Well our Disney Getaway did not start off exactly as planned. We ran into a few travel snags the first night. And by snags I mean, waiting until 11:20pm to actually get our shuttle (which was the full 30 minutes of the 5-30 minute wait they told us) and being the last people to be dropped off. We actually didn't get to our hotel until midnight!!! After we checked in we were sent on an expedition to find our room. It took 15 minutes of wandering past signs with room number ranges that didn't have ours in the range! Finally, we stumbled upon it (must have been some Disney Magic) and were relieved. Well, relieved until we opened the door and turned on the light. Let's just say I was very disappointed. Ev immediately called the front desk. Unfortunately because of our late check in and the high occupancy of the hotel, we weren't technically in the correct type of room and the hotel couldn't correct the problem until Sunday night. We decided to make the best of it, I mean after all we were in Disney and as Ev kept pointing out we only had to sleep there!
The next morning, we had a much better outlook. After getting some sleep and a good breakfast we were ready to start our adventure. As soon as we made it to the Magic Kingdom, all the worries and stresses of traveling faded away. I was instantly mesmorized by the magic of Disney! Ev was so attentive to me, asking every few minutes if I was feeling okay in the Florida heat and if I needed anything! I took full advantage of this and we got all sorts of great things. We had Mickey Mouse shaped cake-pops that had marshmallow ears, rice crispy treats shaped like Mickey, and I even asked a lady where she got the most delicious looking fruit tart...so I had that for my breakfast dessert! Ev's favorite part was his turkey leg, which he claimed was the only reason he came to Disney. It was almost the size of his forearm! Suprisingly, it was delicious and we were able to share it for lunch.
The Magic Kingdom was by far our favorite park. We loved simply walking around and taking in the sights! It still amazes me how intricately detailed every little shop and attraction is. Even though Ev had been there when it he was younger, he was too young to remember. He was really getting to see and experience Disney for the first time and I was happy to get to share that with him.
We ended our day with a quick trip to Hollywood Studios and were able to see their night time show of Fantasmic. It's a live production of a Mickey Adventure where you see many of the Disney Characters and and there are cool special effects, fire and fireworks, lasers, and stunts. It even had parts of the Sorcerers Apprentice, which is Ev's favorite.
Day 2 started off a little less quickly, which was fine by us. Epcot was our first stop. It was fun to walk around the different nations. Ev even found a draft German beer cart in Germany and was happy to walk around with it! We also stopped at a fancy Italian cafe and had an amazing lunch (don't worry Bob, Ev said your meatballs were much better)! When we finished the tour at Epcot we decided to escape the heat and head back to the hotel for a quick nap. After getting fully rested we headed back out to the Magic Kingdom to enjoy our last night at the parks and to see the castle at night. The fireworks display on the castle was amazing. I was sad when it was finally time to say goodbye to the Disney castle. Ev was quick to remind me that the next time we visit Disney we would have our little boy or girl with us!!!! That idea put a smile on both our faces.
Our final day in Disney just so happened to be my birthday. We slept in and Ev surprised me with a Disney charm for my pandora bracelet, which I absolutely love!!! We spent the day walking around and shopping at the all the shops at Downtown Disney. I bought a dress and Ev spent a bunch of his time at the Harley Store. After an amazing dinner at Fulton's Crab House we ended with dessert at Ghiradelli's Chocolate Shop (for the second time that day)! As we walked around, we decided we were not ready to call it a day. We saw that Disney Quest was having half-off prices for the rest of the night, so we decided to check it out. This place is a giant intreactive arcade. We white-water rafted through the age of the dinosaurs, fought enemy pirate ships with our canons, and even participated in a virutal reality comic-book, because Ev wanted to play with the lasers.
Overall, we both had an amazing vacation. Although it was action packed we are glad we went. We just wish we could have had a vacation after our vacation!!! I can't wait to go back to Disney with our little one and build new memories with my family!
