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On the Sixth Day of Disney, Mickey gave to me…getting off the ship and a very long and busy dayyyyyy eeee)!

Got up and had breakfast in Triton’s, stopped to get one more photo of the Chihuly chandelier, and went to fine our bags. Immigration was painless, except for the luggage porters who didn’t understand the concept of “wait your turn”. I guess if people have 25 bags, they’re supposed to get priority clearance [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]. We were in the car and on the way back to WDW by 8am. It was wet and chilly, so a wee bit of a shock after the warm sunshine of the Bahamas! Drove to the CBR and checked in. Our room wasn’t ready yet, my mom was already all checked in from the day before, so we unloaded our stuff in her room (we had connecting rooms) and headed over to Epcot for a 1200 Coral Reef lunch. Had a little time, so we stopped in to see Crush. We still had our ‘sea legs’, so this was an interesting first pavilion! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] Got kind of a crappy table at Creef and ordered the Chef’s Selection…mistake! The lobster bisque was yummy, but everything else was just gross after the cruise food! Went back into LS for the girls to start their KidCot things and for B to visit ‘her’ manatees. Oma bought a poncho b/c it was rainy/windy. Went over to the Land for the girls to do the KidCot thing and went to ride Soarin’. Oma wouldn’t go, so I took Dds and parked her. Hile we were in line, I noticed a VIP guide behind me, so I glanced over my shoulder and there was Eartha Kitt (the CP narrator we were seeing)! She was right next to me, but she was “incognito”, so I didn’t say anything to her. She had her DD, SonIL, and DGD along and they looked like they were having a lot of fun. Rode Soarin’, got Oma and headed for Test Track (Oma went into Mouse Gears). Once around and the KidCot stop, then off to Mouse Gears to collect Oma, but got sidetracked with the spending money. We started toward the WS, but M had blisters from “cute before comfort” shoes, so we sent her to 1st aid while we sat and enjoyed the tree. Went to the International Gateway and took the boat to MGM.

This was my Tower of Terror day, not to be avoided in any manner, shape, or form, and believe me, I tried. Yikes. I think Rachel coined the phrase: mean ride. This is the personification of that and I think Walt would hate it as much as I do!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] All I can say is what I was saying in the picture, “holy crap!” [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] No, I did NOT buy the commemorative keepsake of my sheer terror and I will never (EVER) ride it again. I was so physically uncomfortable (chest pain, but it is benign/stress-related, I’ve been tested!) that I told my mom if anything happened to me not to let Dds feel guilty for making me go on it! RnR was next (not for me, thank you), so I went and sat with my mom until they got back. It took until they finished for me to finally calm down enough that I felt like we could move on. Horrid, horrid ride!!!

Everyone was getting hungry, so we stopped for pretzels and drinks (memo to self: pretzels are huge, 2 can share!!!). S wanted cotton candy, but it had all wandered into Fantasmic, so we went in search of the Osborne Lights. I have never seen this before (didn’t have it in 2003) and I have never even been in this part of the park before (shocking, I know), but when we rounded the corner, I was awe-struck. Stunning, gorgeous, a must-see for Christmas Spirit! We wandered through, trying to take photos, but pretty much had our mouths hanging open the whole time. I was able to find some cotton candy and gingerbread for Dds, so they were happy. On the way out, we spied the Narnia thing and decided to give it a go. I was under-impressed and it seemed like just a big ad with a VERY few props thrown in. We went back to the boat and I had Oma and the girls get off at the BC (to take pics of decorations) while I rode on to Epcot to retrieve the car and pick them up there (this was also to keep my mom and Miss B from having to walk so far) I was 20 minutes from boat to car, so I was proud of myself! Drove around, picked them up and went back to CBR. Everyone was really hungry, so we stopped in OPR for refillable mugs and a bite to eat. Stopped in the shop for milk (and for Oma to shop -- theme!) and went back to our rooms to sleep. BTW, B said it was “Oma’s House” and “Our House” when we went into our connecting rooms!