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Triple Treat Tour July 2016 Day 18 Conquering Kong, Islands, Outlets , Margaritaville , Teen Trials
The previous day is HERE
Wednesday 20 July Today we were going to make the most out of the early park hours And they mean early – 7 am :omg: That didn’t mean I needed to be awake at 5 am though:( But I was And so were the people next door as their alarm went off at 5.30;) I was trying really hard to be quiet but somehow managed to knock over my plastic cup of water Small tsunami all over the bedside table ... Managing to wash away my glasses into the gap between the bed and the table :omg: Fab Its pitch black There is water running off the bedside table And I cant see a thing – I mean I can’t see in the dark anyway ( all those lies you get told about carrots as a child ..) and I deffo cant see without my specs so it was just a double disaster At least I didn’t walk into anything and stub my toe though this time :D Complete fail so I got up and switched the bathroom light on , using the pretext of making a coffee and was able to retrieve my glasses . Phew Andy was thrilled to be awake even earlier than necessary – as were the teens with their 0615 wake up call :nonono: But in fairness they were in the lobby before us at 6.30 We walked straight out to a waiting water taxi, which then took an age to fill but we were at Citywalk around 6.45 Spookily quiet http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psfizkxyls.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps7uezekka.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psqdzgfaer.jpg We were in the park just after 7 and making the walk up to Harry Potter http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psdwplit6l.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psjbqgjnor.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psaqye2ygm.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pseitztmxd.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psncudfozt.jpg As we turned towards Jurassic World they were saying it was closed so lots of people were turning back but a small queue for Kong was forming . So Andy and I decided to stay in the queue while the teens went off the ride FJ http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psutqzso3u.jpg The queue kept building so every 5 or 10 minutes we walked ahead a little and after 20 minutes Andy went back to wait for the boys at the bridge as by now we were well into Jurassic territory and we didn’t know if they would have the sense to keep walking to find us ! http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps4fifdcwl.jpg Reservoir Dogs do a bit of queue jumping And look how happy everyone is to be in a queue at 7.40 am ! http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pspjs8shlk.jpg Just before 8 it was a brisk march to the ride We think the queue area must be about a mile long , cunningly designed with lots of backwards and forwards but still a mile long none the less http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psmworxvlt.jpg These people had clearly de hydrated in the queue http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psvzdmeth6.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psqtonzuta.jpg As we were on such a brisk walk, it was really hard to take pics, and then you are in really dark rooms and it’s the whole Universal no cameras, no flash yada yada so not really any decent pics http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psudspiif0.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psyncxnjuk.jpg We were starting to feel dizzy from going round so many corners http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psuljlqmmw.jpg Jamie divided himself in half to get there quicker – neat camera trick right ! http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psyudvvqnh.jpg Scary dude issuing do not enter warning or similar http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psqoungo4x.jpg Giant worm thing that frightened the pants off Andy – watch out for it in the queue, It’s a good one http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pssj2k1xli.jpg Sorry they are so crummy :( And then we were on – loaded onto the 3rd truck of the day at just after 8 – think Jungle Cruise skippered by Indiana Jones while on Jurassic Park camping trip. It was good – but not worth a mahoosive wait We had waited 45 mins in early hours – does that count as a wait I wonder ? I wouldn’t wait 45 minutes any other time We were out by 8.10 and already a sizeable queue forming -it said 120 minutes. The Park has only been open 10 minutes. That’s crazy. We decided to split up and arrange to meet the teens at 1030 ( which is like almost lunchtime ) Connor it seems has become separated from his phone at some point this morning so sets off to report it lost He didn’t seem that fussed “ it was rubbish anyway”, sigh. Naturally we had a different view but c’est la vie. It seems unlikely he will be re united with it as we leave tomorrow , but we can try. Andy and I head off for a coffee and to ponder the lost phone http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psuvi56brp.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psco26sccr.jpg We had a spin on Spiderman which was a walk on http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pslxxvxsfn.jpg I cheer myself up with a nice slice of cake and one of those “ you are here mugs”. http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psfuadbp7y.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psrvfgmmvr.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psuyh8vedt.jpg Which cheers me up every morning ( and we since bought the NY and DC ones too) |
Neither of us were really feeling in the mood for rides and as it was still early ( before 9.30) we headed back for a late breakfast at the Club lounge
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pshzdvpoyk.jpg Acquiring some doughnuts and muffins for snacks later http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psc2uzwul7.jpg The teens still want to stay in the park so we used whatsapp to keep in touch and agree that we will met up again at 1.30 – they intend to do more rides and chill out in the room later . We will do some shopping We headed out around 1030 http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pscgur7l0v.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pspxb7cuge.jpg The outlets are empty ! http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psfa4fsdqk.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psjmlkrpvy.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pselldy3er.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psgq4dqv9g.jpg What a fab shopping experience - no people, no queues !:D Purchases were made http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps52r0lewf.jpg I got some lovely gloves from the Disney Store , those touch screen ones and another pair of those super soft socks http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psg5nwuwul.jpg I think todays purchases just went straight in the cases, I cant seem to find any pics but rest assured, trainers were in there :d: I had made a point of saying I wanted to go into Aeropostale – and completely forgot . Ah well, excuse for next time ;) We headed back and packed up more of the cases , I also wanted to make sure everything was in a plastic bag in the non hard shell cases, just in case of a downpour on the tarmac Love the packing cubes – it made it so easy when we got home http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psrhlwsc0g.jpg The teen had messaged to say they had eaten and were all going for a kip after the early start to the day – we did share the doughnuts and muffins with them and agreed to meet up again around 6 Bit of a shame really as I had hoped to get to Teak today but nobody was in the mood – ah well, another year we didn’t get there – always next time … Andy and I headed to the lounge at 5 and had a nice hour in there Tonight it was wings and chicken empanadas http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psmzkfyb7d.jpg Washed down with some lovely chilled wine and beer. Perfect as appetisers before dinner ! Or in some cases, perfect instead of dinner :tongue: We met the boys at 6.30 and headed out into Citywalk Instead of our usual Bubba Gumps, we decided to try here http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psocqeyaw5.