Miles Walked: 6.2
Rides and Attractions: Star Tours, Autopia, Finding Nemo, Jungle Cruise, Matterhorn, Alice in Wonderland, Mr Toad’s Wild Ride, Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run, Oga’s Cantine, Big Thunder Railway, and Pirates of the Caribbean.
Family Members Lost: 1 (my dad left us around 2pm to go see the Niners play (and lose) in the SuperBowl)
Highlights: After a lot of research spent to find a unique activity for Oskar, making his very own droid won out over the lightsaber experience. And seeing how much he plays with the droid even now, it was the right idea. Side note: I missed the experience since I was still reeling from the sickness-inducing Millennium Falcon ride. Oskar, Martin and Alva went inside to make the droid while my mom and I stayed outside for some fresh air.
Lowlights: My Genie+ curse. In the past few years, Disney has switched everything over to their app making the experience both easier and harder at the same time. I was initially so overwhelmed I had to ask a coworker for a tutorial on how to use the app and related Genie+ functionality. The app is super helpful for ordering food in advance (to avoid lines) and to request access to the Genie+ lightning lanes which allow you to shortcut the otherwise long lines. The only problem was me. Every time I booked us for a Genie+ ride, the ride would somehow temporarily shut down at exactly the time of our booking. It happened constantly! Matterhorn, Big Thunder Mountain, and Indian Jones all shut down during our window. The good news is that you don’t lose the shortcut benefits, the bad news, it really messes up your otherwise perfectly coordinated schedule including previously ordered food. I might have been more than a little kerfuffled the first morning with all of the stress of making sure Martin didn’t divorce me.
Disney Tip: Pack a large zip lock bag. It came in handy when I couldn’t finish my extra large bag of popcorn and could save it for later.
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| The Award for SuperDad definitely went to Martin at the end of the day |
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