Where did the week go? It seems we had been waiting and waiting for out trip to Disney to arrive and then just like that it was over! What a fun week we had! The weather was perfect - in the 80's each day, just the way I like it! We had about 30 minutes of rain on Monday night, but that was it!
Our resort, the Port Orleans Riverside Resort, was very nice. A LOT of people stay there, we realized. The crowd to get on the bus back to our resort at the end of the day was always the biggest, so I think we will stay somewhere else next time we go. The rooms were nice, the actual resort was great, and the kids had fun in the pool. We were on the second floor of our building, which kind of stunk with the stroller, since the only way up was by stairs. Aside from that, we were very happy there.
After travelling all day on Monday, we went to Disney's Hollywood Studios that night. We grabbed some dinner and saw the Muppet 3-D show and a Little Mermaid show. By the time we were done with that, it was after 9pm and we were all exhausted, so we went back to the resort and went to bed! We had an early breakfast reservation for Tuesday at the Grand Floridian Resort - breakfast with characters! We met Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Mary Pop
pins, the Mad Hatter, and Alice in Wonderland. The kids were SO excited! Lily was scared by the Mad Hatter, and Emmalee and Micah didn't care for him either (on wednesday when we got Micah up for breakfast, he said "I don't want to see that hat guy again!"). After breakfast we hopped on the monorail to the Magic Kingdom and spent all morning and early afternoon in Fantasyland. The kids met Chip & Dale and went on all the rides (It's a Small World, Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan, Dumbo, the carousel - there are more that I just can't remember 
right now). We also drove the race cars in Tomorrowland, and then went back to the resort to swim in the pool and let Lily take a good nap until about 6pm. Then we went to Epcot and went on the Nemo ride, and then walked around the World Showcase until it was time for our dinner reservation at Akershus in Norway - dinner with the Princesses. We met Aurora, Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, and Ariel. Micah did NOT want his picture taken with the princesses, but he reluctantly let me take one of him with Jasmine, and when we first went in, they had their picture taken with Aurora.
Wednesday morning we had breakfast at our resort, then went to the Animal Kingdom. That was a cool park. We went on the Kilimanjaro Safari drive, and saw all kinds of animals - elephants, hippos, a rhino, gorillas, crocodiles, a lion, etc. etc. The kids enjoyed that. Steve, Emmalee and I went on the big roller coaster Expedition Everest, which was really cool! Dad walked a crying, tired Micah and Lily around while we rode. We also went to Camp Minnie Mickey, where the kids met Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck. We went from Animal Kingdom back to Hollywood Studios, and Steve, Emmalee and I rode the Tower of Terror. It was fun, but not as thrilling as I had expected. Emmalee loved it. We waited in a terribly long line for over an hour to go on the Toy Story ride, which was a lot of fun, but not really worth the wait. Then the kids met Buzz Lightyear and Woody. Steve and I went on the Aerosmith Rockin Roller Coaster, which was CRAZY! Definitely the best and most thrilling ride I went on all week. When you take off, you go from 0-60mph in 2.6 seconds. It took my breath away, literally! We also went on the Great Movie Ride, which we all really enjoyed.
Thursday we got up and went to the Magic Kingdom for the day to cover the rest of the park. We were there ALL DAY, walked miles and miles, and had a great time! We rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain, Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride, Dumbo again, Pirates of the Caribbean, and so many more. I felt bad for Micah because he wasn't tall enough for some of the rides (the big ones), but he really loved the ones he was able to go on. Lily was SO good all week - I felt bad that she was stuck in the stroller all day, every day, but she was amazing!
Friday morning we got up early for our last character breakfast. This one was at the Polynesian Resort, and we met Lilo and Stitch, Mickey, and Pluto. After breakfast we had to get our bus back to the airport, and then it was home again! Coming off the plane into 60-something degree weather, when it had been 80-something when we got on, was a little disturbing. I am definitely a warm-weather person.
Anyway - that's our vacation, in a nutshell! Packed full, and full of fun!