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pshbkjhzvx.jpg We had a short wait for a table and were a little perplexed by this http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psanj8xzsz.jpg Andy and Nick declared they were not hungry so just three of us to eat First off, of course, a Bahama Mama http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps5soioe3a.jpg Not as good as Red Lobster IMO Connor and I had the fried chicken with mash and buttermilk gravy. It was lovely http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psxpflupkv.jpg Jamie had the chicken sandwich. Which was ok http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pst1gdxapo.jpg The bill felt quite a lot at $90 with just three meals http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psxbslsqay.jpg No room for desert It was lovely outside now so we popped back to Islands for a bit Spot who isn’t catching ‘em all … http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps5jq69duk.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pssc5jlzza.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psgwhsuqni.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psjn3tegmt.jpg |
The family tradition of these photos continues – the teens loved it , obviously
http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psbc9ubt0e.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pskjwjzsux.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pshtpjprev.jpg Ah, they are so cute really http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psgw6nxhzu.jpg Andy and I headed for Seuss Land while they went the other way We got wetter than necessary on One Fish Two Fish and then had a laugh on the SkyTrolley – where we encountered a queue on the express pass line – never had that before . Ah, I love it , its one of my favourites http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psgzzs1qao.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psqtgwp1io.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psrtxyukbm.jpg We made at stop at the Candy Store and I picked up a woopie pie http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psjccu8erq.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pscdlnofw5.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psqam4pvko.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pssoj3k2kl.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psew4crdkb.jpg Nice but very dense and a bit sickly towards the end We had a quick browse in here http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pscwuewcrc.jpg Andy bought me this http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psrvbrlq8o.jpg But declined the corresponding one for himself ! http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psmvfzlkab.jpg Ah , I love it here http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psinmf8elj.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pseyuth0dv.jpg Festive Stags … with bells on http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pso76ouqc6.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps49zhfwwb.jpg Yup this is me http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pscw7sg8kb.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psnutk2hun.jpg Cant be outdone by the teens http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psxqdzzuwp.jpg They caught up with us at the exit where Jamie announces he is the bearer of more bad news in that whilst messing about this afternoon he “ accidentally” pushed his brother off the bed, who was attached to his ipad with his very expensive gaming headphones … which were now broken:( Poor Connor, not his day :nonono: Lads eh , gotta love em :erm: So an expensive night for Jamie as we ordered a replacement set on Amazon to be waiting for us on return home Of course I had not said anything on departure day about said headphones being a potential liability on this trip;) Well , we got to day 18 I guess … I always get sad on the last water taxi trip in the evening http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps6gvuvfgz.jpg http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...psv7xm8czn.jpg This was playing as we walked back into the Hard Rock – children of the 80s – iconic video ! http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pskq7iegi6.jpg The boys went up to their room, we headed off to the Velvet Room for a drink It was a toss up between the Sugar in your Tank and Liberation cocktail for me http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps2ygnwdh3.jpg Liberation won – it was lovely http://i819.photobucket.com/albums/z...pslkm54u4d.jpg We ended up watching Mr Robot for far too long again but we are not rushing off tomorrow – just have to be ready for checkout at 11, sob:cry: And that day is just HERE |
Lost phones and broken headphones aside ..a lovely day..I was ridiculously chuffed to see the red sock I have on my feet at the moment on your report 😀
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Another fab read.
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Ah lovely last full day Amanda. Whenever I see those empty Universal pics I tell myself to book a stay for next time!
I've heard mixed reviews about Kong. Seems a bit of an anti climax by all accounts. Love the photos around Seuss Landing at night xx |
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Kong, mmmm, it's ok. It would scare smaller peeps and its well done but no one thought it was awesome. |
Glad you got to ride Kong! I don't think I'd be up for waiting 120 minutes for it!
I love your Starbucks purchases, a great idea. |
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We love those mugs. I know they do the Disney park ones but we didn't know they had city ones as well . |
Not a good start to the day with the water spill. I am also the early riser in the house and I know the others get really annoyed when they hear me shuffling and creeping about if we are sharing a room. Bit hard to stay under the radar if you create a tsunami though.
So impressed that the boys were up and ready by 6.30. I have no hope at all with my DD16. (She keeps asking if this time we will wait for her before we go out for breakfast so I can see this could be the trigger for TCFS!) We also insist on the photos of the kids at the various photo points at Port of Entry. I love it around there. So much detail and lovely music. Such a shame about the phone and headphones. (I am expecting a battle with our DS next month as he will want to take his gaming headphones too). I am sure Connor felt like he was missing a limb even if he thought his phone was outdated. At least it was towards the end of the trip and commendable that you all seemed to stay calm about it. It would be a life changing event for one of my two. I have never eaten at Margaritaville but I adore their cocktails. I always go for their Margarita so can't comment on the worthiness of their Bahama Mama. Like your green sundress by the way x |
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