After a great lunch at the Three Broomsticks, G wanted another ride on the Dragon Challenge. Sam said that he wasn't up for looping roller coasters so soon after lunch so she and I went while the boys held our stuff. The wait was nonexistent so we weren't gone long.
It was getting really hot and B was dying to go for a swim so we headed back towards the park entrance through the Jurassic Park area. B wanted to stop and check out the little pond with the lily pads.
We leisurely strolled toward the entrance, enjoying the park atmosphere.
G occasionally doesn't hold up well in the heat and I think the Dragon Challenge/heat/just ate lunch combo got to her. She wasn't feeling great, a little light headed, so we decided that she needed s cold drink asap. I knew that there was a stand selling frozen lemonade near the Confisco Grill so we headed that way to cool her off.
We ran onto these guys right before the stand and she couldn't pass up the meet and greet. This was a really good one. The Genies(?) chatted with the kids for a while since there was nobody else in line to see them. They were a brother and sister duo too.
Immediately after we got G and drink and she perked up right away.
The lady running the drink stand was really nice and gave the kids two spoons so they could share. There was no way B was going to eat anything lemon as he detests sour things of any sort but it was really sweet anyway.
The frozen lemonade was really good. I don't really like sour either but this was not overly tart. Very refreshing on a hot day. G drank the whole thing before we even got off of the bus at CBBR.
We headed back to the room to change for the pool. I did not take my phone down with me so no photos of this afternoons activities. G and Sam spent forever floating around the lazy river. B wanted to play in the sand so I staked out a nice seat and grabbed a starbucks to enjoy while he played. We joined the other two in the lazy river and spent a lovely afternoon cooling off.
After our pool time we got redressed and headed back to the park. We heard Donkey talking and headed that way. One of my favorite memories of our couples trip was that meet and greet. Donkey was hilarious and really liked Sam's hat. This one was fun and Princess Fiona was these too!
This is an awesome character interaction that we would highly recommend stopping for if time permits.