We wondered around Dinoland for a little bit. Didn't do too much but they were playing music and the kids were dancing. Out of no where, the Chipmunks walked up and started dancing with them. I didn't think to take any pictures until the handler got annoyed and pulled them away. She made some snarky comment about they'd be out later and we could see them then. HELLO, we weren't trying to see them. They were just out there dancing and they joined in on their own so get snarky with Chip and Dale, not us.
Cam didn't care, he kept on dancing! I wish I had it on video when they came up and danced with him though. Was so cute!
They played briefly in the Boneyard before we hiked over to Pandora!
They loved these drums!
They hung out here with my Mom while Josh, my Dad and I were FINALLY going to get to ride FoP! Josh and I were so excited! It was for sure our most anticipated ride of the trip and we hoped it would live up to the expectations.
Intro...way too long! Ride...AMAZING!!!! Wow! It was so immersive. I only felt a little motion sickness right before we stopped in the cave part so I was able to collect myself. That little break came at the right time! I really wished we could have ridden it again.
When we came out they were about to start the Drum show, so we gave the kids the option to staying and seeing it or going to catch the last showing of The Lion King. The chose Lion King, but after we got in and seated I started to wish we had just stayed.
It was HOT! Like miserably, heat blasting, feeling clammy HOT! I get that it's cold chilly outside, but my goodness! About 10 minutes into the show, Cam was laying on me, his face so red and I seriously considered telling the CM we needed to leave. We stuck it out, but it felt like the longest showing in history, LOL!
Usually my favorite part of the show....
Tonight, this was my favorite part...THE END!
We actually enjoyed the cold air when we got out and didn't put our jackets back on right away. Everyone was hungry so we took the walkway back to Pandora to try Satu'li Canteen. Josh went to order our food while Cam and I went to find a table. 2 of my 3 coworkers were sitting outside so I actually had some time to sit and chat with them a minute. We talked about how our trip was going and they said we could take their table b/c they were about to leave for a fastpass. We were telling them about how hot it was in the Lion King show and they told me that my other coworker that wasn't there had left because after the show she felt ill because she got so overheated. So maybe it was just us Louisianians, but I'm glad we weren't the only ones that found it abnormally stuffy!
Anyway, back to dinner! I didn't take any pictures, but by far, best QS of the trip! We all really, really loved it. I did the create your own bowl with slow roasted grilled beef, potato hash and creamy herb dressing (MMMM wish I could have this now). Josh got a chili garlic shrimp and noodle bowl (as did my Mom) and the kids both got cheese quesadillas. My Dad got the fish option with rice which are both no longer on the menu. I did snap a pic of dessert!
I'm not a huge blueberry fan, but my boys are and they loved it. I had a couple bites and thought it was good.
I will certainly be eating here again! I highly recommend it to anymore who hasn't tried it yet.
And with that we decided to head out. We caught the projections on the tree for a few minutes which was nice. When we arrived to the bus stop the line was crazy long! That's when things took a turn! We of course entered the scooter area and there were two other scooters in front of us, so we had to wait for a 2nd bus before we were able to load. As my Dad was being loaded on the bus I could hear some guy in line making rude comments toward us but I couldn't quite make out what he was saying. I mentioned to Josh that I think he was saying something about us which set him off. The guy waited until we were boarding the bus to start
YELLING out that we needed to sit in the back of the bus. Funny thing was that each time we got on the buses, Josh would sit with my Dad and the rest of us would go to the back because the kids would ask and they again asked, but because I was disgusted by how rude this guy was being and frankly thought maybe we should all sit together, I told them no and we all took our seats next to my Dad. Well he starts yelling again about how yeah that's about right, you would take the seats in the front, etc. etc. By now, my husband was fuming. This guy gets on the bus and as he's passing makes another comment about how we should be in the back of the bus. Of course, my husband couldn't keep his mouth shut and he says something about this man (my dad) can't walk and that he needed to check his attitude. (More words were said, but I can't recall word for word). At that point, I'm hitting him in the arm telling him to stop. That guy is standing in the back giving Josh the death stare which Josh didn't take lightly and they started to make comments back and forth! (OMG!!) The guy's wife was hitting him in the arm at this point too. I told Josh if he gets me banned from Disney I'll never forgive him!
It was a bad situation. I mean, I get it. Josh isn't one to roll over if someone makes a comment towards him and the guy really made me mad as well, but I didn't feel like it was appropriate place especially with the kids all watching (the guy also had 2 kids with him). I was a nervous wreck the entire ride back. Thankfully, while we get to load first, we also had to sit there and wait for everyone to get off before my Dad could get OFF the bus so we didn't have to see this guy anymore! NOT COOL!!!
(sidenote: I saw the guy the next day in the park but luckily never rode the bus with him again.)
Next: Epcot (my parent's last day)
My mistake in trying to make the trip so perfect for everyone else that I completely forgot about myself.
This was pretty much consistent the entire trip and it was definitely nice not having to tell him no all the time because he never asked for anything! My niece on the other hand was the complete opposite. LOL! My parents were in there awhile with her so we decided to head over to the Lego store without them.
They both ended up filling up one of those little buckets. As far as Disney goes, that's a pretty good bargain! Legos are not cheap.
