The boys slept in on Friday to 6:45 am - so nice! We got to the park around 8:30 am and then took the ferry over to the gates (the monorail line was insane). However, when we got over there, it was definitely less crowded than Monday when we were there last.
When we got in, we headed straight to The Barnstormer (or "Goofy's Rollercoaster"). Unfortunately there was something wrong with the ride and they weren't running it yet. Since we were right there, we went on Dumbo the Flying Elephant instead (neither boy had ever been on this ride because the line is usually really long).
Rylan was his usual unhappy self until he figured out we could go up and down and he was a little better.
Next up was the Mad Tea Party. There was absolutely no line and we walked right on.
Brian went with us (and he gets motion sickness really easily) so we spun only a little. But both boys LOVED it and laughed and laughed and laughed.
Since the boys liked it so much and there was no line, I wanted to go on the ride again. Carter did too until he realized that Brian wasn't going a second time (once was all he could handle). We ended up having to trick him by Brian going with us through the line and once Carter was in a tea cup, Brian went to an exit.
Luckily Carter then didn't seem to mind.
We spun a lot this time and Carter loved it. A little ways in Rylan stopped liking it. His eyes started going back and forth a lot and he was not happy. I'm guessing he takes after Brian a little bit with the motion sickness.
After the tea cups, we tried to do some of the rides we had missed on Monday. We got a Fast Pass for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and then did Snow White's Scary Adventure. The line was short and I really wanted to do this one because I've heard they are closing it soon permanently. It was a little scary for the boys but good preparation for our next ride, the Haunted Mansion.
I'm not sure how Carter really did because he sat with Brian (of course), but Rylan didn't get scared at all. Once when he saw a crow on a gravestone, he just yelled "Tweet, tweet!"
I didn't remember this ride terribly well from a few years ago but thought it was really well done. It's relatively long with lots of different scenes to check out.
Our next stop was It's a Small World, but they had just shut it down for some reason so we moved on. We used our Fast Pass for the Pooh ride (which was just okay) and then tried The Barnstormer again. It was running now but the line was way too long for us (45 minutes).
Friday was really hot and humid and we'd been hitting up rides back to back to back, so we did Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover to take a break and just sit for a few minutes.
When we got off, I saw the short line to meet Buzz Lightyear so the boys and I headed over there while Brian got Fast Passes for Buzz Lightyear's Space Rangers Spin.
I posted about meeting Buzz here.
Our next stop was lunch at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Diner and then we did the Buzz ride. Rylan was so much more into this ride this time. He was actually trying to shoot his gun the whole time (he still got 0 points though).
Here are pictures of Brian and Carter (it's kind of hard to make them out in the black light) ...
Next we headed over to the area in front of Cinderella Castle to get a good seat for the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It parade. We were there early so we got a seat on the curb and relaxed for a bit.
Before the parade got to us, we could hear all the music for awhile. Rylan LOVED it and danced and danced and danced!
Again, the boys loved seeing all the characters and Carter pointed to each one calling out their name.
Even Rylan joined in with some pointing and screaming.
Neither boy had taken a nap yet so we decided to walk a little after the parade. We went over to Adventureland and got a Fast Pass for Jungle Cruise. Rylan (as predicted) had fallen fast asleep. The Enchanted Tiki Room show was starting then so we decided to grab him out of the stroller and head in. He slept through the whole show. And when we were done, we put him back in the stroller and he continued to sleep.
While Rylan finished his nap, I took Carter over to see Pirate Goofy again. He loves him some Goofy!
And Goofy liked the guitar on Carter's shirt!
Once Rylan woke up, we rode the Jungle Cruise and then took the Walt Disney World Railroad from Frontierland to Fantasyland. We tried to get onto The Barnstormer but the line was still really long and we were pooped. Carter was a little disappointed but no one had the energy to stand in line. Instead we went over to Tomorrowland and did Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor. It's an interactive show with audience participation. Luckily none of us were picked.
When we got out of the show, we could see storms about to roll in so we hustled to the car. We made it there around 3:30 right before the rain got really heavy.
We went back to the hotel and chilled out for about and hour and then went over to Red Lobster for dinner (we've had a gift card for a few years now and decided to finally use it). After that we went over to Downtown Disney to do a little souvenir shopping.
We normally don't get souvenirs because we are cheap and once you start buying things, the boys start expecting you to buy something every time and then there is a lot of whining when you don't. However, since Disney World is special, we decided to get the boys each a stuffed animal. Carter picked out Goofy and Rylan picked out Mickey (with a little encouragement from us). They are still obsessed with them!
We walked around for a little bit but it was chilly from the rain (and we didn't have coats anymore) so we didn't stick around for long. We did check out the Lego Store though and their giant Lego constructions.
The boys' favorite was the Toy Story display.
Carter had to have his picture taken in front of it.
And because Rylan has to do everything that Carter does, he had to have his picture taken too.
We headed back to the hotel then and got everyone to bed pretty early. The boys were exhausted with their short and no naps so they passed right now.
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