The kids and I headed to Disneyworld for a day over the weekend. Unfortunately, Dear had to work so we had to go without him. We planned this trip in order to meet up with one of Aggie’s friends from Fort Worth, whose family was heading to Disneyworld for their first time. We spent Saturday with them at Magic Kingdom. It was really great to see them again and to enjoy some time together at MK. The kids enjoyed these rides the most: Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin (twice!), Indy Speedway (go carts – twice!), and Cubs enjoyed Space Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean. We all liked the Monsters Inc. Comedy Club / Mike’s Laugh Floor (a new attraction), Mickey’s PhilharMagic (my personal favorite), Alladin’s Magic Carpets, and the Jungle Cruise.
Aggie and Cubs planning before the Magic Carpet Ride (“You turn this to make us go up and down and I will steer.”)
Round 2 – This time with Aggie’s friend, Gabriella
In the past, Dear has joked about the wildlife (actually, they are quite tame) throughout the park such as birds, squirrels, and ducks. He would tell the kids that they weren’t real, but rather, Disney Animatronics! Here are a few examples:
We could have done without the Enchanted Tiki Room, though. It was described as a sing-song animatronic show…and that is was. We thought about riding Splash Mountain but by the time we made it over there during the late afternoon, the wait time was 90 minutes. We thought about getting a Fastpass but we wouldn’t have been able to use it for several hours, so we passed on it. We were walking (or standing in line at times) for most of the 10+ hours we were there. Even though we were tired at the end of the day, we had a fun day overall.
Fireworks at the end of the day were fun but we had to leave in the middle of them in order to get to our bus by 9:30pm (the next bus was at 11:00 and I knew I wasn’t going to have enough energy to stay that long!)
Cinderella’s Castle glowed in the darkness as it changed colors throughout the evening.
This was our third trip to Disneyworld (the first one since we moved to Florida). It is about a 3 hour drive from Boca Raton to Orlando. Previously, we stayed long enough to see each of the 4 parks and also stayed at a Disney resort. This time, we stayed at a hotel not affiliated with Disneyworld. It wasn’t bad. We stayed at a Sheraton in Orlando – it wasn’t bad. The hotel shuttle, though, is just not the same as the Disney buses which arrive every few minutes at the Disney resorts. The drivers of the Disney buses often provide fun Disney facts and tidbits and tend to be Disney fans themselves. The pool at the Sheraton was great – it has the “world’s largest python slide” (in case you forgot, I’m not a fan of snakes – but this one was immobile so it was okay by me). The kids loved the slide – which is where we spent our Sunday morning prior to heading back home. The trip was fast and furious – but fun! The kids are already planning our next trip. 
