DAY SIX
On Sunday we tried going to Animal Kingdom. We went to lunch first at Rainforest Café. It wasn’t any different than the one here really. I had planned to get a matching glass that said Orlando instead of Seattle but I forgot about it. We then walked around Animal Kingdom for a little bit but since it was the weekend it was SOOOO busy. We didn’t want to wait 80 minutes to go on Expedition Everest again. Instead we got some ice cream cones and did a little more shopping. I finally found the boxers I wanted. They are white with pink and brown Mickey symbols. I love them! Great shorts for hanging around the house! J We then decided
to just go back to the hotel instead of having to fight through all the crowds.
At 4:00 I left to get my stone massage at Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. Yes, it was amazing! I was so incredibly relaxed after that! All I wanted to do was lay out by the pool! J Instead though I met up with Ray at Epcot for dinner and to watch the firework show that they have there! It was incredible! We planned to come back the next night so we could video tape the show!
After the fireworks we went to Magic Kingdom for the Extra Magic Hours. We took the monorail from Epcot to the Transportation Center and then took the ferry to Magic Kingdom. We watched the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the ferry. I love that they do that for the resort guests! Since we really only had a snack while at Epcot we grabbed dinner first to wait for some more people to clear out of the park, which paid off. After eating we did all the smaller rides that Disney is known for and ones that we hadn’t yet gone one. We went to the Carousel of Progress, which was actually pretty entertaining! We then went on the Blue Line tram that goes through Tomorrow Land and even some of the rides! Then we did Winnie the Pooh, Snow White and we wanted to do Peter Pan but the ride was extremely long still. So we did the mountain rides again. Big Thunder had no line what-so-ever as well as Splash Mountain! I really wanted to do Splash Mountain again because it is my favorite but it was already 1:00am by then so we decided to start heading out of the park.
DAY SIX
On Monday we woke up and started packing. We had to make sure we had room for all of the stuff we bought so we would know if we would have to buy another carry-on bag! Luckily everything fit! Since we were planning on getting to Epcot early for dinner and watch the fireworks again we just had lunch at the food court at the hotel as a break from packing.
We left for Epcot in plenty of time to enjoy the Soarin’ Ride and to find a great place to watch the show. We waited for about an hour for the Soarin’ Ride. It was pretty cool actually to wait in line. They have 5 huge screens with cameras that let people play along with games on the screens. We played about 3 games while waiting in line and it was fun to be able to stay entertained while waiting. This ride was incredible! It really felt like we were flying over California! Everything was so pretty and it was definitely worth the wait!
We stopped at a couple of stores and finished our shopping for everyone before grabbing dinner. Included was a bandana for Max that says, “My human went to Disney World and all I got was this lousy bandana!” It is pretty cute and looks great on him! We then went to the quick service Mexican restaurant and the food was actually pretty good. We also enjoyed a couple of very strong margaritas since we had 2 hours of sitting at our table before the fireworks. We also had some churros for dessert! Our table was the perfect place to watch the fireworks! The video doesn’t even begin to show how amazing this show was! I would’ve gone every night if I had known about it at the beginning of the week! J
On Sunday we tried going to Animal Kingdom. We went to lunch first at Rainforest Café. It wasn’t any different than the one here really. I had planned to get a matching glass that said Orlando instead of Seattle but I forgot about it. We then walked around Animal Kingdom for a little bit but since it was the weekend it was SOOOO busy. We didn’t want to wait 80 minutes to go on Expedition Everest again. Instead we got some ice cream cones and did a little more shopping. I finally found the boxers I wanted. They are white with pink and brown Mickey symbols. I love them! Great shorts for hanging around the house! J We then decided
to just go back to the hotel instead of having to fight through all the crowds.At 4:00 I left to get my stone massage at Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. Yes, it was amazing! I was so incredibly relaxed after that! All I wanted to do was lay out by the pool! J Instead though I met up with Ray at Epcot for dinner and to watch the firework show that they have there! It was incredible! We planned to come back the next night so we could video tape the show!
