WDW 2042 - Day 3

Well, now it was time to enjoy the adults pool. Since it was still pretty early, we had no trouble getting a great spot to sit, and the pool was basically ours. Disney's pools have fresh water (which is nice change from the salt water Royal Caribbean used in their pools) It is also pretty cool - Kristen was even cold! I thought it felt wonderfully refreshing!   The pool deck being outside also gets a good steady breeze on these days at sea. We enjoyed lunch at Topsiders Buffet (Italian Buffet day) and then went down to Shutters to check out the pictures. They already had the character breakfast shots on display, and we thought they came out pretty ok, but passed on getting any yet. Animators Palette is right behind Shutters and as we looked back we noticed them lining up the kids from the clubs so decided to zip back and grab the girls now. We just made it before 'transition time'. Since they have the kids are various activities around the ship you need to know when and where they are scheduled to be someplace to find (or drop off) the kids. So, keep that kids navigator handy! :-)

The girls were excited to see us (Whew! thought we might have lostthem for the whole cruise!) but said they had a good time. Maddy had a better time than Brinn did. Maddy is a bit more outgoing, so she made a couple new friends. Brinn is much more shy and had a problem with a couple boys being not so nice (and from what she says, one even spit on her)   Kristen, being a teacher, knows how boys can get so we told her not to worry about it and if it happened again to immediately tell the councilor. Its so hard to know exactly what happens when you aren't there, but we want the girls to enjoy the clubs if possible!

Off to do a bit of shopping in Mickey's Mates and Treasure Ketch. These are the two stores on board (besides the alcohol store near the clubs) LOTS of kid friendly items, ship items, and other things you many want or need. The girls were a bit tired after our late nights and early morning, and we wanted to enjoy formal night with a nice dinner and lots of picture taking, so it became a designated nap time!   They were not thrilled, but actually fell asleep very quickly. Kristen laid down as well, and I went off to explore a bit and ended up trying out Bingo. Its fun and they keep everyone involved yelling out 'Yeah Baby' when you have a number or D'oh! when you don't. You play five games and it's not cheap! $25 will get you a pack of games with three boards on each page. (so you have three games on that card) or $35 for a 'jumbo' pack with 6 games per sheet. The 3 or six games have to stay on the one sheet, so you can't share them amongst the family. They have perforated tabs that you push through and then fold back as you mark each number called. Its important to keep up with your cards, because you HAVE to call out bingo when your last number is called. If the caller calls out the next number, then you HAD bingo, but can't win the game! So, the LAST number called HAS to be on your card. It was fun, but no winnings here!

Back to the stateroom to get all formal for dinner. The girls were well underway and after a few hecktic moments trying to locate various items around the cabin we were off. We didn't get there in time for any pictures before dinner (would have been smarter!), but a napkin around the girls necks kept dinner off their dresses! Another wonderful meal and we again enjoyed Parrot Cay. After dinner we went around to the various photo setups until the 8:30pm show.   We found Snow White, but Kristen was after Mickey and Minnie in their formal attire. After talking with a CM, she found out that Mickey and Minnie would be near the Walt Disney Theatre right after the show. Tonight was the Golden Mickey's show. Very cute and a lot of fun to watch! We sat near the back so we could exit quickly and get in the Mickey/Minnie line. It worked out very well. We were second in the line that quickly formed, and spread way down the hall past the stores.   Mickey and Minnie showed up in a few minutes and the CMs informed us that there could be only one picture per family. (very popular, had to move fast!) So we opted for a Family shot.

Kristen was happy, and now we moved through the other formal settings (ship, moon, etc.) and had some of each taken.   After pictures were done, we found it was getting pretty late for the girls (and I had been nodding in the show (even though I really liked it!). Time for bed!