As promised, FINALLY we are at Disney.
Day 8:
We were off of the cruise at about 830. Luckily, it was not that difficult of a process and we hadn't really bought anything, so there was not much paper work to fill out. I was extremely excited. While I loved the cruise, I couldn't wait to set foot on Disney property again. We made it to the Park 'n' Cruise at about 9 am. My only issue with this, is that it was a little confusing trying to find their pickup point. Other than that, though, I am glad we used them so that we didn't have to pay an arm and a leg for parking at Port Canaveral.
We made our merry way back to Orlando, playing Disney tunes on Pandora and throwing money at toll booth attendants (not really, but GOD, I hate tolls. Then again, the roads were pretty nice!). I think Mr. KK has heard "Part of Their World" one too many times on this trip--I get really into that song. We rolled into Caribbean Beach pretty early to check in, assuming our room wouldn't be ready. However, the room was ready! We were given our "Happily Ever After" pins and room keys. The front desk also "went to check" to see if they had something else for us, considering it was our honeymoon, but, alas, whatever it was, they were out. 
We were in Barbados and pretty close to the bus stop. We had a King room with a pool view.
The last picture is of our one and only towel art from the whole trip. I will treasure it though : )
After unpacking a little bit, we went out to the bus stop. It seemed that EVERY bus came by except HS for about 20 minutes--there were literally 3 BB and AK buses in a row 
We finally got a bus and arrived at HS around noon. As we entered the gate, we promptly received our first Disney park newlywed "Congratulations!" and there were many more had throughout the day!
We walked straight back to Midway Mania to snag some fast passes for later. Considering we hadn't eaten breakfast or anything else that day, we were starving. We tried to be "different" and get something new, but trying to get in somewhere at noon without an ADR was not going to happen. SO, we "settled" for Pizza Planet. When I say "settled," I mean we talked ourselves into it, because we LOVE Pizza Planet! 
The pizza is good, but it's nothing special. It is all about being "in" Pizza Planet. Toy Story is up there in my favorite Disney movies. We both ordered pepperoni pizzas with Caesar salad and just ordered one coke to share.
I had never been on the Great Movie Ride, so I made Mr. KK take me on that. Apparently my surviving photo of the Munchkins is too large even after I cropped it to death. BUT, I think that was my favorite part of the ride.
When we stepped back out after that, the skies had opened up. No matter! I just threw my jacket over my head, and Mr. KK thanked the heavens he packed a small towel from the hotel as he pulled it over his head like a bonnet. We wandered for only a second before deciding to go ahead and ride Voyage of the Little Mermaid before people flooded into it due to rain. We missed the crowd by about one minute : ) I again annoyed Mr. KK with my rendition of "Part of Their World," but I think the girl next to me loved it. haha
Upon emerging from the short show, we noticed the rain had temporarily stopped. We used the reprieve to trek over to Star Tours and stalk the Fast Pass line until we were able to get new ones. About this time, I decided I wanted Mickey's Premium. And, what do you know, "The Rat" (what we lovingly call Mickey whenever we discuss anything money related at Disney--also called- "Feeding the Mouse") gave me my first freebie ever. The CM proudly announced that "Mickey was paying" when we tried to hand over our Key.
As I was eating, the rain came out again and we covered up. Mr. KK bought a beer (the Rat didn't like him as much, I guess). We returned to Star Tours and watched the Jedi Training until it was time for our FP return. I LOVED the ride, and MR. KK had not ridden it since he was younger, so he was happy to ride it again.
We went and watched the Mushu Animation movie--even though it was cheesy, I quite liked it! I think the animation aspect of Disney is so cool. We decided to not do the drawing class right then, but we would return (in later entry). I did take a picture of the MU books in one of the display cases before we left, though. I wish I had the option to take those courses in college...
It was STILL raining, so we decided to go to One Man's Dream. We didn't watch the movie this time, but we looked at some of the objects in the exhibit.
There were some members of the Brazilian tour group passed out, taking a nap underneath some of the glass display tables. HILARIOUS, but sadly, no pictures.
Being me, I was hungry again. I also wanted to try a jalapeno pretzel, so Mr. KK obliged. He was not as "daring" (meaning--he is boring ; ) and just got a Mickey pretzel.
He missed out, because the jalapeno one was delicious.
