The coaster was the biggest hit of all. As the roller coaster pulled back into the
loading area, Cara lifted both fists in the air like Rocky at the top of the
steps proclaiming,” Yeah!” A
freeze-frame moment if I ever saw one.
Tea Cups were a respectable first runner up. We rode them twice, the second time without
daddy (who gets motion sick) and we really got the cup spinning. She was grinning and giggling so loud, it was
reminiscent of the Cheshire Cat.
The Losers: Peter Pan, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, basically
anything dark
The first ride we did was Peter Pan, no more than 30 seconds
in, she was in tears, scared of the dark and begging us to get off. Oops.
A few rides later, she indicated that she wanted to go on Mr. Toad, same
thing. We should have known better, but
we let her talk us into it. After that,
we avoided Snow White and Pinocchio.
What I learned
Disney must release a crack-like vapor into the air, only
effective on children under ten that keeps them at an energy level well above
the normal range. However, the minute
you are off the premises, and out of the vapors range, you child will crash,
hard, like within 30 seconds.
If you have a daughter, be prepared to wait in line for at
least an hour, to spend less than ten minutes taking pictures of the princesses
and you own precious princess with a grumpy face.
Weight training is advised in advance of your trip, four
days later and my legs and arms are still burning from lugging around 40lbs of
kid for several miles over two days. (And
I think I am in fairly decent shape)
Hedging our bets and going on week days paid off. Week days equals shorter lines, which equals
happy kid, which equals happy mommy.
ALSO, get there when they open, your kid is already going to be up, so
you might as well capitalize on that time.
We covered all of Tomorrow Land in just over an hour, very efficient.
The biggest take away though was that despite the aches and
lack of sleep, the experience brought so much joy to my daughter and I can’t
wait to do it again when Bri is old enough.
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