So, we over to CP to check in. I was a bit surprised we had to wait about 5 minutes. I let DD have the camera and take a few shots:
We went into the restaurant about 8:10. The characters were already coming around. We weren't really super hungry, since we had buffeted the night before. (Is buffeted a proper verb? I think that's only buff-et-ted.) The food was really good though. I was surprised to like the breakfast lasagna, which sounded disgusting in theory (custard and fruit and eggs and pancakes or something like that) but was surprisingly tasty.
The rest was pretty standard breakfast fare. We also had a decorated table (the last residuals of the
All-Powerful Birthday Button) and I was brought a cupcake, which I let DD lick the frosting off of.
The character interaction was good...they had re-instituted the parade (They didn't do it the last time we were here.) and we had a good time with the characters. (My favorite: I asked Tigger "What is it that Tigger's do best? It's accounting, isn't it?" or something like that....turns out its bouncin'!)
The only negative I would say is that it took a bit over an hour to get out of there, mostly waiting for the characters to come around. This would have been more annoying had it been our first day and we were trying to hit rope drop, but since we only planned on hitting 2 or 3 rides, it wasn't a real issue for us today.
So, we had about an hour until we had to catch a bus back to Pop Century. We let DD pick the rides. We started out heading for Tomorrowland, and hopped on Buzz Lightyear (no wait) and the TTA (of course no wait). Then, we figured we had time for one more, and she picked Pirates! Just two days ago, she wouldn't go on that ride ever ever! So, our last ride was with Jack Sparrow, and we headed out of the park.
We caught a bus pretty much right away, and made our way back to POP. We went and got our bags, and came down and checked in for the ME. Now here's a co-incidence. DD was playing with the hula-hoops, and so I went over to the ME bus stop to wait. There was another couple with a small DD, probably about 3 or 4. We were talking a bit and they mentioned they were flying into Boston. The conversation went like this:
Me: "Oh, I'm originally from Massachusetts, are you from Boston?"
Them: "We just tell people we're from Boston, we're really from western mass"
Me: "That's where I grew up, where are you from?"
Them: "We live in West Springfield."
Me: "Oh, I grew up in Agawam." (This is the next town over from West Springfield.)
Them: "Really!" The Man: "I went to High School in Agawam. When did you graduate?"
Me: "1987"
The man: "Me too...I'm *name not typed*."
Them: "Oh yeah, I remember!"
So, it turns out I went to high school with this guy, though I admit we were not hanging in the same circles.Still, a wild coincidence...not making THREE times at Disney I have crossed paths with people from my past. (Once it was my college roomates ex-girlfriend, another time my old hairdresser from back when I had bair.)
Well, that was the biggest event of the trip back. We had to fly back through Baltimore, which had gotten slammed by a blizzard just the day before. The result was a 2-hour delay in getting home, but it wasn't so bad, we were still back by 8:30 PM.
So, that's it for our wonderful Christmas trip. I got it all typed in under four months, and a mere 13 days before we are scheduled to leave on our next trip. I can't be bothered with a PTR, but anyone reading that is interested, I will post a new link to the new TR (assuming I write one) on this thread, so look for a future bump in the last-post date sometime at the end of April.
And finally, thank you to those of you that have stuck with reading this for the entire trip...and especially to those that post occasionally. It's nice to know that SOMEONE is reading this!
TTFN!
It looks like you had a wonderful time.
Your DW got some great pics!!
Your DD is just adorable and looks like she enjoyed the parks even if a few fits erupted. Im looking forward to reading your next TR and i'll stay tuned in!
