terbethk
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2007
We slept in a bit and didn't even head out to the bus stop until 10:45. This is like unheard of for us. We stopped at the gift shop on our way out to trade pins at the pin board. Ryan was exclusively looking for Stitch and Jessica Rabbit. I decided to collect pins from a few of my favorite rides - Splash Mountain, Tower of Terror, Haunted Mansion, and Dinosaur.
The bus came right as we walked outside, and the line wasn't bad at all. It also wasn't sharing with any other resorts, so we got there quickly. The first thing we did upon arrival was stop to watch a small bit of the "move it shake it celebrate it" parade.
Then we headed right over to Princess Tiana's Garden to go meet her and Naveen. The line wasn't too bad, maybe 15 minutes, and they were a BLAST!!!
Prince Naveen wanted to dance so we appeased him.
We had so much fun talking with them. Tiana asked us where we were from, then proceeded to tell us all about how she gets her cheese for her world famous mac and cheese from wisconsin. She also asked us if we're Disney know-it alls, and I showed her I was. Here's me instructing her when and where she can find the 3:00 parade
I think that's probably when she realized she shouldn't have questioned me. lol.
But they were a total blast, one of my favorite meet and greets from the trip!
I also love this picture, because I feel like we look like kids <3
By this time we were STARVING and I was itching to eat at Columbia Harbor House, which luckily was close by to where we were, so we headed on over, and I finally got to try the delicious tuna sandwich I'd heard so much about here on the boards. Ryan got the fried fish and fries basket, and we both got an apple crisp for dessert.
The food was soooo fantastic!!! Ryan has never really had tuna before, and was opposed to the idea, but he tried a bit of my sandwich and LIKED IT!!
After we finished lunch up, we grabbed fastpasses for Big Thunder, and then it was time to go play on Tom Sawyer Island!
We had SUCH a blast over there, taking pictures of everything, recreating pictures I had taken when I was 13, running through caves, searching for paintbrushes, crossing the barrel bridges, shooting guns, and basically acting like little kids. Sooo much fun!
After we headed back to the mainland, we used out Big Thunder FP's - thank goodness too, because it was STILL crowded! After we rode, we picked up some Splash Fastpasses, then ate more Mickey Bars!! We had another "must do" to do that neither of us had ever done - The Enchanted Tiki Room! I must say, I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would, it was cute! And of course, since we were over there, we HAD to ride pirates again. It said 10 min wait, but it was a walk on. Ryan got a nice picture of the skeletons.
After we got off the ride, we were gonna go on right away again, but we noticed Pirate Goofy was out, and the line wasn't obscene, so we got some pix with him.
THEN we rode the ride again. Still a walk on. I really wanted to get pictures in front of the partners statue, so we went and did that, before using our splash fastpass.
The bus came right as we walked outside, and the line wasn't bad at all. It also wasn't sharing with any other resorts, so we got there quickly. The first thing we did upon arrival was stop to watch a small bit of the "move it shake it celebrate it" parade.
Then we headed right over to Princess Tiana's Garden to go meet her and Naveen. The line wasn't too bad, maybe 15 minutes, and they were a BLAST!!!
Prince Naveen wanted to dance so we appeased him.
We had so much fun talking with them. Tiana asked us where we were from, then proceeded to tell us all about how she gets her cheese for her world famous mac and cheese from wisconsin. She also asked us if we're Disney know-it alls, and I showed her I was. Here's me instructing her when and where she can find the 3:00 parade
I think that's probably when she realized she shouldn't have questioned me. lol.
But they were a total blast, one of my favorite meet and greets from the trip!
I also love this picture, because I feel like we look like kids <3
By this time we were STARVING and I was itching to eat at Columbia Harbor House, which luckily was close by to where we were, so we headed on over, and I finally got to try the delicious tuna sandwich I'd heard so much about here on the boards. Ryan got the fried fish and fries basket, and we both got an apple crisp for dessert.
The food was soooo fantastic!!! Ryan has never really had tuna before, and was opposed to the idea, but he tried a bit of my sandwich and LIKED IT!!
After we finished lunch up, we grabbed fastpasses for Big Thunder, and then it was time to go play on Tom Sawyer Island!
We had SUCH a blast over there, taking pictures of everything, recreating pictures I had taken when I was 13, running through caves, searching for paintbrushes, crossing the barrel bridges, shooting guns, and basically acting like little kids. Sooo much fun!
After we headed back to the mainland, we used out Big Thunder FP's - thank goodness too, because it was STILL crowded! After we rode, we picked up some Splash Fastpasses, then ate more Mickey Bars!! We had another "must do" to do that neither of us had ever done - The Enchanted Tiki Room! I must say, I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would, it was cute! And of course, since we were over there, we HAD to ride pirates again. It said 10 min wait, but it was a walk on. Ryan got a nice picture of the skeletons.
After we got off the ride, we were gonna go on right away again, but we noticed Pirate Goofy was out, and the line wasn't obscene, so we got some pix with him.
THEN we rode the ride again. Still a walk on. I really wanted to get pictures in front of the partners statue, so we went and did that, before using our splash fastpass.