Disney Last Morning!

We no longer had park tickets, and we needed to check out, but there was one more surprise for Lon. We did not use our dining plan one night, we had the pirate cruise, so we still had two table service credits left. I used them to make reservations at The  Beach Club for Minnie's Beach Bash. Lon's favorite breakfast spot!

No more hugs and kisses, PLEASE!

All is well with  Daisy

My breakfast

Lon was digging into his pancakes and bacon

Donald!

Goofy shot

The last birthday cupcake of the trip!

I think his wish was that we come back soon

It was a wonderful vacation and a ton of fun! Well worth working all year !

Disney Day 5! Epcot and Hollywood Fireworks!

Our final day at Disney World. It went by entirely too fast. 

Sadly, this time we did not ride Spaceship Earth. 
We had fast passes for Mission Space and Test Track, before going on to World Showcase.  Mission Space was after Test Track, but the non fast pass line was only 10 minutes for Mission Space. Lon ran ahead and got on the Orange side. I bought him a little something in the gift shop for his birthday that would be a surprise. The cast member put it in a little box so he would not see what it was.  We both rode Test Track, but Lon designed the car. Speed was the main focus of his car.  It is a fun thing to do.  He wanted the souvenir card of his car, so we got that.

Oh! Canada!

We did stop by England and found Monty Python shirts and Dr. Who water bottles that were calling to us.
I bought a dessert cookbook in France! Morocco and America we did a quick look, Lon was wanting to get to Japan.

Japan

We could not stop for a Turkey Leg "snack" as we had lunch reservations at Via Napoli

Out the side window at Via Napoli

Lon's favorite pizza in the entire world.  Not just World Showcase, but the entire planet

Followed by his favorite dessert, zeppoli. Made with ricotta, not pizza dough.

My dessert. It was perfect. I love the candied orange peel on the end. I have to remember that

Our waiter, Carlo, was fun! He brought Lon a birthday cupcake and sang Happy Birthday in Italian. 

On to Germany, Lon still loves the model train exhibit.  He sees something new each time

Too bad we were so full from lunch that we could not enjoy some tasty treats from Germany. We thought about buying some chocolate to eat later,  but they would be a melted mess in a matter of minutes.

 Taking a small break, we saw this little buy posing for us.  Since he was posing we took his  picture

China!

Norway!

Our view from the corridor on the way to our room. The thunder was starting to rumble.  We dropped off our bags and grabbed out ponchos, just in case.

Off to Hollywood Studios

Before we went through security, but after bag check, we saw some characters just hanging out, so we walked over to see if we could get some photos. Of course we could!

Lon loves these guys!

I had to have my picture with Minnie. She noticed and admired my nails.  What a hoot!

Lon being goofy. His rain poncho over a light.

Our last churros and frozen lemonades.

It was time for the Galactic Nights Dessert Party and show viewing.

As we walked in, cast members were telling me how much they loved my shirt. Maybe I should have an etsy shop. I mentioned copy rights in making things with Disney fabrics. We were all sad about it.

The desserts cheered us up ! SO many different things to try.  They had a massive tray of bread pudding, fruit skewers, hummus, and vegetables too

One of the nifty things they had, was a chocolate mousse station, but they froze your scoop in a vat of liquid nitrogen. 

We had time to go visit Chewbacca and BB8. Lon did not want to see Kylo Ren. I was okay with that

The interpreter told me BB8 would have liked my shirt much better had HE been on it. I explained that as soon as I could find BB8 material I would make a BB8 shirt. He was happy with that.

We met Chewy the first time we were at the studios, so we more time with desserts


That is why Lon has a different shirt on...

The cast member assigned to the Storm Troopers was telling everyone they did not have time to pose for photos. But as soon as his back was turned, this Trooper motioned to Lon and we got a quick snap.

We were ushered out to our viewing platform for the show.  We received a Darth Vader mug. I thought we would be getting Chewy mugs or I would not have ordered them earlier.  But we now have a set of four.
The platform was an incredible place to watch the show!

The projections were amazing. The sound was loud! The fireworks were incredible! 

There were also lasers.  I tried to get some good pictures but I was busy watching!

It was a wonderful last day at the parks.  We always want to add another day or 4, but it was time to go home. One more surprise left for the morning!

Disney Day 4! Back to the Magic Kingdom

We have been spending lots of time in the Magic Kingdom this trip. And we still did not see and do everything they have to offer!

We stood in line for a long time for a mickey cinnamon roll. Lon says we should not have done it. They looked good, the edges were good, but they were under cooked.

They did look good

We did not make it to the Country Bear Jamboree.  Something for next time. But we did see a random Country Bear and got a quick snap

We love they still do horse drawn wagons

After a few rides, we went over to the Contemperary Hotel for Chef Mickey's Buffet.
It turned out at 1pm it was brunch. Mickey Waffles, and shrimp!

Mickey shaped pasta in the chicken soup!

Minnie Hugs!

From Goofy too

One of the reasons I love Goofy.

He really is Goofy

Donald!

They brought Lon a Birthday Cupcake!

Pluto showed up last, but he is always worth the wait

The view of Bay Lake from our table.

After lunch we took a quick break back to the room. This wonderful cooler filled with ALL these snacks was waiting for us in our room! It was from my Disney Secret Pal! What an amazing gift!

Back to the Magic Kingdom. We were going to go to Typhoon Lagoon in the afternoon, but it was almost 4 pm and they close at 5. Something for next time.
Lon spotted the ducklings.  He did not try to touch them. He just wanted to watch them.

Using our Fast Pass for the 7 Dwarfs Mine Train.

It started pouring while we were on the Mine Train. We got soaked, but we bought two ponchos anyway to keep us a little drier.
Our fast pass for Big Thunder got canceled, as we entered the line, but the ride was shut down due to rain. I was getting too hot at the point we were in line.  We did keep the fast pass for Splash Mountain.  Looks like we were going to get to do that one in the dark!

No matter what the weather is, the Castle is gorgeous

Lon made a wish. I am pretty sure his wish was to come back again soon

Due to rain, the memory maker photographers were not really around so I took Lon's picture in the sweet spot

I was wearing my Tinkerbell shirt, so I made Lon go see Tinkerbell with me.  Such a sweet boy

When it was finally our turn, She looked at Lon and said, come on Lost Boy, and me, you too grown up. I looked behind me and said who are you talking too? She laughed and said well, you are very tall.  She noticed my shirt and I told her I made it. She informed me that she needs a new leaf dress and this one should have pockets. I had fun. So did Lon even though he does not look like it.

This one is one I took

Lon looked up wait times as soon as the fireworks started, and the Mine Train was only a 20 minute wait. We both looked at each other and said, let's go! Splash Mountain was still closed, so our fast pass would be honored when it reopened.

We came out of one of the mine tunnels as the fireworks were going off behind the Castle. THAT was amazing.  I highly recommend doing that.
I was noticing that maybe I had lost some weight, sitting in the ride cars was not hurting my knees, they seemed roomier.  So unless the refurbished each and every ride, I did lose weight. 

We still got to see some of the fireworks, it is a LONG show, and it is spectacular

Having fun. really.

We did get on Splash Mountain. We realized why it was closed so long, they were trying to get some of the water out. The downpour added a lot of water to the ride. Even once we got on it, it was really fast. The water was high and running fast.  It was good, but the cars were bunching up at the end since they were going at top speed.  We did wear our ponchos on the ride this time. Glad we did.

We did get on the teacups, I just did not get any photos this time.  Next time we will.
We trudged back to our bus. To me that is worth staying on property. After a full day at the park, I do not have to drive anywhere. I can rest on the bus.  Perfect.