It didn't rain on our parade
I woke up early for our very first full day at Disney. I was very excited, considering that, along with the boys, this was also my first trip to Disney. We had planned to go to Hollywood Studios to start because our kids are super Star Wars and Toy Story fans, so this was the place to be.
We arrived at the park early, eager to begin our adventure, and experienced one of the mainstays of a trip to Disney - waiting in line. Thankfully the sun was shining brightly. After the gates finally opened, we headed to the back of the park to take a ride on the new Toy Story Mania. Luckily we were in a short line up (although I didn't realize that until later in the week when we returned to find a 90 minute wait) and once our 3-D glasses were on, we did our best to achieve the high score. Scott outscored us all, and Mitchell was very close to my score, which I explained away by the fact that I had to help Derek.
Next stop was Jedi Training. Our kids weren't picked to go on stage, which was probably good since even from where we were watching, Mitchell took a step back when Darth Vader came out. I have to admit I found the Stormtrooper to be a little creepy myself. After learning some Jedi moves, we took a spin on a space ship in Star Tours.
We then caught the Indiana Jones show, which had Mitchell burying his head in my shoulder, while Derek wanted to go watch it again. After lunch, we caught our first 3-D movie, which was pretty impressive. The kids were reaching out to try and touch the things that seemed to be floating in front of our eyes.
Zonked out from all the excitement we returned to our room for a bit of a rest. I was very grateful to feel the air conditioning when we walked into the hotel. Then it was off to Epcot for dinner and to explore that park.
Dinner was scheduled at the Biergarten, a mini-Oktoberfest. I was worried that I wouldn't enjoy the meal since I'm not much for sausage and saurkrat. Mrs. Maryshak recommended that I lookout for pork schnitzel and it was very tasty. I really liked the atmosphere at the Biergarten, as everyone seemed to be in a good mood. The oom-pah band was playing polka songs and happy conversations filled the air.
When we exited the restaurant, the sound of thunder filled our ears. We had heard that rainstorms were not uncommon during this time of year and usually didn't last very long, so we thought we would wait it out. The kids didn't seem to mind and were excited to wear their bright blue rain ponchos. We took shelter in a building that didn't really have much more than washrooms, so we just watched to storm blow through. Rain pelted the ground, with the drops bouncing back up off the pavement. Lightening flashed, and the thunder cracked loudly. We waited and waited and waited, but this storm was not going to be a quick one. Finally, we decided to call it a day and made our way to the exit.
The kids had remained relatively dry, being pushed in the big double stroller and wearing their ponchos. However, once we had to turn the stroller in and the kids were on foot, they quickly splashed through every puddle they could see. I was irritated for a moment, thinking about how wet their running shoes would be, but seeing them enjoying the bad weather, I decided to join in, too. We made our way to the bus, giggling and puddle jumping all the way.
Although it did take a couple of days for our shoes to dry out, the memory of the fun, wet and rainy night will stay with me forever. It was one of Mitchell's favourite moments too, as he wrote about it in his journal at school. Disney must be a magical place if even a big storm didn't dampen our fun.
We arrived at the park early, eager to begin our adventure, and experienced one of the mainstays of a trip to Disney - waiting in line. Thankfully the sun was shining brightly. After the gates finally opened, we headed to the back of the park to take a ride on the new Toy Story Mania. Luckily we were in a short line up (although I didn't realize that until later in the week when we returned to find a 90 minute wait) and once our 3-D glasses were on, we did our best to achieve the high score. Scott outscored us all, and Mitchell was very close to my score, which I explained away by the fact that I had to help Derek.
Next stop was Jedi Training. Our kids weren't picked to go on stage, which was probably good since even from where we were watching, Mitchell took a step back when Darth Vader came out. I have to admit I found the Stormtrooper to be a little creepy myself. After learning some Jedi moves, we took a spin on a space ship in Star Tours.
We then caught the Indiana Jones show, which had Mitchell burying his head in my shoulder, while Derek wanted to go watch it again. After lunch, we caught our first 3-D movie, which was pretty impressive. The kids were reaching out to try and touch the things that seemed to be floating in front of our eyes.
Zonked out from all the excitement we returned to our room for a bit of a rest. I was very grateful to feel the air conditioning when we walked into the hotel. Then it was off to Epcot for dinner and to explore that park.
Dinner was scheduled at the Biergarten, a mini-Oktoberfest. I was worried that I wouldn't enjoy the meal since I'm not much for sausage and saurkrat. Mrs. Maryshak recommended that I lookout for pork schnitzel and it was very tasty. I really liked the atmosphere at the Biergarten, as everyone seemed to be in a good mood. The oom-pah band was playing polka songs and happy conversations filled the air.
When we exited the restaurant, the sound of thunder filled our ears. We had heard that rainstorms were not uncommon during this time of year and usually didn't last very long, so we thought we would wait it out. The kids didn't seem to mind and were excited to wear their bright blue rain ponchos. We took shelter in a building that didn't really have much more than washrooms, so we just watched to storm blow through. Rain pelted the ground, with the drops bouncing back up off the pavement. Lightening flashed, and the thunder cracked loudly. We waited and waited and waited, but this storm was not going to be a quick one. Finally, we decided to call it a day and made our way to the exit.
The kids had remained relatively dry, being pushed in the big double stroller and wearing their ponchos. However, once we had to turn the stroller in and the kids were on foot, they quickly splashed through every puddle they could see. I was irritated for a moment, thinking about how wet their running shoes would be, but seeing them enjoying the bad weather, I decided to join in, too. We made our way to the bus, giggling and puddle jumping all the way.
Although it did take a couple of days for our shoes to dry out, the memory of the fun, wet and rainy night will stay with me forever. It was one of Mitchell's favourite moments too, as he wrote about it in his journal at school. Disney must be a magical place if even a big storm didn't dampen our fun.
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