Wake up to another pumpkin spiced latte (I bought a giant bottle of pumpkin spice creamer last week thinking it was a chilled latte, so gotta use it…fail)…crumbl cookies for breakfast…can’t get enough of that crumbly stuff…this weeks flavours are delicious.
Magic Kingdom day…late start, bus in…Christmas in full swing, obligatory photo by the tree…really nice moment almost ruined by Chris…surprise proposal during couple in front’s photo shoot…she turns her back for a pic, he gets down on one knee…Chris announces ‘holy shit look he’s proposing’ (I’m sure he meant it as a whisper, but he’s deaf and has bad volume control 😂)…glad he chose to include Chris in his plan..not quite the surprise he’d hoped I guess, but at least Chris was excited…she said yes btw…crowd went wild. Chris gets in on their pics…he played a big role in their special moment after all.
On to fantasyland, and some breakfast in Gaston’s Tavern….Chris had worked up an appetite ruining proposals and needed some sustenance before heading off to find a gender reveal to ruin.
Before that though, we all had a crack of seeing which of us was worthy of pulling the legendary sword from the stone…big balls Grayson stepped up first, ever confident that he was the chosen one…fucked it…I mean he’s special to me, but apparently not to King Arthur…sorry buddy…Jo and Alaska, then Paige, and Deb failed even worse…Grayson then opted to exploit the might of daddy to enhance his plight…nah, weren’t happening….Grayson was absolutely fuming, I think he lost a little respect for me today…to be fair it’s a fix, like a cheap carnival game!! (I’m not bitter).
Gaston’s tavern then…Cinnamon roll and a LaFou brew please barkeep…bloody hell it was good, and enough to feed us all…apparently not enough for Gray though, insisted on having another…so nice we bought it twice (full of the jingles today)…fair play he ate most of it too…
Parade was starting…Gray wanted to ride the mine train…getting into he welsh roots see…Jo and Alaska went to watch parade, myself, Paige and Gray joined the 70min queue…great…storm coming in so warned ride may close…we’ll stick it out and see what happens….half way in, one of us was gagging for a wee and lost the battle…man down…I won’t say who, but SHE was really embarrassed 🙄. Guess we’ll leave then…shit ride anyway (again, not bitter)…let’s go find a change of clothes…can you believe there are no shorts for sale in Magic Kingdom? Millions of shirts, but apparently bottoms aren’t part of the dress code here (something I have literally observed to be true at Universal).
Fortunately the heavens opened (ha…take that all you people in line for the mine train) and pissy pants now looked normal…(we did eventually find shorts btw)…pegged it to the nearest shelter…great stuff, it’s the buzz light year queue…on we go…storm was in full swing by now and most people were reluctant to brave the pissing down rain for the sake of a few feet in the queue…winds were blowing, rain was hammering down…this is really a time you see how much your family cares for you…for some poor woman in a wheelchair, reality hit, and it hit hard!!! She was left to fend for herself in the midst of the storm, and put on her poncho whilst it was acting in a fashion fitting of a champion yacht sail. Every man for themselves I guess, sorry to see your family hates you.
Gray was loving the storm, and was now wetter than an otters pocket…get your ass in some shelter kid, you’ll catch a bloody cold. Now there are a few instances today that have opened my eyes to Disney staff’s lack of fucks…one of these was when we were all forced into the exposed queue area despite the weather…or else!!!…fucking cast members. Fortunately rain was starting to wear off.
On to the ride…3 people into a 2 gun car…who’s gonna miss out and have the enviable job of spinning the car around instead…you guessed it, daddy the loser… ended up on joystick duties…jokes on you Gray, he buggered it, and got hammered by Paige…
Buzz…gunner spinner gunner…you can see my disappointment.
Finally caught up with Jo and Alaska…both donning their ponchos…WTF is Jordan wearing, she literally looks like death in her fashionable all black poncho…oh wait, you got one for me too? Fab thanks. We look like a bunch of fishermen mun, not a family on
their vacation….positive news though… got a discount at the harbour house because they thought we were bringing them some fresh produce. Grayson’s bright yellow poncho kept throwing off Georgie (IT) vibe also…better keep him away from storm drains then.
Harbour house for lunch…Lobster roll, what else?…amazing as usual…Haunted Mansion…nice little wait in the rain…especially with Gray pissing around at any given opportunity…can’t believe he didn’t enjoy waiting in the cold, wet weather…loser.
As we got closer to boarding, my magic band was kicking off, vibrating like crazy the closer we got (just like a heartbeat)…this as pretty cool.
Great ride as always, Grayson and Alaska loved it…wouldn’t have thought that…good job guys…I was bricking it!!
Rain was still going strong so we bit the bullet and took refuge in the only place we could…Small World…never seen the line so long, a whopping 30 minutes…people clearly desperate to avoid the rain…witnessed instance number 2 of Disney's no fucks policy, as they turfed exiting passengers into the torrential rain …bugger, it was our turn soon.
Grayson was winding some poor bloke up during the queue, which must to been noticed because we were given a boat on our own…his reputation clearly preceded him!!
Surely enough, ride finished and we were thrown into the rain like we were being sacrificed to appease the gods…may as well have swam our way around small world…what a waste of sun cream today was. Can’t complain, at least I had a poncho…Paige had bugger all (well she did have her Alaska umbrella, but I guess that is a little frowned upon in the Magic Kingdom).
Early doors and back to the bus to the hotel…but not before Jo and Gray indulged a few Ice cream sundaes, and the tree was lit…kids showered and in PJs, Jordan doing laundry (I know your supposed to try new things on holiday, but this is taking the piss)…Dean and Paige in the car…where to?…Walmart!!!…nah not tonight, off to Disney Springs instead (our new Walmart) to find myself a little shoulder pal and buy some unnecessary Disney merch…overpriced, over hyped, but I need it obviously.
Finally got my Jiminy Cricket, and a Starbucks was on the cards…Caramel Machiatto for me, Venti, one pump, sugar free Mocha machiatto, with a peppermint swirl and caramel drizzle for Paige…or something equally complex like a vanilla frappe with peppermint and caramel sauce.
Gideon's queue was around the shop again, who the hell queues that long for a bakery in the damn rain…Gideon's customers that’s who…nutters…Sparkles cupcakes instead for us to try…..the Cupcake ATM…bah bah baaaaaahhhh….$6 for a novelty, especially since I thought I was withdrawing cash…imagine my surprise when a bloody cupcake appeared instead… it was a bloody delicious cupcake mind.
Now cupcakes are good and all, but we needed some actual food…Pizza Hut box meal it was…and so much cheaper than the hotel pizza…only issue was, my phone wanted to take me to Inverness to collect it…may be a bit far for an evening meal thanks Siri…finally ordered and off we go…FML what had we chosen to do, this place looked dodgy…I’ve seen horror movies that start like this I’m sure…fortunately, we survived and headed home to see the kids waiting desperately in the window for the hunter/gatherers to return with the spoils of war…enjoy guys!!
Delicious…off to bed now, carb loaded and sleepy…Magic Kingdom again tomorrow…well if the storm allows us.
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