blue_river
<font color=coral>I do believe in fairies!<br><fon
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- Apr 9, 2006
We planned on waking up early so that Goofy & I could try out Shark Reef without having to wait in a long line. Did that happen? Nooooooooo. Well, we did get up fairly early, the problem was getting ready and out the door on time.
We never bring very much to the water park. I packed a few things into my bag including the camera and dug out the new Crocs I bought for DH. It’s the only time he said he would wear them.
Before our trip I bought FAKE Crocs for all of us. I remember Buzz asking in my pre-trip report what the difference was between the real & fake shoes. I told him I didn’t know – the price I guess?
Here are the fake crocs:
The next hurdle was the bus stop. For some strange reason we ended up having to wait 45 minutes for a bus to Typhoon Lagoon. We’re definitely going to take the car to the water parks this summer if I have anything to say about it! Grumpy prefers the bus. He says he’s on vacation and doesn’t want to be bothered having to drive anywhere since the transportation is already available. Hooboy. I do agree with him when it comes to the 4 main parks but not for DTD or TL.
Once we arrived, we rented a locker and some towels and made our way down the path in search of a shady area to put our stuff.
You all know how hard it is to find a good location if you’re late getting there. We gave up on the shady area and tried to find an empty chair or two. Sheesh – the place was packed and just when I was about to give up I spotted 6 empty chairs in a circle. As I started placing our towels and bags down on one of them, a woman came running over and said:
CrabbyLady: That’s our chair!
Me: Eh? [Looking at the EMPTY chairs]
Me: Uh....there are six chairs here!
CrabbyLady: Yes & they are all ours!
Me: OH...well can we have one of them to use?
CrabbyLady: No, there are 6 of us here & we’ve saved them.
Me: But you’re the only one here.........
CrabbyLady: The others are swimming right now and will be back later. If you wanted a chair, you should have made it to the park earlier.
Me: [I tsked her and moved on]
As I was walking away another woman called me over, moved some stuff off of a chair and offered it to me. I thanked her and motioned for the others to come over. I wondered what DH was doing anyways and only later found out that he was enjoying my dilemma from afar & was photographing me the entire time!
Me & the CrabbyLady!
By then the heat was starting to get to me and I suggested we hit the wave pool first to cool off before deciding where to go next. We all removed our FAKE CROCS and headed for the water.
The wave pool is awesome! After taking a few pictures of my gang, I walked out as far as I could & swam over to DH and hung onto him because it was over my head (he’s much taller than me). When the big waves would come, I’d let get and swim with them usually crashing into someone because I keep my eyes closed the entire time.
They wear their T-shirts because they burn easily!
The girls wouldn’t come out past their waist and kept calling me to join them, which I did after having some of my own fun first.
When we tired of that, Goofy & went over to the Shark Reef and decided against it for a second year in a row because the wait was too long. Instead we headed for the Lazy River. That’s the girl’s favourite at TL.
After I made sure the girls had their tubes, I caught the next one and was off. DH was right behind me and I began talking to him without looking back. I can’t remember the conversation exactly but it was something about “this being the life”. After realizing he wasn’t answering me, I turned around and he wasn’t there. Instead I was almost face to face with another man who was grinning ear to ear at me. I was so embarrassed, I merely said “OH”. I scanned the crowd behind him and noticed DH much further back & off to the side. I made my way over to him and this time hung onto his tube as we floated along.
After that we decided to go have lunch. DH & JoJo ordered some burgers & fries while Goofy & I went in search of a table. As we waited, we saw a bird leave its droppings in a kid’s salad and it reminded me of our last trip except it was MY fries! I left Goofy at the table so that I could help DH with the food and to make sure mine was covered so it wouldn’t happen again.
When we finished, the four of us walked around the food court and took a few pictures. Here are some of a play area where they have games for the kiddies.
The girls meet the real deal!!!! Yahooty – it’s STITCH!!!
Next we went on Crush N Gusher with almost no wait. I guess the park was starting to clear out. When the ride was over we got back in line and went a second time.
DH & I decided to go back to the wave pool and the girls left for the Lazy River. I told them to meet us back at our spot for 3:00.
The strangest thing happened when we went to gather our belongings. All of a sudden, DH yelled, “HEY MY CROCS SHRUNK!”
I did a double-take. What??
Did I hear him right? Wait a minute! I looked down at his feet and sure enough his FAKE CROCS did shrink!!! He couldn’t fit his feet into them properly. His heels were hanging over the back and the sides looked very tight.
I noticed a few others looking over at us curiously. I was hoping they didn’t hear - what I first thought -that I had heard. I tried mine on and they were fine, same with the girls but we had ours covered with our belongings and his were a darker colour – black.
DH grumbled all the way to the bus stop asking why I bought cheap shoes. Oops.
The girls & I couldn’t stop laughing at him, watching him shuffling along with his now too small crocs. He finally took them off and only put them back on to get on & off the bus. Once we reached our room he threw the shoes in the garbage.