We decided we wanted to get a Rock 'n' Roller Coaster FP before we left the park for dinner (we were going to catch a FriendShip to BW). On our way, I was stopped by a little girl. At first, I thought she was lost. She said, "excuse me, miss, but are you the girl from American Idol?" I assume she means the American Idol contest at HS, not real AI, but I don't know. I looked up at her parents and kind of made an awkward face, because you could tell she REALLY wanted me to be the girl. I apologized and told her that unfortunately, I wasn't. "Oh, you look like her." She was disappointed and sauntered back to her parents. I felt horrible! If it was the HS American Idol performance, the girl who actually sang must have been really good/cool. She already has a fan club!
We got our FPs and then started to head out of the park, BUT it started raining and raining hard. Our towel and jacket had been through enough and weren't doing much in the way of keeping us dry so we just walked through all of the stores. We decided not to purchase Mickey ears, but we took pictures just for WDWFG! THis is the only one that was small enough.
We made our way through the stores until we couldn't go any further without stepping outside. Luckily, the rain lightened and tapered off by the time we made it out. It was dry enough that I could stop to take a picture with Mike.
We took a Friendship to the BoardWalk.
We ate at Big River, because, according to Mr. KK, he remembered it being "a great little place--and not too expensive." Our bill ended up being 80 some dollars, and we SPLIT an entree. However, Mr. KK did have a beer and I had a drink, though I can't remember what it was (apparently, it was good haha). We shared nachos as an appetizer, which were DELISH.
Then we split the New York Strip, which I remember being good, but I don't have a picture. They split the plate for us, which was nice.
I think I would have enjoyed the experience (and wouldn't have minded dropping 80 bucks) if we hadn't been shoved at the bar area in that awkward, thin, excuse for a table that had us facing the front door and our backs to the bar. Mr. KK kept hitting elbows with the girl next to him.
We left full and hopped a boat back to HS. We went and rode Midway Mania with our FPs. I know I am an "adult," but I love that game! And, again, I love TS.
I caught a picture of MU Homecoming (which was not very cool unless you were a little kid).
We went straight to Rock'n'Roller Coaster, easily my favorite ride in all of the parks.
After my favorite ride, I reluctantly rode Tower of Terror with Mr. KK. I HATE that ride. I get on it, but I am shaky for at least 20 minutes afterward. This time, though, it was bearable. I think maybe I just built it up reallllly bad, and then when I rode it I was okay. haha
It was Extra Magic Hours at HS that night (til 12 am,I think), but we did not make it. We were far too exhausted, so we headed home probably between 930-10. When we got back to Caribbean, we wanted to enjoy the pool, etc, but it was almost closing time for that, so we did some laundry. I know, we are super romantic. Well, it actually might have been an okay experience, if we didn't have to do a jig and a dance to get enough change to use the machines (see, I told you the tolls would take their...toll. Yes, I did that). 
Finally, we get the change and we return to the laundry room to find the door rigged open with a trash can (it was supposed to be locked, to be opened with a room key only. Also, it made it HOT in there, since it was letting all the air out) and two women and, we assume, their daughters, pouring wine into plastic cups on top of the machines!! WHAT?! Then, they kept talking about how they were from "Jersey" and everything had to have "Jersey" before it. For example, they were not washing clothes; they were washing their "Jersey" clothes. They were not merely having a drink. They were having a "Jersey" drink. AND, then come to find out they were having a "Jersey" party in the pool--well past the "closing time" and yelling, jumping, etc. I think it was a family reunion? Maybe? By the way, I tell this story not to denigrate those who are from Jersey. I am sure you are fine people. I probably wouldn't have known they were from Jersey had they not felt the need to use it as an adjective for all of their possessions. At the time, I was super annoyed. I didn't feel well, I was tired, and I did NOT want to spend an hour and a half doing "Oklahoma" laundry at all, but especially not while they had their pool party. Now, I find it hilarious and Mr. KK and I still joke about it.
To lighten the mood, we did discover that Mickey and Minnie had left us a message on our hotel room answering machine. Minnie gushed about how romantic it was that we were celebrating our new life together "with them" and Mickey did his little chuckle. They both wished us a hearty 
which made us both smile and remember that we were in the Happiest Place on Earth.
We finally made it to bed, but we definitely did NOT make it for rope drop the next day. WHEW! That took some time to write!
Day 9: Epcot, coming soon!
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July 2010- First Disney trip with my now husband and his family. Campsites at Fort Wilderness
March 2012- 2 day Spring Break trip to Disney ---Royal Plaza (dowtown disney area)
July 2013- week long Disneymoon -- split stay Caribbean Beach and Coronado Springs
December 2014 Christmas Trip- TBD
Summer 2015--Family Trip
But I'm sure the free Mickey bar made up for it!
so I took hubby back to the World Showcase for one of these babies: 
