Disney World

Since we are only 30 mins from Disney we decided that it would be silly not to make at least one trip there. So we took Grandmom and the kids to the magic kingdom. We started the day by leaving Lakeland at 7:30am. We arrived at the Magic Kingdom at 9am right as they were opening the gates. We quickly headed to Fantasy land and the very first ride we rode was The Madhatters tea cups. Then it was Dumbo, Peter Pan, It's a Small World, Winnie the Pooh, the carousel and a 3D movie. We did all this in 1 1/2 hours.  We did Toon Town with a kids roller coaster, caught the steam engine train that goes around the park and headed over to Tomorrow Land. It was very crowded but we did Monster Inc. Laugh floor, Stitch, Buzz and two rides that have been there since the beginning, the Carousel of Progress and the tram that goes all through Tomorrow Land. I remember riding this ride as a kid and it turns out was one of our kids favorite rides, they rode it four times that day.  We then went to the Crystal Palace to have a buffet lunch/dinner with Pooh and his friends. All the kids enjoyed hugging and chatting with the characters except for Little Nathan. He stayed in his seat at the back of the table but the picture shows his delight. After that it was Adventure Land with the Swiss Family Treehouse, the Pirates of the Caribbean (we rode two times) and a ride on the Jungle Cruise. Little Nathan was laughing his head off at our guide and the guide let Grace drive the boat through the cave. Then we went to Frontierland and everyone except Mommy and Ella rode Thunder Mountain Rollercoaster. Ella was too small. Finally we went back to Tomorrowland so mommy and daddy could ride Space Mountain. This has always been my all time favorite ride over the years at any amusement park. But I think I must be old because it was too fast, too jerky and I think I forgot to breath the whole time because I was panting when the ride was over. On our way out of the park we caught the night time parade which was amazing and beautiful and classic Disney. We arrived home at 11:15 that night. The kids did wonderful and we all had a great time at Disney.

Favorite Rides:

Daddy- the 3D Mickey Mouse movie

Mommy- 3D movie and the night time parade

Grace- Thunder Mountain, the tram that goes through Tomorrow Land

Noel- Thunder Mountain, the steam engine, Peter Pan

Nathan- hated the 3D movie, cried the whole time, loved Thunder Mountain, The Jungle Cruise

Ella- the movie and the horse carousel