We spent our first and last days at the Magic Kingdom. It truly was a magical place. My highlight of the Magic Kingdom was our lunch in Cinderella's Castle. I was weepy watching my baby get to hug the princesses. She was so worried that she wouldn't see them all, but they all stopped by, hugged her, and gave her an autograph. I know that this was a meal that she will never forget. We all enjoyed Splash Mountain...since it was already raining, we didn't mind getting even more wet! Bryce wasn't sure about going to Enchanted Tales with Belle, until he was picked to play Beast. He got to dance with Belle and the look on his face was priceless! Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Monster's, Inc were all big hits with us.
We spent our second day at Epcot. It was hot, we were cranky, and we probably enjoyed this day the least, although we still had fun. It was Jim's birthday, so it was very cool to hear all the cast members tell him happy birthday all day. We missed a lot of Epcot because we were just so hot. We loved Soarin', Turtle Talk, and The Seas with Nemo. We spent some time in the Around the World area, but not enough. We tried the missions with Agent P, but I don't know if it was us, the heat, or what, but we didn't enjoy the process. I can see where it would be cool, but we just wanted to be done! We chose to leave after our meal at the Garden Grill (great food while spinning around) because we all were cranky. We went back to the resort and spent time at the pool which was much better for our family.
Up next was Animal Kingdom. We enjoyed the atmosphere, but we depended on maps to get around the park because the park is so large. The Kilimanjaro Safari was so much fun...I want to be one of the drivers on that ride, I don't think that I would ever get tired of seeing the animals. We all love Expedition Everest...Delainey is a Big Foot fan, so a ride about Yeti is pretty cool to her! We left plenty on the table for us to do next time. We left early so that we could check out Downtown Disney. I wanted to shop and I drug the family along with me! We got gifts for our family and a cool ornament for our Christmas tree.
Hollywood Studios seemed like it was the hardest park to navigate. I felt like we were walking the wrong direction so often. There were times that we were the only ones walking down a street, which seems odd in place like Disney. Tower of Terror was worth the trip. Delainey saw it once on tv and she couldn't wait...until she was on the ride. She was in tears when the ride was over, but now is ready to go again. Luckily, we got a fastpass for Toy Story Mania, it was crazy how long the wait was for the ride and fastpasses. It was fun and we would have liked to do it again, but the lines were crazy. The weather caused our biggest disappointment of the day. Bryce was looking forward to Jedi training. We ran through the park to get in line to make sure that we were able to a time for the kids. When it was time, we were eager for the kids to face Darth Vador. Just as they were ready to go out on stage, the sky opened up and it poured. We were canceled. We did get to get pictures taken with Darth and some Storm Troopers, but it wasn't the same.
We missed a bunch of things that were on my lists, but we adjusted to what worked best for the four of us. I have been told that it is best to go to Disney with a plan, but be willing to adjust the plan if needed. We did that each day. It just means that we need to go back in a few years to do all the things that we skipped this time!
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