Day 14 Our Last Day At Disney! Saturday 28th April 2012
Had a lazy morning this morning. Marcus did the usual of bringing back breakfast then went to return the car wed hired.
In hindsight we probably could have done without the car as wed used it less than half a dozen times and the transport system was far better then we were ever expecting.
I had a custard pastry and strawberry yogurt then started to sort a few things out to pack.
Once Marcus got back he took Kade out to the pool for the last time before returning about 11am.
Our final ADR was to be at the Royal Table but as it wasnt until 2.15pm we decided to go and get a small bite to eat from AP.
Kade got a small MacnCheese with carrots while Marc had a Buffalo Chicken Flatbread. I decided to pass on this, as I wanted to be hungry enough for the Royal Table.
We wasted a bit of time until it was time to catch our last bus the the Magic Kingdom.
It was very hot again today although there was quite a bit of cloud.
When we arrived at MK, Marcus went on ahead to get some fast passes for Splash Mountain again as Kade was determined to drag me on it before we left!
Kade & I wandered around the shops. Wed hoped to get in the queue for Tangled but the queue was a bit too long again.
It felt really hot so we made our way towards the Castle and waited for Marc under some shelter.
When he arrived we headed up to the entrance. It was extremely busy at check in with people everywhere!
We checked in the stood to the side and waited amidst the bedlam! I overheard people coming to the desk asking if they had any free tables then looking very surprised when they said it had been booked for weeks!
Once we got in we joined a short queue for a picture with Cinderella herself
We then waited for our names to be called. Each family was referred to as Royal family (surname)
Surprisingly we didnt have to long to wait before we were called and shown to the top of the Castle via a winding staircase.
It was cool to be right at the top of THE castle.
We were seated at our table and there was a wishing star on the table in Kades place.
We ordered our drinks (Apple juice, coffee and pink lemonade) and then the waiter returned with a toy sword for Kade, which he was pleased with.
We actually decided to skip a starter and just went straight onto main. I had Tuna Nicoise, Marcus, pulled pork on spoon bread and Kade, roast chicken with broccoli and rice.
Just after our meals were served the first princess came out. It was Snow White and she made her way round the hall for the meets & greets.
It turned out she was Kades favorite and he actually blushed when he met her and went all doey eyed
Next out was Sleeping Beauty, then Arial, the last but not least Belle.
They were all really lovely and I think Kade was a little smitten with them all.
For desert Marc & I had Almond Cake and Kade an Ice cream Sundae, which were all very nice.
It even looks like Cheesecake even though it wasn't!!
Lastly the princesses did a make a wish ceremony for everyone to make wishes.
Look at the poor girl I captured in the background! I often wonder how many embarrassing poses I'm in lurking in other people's pictures!!
We wasnt too sure what to expect here as had read a couple of unfavorable reviews before we came but it was all really nice and even though they are so busy, all went smoothly.
Once wed done we left and made our way down to Kadys favorite attraction, the Carousel Of Progress again for his last go before stopping along the way at a shop and buying yet another Disney picture frame.
After COP, it was time for my go on Splash Mountain using the Fast passes. The normal queue was huge, about a 95min wait but we were in and on the ride within 5-10mins.
We were first in the queue for the next boat and the cm directed us to the back but as I am a total chicken, I asked if we could go somewhere in the middle
I was a tad nervous on the way round as I was just thinking about the drop all the time but once we plunged down, I loved it although I bet my face was a picture! We didnt really get too wet either.
All was great I thought until just at the end of the ride as we were coming to dock back in, it broke down!!!
All I could think was thank god we arent stuck inside or near the drop
We all had to sit and wait but by 20mins later people were starting to get restless and 1 family in the boat behind us decided to squeeze out of their seats and leave ignoring the cms pleas to stay seated.
We were starting to get a bit annoyed by this time too as we were parallel with the gates and all they needed to do was release the bars but health & safety issues and all that I guess?
I did feel a bit sorry for the cms though as they all looked very flustered and in the end admitted defeat and had to close the ride so everyone who had been queuing for the last 95mins who were meant to be up next, all had to leave. Gutted Ill bet!!!
They finally released the bars manually and we were free again! A lot of disgruntled passengers made their way out and collected some fast passes that they were handing out by the way of a small gesture of compensation.
The fast passes entitled you to go on any ride at any time and was valid for the next 3 days but as the whole thing had taken so long, time was ticking on and we thought wed better leave so as not to be late for our last meal at the Turf bar & Grill.
We made our way out to catch the bus and the first family of three I saw, I approached them and gave them our fast passes. Better someone make use of them than not at all!
Once back we did a little more packing then went out up to the Turf Bar & Grill for our last evening meal in Disney.
I ordered the minted lamb chops again as they are just gorgeous and a chocolate torte to go.
Marcus had lamb chops followed by fruit crumble and ice cream. Kade had a hotdog with an ice cream sundae for afters.
We said our goodbyes, and went home retiring to bed excited for our cruise day tomorrow.