Up Next: DH Forgets the Tickets to HDD
We never bring very much to the water park. I packed a few things into my bag including the camera and dug out the new Crocs I bought for DH. It’s the only time he said he would wear them.
Before our trip I bought FAKE Crocs for all of us. I remember Buzz asking in my pre-trip report what the difference was between the real & fake shoes. I told him I didn’t know – the price I guess?
Here are the fake crocs:
The next hurdle was the bus stop. For some strange reason we ended up having to wait 45 minutes for a bus to Typhoon Lagoon. We’re definitely going to take the car to the water parks this summer if I have anything to say about it! Grumpy prefers the bus. He says he’s on vacation and doesn’t want to be bothered having to drive anywhere since the transportation is already available. Hooboy. I do agree with him when it comes to the 4 main parks but not for DTD or TL.
Once we arrived, we rented a locker and some towels and made our way down the path in search of a shady area to put our stuff.
You all know how hard it is to find a good location if you’re late getting there. We gave up on the shady area and tried to find an empty chair or two. Sheesh – the place was packed and just when I was about to give up I spotted 6 empty chairs in a circle. As I started placing our towels and bags down on one of them, a woman came running over and said:
CrabbyLady: That’s our chair!
Me: Eh? [Looking at the EMPTY chairs]
Me: Uh....there are six chairs here!
CrabbyLady: Yes & they are all ours!
Me: OH...well can we have one of them to use?
CrabbyLady: No, there are 6 of us here & we’ve saved them.
Me: But you’re the only one here.........
CrabbyLady: The others are swimming right now and will be back later. If you wanted a chair, you should have made it to the park earlier.
Me: [I tsked her and moved on]
As I was walking away another woman called me over, moved some stuff off of a chair and offered it to me. I thanked her and motioned for the others to come over. I wondered what DH was doing anyways and only later found out that he was enjoying my dilemma from afar & was photographing me the entire time!
Me & the CrabbyLady!
By then the heat was starting to get to me and I suggested we hit the wave pool first to cool off before deciding where to go next. We all removed our FAKE CROCS and headed for the water.
The wave pool is awesome! After taking a few pictures of my gang, I walked out as far as I could & swam over to DH and hung onto him because it was over my head (he’s much taller than me). When the big waves would come, I’d let get and swim with them usually crashing into someone because I keep my eyes closed the entire time.
They wear their T-shirts because they burn easily!
The girls wouldn’t come out past their waist and kept calling me to join them, which I did after having some of my own fun first.
When we tired of that, Goofy & went over to the Shark Reef and decided against it for a second year in a row because the wait was too long. Instead we headed for the Lazy River. That’s the girl’s favourite at TL.
After I made sure the girls had their tubes, I caught the next one and was off. DH was right behind me and I began talking to him without looking back. I can’t remember the conversation exactly but it was something about “this being the life”. After realizing he wasn’t answering me, I turned around and he wasn’t there. Instead I was almost face to face with another man who was grinning ear to ear at me. I was so embarrassed, I merely said “OH”. I scanned the crowd behind him and noticed DH much further back & off to the side. I made my way over to him and this time hung onto his tube as we floated along.
After that we decided to go have lunch. DH & JoJo ordered some burgers & fries while Goofy & I went in search of a table. As we waited, we saw a bird leave its droppings in a kid’s salad and it reminded me of our last trip except it was MY fries! I left Goofy at the table so that I could help DH with the food and to make sure mine was covered so it wouldn’t happen again.
When we finished, the four of us walked around the food court and took a few pictures. Here are some of a play area where they have games for the kiddies.
The girls meet the real deal!!!! Yahooty – it’s STITCH!!!
Next we went on Crush N Gusher with almost no wait. I guess the park was starting to clear out. When the ride was over we got back in line and went a second time.
DH & I decided to go back to the wave pool and the girls left for the Lazy River. I told them to meet us back at our spot for 3:00.
The strangest thing happened when we went to gather our belongings. All of a sudden, DH yelled, “HEY MY CROCS SHRUNK!”
I did a double-take. What??
Did I hear him right? Wait a minute! I looked down at his feet and sure enough his FAKE CROCS did shrink!!! He couldn’t fit his feet into them properly. His heels were hanging over the back and the sides looked very tight.I noticed a few others looking over at us curiously. I was hoping they didn’t hear - what I first thought -that I had heard. I tried mine on and they were fine, same with the girls but we had ours covered with our belongings and his were a darker colour – black.
DH grumbled all the way to the bus stop asking why I bought cheap shoes. Oops.
The girls & I couldn’t stop laughing at him, watching him shuffling along with his now too small crocs. He finally took them off and only put them back on to get on & off the bus. Once we reached our room he threw the shoes in the garbage.Up Next: DH Forgets the Tickets to HDD
please dad
TL is great-our fave of the two water parks. I'm wishing I was there right now. You got a lot of great shots! Oh, you asked how old my Rae was...14 going on 40! 
Yes, I know all the girls my DD hangs with are way into Jack Skellington, so definitely something with the teens.
