It was a lot of fun but too short. We were only in the parks for 2 days. I knew it was going to be short, but it was way short. We (I) felt rushed. And then exhausted from all the rushing. Tip #11; If you have the time, stay at least 4 days. If you don't have the time, maybe wait until you do (that'll give you more time to save too.) It was still good though. Since our kids are still young and we've been going to Disney as a family since they were even younger (this was my 10 year olds 5th time, 7 year olds 4th time and 5 year olds 3rd time) every time we go, there is something new they want to do. For us, that is mostly due to the fact that we don't have many thrill seekers in the family and the fact that our girls have historically been scaredy cats. That's fine with me though. My hus and I both don't care for roller coasters or thrill rides. I will never ride Tower of Terror or the Rockin' Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios. I will never ride Mt. Everest at Animal Kingdom. I will never (again) even ride Space Mountain. (I do like Big Thunder Mountain though).
This year, we added Test Track and Soarin' at Epcot. We haven't ridden these before mostly because of the lines. This time, we got fast passes and walked right on. (Yeah for fast passes! If you are unfamiliar with these, become familiar before you go). They loved Soarin'. My 7 year old almost threw up on Test Track. Proof that she may join the ranks of the non thrill ride club with her mom and dad. My 5 year old yells out in the middle of the ride that if it doesn't stop soon, she was going to pee in her pants. I couldn't tell if she was just trying to be funny or not, but she didn't pee. Thank goodness. So the 7 year old and I had to sit down for a bit after the ride and let her tummy catch up with the rest of her. She did not throw up.
We got to see the new Fantasy Land at Magic Kingdom. It was a bit too crowded to get to explore it the way I would have wanted too, but it was neat. Despite the crowds, we got to do almost everything we wanted to. I think Peter Pan was the only ride we didn't get to do. It'll be another couple years before we go back to the parks and spend any significant time. Next time, I'd like to go for a good bit longer than just 2 days. We will be back down in Florida this summer to visit my parents. While there, I'm sure we'll make it over to Disney and do the non park things. We do that almost every time we go to FL. That'll have to hold us over until we can "do" Disney again.
Sigh. I do love Disney.
A family picture with the Mouse himself.
The best picture of the 300+ I took (though a little blurry. iphone.) My 5 year old kept covering her eyes (and ears) while my 7 year old drove on the Tomorrowland Speedway, all the while, the 7 year old had mad concentration. The 5 year old kept thinking she was going to crash us.
Epcot is my favorite park. Tip #12; Contrary to popular belief, Epcot is great for little kids too. We told our kids that with only 2 days, they had to choose 2 parks to visit. Of the 4, of course MK was #1 but #2, they chose Epcot.
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