This is better late than never:
Back in February, Daniel and I decided we wanted to go to
Disney again. We knew our friends the
Morgan’s had talked about Disney, so at lunch one Sunday afternoon we mentioned
going on a summer trip. By the next day
we had our trip planned, the week picked out, and reservations in the process -
July was a long way away!
We hit the road on Saturday July 20th at lunch
time. We arrived at Port Orleans Riverside in time to go to unpack
and head to Downtown Disney after supper at the hotel! Downtown Disney was really crowded, so we
didn't stay for long.
On Sunday we went to Universal Studios and visited both
parks. Some other friends , Brian and
Mary Grace West, met us for the day as well.
It was great seeing them, and we enjoyed all of the Harry Potter rides
and worlds. Of course we needed a picture of us all in "London"!
We attempted to plan our days at Disney based on the “least
busy” days that I found on some different blogs, however in the summer they are
all busy! We did plan our fast passes well and rarely waited longer than 30
minutes for a ride – which is awesome when it is 95 degrees and 100%
humidity.
Monday was Epcot! We
rode several rides including Mission Space, Soarin’, Spaceship Earth, Nemo,
Living with the Land, and Maelstrom. We
went back to the room after lunch to rest and get ready for our dinner
reservations. (This is a huge advantage
to staying on site; it is so easy to go back to the room!) We had dinner reservations at La Cellier that
night, so we were a little dressed up and I decided to leave my backpack at the
room that had our rain gear. It rained
– for SEVERAL HOURS! By the time we got
to dinner we were pretty soaked. Dinner
was delicious and we walked around hoping to see Illuminations, however due to
the continued rain they cancelled the show.
Despite being wet, it was a lot of fun!
Tuesday we headed over to Magic Kingdom! One of my favorites! There are so many rides, that you really need
two days! I cannot even name all that we
rode, however I made sure we had fast passes to ride the new Seven Dwarfs Mine
Coaster! It was awesome, and we skipped
the wait of more than 70 minutes! We had lunch in the Beast’s castle – we ate
in the West Wing. They have done an
incredible job of making it look like the movie – and the “Grey Stuff Cupcake”
is deliciousJ. Again we played our fast passes well, went
back to the room and got some rest, then rode more rides that night. We stayed and watched the fireworks, which
are always awesome!
Riding the rides!
Braving the rain back that night at Magic Kingdom!
Lunch in The Beast's Castle
Why yes I would love two giant chocolate chip cookies with butter pecan ice cream in the middle!
Wednesday we took a break from the Disney side and headed
over to SeaWorld! I love to go see all
of the animals. It has changed A LOT
since Daniel and I went on our honeymoon 6 years ago! Marianne, Jeremy, and Daniel rode the roller
coasters and we watched several of the shows.
My favorite is the Dolphin show J
they are so incredibly smart! Wednesday
night was set aside as date night – we went our separate ways and enjoyed
dinner with our husbands. Daniel and I
went to the Raglan Road Irish Bred Pub in Downtown Disney. We both had fish n chips – something we love
from our trip to London!
Thursday we went to Animal Kingdom – which is my
favorite! Let me just say this – you would
think it would be cooler because of all the shade – WRONG!!! The shade prevented any breezes, and all of
the water made it more humid than the already 100% of the everyday Florida
forecast! We were glad we got there
early and did all we wanted to do before lunch, because after lunch it stormed
and they shut down rides. We also had
gone first thing in the morning on the Safari; this is my favorite thing in all
of the Disney parks! We decided to call
it early and go rest. We went our own
ways for dinner that night at Epcot, and then met up to watch Illuminations!
Friday – our last day at the parks – was spent at Hollywood
Studios. I am still getting used to
calling it that, because the first time I ever went to Disney World (13 years
ago) it was still MGM Studios! Marianne,
Jeremy, and Daniel headed straight for Tower of Terror and Rockin’ Roller
Coaster – I just waitedJ. We road several other rides and watched
shows. Then we had lunch plans at Mama
Melrose’s it was delicious!
Olaf fans at the gate!!
Daniel smoked me on the Toy Story Ride!
We had an incredible vacation – thankful we were able to
share it with friends! I cannot wait to go back! I LOVE DISNEY WORLD!!!
