Sunday, May 20, 2012

Disney Days: Magic Kingdom


We were happy to make use of a Florida resident Disneyworld discount, and we scored three days to play at the happiest place on earth (or so they say-it was mostly happy for us!) Disneyworld in Florida is comprised of 4 theme parks; Magic Kingdom is the park most similar to California's Disneyland. We were there for the opening welcome show and it was all quite magical. The lines were not bad at all (thanks to Fastpass and Rider Switch passes) and we never waited longer then 20-30 minutes for any attraction. We enjoyed all the classic rides: Peter Pan and Dumbo and Winnie the Pooh, the new Goofy Barnstormer rollercoaster ride, a Mickey 3-D show, Space Mountain (it took some convincing to get Anwyn on this and she did not like it, so she avoided rollercoasters the rest of the trip), Splash Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, and a few others. We caught the afternoon parade and met a few princesses. It was really warm (around 90 degrees). We ate dinner at Pecos Bill Cafe in Adventureland. When we came out of the restaurant we discovered a thunder/rainstorm. So we decided to call it a day, put on our ponchos and headed to the exit (we lasted from 8:30am to 7:30 pm).

Riding the ferry to enter the Magic Kingdom. Check out the matching Mickey ears t-shirts. The kids loved having matching shirts (and it made it easier to keep track of everyone). Thanks so much to Janene for making them turn out so well!
Reading the map and plotting out our first activity.
Watching the welcome show.
Flying high on Dumbo.
 
Ready for the 3-D Mickey Philharmagic Show.
Pull hard!
Not quite strong enough.
Chillin' on the people mover ride in Tomorrowland
 A view of the afternoon parade.

Meeting the Princesses: Sleeping Beauty, Belle, and Cinderella.

Zach was not interested in meeting any of these pretty ladies.
Looking pretty tired after a fantastic (but long and hot) day!)

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