Thursday August 8, 2013:
Day Seven
With two full days left we were determined to make the most of it. No sleeping in after nine today.. Rather we got up, got moving and made the call to hit up EPCOT since Logan wanted to do Soarin’ again. Instead of waiting the 90 minute plus we snagged us some Fastpasses for 3:50 in the afternoon and headed for Journey into the Imagination. It was the first time introducing Logan to Figment. And just like Philharmagic the night before, he laughed and clapped along to the whole thing. In the end Logan decided he like Figment and thought it was a good idea to continue and use our imagination. Good thinking little man good thinking.
After Imagination it was time to head up front to do Spaceship Earth. I must admit I never thought my son would like these rides once he got big enough to ride the other ones. But according to him, well you can love all kinds of rides. Not just the crazy rides. Smart little boy I have there. Plus he says he likes getting educated on the ride. Yes he is 4. With plenty of time before our fastpasses we had time to hit up Nemo and lunch in America. Yes today I should have probably put on my roller-skates as it seems like all we did was cross the park a couple thousand times.
And now we come to a part where I had to keep a promise to Logan. When we first got here, he immediately spotted those Mickey Mouse ears ice cream bars. Problem being the whole allergic to dairy like dear old mommy. Andy and I had talked about it trying to figure out the best way to handle it before the trip. And we decided despite his allergy, he would have one. Yes it would hurt his stomach but if we were prepared for a potential attack, medicine on hand, bathroom on hand then at least one could be shared between Andy and him. So off we went to get a hold of one. He had been so patient and the look in his eyes as people enjoyed them around him had been hard enough. It was time. His reaction was priceless.
‘This is going to be soooo worth it.’ And it was. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him eat it, even if he didn’t have much of it at all. After two bites, all he could handle he handed it off to his daddy to finish.
Again a storm was moving in, really more rain? Yes, apparently so and we made a mad dash to Soarin’ just in time for it to clear it up when we got out. Perfect timing as we had to make our way back to the Lodge. Andy and I had an evening planned at Sanaa and Magic Kingdom.
Yes clearly we love Kids night out.
Even more we love the fact we can request Kelly whenever we do. I know Logan loves her and it has made the whole thing awesome as she gets to see him grow up. Plus we feel as though we have our own personal babysitter. She arrived exactly at 6:30 and we soon found ourselves leaving behind little man, who didn’t seem phased in the least-to head out to Sanna.
In all honesty I didn’t know what to expect when it came to Sanaa, other than Elliott and Lea raved about it for some time now. Our wait was very little before we were seated. They handed me two different menus and had the manager come out. As far as chef experiences goes, this by far was the best of the best of the trip if not ever. She just really helped out suggesting and going over things not only with me, but with Andy as well. She was also just exceptionally helpful all around. As for the food, Andy liked it a lot better than I did but that does not mean it was horrible. It is just not something I loved. The spices did a number on my stomach for the remainder of the night but Andy thought they were amazing. Andy had the bison-he recommends it. I had chicken and something vegan friendly. While we enjoyed it I don’t think we would go out of our way to go all the time.
From dinner we hopped on the bus to MK, because it was still fairly early we were determined to get BTMRR since Logan decided he all of sudden didn’t want to ride it anymore. We had perfect timing as people were lining up for the 9:00 pm parade and we rushed back to the Big Thunder. The wait was still ridiculous, but Fastpasses were still being handed out so we snatched some of the last ones for the evening and headed over to fantasyland and hopped on Ariel.
And we nailed the Fireworks perfectly!! Back in May we watched Wishes from the dock waiting for the boat. At the time I thought that was an incredible view. Well I had not a clue what I was missing. As we went over to Gaston’s Tavern we hit the place just as Wishes began, and let me tell you. That is probably THE MOST INCREDIBLE VIEW!! Between Cinderella’s Castle, Eric’s castle and the beast you are right there, they are practically overtop of you. And watching them in Belle’s Village? Well I think I shed more than a couple of tears. It was as if my make believe dream had come true. IT IS A MUST DO in my books. Added bonus, not to many people are back there.
After Wishes we hit the last ride of the night on BTMRR. I know there are faster roller coasters out there but nothing beats a classic. Nothing.
And that is how we ended a night.
Coming up...a
rant...somewhat.
One year, they're cautious on so many things, the next year, they take on almost any challenge 
