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amanda_loddenOn Day Two, we unleashed our secret weapon, a bubbling burst of energy and enthusiasm to match Hanna's: Shane.
Despite spending all of Monday claiming that they had no idea who Shane was,
as soon as the kids saw him they remembered him and latched onto him with an
intesity that left John and I trailing behind, following them around Disney's
Hollywood Studios like lost puppies.
Which is fine, because part of the reason we invited Shane along was to help us
keep up with the kids. Shane also has a lot of Disney experience, which came in
handy when it came to picking attractions. Neither of the kids wanted to bother
with the Muppet 3D show, but Shane insisted, and even Nick later admitted that it
was pretty cool.
A threat of thunderstorm cut the 1:30pm Lights, Motors, Action! stunt show short, to Nick's
dismay. We went to lunch afterward, and Nick bemoaned not getting to see the second half of
the show. Hanna, on the other hand, had been suggesting that we could go to Tower of Terror
anytime, you know, perhaps now would be great, no really, she really really really wanted
to ride the Tower of Terror, could we go there Right Now(tm)? We made plans to split up: Shane
would take Hanna on the Tower of Terror, while John, Nick and I went to the 4:30pm showing
of LMA! so Nick could see the second half (which he deemed Totally Worth Going Back For).
After walking around the park half the day in 96 degree weather, the three of us in the Not
Tower of Terror group were all red (and I swear, I made everyone slather on sunscreen), and I
was beginning to be worried about heat stroke. We had discussed at lunch the possibility of taking a mid-day
break to go back to the condo and swim, so I called Shane to co-ordinate. By that point, Hanna
had been on Tower of Terror three times in a row, and wanted no part of leaving. Shane has his own
rental car, and agreed to feed her, so the rest of us trekked back to the condo to cool off. We ended
up not going back to the park, because Nick didn't want to get out of the pool and neither John nor I
felt inclined to drag him back out into the heat and humidity if he didn't want to go.
Team Enthusiasm, on the other hand, was so busy riding the rides and seeing the sights that
they missed the 9pm Fantasmic fireworks show and decided to stay for the 10:30pm show, despite
it being well past Hanna's bedtime. (Shane reports that she was fine, so apparently
excitement trumps overtiredness.)
Day Three begins with Shane and Hanna getting up early to go see the Magic Kingdom's opening
ceremonies, with the rest of us waving goodbye from our cozy beds. We're following along two
hours later, right after I finish typing. Which I have.
Despite spending all of Monday claiming that they had no idea who Shane was,
as soon as the kids saw him they remembered him and latched onto him with an
intesity that left John and I trailing behind, following them around Disney's
Hollywood Studios like lost puppies.
Which is fine, because part of the reason we invited Shane along was to help us
keep up with the kids. Shane also has a lot of Disney experience, which came in
handy when it came to picking attractions. Neither of the kids wanted to bother
with the Muppet 3D show, but Shane insisted, and even Nick later admitted that it
was pretty cool.
A threat of thunderstorm cut the 1:30pm Lights, Motors, Action! stunt show short, to Nick's
dismay. We went to lunch afterward, and Nick bemoaned not getting to see the second half of
the show. Hanna, on the other hand, had been suggesting that we could go to Tower of Terror
anytime, you know, perhaps now would be great, no really, she really really really wanted
to ride the Tower of Terror, could we go there Right Now(tm)? We made plans to split up: Shane
would take Hanna on the Tower of Terror, while John, Nick and I went to the 4:30pm showing
of LMA! so Nick could see the second half (which he deemed Totally Worth Going Back For).
After walking around the park half the day in 96 degree weather, the three of us in the Not
Tower of Terror group were all red (and I swear, I made everyone slather on sunscreen), and I
was beginning to be worried about heat stroke. We had discussed at lunch the possibility of taking a mid-day
break to go back to the condo and swim, so I called Shane to co-ordinate. By that point, Hanna
had been on Tower of Terror three times in a row, and wanted no part of leaving. Shane has his own
rental car, and agreed to feed her, so the rest of us trekked back to the condo to cool off. We ended
up not going back to the park, because Nick didn't want to get out of the pool and neither John nor I
felt inclined to drag him back out into the heat and humidity if he didn't want to go.
Team Enthusiasm, on the other hand, was so busy riding the rides and seeing the sights that
they missed the 9pm Fantasmic fireworks show and decided to stay for the 10:30pm show, despite
it being well past Hanna's bedtime. (Shane reports that she was fine, so apparently
excitement trumps overtiredness.)
Day Three begins with Shane and Hanna getting up early to go see the Magic Kingdom's opening
ceremonies, with the rest of us waving goodbye from our cozy beds. We're following along two
hours later, right after I finish typing. Which I have.
