Last night by chance, Lola got a breakfast reservation for the hotel near DisneySeas called Oceano. When B heard in the morning she was literally jumping for joy. We all got up way before our alarms, still getting used to this 14 hour time difference. Even the kids were happy when they woke up this morning and played nicely on their iPads.
We headed down to potentially walk to breakfast but it was pouring ran. we decided to wait for the bus which was a great decision. We arrived and headed to the hotel to find the restaurant. It was ocean themed with very neat rooms and atmosphere. The food was similar but different from the day before.
There were 3 buffet tables, American, salad, and Japanese traditional. The miso soup, green bun things and the rice pudding were hits. T had 5 helpings of a creamy chicken dish with scrambled eggs, and B enjoyed here post dessert spaghetti and 3 meatballs.
After breakfast we headed to DisneySeas. The line was long, and I was still raining, but we got to go through a really short line as we are staying at a Disney Resort Hotel.
We entered and looked at priority passes in the rain, and to our surprise, the new park Fantasy Springs was offering to go on the Tinkerbell ride. So Lola snatched up those tickets before they were gone. This means they were having another soft opening of the new land and we were going to get access :)
This park is huge. We headed to the “center” of the park to the Center of the Earth Ride. At that point Turner decided he didn’t want to go, so DD and T stayed behind and waited. The line was not too long, and the ride was pretty good. There are 2 parts where you are outside, and a large drop which was short enough for MBMell to really enjoy it. While Lola was in line she got 2 priority passes, so DD didn’T have to wait in line, and go by himself. Of course B got to go again with DD. They both enjoyed it (B for the second time).
After that we headed to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was pretty neat how there was a spiral ramp all the way to the bottom to enter the ride, The wait was pretty short. We were in a submarine type car, where we saw lots of sea aliens. To our surprise the rides stopped, and the lights turned on after an announcement. Turns out we had to be evacuated. They turned on all the lights in the ride, and cast members tethered onto the catwalk, to help us out of the pod. We climbed up an emergency ladder at the back of the pod, and headed outsides through a stairwell and out a difference side of the mountain than we entered. The cast members were super calm, helpful and gave us priority passes for 1 ride of choice.
So we used that to go on Indian Jones Aventure. We all enjoyed this ride, especially DD, AA and B as they missed it last time at Disneyland because it broke down just as they were at the front of the queue.
After the ride, we figured we should have some lunch and waited in line for Yucatan Base Camp Grill. Lunch was pretty good and the wait was less than what was posted in the app, which was good because although the kids said they weren’t hungry, they were hungry. Lola enjoyed her first apple tea soda!
Next up was Nemo and Friends SeaRider. B was happy that we got in line when we did (which was likely right after the cutoff for the show before us, but she didn’t know that). The ride was ok, not everyone’s favourite but it was a short wait.
B wanted to get a roller coaster ride under her belt so we decided to split up and four of us went to Raging Spirits to do a 360 loop roller coaster while T and MBM went to take some character photos. B was pumped about the ride, always looking for a thrill. Afterwards, we went to meet up with the character greeters. As we saw MBM and T leaving the area, one of the characters (Rafiki from Lion King) was trying to take T with them back to their home. Rafiki definitely knew who was the monkey out of T and MBM!
Next it was time to make our way to Fantasy Springs to ride the Tinkerbell ride. The lineup queue had lots of objects and scenery that made you feel like you were a tiny fairy. We were mistaken about the pass that we received - we thought it was a priority pass (meaning you skip the line) but in fact the pass was simply to get you into the line for the ride. B and T were not very excited about all of the waiting, which ended up being about 90 mins. The ride was not as good as expected though, at least that’s what most people thought. The visuals during the queue in the line were pretty amazing with the attention to detail and the use of buttons, chalk, crayons, crates and needles and thread.
After the Tinkerbell ride, we wandered around Fantasy Springs to check out all of the sights. Everyone’s favourite was Arendelle (from the Frozen movies). There were also some cool scenes from Peter Pan (Captain Hook’s ship), Rapunzel (her tower) and a lot of sculptures with different Disney characters. AA’s favourite was Sorcerer Mickey.
We needed to kill some more time before our pickup time for supper so decided to go back to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to finish the ride. It was amusing how close we were to the end of the ride when we had to be evacuated (literally less than a minute remained).
Supper was at Miguel’s El Dorado Cantina - Lola and DD had chicken legs, AA had a vegetarian tortilla wrap and the others had a pork rice roll (bacon wrapped around rice).
We took the electric train ride back to get closer to the entrance and a part of the park we hadn’t seen yet, America…
After supper, the gang decided to head back to the hotel since it was very windy and a little rainy. After being disoriented from leaving the park from a different exit point than where they entered, everyone found their way to the bus stop and boarded the bus back to the hotel.
It was a bit of a challenge to keep the kids awake so they could take a shower but it was a success in the end. DD went downstairs and got tickets for tomorrow’s park day and some snacks for the crew while the ladies figured out their plan for the next day and AA feel asleep on the bed.
It will be interesting to see how everyone feels tomorrow as their feet, legs and backs are tired and sore (*everyone = the adults…).
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