Owen's Make A Wish Come True
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ChattaAlley
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Your little boy is adorable (and daughter too). Looks like a lot of fun is being had.
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We had an early wake up call because we were on our way to the Magic Kingdom. It was only about 20 minutes after leaving the village before we saw this sign.
We parked our car and it wasn't long before we were on a ferry ride to the Magic Kingdom.
After entering the park.. we saw the Main Street Christmas tree!! We have some family photos in front of the tree and castle, but we are waiting to get our photopass cd from Disney.
We had to stop briefly at the City Hall in main street to get Owen's stroller tagged as a wheelchair and then we were on our way to see Cinderella's castle. I love Disney during the holidays!!!
We arrived at the park about 45 minutes before they opened because we had breakfast reservations at Crystal Palace with Pooh!
Eeyore was so funny with Owen. Owen just kinda gave him hugs and kisses.
Do you see the puffed french toast and Mickey waffles on Owen's plate.. the food was really good at Crystal Palace.. highly recommend it!
It wasn't long before Pooh found our table.. Owen loves Pooh bear!!
Kamryn is too embarrassed to admit it, but she loves the Silly ol' bear as well.
We didn't want to sit around and wait for Tigger and Piglet, but we would be back later in the week! When the bill came, I realized I had left our Make A Wish debit card back in the car. The car that was parked outside the park, across the lake and in the parking lot a mile away. Daddy paid with another card so we could get out of there and then took off with the kids to ride Jungle cruise, while I decided to head out to the car to retrieve the card.
I realized when I got to the exit gate that I left my park tickets in the lanyard around Carson's neck. Just. My. Luck. So I headed all the way over to frontier land to meet up with fam and we rode Aladdin's magic carpet ride, Pirates of the Carribean and then BIG THUNDER mountain railroad!! Owen finally hit the 40" ride requirement for most of the Disney rides!!
On our way to Splash, we found Jessie and Woody!! Again, the Cast Member refused to let us wait in line and Owen walked right up to give his loves to his favorite Toy Story characters.
Woody and Jessie pulled Kamryn into the action too! They were great! I have more photos on the photopass cd.. coming soon.
Next up was Splash Mountain..one of our family's favorite rides! The cast member at the entrance said Owen was just a smide under the 40" mark and refused to let him ride. Lame. You win some, you lose some. He was just a smidge above the 40" mark at Big Thunder and was able to ride, but there was no sense in arguing. Another cast member let him ride Splash several times later in the week and he loved it so much!!
Kam and Daddy still wanted to ride so off they went.
It gave Owen and I time to get a tube feed in, give his morning medicine and we had fun watching the logs fly down the mountain.
Here is Daddy and Sis after their big fall.
I sent Daddy out to the car for the credit card and the kids and I found Princess Tiana. It was at this time that we realized Owen was not interested in princesses. Ha.
We were planning on making our way through the castle.. like we do at Disneyland.. but realized that was not an option at the Magic Kingdom. While I was looking at the map trying to plan my route into Fantasyland, a parade was making it's way right past us!!
It was a party parade and the characters were dancing in the street. Owen was so excited he was out of his stroller and in the street before I realized what was going on. Chip n' Dale were dancing with him and he was in heaven!!
The gorilla from Jungle Book came up next and Owen was laughing hysterically as they danced in the street! Love it!! Kamryn was way too cool to get her groove on, but I didn't hesitate. I'm sure I only mildly embarrassed her. Ha!!
I remembered seeing Mister Incredible and Frozone on a float in the parade, so we made our way across the street to find them. Owen was so excited to dance with them!!!
I love that the characters are so excited to always get their pictures taken. We had so much fun in the parade. It was hot, but we had a great time dancing in the street.
We parked our car and it wasn't long before we were on a ferry ride to the Magic Kingdom.
After entering the park.. we saw the Main Street Christmas tree!! We have some family photos in front of the tree and castle, but we are waiting to get our photopass cd from Disney.
