Farewell Tampa

It was a rainy day in central Florida. We woke up to rain, drove in rain, stopped in rain and arrived to Orlando in rain. Did I mention that it rained today? We drove from Tampa to Orlando separately, Mel in the RV and me in the Jeep. It makes it easier when checking in at Disney.

We checked into Fort Wilderness at 2 p.m. It was raining hard and Mel had a tough time pulling the RV into our new home for the next twelve days.

As soon as we set up, off we went to the Magic Kingdom. It took some convincing for Mel to carry a poncho but given the 100% humidity factor I felt we should err on the side of caution.

We took the boat to the Magic Kingdom. Then we picked up our annual passes and entered the park. It was very overcast and heavy with dark clouds but no rain.

To our surprise, we arrived just as the Disney parade was beginning. What a great kickoff to our stay. Once the parade was over, the crowd began to dissipate. So we headed to the Philharmagic 3-D Show-too cute. We then headed to the Haunted Mansion. After that, it was time for a snack-how about a funnel cake? Yum!

Mel decided that we should try Splash Mountain. We couldn't believe it. We walked right on. Quickly, I donned my poncho but the seat was already wet. Yuck!

We headed to Thunder Mountain but it was shut down because of thunder and lightening. So we started to head for the exit, but a cast member said the evening parade was about to start. We kept on walking but when we reached Main Street, the music started, the lights dimmed and there was the parade.

We watched about half the parade, when the rain started. We headed for the exit for real this time. We ran for the dock and the sky opened up. We were 2nd in line for the boat so we were able to get seats inside. By the time, we reached the shore of Fort Wilderness, the rain had stopped. We dropped by Crockett's Tavern for a pizza. Then we walked home before the rain started again.

Tomorrow we are in for more of the same so it may be a movie day. Oh yes, it was around 75 degrees so I guess it wasn't too bad.