the fifth and final day

The fifth day was our last day in the parks. It was Wednesday.. the day before Thanksgiving and the traffic inside the parks was picking up. And we were tired. We decided to go back to the Hollywood Studios place. But we could barely walk. So we took in a live Beauty and the Beast show. Boo had never seen a live show with costumes etc so this was quite a treat for her. It was very sweet. After the show, we just couldn't take the crowds any more and left.

We ate lunch at the counter service place at our resort. They made really good (fancy-er) sandwiches and they were HUGE. We were basically just 'killing time' for most of the day. Which was fine. It was nice to not be in a big fat rush to get somewhere. We just piddled. After lunch, we went to a place to ride a boat to Wilderness Lodge. A friend stayed there when they went and urged us to take a peak at it, if we had the time. So we did that. It was an indoor HOtel... nicer than where we stayed. But we've 'done' the lodge look resort at Big Cedar Lodge before, so this was nothing new to us. But yes, I did have to say 'wow' at the vastness of space in the open common area of the hotel and of course, the Mickey Mouse totem pole.

After that, we went to Downtown Disney, which is a small-ER area with shops and places to eat. We had fun look in all toy and gift shops. There is a Lego store there and we all had a blast looking at the Legos. Yes, we are all little kids at heart. They had little bins where you could built your own people, so Boo built some people. That was fun. Mixing and matching heads, bodies and accessories. And the hubs bought a Lego Star Wars Darth Vader. Boo was jealous because he HAS A CAPE. Evidently this is big stuff. She has an old set and HER Vader is minus the cape. Oh well. I bought a Mrs. Puff (from Sponge Bob) key chain. She cracks me up.

We had reservations at Planet Hollywood for dinner. We were seated quickly and our food came quickly. It was an 'interesting' environment, but we were glad to leave. Too loud. Dang, I sound like 'old people'. Oh well.. maybe I am! LOL The girl that waited on us is from our area, so we chatted with her for a bit. And then we walked around some more and camped out on a bench for a while. It was fun to people watch. And we were tired of walking.

Then it was time for our final 'fun'. We were able to get tickets to see Cirque du Soleil. And it was amazing! If you are a fan of Jon and Kate plus 8, and you've seen the 'cutting room floor' episode, it features when they got to see Cirque. There just aren't words for how incredible it was. We loved it! It was a nice way to end our stay at Disney. It was chilly after the show was over. That was our latest night out. We couldn't wait to get on the bus and head back to our little oasis for one more 'sleep'.

We woke up bright and early and got ourselves together. The Disney people came for our luggage and us around 8:30 am. We checked out of our room and checked our luggage IN at the counter at our resort. Yes, we checked our luggage at Disney. Crazy, isn't it?! It made getting through the airport much quicker. Except for the dumping of everything but your undies into a bin security thing at the airport, that is. That waddle away from the xray scanner barely holding onto all your belongings and your ticket and your driver's license is just a blast.

We made our flight without a problem and were home by early afternoon. I had just about all the unpacking and laundry done before nightfall. We were tired and happy and so glad to be home. And we didn't want to be in a crowd again for a long time.