Our resort, the Port Orleans Riverside Resort, was very nice. A LOT of people stay there, we realized. The crowd to get on the bus back to our resort at the end of the day was always the biggest, so I think we will stay somewhere else next time we go. The rooms were nice, the actual resort was great, and the kids had fun in the pool. We were on the second floor of our building, which kind of stunk with the stroller, since the only way up was by stairs. Aside from that, we were very happy there.
After travelling all day on Monday, we went to Disney's Hollywood Studios that night. We grabbed some dinner and saw the Muppet 3-D show and a Little Mermaid show. By the time we were done with that, it was after 9pm and we were all exhausted, so we went back to the resort and went to bed! We had an early breakfast reservation for Tuesday at the Grand Floridian Resort - breakfast with characters! We met Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Mary Pop
pins, the Mad Hatter, and Alice in Wonderland. The kids were SO excited! Lily was scared by the Mad Hatter, and Emmalee and Micah didn't care for him either (on wednesday when we got Micah up for breakfast, he said "I don't want to see that hat guy again!"). After breakfast we hopped on the monorail to the Magic Kingdom and spent all morning and early afternoon in Fantasyland. The kids met Chip & Dale and went on all the rides (It's a Small World, Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan, Dumbo, the carousel - there are more that I just can't remember 
right now). We also drove the race cars in Tomorrowland, and then went back to the resort to swim in the pool and let Lily take a good nap until about 6pm. Then we went to Epcot and went on the Nemo ride, and then walked around the World Showcase until it was time for our dinner reservation at Akershus in Norway - dinner with the Princesses. We met Aurora, Cinderella, Belle, Jasmine, and Ariel. Micah did NOT want his picture taken with the princesses, but he reluctantly let me take one of him with Jasmine, and when we first went in, they had their picture taken with Aurora.Wednesday morning we had breakfast at our resort, then went to the Animal Kingdom. That was a cool park. We went on the Kilimanjaro Safari drive, and saw all kinds of animals - elephants, hippos, a rhino, gorillas, crocodiles, a lion, etc. etc. The kids enjoyed that. Steve, Emmalee and I went on the big roller coaster Expedition Everest, which was really cool! Dad walked a crying, tired Micah and Lily around while we rode. We also went to Camp Minnie Mickey, where the kids met Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck. We went from Animal Kingdom back to Hollywood Studios, and Steve, Emmalee and I rode the Tower of Terror. It was fun, but not as thrilling as I had expected. Emmalee loved it. We waited in a terribly long line for over an hour to go on the Toy Story ride, which was a lot of fun, but not really worth the wait. Then the kids met Buzz Lightyear and Woody. Steve and I went on the Aerosmith Rockin Roller Coaster, which was CRAZY! Definitely the best and most thrilling ride I went on all week. When you take off, you go from 0-60mph in 2.6 seconds. It took my breath away, literally! We also went on the Great Movie Ride, which we all really enjoyed.
Thursday we got up and went to the Magic Kingdom for the day to cover the rest of the park. We were there ALL DAY, walked miles and miles, and had a great time! We rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Space Mountain, Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride, Dumbo again, Pirates of the Caribbean, and so many more. I felt bad for Micah because he wasn't tall enough for some of the rides (the big ones), but he really loved the ones he was able to go on. Lily was SO good all week - I felt bad that she was stuck in the stroller all day, every day, but she was amazing!
Friday morning we got up early for our last character breakfast. This one was at the Polynesian Resort, and we met Lilo and Stitch, Mickey, and Pluto. After breakfast we had to get our bus back to the airport, and then it was home again! Coming off the plane into 60-something degree weather, when it had been 80-something when we got on, was a little disturbing. I am definitely a warm-weather person.
Anyway - that's our vacation, in a nutshell! Packed full, and full of fun!
3 comments:
awesome!!!!!!! was hoping you all had a blast. can't wait to hear all about it in person this weekend. :)
There's a remedy to getting your fill of warm weather....come and join me in NC!!! Sounds like the trip was totally awesome. So glad you all had a chance to go!! Love Mom
no mention of dad... i thought he went too!
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