[timkelmom]

We arrived at MK to be greeted by these loves Pirate and Princess topiaries.

[timkelmom]

Now, it was already passed 5:00 p.m. This was supposed to be a 1/2 day here, but we had so much fun in Epcot that we lost track of the time.

So we decided to take our mandatory castle pic...

...then grab a bite at Cosmic Rays.


I was held up in line by a really rude guest yelling at the CM because he didn't understand the DDP. He was mad that his 9 yr. old had to order off the children's menu and was "eating PB&J all week." He was angry because he had paid over $5,000 and his travel agent did not explain this to him. He said he was getting sc****d at dinners too.

I felt bad for the CM. I waited patiently and tried to be extra nice and polite after that guy was so mean.

We enjoyed our dinner with the entertainment of Sonny eclipse.

[timkelmom]

While looking over the times guide I noticed that this evening held in store Spectromagic and Wishes. YAY! So that didn't leave much time for rides as I wanted to be seated no later than 6:15-6:30 (Spectro began at 7:00)

We made our way to Frontier Land and got in the line for BTMR. The stand-by said 20 mins., but it was much shorter.

After BTMR, we went to Adventure Land. The kids wanted to explore Swiss Family Tree House. After that we were going to ride PoC, but it had a 40 min. wait, so w went to get seats for the parade.

It was very crowded along the hub and Main Street. Strollers and ECV's were everywhere. Surprisingly we found seats on the curb kind of by the pathway to Tomorrowland. With 45 minutes to spare we relaxed and enjoyed a very animated CM who was selling things from a cart. While we waited we got to enjoy the final showing of Dream Along with Mickey and the CM was singing and dancing along. He was really funny and nice. People were taking their pics with him.

Well, don't you know that about 10 mins. before parade time a family of 3 comes over and tries to squish in beside us and telling their child to sit in front of my kids . I politely tell them that we have been sitting her for a long time and this is not going to work for me and that they need to move. Of course they argue with me and storm off.

This concludes and just a few minutes later a mother is behind us standing and tells her teenage DD to go sit down in front. Where does she sit? Right in front if me. I had the kids in front of me on the curb, I left maybe 10-12 inches of space. Well, we were right next to the roped off pathway and just as she sits a CM walks over and tells her she is partially on the pathway she starts to scoot over practically on top of me and I lose it. I tell the CM what had occurred and that maybe she could go and find her family. The CM tells her that she can't sit there and the mom gets angry and says really loudly that this is supposed to be a happy place and some people just don't get that. Well, I get it just fine and am perfectly happy not that your child is not in my lap.

OK is this the final incident? NO! About 1 min. before parade time a mother and her toddler squish in next to the kids. She sits on the ground with her young child on her lap. They are speaking Spanish to one another and when a CM comes over to tell her she needs to move back some she acts like she does not understand until he makes hand gestures.

At this point I am aggravated, but I don't say anything because the child is small and really, what's the point.

Fortunately she does not block my view as I wanted to record the parade.

The parade begins and is magnificent.

[tiggerlover1971]

People are just plain rude .....

[timkelmom]

We decide to get up and move a bit for Wishes. I think it is better viewed a little further away from the castle.

We enjoyed the fireworks as always and actually got out of the park relatively quickly.

We have found that the sidewalks are usually less crowded than Main Street. This was the case this evening. We walked down to the boat dock and found a FW boat waiting and empty. We got right on and called DH to tell him that we should be in the FW parking lot in about 30 mins.

We got off the boat at FW walked over to the Settlement bus station to find a waiting bus there. All buses lead to the Outpost where the parking lot is so we hopped on the bus and were meeting m DH in 10 mins.

We were sad to be leaving, but happy that we had managed one more mini-trip. This should be it for a while, although we do a have a job in Miami in April, so you never know.

I hope you have enjoyed the report and all the pics. I am happy to share my trips with all of you.

[timkelmom]

Originally Posted by tiggerlover1971

People are just plain rude .....

They really can be. I try to overlook these things and still enjoy my visit, but after a while it gets frustrating. I can't even tell you how many times I have been run into with a stroller, but that is a whole other argument.

[Erin]

Love the SSE pictures!! Actually, I love all your pictures!!

[timkelmom]

Originally Posted by Erin

Love the SSE pictures!! Actually, I love all your pictures!!

Thanks Erin, I hope I didn't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
I love to take picture, digital cameras are great because you take as many as you want and sort them out later. Good to see you around here btw.

[Erin]

Originally Posted by timkelmom

Thanks Erin, I hope I didn't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
I love to take picture, digital cameras are great because you take as many as you want and sort them out later. Good to see you around here btw.

You're a great photographer. That you love it definitely shows!!



(it's very nice to be back, thank you!! )