite.
The standby line for TSMM was
already up to 40 minutes.
We both figured that it wasn't
going to get any lower today, so...
We hopped in line.
Yeah, for SB, that's about as good as it gets.
Always beat your children.
Builds character.
People tend to go to jail for that.
Would it surprise you to
know that at 10am the
wait time for TOT was
110 minutes and RNRC was
already up to 115 minutes?
Not at all.
I find this picture comical. PM me if you'd like to know why.
We'd already done this ride,
so it didn't have quite the
excitement factor that the
first go-around did.
Wake up!!!!
Did you work too hard laying down side tracks?
Contrast our expressions
with the two young ladies
in front of us.
Oh how I hope they got
their PP photo!
I sure hope they did too.
And, dude?
If you hadn't been so
engrossed with your
phone, you could've
totally photo-bombed us.
Maybe this is a get off my lawn type thing, but this is probably my biggest pet peeve at Disney. People with their face buried in their phone. YOU'RE ON VACATION PEOPLE!!!! I partly blame Disney because with having to do FPs on the app instead of the old (GOOD) way, people who normally may NOT have had their face buried in their phone now do.
The show was cute but
definitely a one and done.
Except this was more of
a two and phew for us,
but she didn't remember it
since it had been ten years.
Funny...I liked it. If it were an air conditioned theater (or theatre if you prefer) it would be better.
t was a walk on, thanks to
a strategically selected FP.
FP walk on? Who would've thunk it?
Sleeping and checking your manicure. Wow, nothing seems to phase you.
The show was fun as always
and Elle enjoyed it.
She said she remembered
bits and pieces of it.
I have mixed emotions about it. I like it because it has some pretty cool effects, but it's definitely dated.
When I first joined the DIS,
(over ten years ago!!!)
I mostly was looking at the
restaurant reviews.
Consistently, Mama Melrose
was rated as the worst
restaurant in all of Disney.
But I'd lately noticed that more
and more positive reports
were popping up, including
glowing praise from @chunkymonkey .
I was noticing I seem to be the only one recently who wasn't impressed. I didn't even think to order a steak, but kinda wishing I had now.
Elle was ready to eat
and so was I!
Is that a ready to eat gaze or really Dad, you're taking my picture again?
The only thing marring the dish
was that tiny piece of green
on the plate at about ten o'clock.
How dare they!?!?!?!
They ruined it!!!
You should have eaten about half and then complained to your waiter/waitress. Gotten another one.
We got to SDD only to see there
was a 120 minute wait.
But with our FPs we pretty much
just walked on.
Another FP walk on? What are the odds?
Do you think she's right?
Did they
design it that way???
I don't know. She might be on to something there, but I think only one of the imagineers could answer that definitively.
We got...
Voyage of the Little Mermaid.
Not surprising...you get to see your....errrmm....love interest.
This actually turned out to be
a good attraction to have a FP for.
While the show itself is pretty
forgettable, having a FP allowed
us to enter into the waiting area
ahead of the standby line.
Ummm, okay...this is typical for a FP. What's the big deal?
The waiting area is air conditioned.
Oh!
And while we waited in comfort,
I snagged two more FPs for
the Frozen Sing Along.
I'd never been, and had
heard good things.
Also air conditioned!
Love this show. Remind me when you're here to show you the video I have.
Elle responded by saying.
"Too bad, so sad."
She didn't care.
She really didn't care.
Not exactly a Star Wars fan.
I am a Star Wars fan, but I could care less about the march. I like the original movies and the march just simply disrupts the crowd and being able to get where you're going. Not a fan of that at all.
1 2 3 4 5 <SPIN!>
5 4 3 2 1 <SPIN!>
Repeat ad infinitum.
If you go to DC, check out the tomb of the unknown soldier. It's uncanny that so many different people can have their footfalls in exactly the same spots.
I don't know what they're
paying these kids...
But it isn't enough.
I think most of them are doing it for the perks and not so much the pay. Other than that station, I think it's a pretty sweet gig actually...they rarely have to DO anything...most of the time it's stand or sit and watch.
Apparently, I take this
photo of Elle on just
about every trip.
I hadn't
even realized!
First the roller coaster and now she's trying to sleep here also? You must be waking her up too early.
Okay, this is better.
(Is it?)
We split an order of
grilled cheese and
tomato soup.
Dude, split it???
Why split?
It's not that big...
Because, this:
Okay...understandable. You're forgiven.
Hello my beauties.
Oh! And that's what
half orders look like,
if you've never seen
that before.
(Yes, you can order
a half-order!
Last time I was there I asked for the half order and the guy looked at me like I was insane. I get that look a lot...not sure if it's the white sports jacket with really long sleeves or something else. Anyway, he said I couldn't get a half order. I said I'm pretty sure I can. He said, well yes, but it's the same price. I didn't want to fight the issue, but I was not happy and it showed in his tip.
And...
Did you see it in this chapter?
Yep. Never saw him there before though.