The weather app messed with us.

Let’s go back.

For many years, any multi-day Disney World ticket included passes to the waterparks and mini golf.  They also came without an expiration date.  I had a large number of passes in our safe, collected over almost 20 years, and in 2019, I took them to customer service at Disney Springs and they converted them to Disney passes. 

We had 35 days worth of water park/mini golf passes across 9 tickets.

So we decided we’d visit Typhoon Lagoon one day.

We literally watched the weather by the minute, and at one point pulled over to wait out a storm.

But when all was said and done, we had the opportunity to visit Typhoon Lagoon.

While Volcano Bay had much more modern aesthetics, this had ALL the Disney feels.

Cast Members were lined up and greeted us with leis on arrival.

Joyfully welcoming us to the Lagoon.

The place was empty and we had no problems finding  a spot for our stuff.

We had some disappointment with the water coasters that weren’t really working well.  One of the three was up and running consistently.

We did a family raft ride, lazy river, and the bigger kids broke off for water slides.

The wave pool (no photo) packed a punch.  John and I were talking while we swam and Katriel played around us.  Marie and Johanna were further out. 
We heard the bell that the waves were starting.  I saw this very large wave start out near the base of the mountain.  In my mind, I thought, “Wow.  That’s huge.  It will get smaller the further out it comes.”  Then moments later, “That is still really, really big.”  Then, frantically, “That is still gigantic!” and I yelled to John, “GRAB HER!” as I lunged toward Katriel. 

John scooped her up over his head as all of us got pummeled.  When I came up I was choking and sputtering and coughing and I looked over to them and Katriel’s eyes were as big as saucers and she was coughing.  (It was only 40 minutes later we realized John’s prescription sunglasses were gone).

We shopped a bit, and again I felt a little rushed as people seem to be done with “vacationy” things faster than I am.

They willingly stopped for some photos.

We headed across to Disney Springs.  It took a minute to get into the Lime Garage.  We quickly found lunch at the Polite Pig.  It was a little $$ and we ordered too much.  But it was good.

Tabitha’s salad was the size of her head!

As we shopped we watched the skies. 
John also got a phone call from the garage.  They would NOT have the part we needed in time to have the car fixed by Sunday.  This was hard to hear and would cause us to go back to the drawing board.

I was also a wee bit sad that one of my message board friends would be coming to DS, but that we would not overlap our times.  I was hoping to meet Beth this side of Heaven.  Perhaps another time?

We barely got out in time!