Friday, August 3

Slept late, 9:15! – Yeah! We needed the rest. We took it easy for the day. After Breakfast we picked up our Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue tickets at the concierge in the lobby and checked out the old type toilets in the restroom off the Riverside Mill.

We waited for the first boat at 11 AM to Downtown Disney. Our captain asked trivia questions on the way down, such as who are Daisy Duck’s nieces - April, May and June; Donald Duck’s middle name - Fauntleroy; Minnie Mouse’s niece - Molly; Donald's sister – Dumbella.

Did lots of shopping and took lots of photographs. We stopped in Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop for our free chocolate and had lunch there which consisted of two hot fudge sundaes. I chose the milk chocolate topping while Kelli had the dark chocolate topping. YUM.

Tigger Birder

We got back to our room but it wasn’t cleaned.  We decided to put in a wash and relaxed at the pool next to the laundry and to give mousekeeping time to do our room. Kelli spots an adult Bald Eagle flying overhead. It disappeared behind some trees and I missed it. A minute later it came back and we pointed it out to everyone at the pool. We needed a rest before dinner, but our room still wasn’t cleaned, so up went the “do not disturb” sign so we missed maid service for the second straight day. 

Left at 3:25 PM to make it over to Fort Wilderness for the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue. Took bus to Magic Kingdom, then a boat to the resort. Saw a Brown Pelican on the lake. As usual they tell you to get there early so they can take pictures. It was too hot so we passed on the pictures and stayed in the shade near the rest rooms which were air conditioned. It was a good lively, corny show with lots of food. Bud Light was included so three of them made the show funnier for me. The fried chicken was very moist. The ribs were OK but not good enough to order more. The potatoes and the baked beans were very good.

The newlyweds and anniversary couples were highlighted and then asked to dance to “Let Me Call You Sweat Heart” We were the best dancers! Dessert was Strawberry Shortcake.

We took the boat back to the Magic Kingdom. We sat through the Hall of Presidents which we haven’t seen in years. I noticed that all the presidents turn their heads to the president that was being announced.

With a little less than an hour till the "SpectroMagic" Parade, we looked for a good viewing location.  We found a great spot, although we had to wait 45 minutes before it started and needed to sit/kneel for the parade. While waiting I went to get a Dolewhip, a pineapple ice-cream concoction I had heard so much about. It was good, especially if you like pineapple. Kelli made friends with a family from Mexico. The lady even gave Kelli a back rub and offered me something to kneel on. We were in front of the castle where the parade goes ¾ away around the circle then turns toward Liberty Square. We had the parade come towards us then turn right in front of us so we could see the front and full sides of the floats without turning our heads. The castle was also in the background.

Later back at Port Orleans we had our usual chocolate cake snack before heading to our room.

Ghirardelli Sundaes for lunch!

Hoop-dee-doo Review

Pooh and friends

Spud Buds