We had to stop briefly at the City Hall in main street to get Owen's stroller tagged as a wheelchair and then we were on our way to see Cinderella's castle. I love Disney during the holidays!!!
We arrived at the park about 45 minutes before they opened because we had breakfast reservations at Crystal Palace with Pooh!
Eeyore was so funny with Owen. Owen just kinda gave him hugs and kisses.
Do you see the puffed french toast and Mickey waffles on Owen's plate.. the food was really good at Crystal Palace.. highly recommend it!
It wasn't long before Pooh found our table.. Owen loves Pooh bear!!
Kamryn is too embarrassed to admit it, but she loves the Silly ol' bear as well.
We didn't want to sit around and wait for Tigger and Piglet, but we would be back later in the week! When the bill came, I realized I had left our Make A Wish debit card back in the car. The car that was parked outside the park, across the lake and in the parking lot a mile away. Daddy paid with another card so we could get out of there and then took off with the kids to ride Jungle cruise, while I decided to head out to the car to retrieve the card.
I realized when I got to the exit gate that I left my park tickets in the lanyard around Carson's neck. Just. My. Luck. So I headed all the way over to frontier land to meet up with fam and we rode Aladdin's magic carpet ride, Pirates of the Carribean and then BIG THUNDER mountain railroad!! Owen finally hit the 40" ride requirement for most of the Disney rides!!
On our way to Splash, we found Jessie and Woody!! Again, the Cast Member refused to let us wait in line and Owen walked right up to give his loves to his favorite Toy Story characters.
Woody and Jessie pulled Kamryn into the action too! They were great! I have more photos on the photopass cd.. coming soon.
Next up was Splash Mountain..one of our family's favorite rides! The cast member at the entrance said Owen was just a smide under the 40" mark and refused to let him ride. Lame. You win some, you lose some. He was just a smidge above the 40" mark at Big Thunder and was able to ride, but there was no sense in arguing. Another cast member let him ride Splash several times later in the week and he loved it so much!!
Kam and Daddy still wanted to ride so off they went.
It gave Owen and I time to get a tube feed in, give his morning medicine and we had fun watching the logs fly down the mountain.
Here is Daddy and Sis after their big fall.
I sent Daddy out to the car for the credit card and the kids and I found Princess Tiana. It was at this time that we realized Owen was not interested in princesses. Ha.
We were planning on making our way through the castle.. like we do at Disneyland.. but realized that was not an option at the Magic Kingdom. While I was looking at the map trying to plan my route into Fantasyland, a parade was making it's way right past us!!
It was a party parade and the characters were dancing in the street. Owen was so excited he was out of his stroller and in the street before I realized what was going on. Chip n' Dale were dancing with him and he was in heaven!!
The gorilla from Jungle Book came up next and Owen was laughing hysterically as they danced in the street! Love it!! Kamryn was way too cool to get her groove on, but I didn't hesitate. I'm sure I only mildly embarrassed her. Ha!!
I remembered seeing Mister Incredible and Frozone on a float in the parade, so we made our way across the street to find them. Owen was so excited to dance with them!!!
I love that the characters are so excited to always get their pictures taken. We had so much fun in the parade. It was hot, but we had a great time dancing in the street.
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Daddy was almost back to the park, so we decided to head over to the Make A Wish lounge for some relaxing and ice cold water. Who knew that there were Make A Wish lounges in some of the Disney parks?! The kids played checkers and they had big pillows to throw on the floor and lounge on. We had icy cold water, kicked our shoes off and just relaxed for about 45 minutes. Daddy joined us half way in and it was nice to rest our feet.
We decided to hit up Fantasy land and a few more rides before calling it a day. It was getting warm out and we were already exhausted. We started with Mickey's Philarmagic 3d show.. very cool. Then we headed over to Small World, Peter Pan's flight, and then Dumbo!
The teacups are a family favorite.. Daddy went with the kids first.
