Today we went to Typhoon Lagoon! Since we were riding all the rides we don't have as many pictures as a normal day because we relied on others.
Joshua was one of the first people up every day (and the other person went out for a run).
We got there at the right time: a bit before the opening but not much. There was also some shade to wait in which was ideal as it was already hot at 10am.
The start was a bit crazy. We had to stand around in the sun for about 10 minutes and it didn't go well. Then our party got separated (and we didn't have all phones) as we were trying to find a shady spot. Katy found a great spot and we all found each other fairly easily in hindsight.
Ben had spent some time figuring out our plan for the day and told us we should start with the MisAdventure Falls.
Then we did the water coaster. Isaac rode by himself and I rode with Joshua. There were three different coasters; over the course of the day we did them all. Banana was the most exciting one, but you could ride by yourself only on coconut. They were definitely Ben and Isaac's favorites of the park.
After this there was a large section were we were separate from others. There were some non-raft slides that we did (storm chasers?). I liked the middle one the best because it felt a bit longer and went through a dark section. The one on the left was boring and the one on the right was fine. Ben and Isaac took a brief detour to a different slide that was only a steep drop in the dark and came back with poor reviews. It was splashy and Isaac couldn't wear his googles. It made Ben's back all red and was really bumpy. I wasn't sure if I really wanted to do that one anyway, so I was glad they had checked it out.
We had lunch next. I had packed a lunch for all but Ben, who trekked all the way to the other side of the park, waited a long time, and then trekked back. We were finished eating by the time he was back, but just barely.
We hit the wave pool next! The kids were so excited about this. They enjoyed a few big waves so we kept going a little deeper. Then both of them went under poorly at the same wave and they were done. Luckily, Ben was coming in at that moment so the boys stayed in a little longer too, albeit quite a bit shallower. Ben and Ryan went way up to the front and enjoyed riding a few really big waves, although I don't think they got the gigantic wave.
We found some friends at the wave pool and hit the remainder of the tube rides. There was one that started slowly and got faster; I really liked that one. It wasn't a thrill ride by any means, but it was fun.
Then we started going around on the lazy river. Joshua and I went in a tube together and I was lazing it up. Suddenly Joshua is screaming almost bloody murder...he had been stung by a bee. I found it rather odd because the bee must have seen him and gone right to stinging as there was no movement from Joshua ahead of time being scared by the bee. I tossed the bee away and then I pulled out the stinger. We stopped by the lifeguard station because Joshua was still crying, although at least not screaming anymore. Long story short, Joshua and I visited a very nice first aid station but didn't get to see the waterfall on the lazy river.
It might seem like that was the beginning of the end, but we were getting close to being done anyway. We had our dole whips, because that's really the best medicine for bee stings. We went down a few more of the first rides. The lines to everything were really good throughout the day and I think the longest we waited was 15 minutes.
Dinner was Mexican. Since we were flying Southwest, we all got two free bags. Laura loves the no-salt chips that can only be found at Meijer, so I brought a suitcase full for her. I had a really fun time with it. :) (Turns out it was good to have that extra bag because we bought quite a few Legos throughout the trip.)
The kids got in the pool after dinner (slightly surprising all the adults) and enjoyed the arcade room.
Once the kids were asleep we played Space Base with Heather.
