Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Magic Kingdom x 2

We spent two days at Magic Kingdom and that turned out to be a great decision. By far this was everyone's favorite park- rides, princesses, parades, fireworks, pure magic. :)

Our first day at Magic Kingdom started early. We booked breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table solely for the purpose of getting into Magic Kingdom before the park officially opened and taking pictures of our little princess in front of the castle. Mission accomplished!!!
The rest of the day was spent in Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. We rode everything.
On Day 2 a pirate and Tinkerbell conquered Adventureland and Frontierland before topping off the night with the Wishes fireworks show.

Parker has asked almost every day when we can go back. Pretty sure these kids had a blast! ;)

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Epcot/Animal Kingdom/Hollywood Studios

Epcot:
Or as Parker would call it "F-cot." This was such a great day for Eden because she got to meet Anna, Elsa, Aurora, and Snow White (see previous post) and for Keith and me because the food. :) Parker wasn't so impressed with the rides, but he was pretty happy to see some trains. It was also the Flower and Garden Festival so everything was in bloom and there was even a butterfly garden. Perfect intro to Disney!
The Disney photog made us do this. Cracks me up!
Animal Kingdom:
The safari ride is an old favorite, but this year Parker was tall enough to ride Kali River Rapids. He rode once with Keith using a Fast Pass. Eden and I waited at the end and saw them get off completely dry. They grabbed a Rider Switch so I was able to go through the Fast Pass line with Parker and let him ride again. We didn't get off so lucky. We were soaked and Parker thought it was awesome. It was worth it to walk around with wet shorts for 4 hours to hear Par's squeals and laughs. I think Eden's favorite part was the dole whip... yum!
pre Kali River Rapids
post Kali River Rapids
Hollywood Studios:
The Toy Story ride at Hollywood Studios is SO fun. We rode twice. You use a laser gun and shoot at targets on different screens throughout the ride. I barely beat Parker the first round, but my big talking came back to bite me the second time and Keith pulled out a victory. I blame it on my laser. Eden was most improved increasing her score from 200 to 4,000. Ha! Also at Hollywood Studios: a Star Wars ride for Keith and Parker; Olaf's meet and greet with Eden; a Disney Junior area with a show and pictures with Pluto, Jake (and the Neverland Pirates), and Princess Sofia; Frozen sing-a-long (I think this was a favorite for all of us!); and ice cream. There's always a treat. ;)

We scheduled two days in Magic Kingdom and they did not disappoint! More pictures coming soon...