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DVC_Don · 05-12-2002, 03:56 PM

The Lefebvre's hit the Water Parks trip.

Who? The Lefebvre family. Don AKA Disnydad, Nancy, Jason (11) & Ashley (10).

When? April 15 to 18, 2002

Where? Disney’s Villas at the Wilderness Lodge.

Our third day:

Once again the Mickey Wake Up Service called us at 7:05 AM. Once again there was more muttering from the love of my life. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] And once again I dressed and headed out to get coffee for us. A much quieter lobby greeted me. I do not care what Steve (Dadtojbj) says, (AKL fan that he is) the WL lobby is the best in the “World”. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

A call to the valet’s and off we went to Blizzard Beach today. After complaints about my short cut yesterday I told Jason he was the navigator and I would follow his commands. Doesn’t he get us lost! We wound up by AK. We finally arrived at BB at 9:45. As we were getting out of our truck a Reedy Creek Ambulance (Disney World Fire Department) came screaming up to the front of the park. Security and the ambulance crew took down a fence (cool how they do that) and the ambulance disappeared into the park. It must have been for a CM, as the gates had not opened yet. About 10 minutes later the ambulance came back out, “lit them up” and took off. Security put the fence back together and everything returned to normal. It was a much longer wait to buy admission this day. Cost was $114.32 after the 10% DVC discount. (TL was the same by the way) By the time I got the tickets, the gates were already open. We went straight in by Lottawata Lodge and went over a bridge after that. We found a beautiful spot by the Polar Pub. Once again we hit a river. This time the Cross Country Creek. This one is longer than TL. We got off the river by the Downhill Double Dipper slide and the kids did the Snow Stormers slide. Then we tried Melt Away Bay. Very tame compared to TL. We walked over to the Chairlift, which we took up to ride Teamboat Springs. Now that I have done the Chairlift, next time I will walk up. Can you say “long line?” Today was sunny and upper 80’s and I had left my hat back at our chairs. There is very little shade up there. It was very uncomfortable waiting in line up there. Yes, there was another long line for TS. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] Once we got into our raft though, the long lines were worth it. That is one nice long family raft ride. The sun really fried us BB. We had a lot of shade at our chairs, but we were never at the chairs! We did a lunch stop ($20.81)on the way out at Lottawata Lodge and left BB at 1:30.

We did a quick run back to our studio at the VWL and left to go over to Epcot at 2:30. We took the boat over to the MK and hopped on the Monorail there. We changed Monorails at the TTC. We asked for and got the front cab on the ride to Epcot. At Epcot we did the IBM race and sent an Internet postcard at Innovations West. We walked over towards the World Showcase with the intent to ride Maelstrom. As we were walking Ashley complained of a severe, sudden headache. She looked very pale and felt clammy. Nancy, being a former EMT, caught it right away. Heat Exhaustion! We were almost to the First Aid stop so we got her right in there. The nurses got her in a cool room in the back and gave her some fluids. We checked Ashley’s water bottle and it was still full. Turns out she later told us she had not had anything to drink that day up till then. She did not want to have to stop to go to the bathroom. For the rest of the trip we had to keep an eye on her fluid intake. Ashley fell asleep there and slept for an hour. Nancy stayed with her. Jason and I went out and rode Maelstrom and then walked over to Canada and I bought an Off Kilter CD to replace one that I had lost. When we got back to the First Aid stop, Ashley had just woken up. The nurses got her a wheelchair and told Nancy to tell the guard at the gate about what happened. The guard let her take the wheelchair to the WL bus stop and the girls went back to the room.

Jason and I stopped at IW again and got the top 2 places on the IBM race. I should tell you of my picture for this. I put my ball cap on sideways and saluted with a big grin! Kinda neat seeing your picture up there. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] The 2 of us took the Monorail to the TTC and changed to the resort Monorail. We did this because Jason wanted to look around the Concourse at the Contemporary. This resort was our favorite before joining DVC. There is something about watching the monorail glide through the inside. I’m still not sure what he was looking for, but he checked out all the shops there. When he was ready we went out back and took the boat over to the WL.

When we got back to the room, it appeared the girls had been shopping too. And they had apparently found what they were looking for! Disney jewelry was all over the beds. It seems Ashley was feeling just fine now. Nancy said she had found out how Ashley had dehydrated and had lectured her. We had a PS for Artist Point that night but did not feel like a fancy meal. I walked over to the lobby and got it changed to Whispering Canyon for 6:30. We had a good time and meal there. Cost was $89.48 including a beer in a glass that was taller than I was. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] (While sitting at the table).

