We were going to walk around and explore the scene before finding a locker, but when we passed a locker area we figured it would just be easier to store our stuff instead of lugging it around. Mom got to chatting with the CM at the locker rental place and we received our first Disney magic of the trip, he bestowed upon us a locker key free of charge. So very cool! The only problem with this is that I didnt take my camera with me. I brought the waterproof one, but I still left it behind. So I apologize for no more pictures of BB. I did get a lot more at Typhoon Lagoon the next day.
Luggage stowed we went off to explore Blizzard Beach. Before leaving home I had done some research on BB but had not memorized the map. Thankfully they have big maps posted all around the park. We noticed the chair lifts but did not pay attention to what rides it took you to. We decided to start with the family raft ride, Teamboat Springs. We followed the signs to the green slopes and walked up a very very very long flight of stairs before realizing the chairlifts could have brought us up. Lesson learned and some calories burned we knew to use the chairlift next time. There was not much of a line and we were teamed up with a father and daughter. The ride was great, and you get plenty soaked. There is absolutely no way to get out of the raft gracefully so I just dunked myself overboard. Mom tried to be graceful, not possible.
After Teamboat Springs we decided to enjoy the lazy river. On a hot day what could be better than just relaxing in a tube floating along without a care in the world. We decided nothing could! There was even a CM catching leaves that had dropped in. Everything is so clean its amazing. Now I have a phobia of wet trash, and I dont think I saw a single piece anywhere. I still wore sandals the whole day and held them when going down a slide or in the lazy river but the place was immaculate.
After doing a full circuit and a little more we got out and went on a tube ride. We did a double tube on Runoff Rapids. Something was wrong and we had to wait up top for probably ten minutes, but it was a nice day and we had nowhere else to be. This one was great! We got dangerously close to the edges a few times we had so much momentum. We were both dunked into the water at the bottom, it was great fun! We stayed and watched other people come out of the tubes for a little bit and then headed off.
I was in the mood for a snowball so we went back to the locker for some money. Mom had the great idea for me to eat it in line for the chairlift and we'd do Teamboat Springs again. It was perfect timing and the snowball was delicious, half lime half strawberry. Our chairlift got stuck within feet of the top of the mountain. It seemed to stop quite a bit while we were waiting in line. We finally managed to get to the top and had another great raft ride. They teamed us up again with people, they were really good at keeping the line moving.
At this point we decided to start to dry off a little. We parked ourselves in the front of the wave pool and enjoyed the sun for about half an hour. The park closed at 6:00 that night but we headed out around 5:00 to avoid the crowds. We also wanted to see our room that had been ready for a while. A bus drove up right as we walked up to our stop, perfect timing.
We were at Jambo House within ten minutes. Through the store where I picked up the cutest soapstone hippo to add to my collection and then straight up to the room. We were in the last pod off Zebra Trail with a partial view of Uzima Savannah. I had booked a standard room so was expecting a pool view, but when we were checked in she said we had a partial view of the savannah. Well everyone, this was a full view and we had never seen so many animals in our 4 previous stays at Jambo House. The view was amazing, the room was amazing. I would be very happy to have this exact room again, 5574.
There was also a full drawer of utensils that I failed to get a picture of.
One of my favorite features of the 1BR
The bedroom
The magnificent balcony
And even more magnificent view
Loved this bathroom
The starkest toilet room youve ever seen.
This tub was HUGE!