Then it was my turn. There were no lines at Magic Kingdom while we were there and we practically walked on every single ride!! It was a great day to be there for sure!
We decided to skip Snow White's ride as well as Winnie the Pooh and revisit those later in the week. We wanted to finish up with a few rides in Tomorrowland. First up was Autopia.. Kam drove me and Daddy rode with Owen. So fun!
Space Mountain was next and Owen was too small for the Magic Kingdom version of the ride. They let Owen go into the mountain through the wheelchair line so we could rideswap. I went with Kamryn on the ride first and it did not disappoint! I took Owen to the restroom while Daddy and Kam took their turn on the coaster.
Look who we found as we were wandering around...
There was no line for Stitch and he was as crazy as always. Owen spent a good 10 minutes hanging out with this naughty alien.
Daddy and Kamryn found us just in time to get a family photo. Stitch then picked his nose and wiped it on Daddy, which Owen thought was HILARIOUS!!
We decided to do one last ride of the day.. Buzz's Astroblasters and we all defeated Zurg. Owen got a cool Zurg toy with Buzz Lightyear gun and the Cast Members even supplied the batteries for him. Way cool.
As we were heading towards the exit, we decided to catch Monster's Inc Laugh Floor and that was really great!! We were starving and hadn't eaten since breakfast, so I had the genius idea to head to the Polyenisan Hotel for a little lunch/dinner. We took the Ferry to the TTC, then walked to the Poly, not realizing the monorail would take us straight to the gate. Ugh. Our feet were tired and we were hungry.. not a good combo. When we got to the 4th floor of the Poly, we found that all the restaurants were closed (too early for supper, too late for lunch).
We decided to jump on the monorail back to the TTC to our car and realized we were on the long route. We had to first stop at the Grand Floridian, then the Magic Kingdom, then the Contemporary. Owen took a nice long nap during our long detour, and we got to relax a bit. When we finally reached the TTC, it started to downpour. Ha! All I could do was laugh. No more letting Mommy call the shots.
We finally made it back to the van, then to Walmart to buy some snacks. The Gingerbread House wouldn't start serving dinner for another hour and we were starving. After we got to our villa and chowed down on crackers and cheese, we decided we were too tired to go to dinner. Thankfully, GKTW offers the option of not only Katie's Kitchen deliver, but pizza delivery to our villa as well. We ordered two pizzas and drinks that were delivered to us super quickly. I wouldn't give the pizza more than 2 out of 5 stars, but it does fill your belly after a long day.
It was around 7:30 when I asked the kids if they wanted to go grab an ice cream cone and explore the village before bed. Owen already had his jammies on and I had washed my makeup off. Carson was done for and was already snoring in bed. We grabbed a chocolate cone for Owen, mint cone for Kam and then heard loud music coming from Julie's Safari Theatre. We started walking in that direction and found Village Idol going on!!
One of the volunteers (more pretty girls), asked Owen if he wanted to sign up to perform his "Baby Oh" by Justin Beiber. Apparently, he was serenading the ladies at the Candyland game on the first night. He said "Sure.. I want to sing!" I asked him multiple times if he was sure and goodness was he SURE!! "YES.. I am sure.. I want to sing on stage!" He grabbed his number 25 and we went backstage to wait his turn.
When they announced his name, he walked right on stage, Mister Confident in his pajamas and bare feet. They started playing the music and he didn't miss a beat! Kamryn was laughing hysterically!!
They had a karaoke screen with the words on it, but since he can't read, that didn't do him much good. He just went off memory and rocked it out!
Thanks to the Wizard for taking these great pictures for us!! At the end of our trip, GKTW gave us a CD with the video from Village Idol as well as all the photos they took during our stay. It was a sweet surprise. I didn't have my camera with me this evening as we weren't planning on more than an ice cream cone. I was so glad they were prepared!!
It was about 9:30 before we got back to the villa and in bed. Carson was wondering where we disappeared to for hours. We had a great day at Magic Kingdom and evening at the village, but were so exhausted and ready for bed!!