After the fireworks we went to Magic Kingdom for the Extra Magic Hours. We took the monorail from Epcot to the Transportation Center and then took the ferry to Magic Kingdom. We watched the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the ferry. I love that they do that for the resort guests! Since we really only had a snack while at Epcot we grabbed dinner first to wait for some more people to clear out of the park, which paid off. After eating we did all the smaller rides that Disney is known for and ones that we hadn’t yet gone one. We went to the Carousel of Progress, which was actually pretty entertaining! We then went on the Blue Line tram that goes through Tomorrow Land and even some of the rides! Then we did Winnie the Pooh, Snow White and we wanted to do Peter Pan but the ride was extremely long still. So we did the mountain rides again. Big Thunder had no line what-so-ever as well as Splash Mountain! I really wanted to do Splash Mountain again because it is my favorite but it was already 1:00am by then so we decided to start heading out of the park.
DAY SIX
On Monday we woke up and started packing. We had to make sure we had room for all of the stuff we bought so we would know if we would have to buy another carry-on bag! Luckily everything fit! Since we were planning on getting to Epcot early for dinner and watch the fireworks again we just had lunch at the food court at the hotel as a break from packing.
We left for Epcot in plenty of time to enjoy the Soarin’ Ride and to find a great place to watch the show. We waited for about an hour for the Soarin’ Ride. It was pretty cool actually to wait in line. They have 5 huge screens with cameras that let people play along with games on the screens. We played about 3 games while waiting in line and it was fun to be able to stay entertained while waiting. This ride was incredible! It really felt like we were flying over California! Everything was so pretty and it was definitely worth the wait!
We stopped at a couple of stores and finished our shopping for everyone before grabbing dinner. Included was a bandana for Max that says, “My human went to Disney World and all I got was this lousy bandana!” It is pretty cute and looks great on him! We then went to the quick service Mexican restaurant and the food was actually pretty good. We also enjoyed a couple of very strong margaritas since we had 2 hours of sitting at our table before the fireworks. We also had some churros for dessert! Our table was the perfect place to watch the fireworks! The video doesn’t even begin to show how amazing this show was! I would’ve gone every night if I had known about it at the beginning of the week! J
(again I can't upload video. Sorry but I waited for over an hour for it to upload and it didn't)
DAY SEVEN
Time to go back to the real world today! We had check-out at 11 and then we checked our luggage right there at the hotel! That was very handy! We then decided to just hang out around the resort instead of risking any bus delays by going to a park. We actually wasted quite a bit of time playing in the arcade at the resort! It was pretty fun! We then had a long lunch at the food court and then it was time to head home…:(
When we got to the airport our plane was delayed due to weather in Houston. Then as we were waiting for our flight a thunderstorm came through and we enjoyed watching all the lightning! It was a very packed plane and we were all squished together again. When we got to Houston we had to run to catch our flight and that one ended up being slightly delayed due to having no crew yet. Once we boarded the lady in our row gave me the window seat and she took the aisle which was great! We watched Fool’s Gold on the way home, it was ok. It was sad to get home but exciting to see Max.
DAY SEVEN
Time to go back to the real world today! We had check-out at 11 and then we checked our luggage right there at the hotel! That was very handy! We then decided to just hang out around the resort instead of risking any bus delays by going to a park. We actually wasted quite a bit of time playing in the arcade at the resort! It was pretty fun! We then had a long lunch at the food court and then it was time to head home…:(
When we got to the airport our plane was delayed due to weather in Houston. Then as we were waiting for our flight a thunderstorm came through and we enjoyed watching all the lightning! It was a very packed plane and we were all squished together again. When we got to Houston we had to run to catch our flight and that one ended up being slightly delayed due to having no crew yet. Once we boarded the lady in our row gave me the window seat and she took the aisle which was great! We watched Fool’s Gold on the way home, it was ok. It was sad to get home but exciting to see Max.
So this is the end of the honeymoon posts. So sad that is is over! I can't wait to go back! I will get the wedding and reception posts done as soon as possible.
1 comment:
I'm so glad you had such a blast your first time to WDW.... I loved Animal Kingdom too! =) Next time you go down there, you should stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge - you have a view off your porch of the park... !!
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