Saturday, November 24, 2007
Pictures from Disney World
OK, so we've had a few days to recover from the trip :)
Here are some pictures from our time in Disney World. I think we were so busy enjoying the trip that we forgot to take as many pictures as last year. But I think you'll enjoy the captured moments just the same.
Saturday, November 17, 2007
A week of Magical Moments
Well, we aren't quite home yet. So I don't have pictures to upload just yet. But we've had an amazing week here in Orlando.
For the first few nights, I felt somewhat melancholy that the week was ticking away too quickly. With each fireworks show that ended our first magical days at Disney, I tried to freeze time in my mind to savor every minute with my family here. But something wonderful happens when you spend more than the 2 or 3 days here at Walt Disney World -- you begin to loose track of time! By Thursday, I honestly couldn't instantly recall what day of the week it was! How wonderful! I stopped feeling melancholy with each conclusion of the day, and just felt like I was living life and having a blast with my husband and kids.
Now, for you non-Disney peeps, you will probably not understand much of the lingo I'm about to share -- but if you ever decide to visit Disney World, PLEASE subscribe to tourguidemike.com and he will educate you on all things "Disney"!
Today, we were at the Magic Kingdom and had an amazing day. Let's see....we started the day at our family favorite ride of all time, Buzz Lightyear (3 times in a row with no line, I might add!). At the conclusion of ride #2, Tyler insisted that we ride it AGAIN and reluctantly, we all wandered back through the line. Thank goodness we did because the "dream team" was handing out "dream fast passes". SCORE!
Although the crowds were slightly larger at M.K. today, we eased in and out of all the rides -- never waiting more than 10-15 minutes for anything. People practically drooled over the dream fast passes that gained us quick access to all our favorite rides. So awesome!
After hitting all of our favorites, we then took a brief break -- the kids got to say "Driver you are clear" when we boarded the tram back to our parking spot (over a microphone -- so they were in heaven).
Upon re-entering the M.K., we sat in the driver's cabin of the Monorail -- now this was huge for us. Tyler & Charlie have become quite the Disney Pin Traders and Tyler has collected the entire hidden Mickey series of the Monorails (it's 8 Pins -- took him 2 years)....and only 4 people are allowed in the driver's car of the Monorail at any time. So the kids felt really special.
We then hit all of our favorite rides again -- culminating in (you guessed it) Buzz Lightyear -- where the whole family scored the max. possible and graduated into becoming "galactic heroes". We thought we couldn't possible top that ending to the day so we grabbed some good ole fashioned funnel cake and watched the fireworks show. We then road the Monorail in the pilot's car for our trip home -- what a day.
But here are just a few highlights of our Magical Moments during the week:
* Day 1 - Tyler WON a trivia contest at the Legos store and won a huge Legos set. Tyler & Dad helped build bricks that constructed a huge R2D2 model at the store.
* Day 2 - Both boys became "Padawans" by graduating through the Jedi Training program and MGM. (very big deal to both of them). Dinner at our favorite hibachis grill in Japan :)
* Day 3 - First day of Magic Kingdom -- the boys were selected to ride Barnstormer with Goofy & Pluto...and then escort them into their post for autographs. And they also got to ride the teacups with Alice and the Mad Hatter. I lost my purse on Thunder Mtn but luckily it was turned in and I got it back all in tack!
* Day 4 - Both boys got to interact and talk to Crush (turtle from Finding Nemo).
* Day 5 - Pirate Cruise, Swimming and Tyler & Charlie each completing a pin collection in the evening.
* Day 6 - Both Boys fell in love with Expedition Everest.
* Day 7 - What ya just read about above!
I know we'll be tired -- but a good tired -- when we finally get home tomorrow. But it's been a great week. We've got so much to be thankful for this year -- I'll be uploading pictures soon... And Andrew wants me to blog about "finding the hole" when you are walking in crowds. He's crazy! But evidently, I'm really good at it :)
Until next time......
For the first few nights, I felt somewhat melancholy that the week was ticking away too quickly. With each fireworks show that ended our first magical days at Disney, I tried to freeze time in my mind to savor every minute with my family here. But something wonderful happens when you spend more than the 2 or 3 days here at Walt Disney World -- you begin to loose track of time! By Thursday, I honestly couldn't instantly recall what day of the week it was! How wonderful! I stopped feeling melancholy with each conclusion of the day, and just felt like I was living life and having a blast with my husband and kids.
Now, for you non-Disney peeps, you will probably not understand much of the lingo I'm about to share -- but if you ever decide to visit Disney World, PLEASE subscribe to tourguidemike.com and he will educate you on all things "Disney"!
Today, we were at the Magic Kingdom and had an amazing day. Let's see....we started the day at our family favorite ride of all time, Buzz Lightyear (3 times in a row with no line, I might add!). At the conclusion of ride #2, Tyler insisted that we ride it AGAIN and reluctantly, we all wandered back through the line. Thank goodness we did because the "dream team" was handing out "dream fast passes". SCORE!
Although the crowds were slightly larger at M.K. today, we eased in and out of all the rides -- never waiting more than 10-15 minutes for anything. People practically drooled over the dream fast passes that gained us quick access to all our favorite rides. So awesome!
After hitting all of our favorites, we then took a brief break -- the kids got to say "Driver you are clear" when we boarded the tram back to our parking spot (over a microphone -- so they were in heaven).
Upon re-entering the M.K., we sat in the driver's cabin of the Monorail -- now this was huge for us. Tyler & Charlie have become quite the Disney Pin Traders and Tyler has collected the entire hidden Mickey series of the Monorails (it's 8 Pins -- took him 2 years)....and only 4 people are allowed in the driver's car of the Monorail at any time. So the kids felt really special.
We then hit all of our favorite rides again -- culminating in (you guessed it) Buzz Lightyear -- where the whole family scored the max. possible and graduated into becoming "galactic heroes". We thought we couldn't possible top that ending to the day so we grabbed some good ole fashioned funnel cake and watched the fireworks show. We then road the Monorail in the pilot's car for our trip home -- what a day.
But here are just a few highlights of our Magical Moments during the week:
* Day 1 - Tyler WON a trivia contest at the Legos store and won a huge Legos set. Tyler & Dad helped build bricks that constructed a huge R2D2 model at the store.
* Day 2 - Both boys became "Padawans" by graduating through the Jedi Training program and MGM. (very big deal to both of them). Dinner at our favorite hibachis grill in Japan :)
* Day 3 - First day of Magic Kingdom -- the boys were selected to ride Barnstormer with Goofy & Pluto...and then escort them into their post for autographs. And they also got to ride the teacups with Alice and the Mad Hatter. I lost my purse on Thunder Mtn but luckily it was turned in and I got it back all in tack!
* Day 4 - Both boys got to interact and talk to Crush (turtle from Finding Nemo).
* Day 5 - Pirate Cruise, Swimming and Tyler & Charlie each completing a pin collection in the evening.
* Day 6 - Both Boys fell in love with Expedition Everest.
* Day 7 - What ya just read about above!
I know we'll be tired -- but a good tired -- when we finally get home tomorrow. But it's been a great week. We've got so much to be thankful for this year -- I'll be uploading pictures soon... And Andrew wants me to blog about "finding the hole" when you are walking in crowds. He's crazy! But evidently, I'm really good at it :)
Until next time......
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