Next up.. Animal Kingdom and Christmas at the Village.
We decided to hit up Fantasy land and a few more rides before calling it a day. It was getting warm out and we were already exhausted. We started with Mickey's Philarmagic 3d show.. very cool. Then we headed over to Small World, Peter Pan's flight, and then Dumbo!
The teacups are a family favorite.. Daddy went with the kids first.
Then it was my turn. There were no lines at Magic Kingdom while we were there and we practically walked on every single ride!! It was a great day to be there for sure!
We decided to skip Snow White's ride as well as Winnie the Pooh and revisit those later in the week. We wanted to finish up with a few rides in Tomorrowland. First up was Autopia.. Kam drove me and Daddy rode with Owen. So fun!
Space Mountain was next and Owen was too small for the Magic Kingdom version of the ride. They let Owen go into the mountain through the wheelchair line so we could rideswap. I went with Kamryn on the ride first and it did not disappoint! I took Owen to the restroom while Daddy and Kam took their turn on the coaster.
Look who we found as we were wandering around...
There was no line for Stitch and he was as crazy as always. Owen spent a good 10 minutes hanging out with this naughty alien.
Daddy and Kamryn found us just in time to get a family photo. Stitch then picked his nose and wiped it on Daddy, which Owen thought was HILARIOUS!!
We decided to do one last ride of the day.. Buzz's Astroblasters and we all defeated Zurg. Owen got a cool Zurg toy with Buzz Lightyear gun and the Cast Members even supplied the batteries for him. Way cool.
As we were heading towards the exit, we decided to catch Monster's Inc Laugh Floor and that was really great!! We were starving and hadn't eaten since breakfast, so I had the genius idea to head to the Polyenisan Hotel for a little lunch/dinner. We took the Ferry to the TTC, then walked to the Poly, not realizing the monorail would take us straight to the gate. Ugh. Our feet were tired and we were hungry.. not a good combo. When we got to the 4th floor of the Poly, we found that all the restaurants were closed (too early for supper, too late for lunch).
We decided to jump on the monorail back to the TTC to our car and realized we were on the long route. We had to first stop at the Grand Floridian, then the Magic Kingdom, then the Contemporary. Owen took a nice long nap during our long detour, and we got to relax a bit. When we finally reached the TTC, it started to downpour. Ha! All I could do was laugh. No more letting Mommy call the shots.
We finally made it back to the van, then to Walmart to buy some snacks. The Gingerbread House wouldn't start serving dinner for another hour and we were starving. After we got to our villa and chowed down on crackers and cheese, we decided we were too tired to go to dinner. Thankfully, GKTW offers the option of not only Katie's Kitchen deliver, but pizza delivery to our villa as well. We ordered two pizzas and drinks that were delivered to us super quickly. I wouldn't give the pizza more than 2 out of 5 stars, but it does fill your belly after a long day.
It was around 7:30 when I asked the kids if they wanted to go grab an ice cream cone and explore the village before bed. Owen already had his jammies on and I had washed my makeup off. Carson was done for and was already snoring in bed. We grabbed a chocolate cone for Owen, mint cone for Kam and then heard loud music coming from Julie's Safari Theatre. We started walking in that direction and found Village Idol going on!!
One of the volunteers (more pretty girls), asked Owen if he wanted to sign up to perform his "Baby Oh" by Justin Beiber. Apparently, he was serenading the ladies at the Candyland game on the first night. He said "Sure.. I want to sing!" I asked him multiple times if he was sure and goodness was he SURE!! "YES.. I am sure.. I want to sing on stage!" He grabbed his number 25 and we went backstage to wait his turn.
When they announced his name, he walked right on stage, Mister Confident in his pajamas and bare feet. They started playing the music and he didn't miss a beat! Kamryn was laughing hysterically!!
They had a karaoke screen with the words on it, but since he can't read, that didn't do him much good. He just went off memory and rocked it out!
