WDW Day 3 – Animal Kingdom

More from our trip to WDW in Sept. On our third day at Walt Disney World, we visited the Animal Kingdom. We started our day with breakfast at 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian Resort.       

Then, we headed to the Animal Kingdom for the day. At the Animal Kingdom we enjoyed the Finding Nemo live show. This is one of my favorite shows at WDW. We hit Dinoland and rode the Primeval Whirl and Dino Spin. The kids (and Grandma) really love the safari ride. Seeing the animals is always a highlight of the day spent at AK.

      

We ended our day with a dinner at Whispering Canyon. Whispering Canyon is located in the Wilderness Lodge. It’s a great place to take the kids for a loud, rambunctious meal! We ended the evening with some great food, giant jars of soda, and HUGE desserts we had to take back to the room with us.

 

WDW Day 2 – Magic Kingdom

When we visit Walt Disney World, we spend several days in the Magic Kingdom. There is just so much to see! Here are the highlights from our first full day in the Magic Kingdom:

  We posed for pictures as we headed into the park for the day. We stop here every year for a photo.

We visited with our favorite characters! I love this one since it has my Papa and all of his great-grandkids.

We admired my favorite castle. One day, I want to live here. Think Walt would mind?

We explored ‘a whole new world’ on our ‘magic carpet ride’. (Emma was so excited every time the camel ‘spit’ on Daddy!)

Some of our crew got to participate in the Frontierland Hoedown – where they sang ‘Rocky Top’ (appropriately enough they are from TN!).

We rode Haunted Mansion MANY times. It’s a family favorite. My mom looks forward to it every time she visits WDW. My kids love the ‘hitchhiker’.

Emma watched the Country Bear Jamboree twice with my mom. The rest of us only had to suffer through it watched it once.

One magic carpet ride was not enough. So, we went back for more…

Lots of lovin’ going on in that oh so magical place!

And, our annual trip to O’Hana…

I was not feeling well during this meal. Therefore, I have no pictures of the beautiful Polynesian Resort. I have no pictures of the fantastic food or the ‘cousins’ who serve it to us. I have no pictures of the kids’ activities. But, I do have this one picture of E and her daddy (who loves having his picture taken – can’t you tell…).

Day 1 at Walt Disney World

So, you already know we went to WDW last month. And, you know where we stayed. What about what we did? We had fun that’s what!!

The first night we were there, we went to the Magic Kingdom. We didn’t intend to ride any rides that evening. We just went too see the parade  and the fireworks. Last year, we were able to watch Disney’s SpectroMagic parade. This year, we saw the Main Street Electrical Parade. I preferred SpectroMagic, but the Electrical Parade was great too. Lights, music, and favorite characters. It was too fun! As for Wishes, the fireworks show, it was fantastic!! We have seen parts of it in past years, but this year we watched the entire show. It is really awesome! A definite must-see if you are headed to Disney any time soon!

Where did we stay?

We stayed at Disney’s Pop Century Resort. It’s my favorite value resort at Walt Disney World!

The decor is super cool…

The kids love the Hippy Dippy pool, and there’s plenty of seating for the grown ups (and the teens who think they are). It’s shaped like a flower and has flower sprayers around the perimeter.

 

The Hippy Dippy Pool

My mom, Logan (my teen), Matt (my hubby),

and Todd (my brother-in-law)

My sisters and I – Jessie (and unborn baby Isaiah), Chrissy, and me

Isaac (12), Kiersten (10), and Allie (12)

Emma and Abbi (both 7)

They have a great food court where we ate breakfast most days and pizza for dinner the first night.

Jessica (sister), Me, my mom

Logan, my Papa, Matt (hubby), Todd (BIL)

We went to Walt Disney World!!

We spent last week at Walt Disney World! We had a blast, of course. We were joined by my mom, two sisters, brother-in-law, three nieces, and my Papa! This was the first time my nieces had been to WDW. I couldn’t wait to experience the magic with them! (We actually traveled to Disney World as part of 3D Travel’s ‘Ultimate Field Trip’ which I will blog about at a later date.)

Here are a few highlights of the start of our trip. I will post over the next few days about each day of our trip. As I blog, I will let you in on secrets, tips, and just plain fun information! Watch for posts on how to pack with just carry-on luggage, how to entertain kids on the airplane, etc.

 

Emma was up and ready to go not-so bright and early! She couldn’t wait to get there. And, YES, I’m one of ‘those’ parents who dresses their children in Disney-themed clothing for the entire trip! (At least when they’re young enough to still enjoy it!)

 

Pre-trip breakfast at Cracker Barrel

Emma and Isaac playing checkers

 

Emma is watching a Piglet movie on my Ipod.

 

Emma didn’t make it too far into the movie before she fell asleep and slept through the entire flight. Did I mention it was early when we left home?

 

Emma and Cousin Abbi at the airport

 

All of the cousins at the Orlando airport waiting for their ‘surprise’ (my Papa joined us and the kids had no idea). We’re waiting to board the Magical Express shuttle to Walt Disney World!

 

Stay tuned for…our resort arrival