After dinner we walked out to the Trout Pass Pool. We carefully checked out the water and surrounding area and did see any ants so we decided to change for a swim. It was very relaxing swimming after 8:30. Ashley made a new girl friend, (from Boston) but was sad that it was our last night. “I hate making friends the last night”.
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05-12-2002, 03:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
DVC_Don Community Rank: Explorer Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Empire State Posts: 9,026	Re: We hit the Water Parks! The Lefebvre's hit the Water Parks trip. Who? The Lefebvre family. Don AKA Disnydad, Nancy, Jason (11) & Ashley (10). When? April 15 to 18, 2002 Where? Disney’s Villas at the Wilderness Lodge. Our third day: Once again the Mickey Wake Up Service called us at 7:05 AM. Once again there was more muttering from the love of my life. [img]graemlins/love.gif[/img] And once again I dressed and headed out to get coffee for us. A much quieter lobby greeted me. I do not care what Steve (Dadtojbj) says, (AKL fan that he is) the WL lobby is the best in the “World”. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] A call to the valet’s and off we went to Blizzard Beach today. After complaints about my short cut yesterday I told Jason he was the navigator and I would follow his commands. Doesn’t he get us lost! We wound up by AK. We finally arrived at BB at 9:45. As we were getting out of our truck a Reedy Creek Ambulance (Disney World Fire Department) came screaming up to the front of the park. Security and the ambulance crew took down a fence (cool how they do that) and the ambulance disappeared into the park. It must have been for a CM, as the gates had not opened yet. About 10 minutes later the ambulance came back out, “lit them up” and took off. Security put the fence back together and everything returned to normal. It was a much longer wait to buy admission this day. Cost was $114.32 after the 10% DVC discount. (TL was the same by the way) By the time I got the tickets, the gates were already open. We went straight in by Lottawata Lodge and went over a bridge after that. We found a beautiful spot by the Polar Pub. Once again we hit a river. This time the Cross Country Creek. This one is longer than TL. We got off the river by the Downhill Double Dipper slide and the kids did the Snow Stormers slide. Then we tried Melt Away Bay. Very tame compared to TL. We walked over to the Chairlift, which we took up to ride Teamboat Springs. Now that I have done the Chairlift, next time I will walk up. Can you say “long line?” Today was sunny and upper 80’s and I had left my hat back at our chairs. There is very little shade up there. It was very uncomfortable waiting in line up there. Yes, there was another long line for TS. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] Once we got into our raft though, the long lines were worth it. That is one nice long family raft ride. The sun really fried us BB. We had a lot of shade at our chairs, but we were never at the chairs! We did a lunch stop ($20.81)on the way out at Lottawata Lodge and left BB at 1:30. We did a quick run back to our studio at the VWL and left to go over to Epcot at 2:30. We took the boat over to the MK and hopped on the Monorail there. We changed Monorails at the TTC. We asked for and got the front cab on the ride to Epcot. At Epcot we did the IBM race and sent an Internet postcard at Innovations West. We walked over towards the World Showcase with the intent to ride Maelstrom. As we were walking Ashley complained of a severe, sudden headache. She looked very pale and felt clammy. Nancy, being a former EMT, caught it right away. Heat Exhaustion! We were almost to the First Aid stop so we got her right in there. The nurses got her in a cool room in the back and gave her some fluids. We checked Ashley’s water bottle and it was still full. Turns out she later told us she had not had anything to drink that day up till then. She did not want to have to stop to go to the bathroom. For the rest of the trip we had to keep an eye on her fluid intake. Ashley fell asleep there and slept for an hour. Nancy stayed with her. Jason and I went out and rode Maelstrom and then walked over to Canada and I bought an Off Kilter CD to replace one that I had lost. When we got back to the First Aid stop, Ashley had just woken up. The nurses got her a wheelchair and told Nancy to tell the guard at the gate about what happened. The guard let her take the wheelchair to the WL bus stop and the girls went back to the room. Jason and I stopped at IW again and got the top 2 places on the IBM race. I should tell you of my picture for this. I put my ball cap on sideways and saluted with a big grin! Kinda neat seeing your picture up there. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] The 2 of us took the Monorail to the TTC and changed to the resort Monorail. We did this because Jason wanted to look around the Concourse at the Contemporary. This resort was our favorite before joining DVC. There is something about watching the monorail glide through the inside. I’m still not sure what he was looking for, but he checked out all the shops there. When he was ready we went out back and took the boat over to the WL. When we got back to the room, it appeared the girls had been shopping too. And they had apparently found what they were looking for! Disney jewelry was all over the beds. It seems Ashley was feeling just fine now. Nancy said she had found out how Ashley had dehydrated and had lectured her. We had a PS for Artist Point that night but did not feel like a fancy meal. I walked over to the lobby and got it changed to Whispering Canyon for 6:30. We had a good time and meal there. Cost was $89.48 including a beer in a glass that was taller than I was. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] (While sitting at the table). After dinner we walked out to the Trout Pass Pool. We carefully checked out the water and surrounding area and did see any ants so we decided to change for a swim. It was very relaxing swimming after 8:30. Ashley made a new girl friend, (from Boston) but was sad that it was our last night. “I hate making friends the last night”. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]