Thanks to the Wizard for taking these great pictures for us!! At the end of our trip, GKTW gave us a CD with the video from Village Idol as well as all the photos they took during our stay. It was a sweet surprise. I didn't have my camera with me this evening as we weren't planning on more than an ice cream cone. I was so glad they were prepared!!
It was about 9:30 before we got back to the villa and in bed. Carson was wondering where we disappeared to for hours. We had a great day at Magic Kingdom and evening at the village, but were so exhausted and ready for bed!!
Next up.. Animal Kingdom and Christmas at the Village.
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Daddy was almost back to the park, so we decided to head over to the Make A Wish lounge for some relaxing and ice cold water. Who knew that there were Make A Wish lounges in some of the Disney parks?! The kids played checkers and they had big pillows to throw on the floor and lounge on. We had icy cold water, kicked our shoes off and just relaxed for about 45 minutes. Daddy joined us half way in and it was nice to rest our feet.
We decided to hit up Fantasy land and a few more rides before calling it a day. It was getting warm out and we were already exhausted. We started with Mickey's Philarmagic 3d show.. very cool. Then we headed over to Small World, Peter Pan's flight, and then Dumbo!
The teacups are a family favorite.. Daddy went with the kids first.
Then it was my turn. There were no lines at Magic Kingdom while we were there and we practically walked on every single ride!! It was a great day to be there for sure!
We decided to skip Snow White's ride as well as Winnie the Pooh and revisit those later in the week. We wanted to finish up with a few rides in Tomorrowland. First up was Autopia.. Kam drove me and Daddy rode with Owen. So fun!
Space Mountain was next and Owen was too small for the Magic Kingdom version of the ride. They let Owen go into the mountain through the wheelchair line so we could rideswap. I went with Kamryn on the ride first and it did not disappoint! I took Owen to the restroom while Daddy and Kam took their turn on the coaster.
Look who we found as we were wandering around...
There was no line for Stitch and he was as crazy as always. Owen spent a good 10 minutes hanging out with this naughty alien.
Daddy and Kamryn found us just in time to get a family photo. Stitch then picked his nose and wiped it on Daddy, which Owen thought was HILARIOUS!!
We decided to do one last ride of the day.. Buzz's Astroblasters and we all defeated Zurg. Owen got a cool Zurg toy with Buzz Lightyear gun and the Cast Members even supplied the batteries for him. Way cool.
As we were heading towards the exit, we decided to catch Monster's Inc Laugh Floor and that was really great!! We were starving and hadn't eaten since breakfast, so I had the genius idea to head to the Polyenisan Hotel for a little lunch/dinner. We took the Ferry to the TTC, then walked to the Poly, not realizing the monorail would take us straight to the gate. Ugh. Our feet were tired and we were hungry.. not a good combo. When we got to the 4th floor of the Poly, we found that all the restaurants were closed (too early for supper, too late for lunch).
We decided to jump on the monorail back to the TTC to our car and realized we were on the long route. We had to first stop at the Grand Floridian, then the Magic Kingdom, then the Contemporary. Owen took a nice long nap during our long detour, and we got to relax a bit. When we finally reached the TTC, it started to downpour. Ha! All I could do was laugh. No more letting Mommy call the shots.
We finally made it back to the van, then to Walmart to buy some snacks. The Gingerbread House wouldn't start serving dinner for another hour and we were starving. After we got to our villa and chowed down on crackers and cheese, we decided we were too tired to go to dinner. Thankfully, GKTW offers the option of not only Katie's Kitchen deliver, but pizza delivery to our villa as well. We ordered two pizzas and drinks that were delivered to us super quickly. I wouldn't give the pizza more than 2 out of 5 stars, but it does fill your belly after a long day.
It was around 7:30 when I asked the kids if they wanted to go grab an ice cream cone and explore the village before bed. Owen already had his jammies on and I had washed my makeup off. Carson was done for and was already snoring in bed. We grabbed a chocolate cone for Owen, mint cone for Kam and then heard loud music coming from Julie's Safari Theatre. We started walking in that direction and found Village Idol going on!!
