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Showing posts with label Epcot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Epcot. Show all posts
Friday, May 22, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Greetings from Walt Disney World!
Yes, we survived the plane trip and made it all the way to Orlando in one piece! There was just one bit of misfortune...
And that was the weather! For the duration of our stay, rain is in the forecast for every single day. This is what we looked like today! Cute ponchos but man, we are paying an arm and a leg for them! Everybody has ripped one, except for me. I have no idea what the others are doing but I am sure tomorrow, mine will be ripped to shreds... (so we need to go buy some cheap ones, don't you think???). Despite the inclement weather, we are trying to make the most of it.
We visited Epcot first, on Sunday. The weather started off well... thankfully. They were celebrating their flower festival so the landscaping was amazing. See that silver ball? Marika just loved that Spaceship: Earth ride!
It was wonderful to stand in ONE LINE ONLY and meet 5 Disney characters. The girls have been having lots of fun getting autographs and posing for pictures.
On Monday, we went to Disney's Animal Kingdom. The girls were pretty tired (we never had time to recover from the long flight on Saturday) and were increasingly whiny. The rainy weather didn't help any. This is Mika and Daddy Dude's third trip down the white water ride.
The girls favorite part about this park was the Festival of the Lion King and Finding Nemo show - so thank you, Michelle, for telling us to go see those!
Which brings us back to today - we went to the Magic Kingdom, which was magical, but very rainy. Did you know, it's kind of uncomfortable to carry a child wearing a wet poncho? Despite the weather, the girls were pretty adventurous - I took each child to the Haunted Mansion (where they last about 10 seconds before burying their heads into me) and we all went to Splash Mountain. The girls weren't too thrilled about the water ride - Mika was in tears because she was so scared (she didn't get all that wet - I mean, how could you, if you've been rained on all day?). Mika did agree to go on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Marika wanted to, but she was wee bit short), but was totally terrified again. I told her to scream when she was scared - and she did - but she said it did NOT help, because it did not make the roller coaster slow down!
Well, that's it for now. We'll either take it easy tomorrow or hit our 4th theme park. We're looking to expand our 4-day pass to a 5-day or 6-day (because the amount you pay after 4-days is really pretty small) but it will depend on the weather. Daddy Dude wasn't thrilled that we went out today but I thought it was much preferable than sitting in the room watching TV.
And that was the weather! For the duration of our stay, rain is in the forecast for every single day. This is what we looked like today! Cute ponchos but man, we are paying an arm and a leg for them! Everybody has ripped one, except for me. I have no idea what the others are doing but I am sure tomorrow, mine will be ripped to shreds... (so we need to go buy some cheap ones, don't you think???). Despite the inclement weather, we are trying to make the most of it.
We visited Epcot first, on Sunday. The weather started off well... thankfully. They were celebrating their flower festival so the landscaping was amazing. See that silver ball? Marika just loved that Spaceship: Earth ride!
It was wonderful to stand in ONE LINE ONLY and meet 5 Disney characters. The girls have been having lots of fun getting autographs and posing for pictures.
On Monday, we went to Disney's Animal Kingdom. The girls were pretty tired (we never had time to recover from the long flight on Saturday) and were increasingly whiny. The rainy weather didn't help any. This is Mika and Daddy Dude's third trip down the white water ride. The girls favorite part about this park was the Festival of the Lion King and Finding Nemo show - so thank you, Michelle, for telling us to go see those!
Which brings us back to today - we went to the Magic Kingdom, which was magical, but very rainy. Did you know, it's kind of uncomfortable to carry a child wearing a wet poncho? Despite the weather, the girls were pretty adventurous - I took each child to the Haunted Mansion (where they last about 10 seconds before burying their heads into me) and we all went to Splash Mountain. The girls weren't too thrilled about the water ride - Mika was in tears because she was so scared (she didn't get all that wet - I mean, how could you, if you've been rained on all day?). Mika did agree to go on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Marika wanted to, but she was wee bit short), but was totally terrified again. I told her to scream when she was scared - and she did - but she said it did NOT help, because it did not make the roller coaster slow down!Well, that's it for now. We'll either take it easy tomorrow or hit our 4th theme park. We're looking to expand our 4-day pass to a 5-day or 6-day (because the amount you pay after 4-days is really pretty small) but it will depend on the weather. Daddy Dude wasn't thrilled that we went out today but I thought it was much preferable than sitting in the room watching TV.
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