 Typhoon Lagoon opens
early
every day this month for resort guests, so that means we get up early
today! Opening time is 8 am, so we get moving around 7
since we have the car and will drive there. Pretty easy to
get ready when its just a swim day! :-)
C alled down for the car to be
pulled around and we were soon on the
way. Parked very close to the gate and we were soon inside.
Stickers for
the reusable mugs are $6.00 this year, and I should have
passed because we ended up only filling it a couple times. Forgot
that drinks come with your counterservice meals on the dining
plan. Oh well! :-)
 First we got a locker and some
towels. $10 for the smaller
locker, but you get 5 back when you return the key. I think the
towels were $1 each…. It seems to rain every afternoon when we
come here, so we grabbed chairs in a covered area just in case.
The park was pretty dead right now so we headed to the Gusher Crusher
(or is that Crusher Gusher?) and rode all three slides one after
the other. LOVE this water coaster and even Brinn didn't mind the
drops that get you moving! Fun, fun, FUN! Just remember to
lift your bottom when you start down a hill or you 'bottom out'!
;-)
 Then it was off to
the rest of the slides. We did all we wanted
to, multiple times with little or no waits. Then, after 9 when it
started to pick up we did the lazy river for a few passes (before it
got jammed) and then on to the wave pool.
Lunch was at Typhoon Tilleys. I had the Chicken wrap and Kristen
had the pork sandwich. The girls both had the hotdogs in a
pail. Need that pail for some afternoon sand playing time!
:-) Since dessert is included on the meal plan we asked if
we could come back for it. They just had us order what we wanted
and then gave us tokens to use when we were ready. Worked great
and no melted Mickey Bars for us! :-)
We headed back to relax and let the girls play in the sand. I
just about fell asleep lying in the shade and so did Kristen.
Just a perfect day. Around 2 we decided to head to downtown
Disney and do some shopping. The girls both had their eyes on
several items and their money was burning a hole in their
pockets! :-)
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VERY
cute,
but that $175 price tag for the full package is a killer! I think
we'll pass on this with TWO little princesses in tow!
Yowsa! Besides
- they like swimming too much to loose it for a day! ;-)
By the time we
exited the World of Disney the storm had passed. I
ran
the girls booty out to the car (again the big trunk comes in handy - I
just hope it will fit in the luggage!) and then found them waiting for
me when I got back. We then hit the Toy Store and after asking at
Guest Services found out that the Marketplace Snacks stand will let you
buy snacks when on the dining plan. We got some Toll House cookie
sandwiches and a couple boxes of popcorn and sat by the water. A
nice
break. 
That’s all the time we have for Downtown Disney
today. We have
enough
time to get back, change and go to dinner at Whispering Canyon
Café.
The girls played with their new toys for a bit and then we headed
downstairs to dinner. It was a Rip Roarin' good time!
Lots of
interaction with the CM's and the food was excellent. Kristen had
the
skillet with ribs, chicken, pork and sausage - I think she ate about
half! I had the NY Strip - excellent, Maddy the mac and cheese -
very
good and Brinn the Grilled Cheese. I think this meal plan is
really
filling us up! NONE of us could eat dessert so the CM filled box
after
box with dessert makin's and we took it all to the room. Froze
the ice
cream and can have a nice dessert if we are ever hungry again!
(becoming doubtful!) :-)