One of the volunteers (more pretty girls), asked Owen if he wanted to sign up to perform his "Baby Oh" by Justin Beiber. Apparently, he was serenading the ladies at the Candyland game on the first night. He said "Sure.. I want to sing!" I asked him multiple times if he was sure and goodness was he SURE!! "YES.. I am sure.. I want to sing on stage!" He grabbed his number 25 and we went backstage to wait his turn.
When they announced his name, he walked right on stage, Mister Confident in his pajamas and bare feet. They started playing the music and he didn't miss a beat! Kamryn was laughing hysterically!!
They had a karaoke screen with the words on it, but since he can't read, that didn't do him much good. He just went off memory and rocked it out!
Thanks to the Wizard for taking these great pictures for us!! At the end of our trip, GKTW gave us a CD with the video from Village Idol as well as all the photos they took during our stay. It was a sweet surprise. I didn't have my camera with me this evening as we weren't planning on more than an ice cream cone. I was so glad they were prepared!!
It was about 9:30 before we got back to the villa and in bed. Carson was wondering where we disappeared to for hours. We had a great day at Magic Kingdom and evening at the village, but were so exhausted and ready for bed!!
Next up.. Animal Kingdom and Christmas at the Village.
Glad that I was able to meet up with all of you at GKTW! You're welcome for the pics! It was my honor to be able to take them!
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Wow what a great trip so far can't wait to read moor of it
spiroff.natasha
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I am loving this so far! Sounds like you guys had a great trip When I was living in Orlando I volunteered at the GKTW Village...such a great place! Can't wait to read more 
When I was living in Orlando I volunteered at the GKTW Village...such a great place! Can't wait to read more blessedmom4
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Andrea, GREAT report for your Ten days of Christmas! Mine is more like the Ten Months...
The pictures are bringing back some awesome memories for me.
The pictures are bringing back some awesome memories for me.
Your Magic Kingdom day looks like it was a ton of fun. How frustrating about the debit card and entry ticket issue. It still looks like you did a lot that day and got to see nearly everything! You were there the perfect time of year to avoid the crowds. We were there when my kids were younger in preschool/kindergarten at that time of year. Early December is awesome at Disney. Hardly any crowds and lots of pretty decorations. Owen singing in the Idol competition is so cute!
I showed my DD12 the pictures from Harry Potter World. She was so excited and can't wait to go next week. She wants to know if the butter beer is good? She tried some recipes she found on the internet with her friends and they were all disgusting. Kind of like slimy, buttery rootbeer! YUCK! She also wants to know if Kamryn got a wand at Olivanders?
Can't wait for the next day's report.
I showed my DD12 the pictures from Harry Potter World. She was so excited and can't wait to go next week. She wants to know if the butter beer is good? She tried some recipes she found on the internet with her friends and they were all disgusting. Kind of like slimy, buttery rootbeer! YUCK! She also wants to know if Kamryn got a wand at Olivanders?
Can't wait for the next day's report.
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Subscribing!!
Peace Mickey Lovers
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What an inspirational story your family has. God bless your little boy. What a great way to make memories as a family in Disney World. You look like you ae all having a great time. Can not wait to read the next installment.
Happy Holidays
Lisa
Happy Holidays
Lisa
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Loving your trip report.You have had quite the pixie dust so far! That is awsome!
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It looks like the Mickey Bag found a good home on the back of Owen's stroller. I hope it came in handy!
We're loving your trip report and all of Owen's and Kamryn's smiles. It looks like you had an amazing trip.
Judy
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Loving the trip report and alll the pictures! Kamryn is a GREAT big sister!! And Owen is such a cutie!
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Kamryn DID get a Harry Potter wand at Olivanders!!
Judy.. the bag was perfect!! I used it every single day and got a bunch of comments. Loved it!! Thank you!
