Thursday morning rose full of the possibility of more rain. Once again we bundled ourselves up and headed out the door. The line for breakfast was huge so we decided to pick up a few drinks from the Lawson's (a type of convenience store) in the lobby and get in line for the bus. Today was a big day, Disney Sea, a theme park that was completely new to us. I'd read blogs before we came on this trip and every single one said that the lines would be huge and that it was the most unique and interesting park in the Disney family. Those statements were both completely true. The lines were huge and it is the most well themed and interesting park I've ever visited.
We got to the park about 10 minutes after it opened and once again we waited in a long line to get in. Once inside the first thing you see is a huge globe spinning in the middle of a fountain. The first themed area looks like Venice. There are canals and beautiful italian architecture. All the stores are located in this area. Greg's first priority was to get a fast pass for the Journey to the Center of the Earth while Gabriella and I headed over to 20,000 leagues under the sea. We thought that we would attempt to be sneaky and get Fastpasses for 2 different rides with height restrictions at the same time, then use a child switch to get the second person on the ride. It didn't work out, they saw through our trickery so only Greg was able to ride Journey to the Center of the Earth (think rocket rods) and Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (exactly the same as California Indy). I was disappointed, but not too upset. The first ride of the day was 20,000 leagues, it was an amazing ride. Greg and I thought it was really well done and exciting while Gabriella thought it was a little scary.
I must say that this entire theme park is so well themed. Every single nook and cranny of the place is wonderfully decorated, there are so many restaurants and each one serves something different. Speaking of food they have a lot of flavored popcorn. Here are some of the flavors we saw: curry, strawberry, chocolate, carmel, honey, soy sauce, black pepper, and salted butter.
Gabriella's favorite place was Mermaid Lagoon. Ariel had an amazing show and a whole area devoted to kids sized rides. They also had a great little restaurant with delicious scallop chowder and popcorn shrimp. We spent most of our morning exploring the lagoon. We also checked out Agrabah, where we were able to sail with Sinbad and ride the Aladdin inspired carousel. Later in the evening we also say the Genie 3-D show in the magic lamp theater. The next area of the park was the Lost River Valley, where Indy was located. After that was the waterfront type area, there we rode Stormrider. Stormrider was similar to star tours in concept but was done so much better. It takes you into the eye of the storm where of course everything goes wrong and you start a harrowing journey trying to get back to base in one piece. Greg loved it, it was a little over the top and I was feeling a bit nauseous by the end of it. Next to Stormrider was Aquatopia, it uses the same technology as the Pooh ride at Disneyland except it's on water. We did both these rides late in the evening and didn't wait long in line for either.
We took a cool trolley car over to the NYC area. We had lunch in Cape Cod and got to see a cool show while we were eating featuring Donald Duck, Mickey, Goofy, Chip and Dale. It was so nice to be able to watch a show that we didn't have to wait in line for. We also visited Venice and took a gondola ride through the canals. We rode a steamer to the back of the park. The last ride of the day was Tower of Terror. It was really well themed and the ride was as scary as ever. The picture above is of all of us on the ride. Greg is the only one who looks like he's having a good time.
The center water area is the focal point for a few shows on the water. We saw one that featured all the characters, jet skis, fire, huge floating barges and daytime fireworks. The shows at this park were simply amazing, it seemed as if no expense was spared in the creation of these productions.
We missed a few rides and shows at this park. So we will have to come back.
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