So sorry to keep you all in such suspense! I"m sure your waiting with baited breath for the next (and next to last) installment of my trippie.
Hubby came in on Monday (we hadn't seen each other in a month), and now we're wathcing my sister's 2 girls (same ones in some of the photos) for 4 days. 7 kids is a lot to manage, but I think I can squeeze in our DHS day while some are working on school and others are nappin...
So here we are Saturday, April 12, our one and only DHS Day. We were all excited to try a park we never had before, and it ended up being our "tied for 3rd favorite park". Epcot is our hands-down first, MK being 2nd, and AK tied with DHS. Although, I think if AK hadn't had EE, it would have been a definite 4th.
I can't remember if there were any EMH, but it didn't matter. We arrived early enough that we walked right on RnR, and ToT, getting FPs for ToT before riding. WE LOVED ToT! We even found this hidden Mickey on the ride's exit.
The kids liked RnR, but liked EE better. After the biggies, we were hungry. Breakfasts just weren't happening in the mornings, so we tried to eat early lunches or pack lots of snacks. We found a nice place to sit and people watch at Starring Rolls, and we got a nice cherry pastry and I had a very decent latte. REally, it was very good.
After we were filled up, we started to just hit the rides as we came to them. Having not been to this park before, it was hard to visualize the layout before, and we just really had to take things as they came. We did know we wanted to catch the GMR early, so went to find it. We are HUGE old movies fans, and my kids' favorite all time movie is Casablanca. This was really a fun ride, and it was surprising how many we knew at the end where they show the clips. One thing the older kids wanted to see was the Indiana Jones show, so we went for it. Again, they really loved it. So far, nothing was a snoozer or not worth the time. We didin't have to wait for anything either for more than 20 or so minutes.
By now, (did you really think we would change our patterns now??!) Mom and Dad and Dsis show up for our ADR at Sci-Fi. DNieces, apparently had a major meltdown upon entering the park, so sis turned around and headed right back to FW. I'm glad I wasn't there! We were having so much fun, who needed that to spoil things??!! Mom and Dad stayed for our meal and then left right away. Too tired, it was too hot (which it really was!), and too many parks for them.
Now, for those who like the low-down on restaurants... We REALLY liked Sci-Fi!!! Again, we really like old movies, and some of these trailers were hilarious. My parents had a blast from the past, and marvelled at what they used to watch at the old drive-ins they went to 40 and 50 years ago!! The food was really pretty yummy as well. I started with a chocolate shake, and had a turkey sandwich. Others had the BLT soup, and my DD, 5 had the chili, which unfortunately was a tad too spicy for her. I loved it, and thought it was spicy, but just right. It was nice and cool inside, and although we really tried to order just enough, it ended up being too much. The turkey sandwich could easily be split!
After lunch, it was just my family again, so we pushed on and hit some more attractions. We enjoyed the Backlot Tour, but the group they chose to be the actors were some silly older teen guys who thought acting stupid was acting. It totally spoiled the beginning part for me.
The highlights for a lot of my kids were the bone cages, Herbie, and finding the hidden Mickey on the fridge door.
Star Tours was next on the list, although we had done that one at DL not too long ago. It's okay, but made me slightly ill for the next while. I got my DD's to sit on the podracer and to pose like they were really racing, but they couldn't keep a straight face, which made all of nearly laugh our heads off. Too funny!
At this point, we needed to split up since the older 4 wanted to see the stunt show, and I had NO desire at all. I thought both DD,5 and myself would enjoy the Beauty and Beast show a lot more, so we headed that way, and the others they other way. We really liked the show, but it couldn't even come close to comparing with Nemo at AK. The singing was great, but I don't know, it just seemed very amateurish for Disney. Just me, maybe.
To make it worse, NONE of my pictures turned out very well. Oh well, since we won't be seeing this one again, too bad. My youngest had spent the night with Dmom and DDad, and since they didn't show up until very late, she hadn't ridden anything at all. So I took her on the GMR, since I liked it so much the first time around. Did I mention that the gangster said to me, "What are you looking at 4 eyes?" on our first ride?? Then he told my daughter that I (your mother) looks like the alien. OMG, too funny! Well, since we had gotten on the gangster track the first time around, we asked for the cowboy second time. We had to wait an extra 15 minutes, but it was worth it, to get a little variety. However, that made us miss the Mermaid show as it was now time to meet up and take off. By now, I had an incredible headache, and thought we needed a little break and early night.
Back to the Fort for a Trail's End Chicken dinner. We love that stuff! So much food, so little money... Most people said this is a half day park, but I think if your first time there, you have older kids, it's not too hot of a day, and you don't get a headache, it could easily be a full day park, but NOT more.
We didn't do Block Party Bash, since we generally stay away from parades and stuff. This one really didn't appeal to us, since we've never seen High School Musical nor ever will.
That's it for long day in the hot sun. It was a lot of fun, and we loved the theming a ton! We'd go back, but probably only for the biggies, and then leave, everything else seemed like it was a once you do it, it's done kinda park.
ONe thing we did want to do, but pooped out too soon was Fantasmic. But like I always say, "Something for next time!"
Next time.... our last day- Epcot's World Showcase! Stay tuned...
Liesa
. What a wonderful gift to show this report to your children one day so they can relive the magic! 
(Which, by the way, you've done a GREAT job at getting one out every few days -- just perfect)
