Disney's Blizzard Beach waterpark was definitely a nice change from the very hot dry parks. We weren't sure about visiting it, but we were glad we did. It was actually a lot of fun. We caught the bus before Mamaw and Papaw, and floated around the lazy river to pass the time. Their lazy river goes around the whole park and is quite a trek but lots of fun. Liam had fun hanging out on Daddy and never even tried to jump off. After meeting Mamaw and Papaw in the kiddie pool later, we wanted to check out some of the big kid rides.
First, Daddy, Mommy and Chase rode the Slush Gusher. Its a giant waterside that has three good bumps in it. That last bump actually makes you come off the slide. Afterward, Mommy and Daddy went to ride the Summit Plummet, a 120-foot slide that sends you down at 50-60 mph. Mommy almost chickened out, but the very cool ride-tender at the top convinced her to take the plunge, and it was actually a lot of fun. We had lunch at the park and dined on dogs. Of course Daddy had a turkey leg.
Next the kids wanted to hang out in the igloo area with more kid stuff, and Liam discovered his LOVE of water slides. This one actually sends him down pretty quickly, so Daddy stood at the bottom to catch him each time. He could have rode this ride over and over all day long. Evie and Chase had fun tackling the obstacles that sent them climbing across glaciers hanging from ropes, and they both enjoyed flinging from the zip line. We took off for a few more water slides, and Evie loved the mat slides. She and Mommy also got to ride a double-tube together, and then she rode it with Daddy. After some ice cream treats, it was back to the resort for some sprucing up.
We wanted to get to Epcot that night, just to say we had seen all the parks. We had dinner there and then Chase and Mamaw went off to ride the Test Track ride while Mommy searched for Chase's collectable shot glasses and Daddy stood in line for more character signings. This time Evie and Liam met the classics: Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Donald and Goofy. We stayed a little while longer for the fireworks show, but left early to be the first to catch the monorail before the crowds came. We contemplated heading back to the Magic Kingdom since it is open late tonight, but we were all just too exhausted from the last 4 days of fun. It's a little bittersweet that we have to leave all the fun and head back home tomorrow.
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