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We woke up to a chilly morning on Thursday. The rain the night before had brought cooler temperatures to Orlando. Our first stop of the day was a quick visit to Mickey and Minnie. Twice a week, these famous mice make their way to GKTW to visit the wish children in Julie's Safari Theatre. This was our first time visiting with Mickey as we hadn't found him at Magic Kingdom the day before.
Owen loved showing them his light up Darth Vader shoes!!
Then it was time for a quick picture!!
The characters can't talk, but they are all so expressive anyway. Owen was telling them that we were on our way to Animal Kingdom!
As we were headed to the Gingerbread House for breakfast, we ran into Goofy and Pluto!!
We had a big breakfast at the village and then we were off to Disney's Animal Kingdom for a (half) day of fun!!
The center of the Animal Kingdom is the giant tree of life. You can kind of see it blown out in the background.
Our first stop of the day was the must see Lion King production. We all loved it so much!! We had great seats until they realized we had oxygen and we were sitting right where the flame thrower does his act. Not good. So we moved to Pumba's section.. a little back from the action. Owen's favorite was the Monkey "gymbtastic" act.. it was great!!
After the show, we were on the hunt for binoculars for our African Safari. They proved difficult to find, but we found a couple pair just outside the ride.
We found Goofy dressed up in his Christmas gear and Owen was SO excited to see him twice in one morning!
We hardly waited in line before we were on our African Safari. They took us in Jeeps and it was like we were on another continent. Very cool. Disney doesn't miss a detail. These alligators were way cool.. and a little too close for comfort.
Kamryn loved having her binoculars to check out the animals, even though they were just feet away from our jeep.
There were elephants. giraffe, rhinos, lions and hippos roaming free. It was pretty cool.
The safari lasted about 20 minutes and that was about all there was to do in "Africa". On our way to "Asia", we found these cool African instruments to play with.
Kamryn took this picture of the back of the "Tree of Life". I love all the carvings of animals... again.. lots of details.
I love this picture of Owen. We were waiting for Daddy to grab an Ice Cream bar for the kids.
There it is. Owen eats the chocolate off the outside, Kamryn eats the vanilla ice cream.
Owen loved showing them his light up Darth Vader shoes!!
Then it was time for a quick picture!!
The characters can't talk, but they are all so expressive anyway. Owen was telling them that we were on our way to Animal Kingdom!
As we were headed to the Gingerbread House for breakfast, we ran into Goofy and Pluto!!
We had a big breakfast at the village and then we were off to Disney's Animal Kingdom for a (half) day of fun!!
The center of the Animal Kingdom is the giant tree of life. You can kind of see it blown out in the background.
Our first stop of the day was the must see Lion King production. We all loved it so much!! We had great seats until they realized we had oxygen and we were sitting right where the flame thrower does his act. Not good.
So we moved to Pumba's section.. a little back from the action. Owen's favorite was the Monkey "gymbtastic" act.. it was great!!
After the show, we were on the hunt for binoculars for our African Safari. They proved difficult to find, but we found a couple pair just outside the ride.
We found Goofy dressed up in his Christmas gear and Owen was SO excited to see him twice in one morning!
We hardly waited in line before we were on our African Safari. They took us in Jeeps and it was like we were on another continent. Very cool. Disney doesn't miss a detail. These alligators were way cool.. and a little too close for comfort.
Kamryn loved having her binoculars to check out the animals, even though they were just feet away from our jeep.
There were elephants. giraffe, rhinos, lions and hippos roaming free. It was pretty cool.
The safari lasted about 20 minutes and that was about all there was to do in "Africa". On our way to "Asia", we found these cool African instruments to play with.
Kamryn took this picture of the back of the "Tree of Life". I love all the carvings of animals... again.. lots of details.
I love this picture of Owen. We were waiting for Daddy to grab an Ice Cream bar for the kids.
There it is. Owen eats the chocolate off the outside, Kamryn eats the vanilla ice cream.
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