We finally made it to Disney for the very first time! We had a spectacular time that began with a day at Downtown Disney and some shopping (Legos anyone??) and good food. We then made our way over to Animal Kingdom Lodge where we enjoyed fantastic views, swimming, activities, and were introduced to "tea time", which the kids have become very accustomed to! Here is a peek at our stay...
Our first day began in true Disney Magic fashion with the opening ceremony at the Magic Kingdom. I actually shed a tear to watch Izzy get so excited to see Mickey and Minnie arrive in the train to open the gates. I caught a wonderful pic of her waving at them from Kevin's shoulders as well as one of her sheer joy at seeing the Castle for the first time. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that Isabella was tall enough for all of the rides, so the four of us did it all together. Who knew she was a thrill ride junkie??? She did Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain twice each and was begging for more! She was actually the one who kept her hands up the whole time!!
Of course the biggest thrill was seeing Isabella meet the Princesses that she adores!
Nate was in need of some action, so off to Hollywood Studios! This worked out great because he is totally into this Indiana Jones phase and was thrilled to see the stunt show and get to pose with some of the scenery. Of course he was a bit miffed that it wasn't the "real" Indie, and the dude "was even way too short". Of course I explained to him that even Harrison Ford himself doesn't even look like the "real" Indie anymore!! Our thrills continued with more stunt shows and the topper of the whole vacation...THE TOWER OF TERROR!!! That's right-even my little daredevil rode the blood curdling drop fest. Let me just say that she handled it much better than I did! That crap is for the birds! Check out the pic of us as we are dropped-Kevin and I are both reassuring Izzy, who was in better shape than the two of us put together!!
It was fantastic and everything that we expected! We can't wait to go back!!!
