As if there aren't enough pictures on the inter-web of this family and their Disney obsession, here is yet another post depicting our love of the Disney Parks! We sure do love them and aren't afraid to spend all our vacation time there! What made this trip even more exciting was that my mom and Joe agreed to join us on our adventures. We sure did LOVE everything about our trip and can't wait to go again. So, if you've got some time on your hands, I give you our Disneyworld vacation in oh-too-many pictures.
We stayed at the Saratoga Spring Resort right there on property. Mark spent a lot of his time working at this resort during his College Program days, so he was in deja-vu a lot! We scored a delightful 2 bedroom "villa" which allowed us our own private space yet to be together. The only way to travel in my opinion.
Day 1: EPOCT and Le Cellier Steakhouse: One word-epic. I don't usually go to Epcot as our first park on the trip; but dining reservations forced us to have it no other way. I have always loved the World Showcase and meandering through the countries. We had the disney dining plan again, so we made a stop in at the steakhouse in the Canada pavilion. Holy moly worth it a thousand times over. It costs 2 dinners on your plan but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. So delicious.
Day 2: Hollywood Studios. Highlights included Mark getting me on Tower of Terror even though I dislike that ride. Catching all Cameron's favorite Pixar characters. And seeing the Home Alone crowbar. Our dining reservations here wasn't anything to shout about, so we'll just breeze over it without much mention. We ate.
Day 3: The Magic Kingdom: This was a packed day! Since our last visit 5 years ago, the Magic Kingdom has gone under a ton of improving construction. Specifically, the Haunted Mansion que and Fantasyland. The new Seven Dwarfs mine car had just opened the month before, so we snagged us some fast passes and took a ride on that. It was a GREAT roller coaster but in my opinion, not worth more than at 15 minute wait. The 90+ standby line is really not worth it. We also enjoyed the new Be Our Guest restaurant for our dining choice; fantastic. Although "the grey stuff" isn't all that delicious; my chocolate cupcake was a much better option.
Day 4: Resort day and resting. Swimming and naps had by all. Much needed and super delightful. Cameron became so much more confident in the pool, I just loved watching him try to motor himself around in the water. Too cute.
Day 5: Animal Kingdom. This is by far my least favorite of the 4 parks. I'm not sure if this feeling came because I spent so much of my time working here during my college program days; or if it is just the park as a whole that doesn't suite my fancy. Whatever it is, we only spent the morning here and then headed back to the resort for more swimming and resting. We hit up the Hoop De Doo Review that night and had a hoot of a time there. Yummy BBQ and really fun entertainment.
Day 6: Magic Kingdom. We spent our last day in Orlando visiting our favorite park of them all. Ate a ton as we used up the rest of our dining plan meals, and just relaxed as we saw whatever we felt like. And I must mention that our good friends the Marcums who now live in Tampa made the trip up to visit us while we were there. It's always great to get together with old friends and renew those ties. Loves. This was just a super fun trip and we can't wait to go again!
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