Day 4:

Today we went to the Magic Kingdom. The kids were so excited as we stepped of the tram in the parking lot and suddenly had to make a decision of how we would magically arrive to the front gates of the park, ferry boat or monorail. We all decided ferry boat would be fun since the line for the monorail was really long and we had just packed our double stroller to its full weight of 200 pounds. We did not want to have to unpack everything again! The kids said we would take the monorail back at night. We were great with that.

The Magic Kingdom is quite disappointing if you are a family who has been to Disneyland. It was very crowded, which made it very difficult to walk in its pretty narrow streets, and it does not have as many rides to keep you busy during the day. We ended up making this day, a relaxing day without much structure at all. It was great. In the evening, we had a great spot to view the SpectroMagic Parade where all our kids could actually see. We then bailed out of the park early, before the fireworks, to catch the show from across the lake. It was truly magical!

Nate, Brianna, and Natalie holding Tinker Bell

Pulling the Sword in the Stone

On Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride

Our Magic Kingdom Favorites:
The Jungle Cruise
Tom Sawyer Island
The Haunted Mansion
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
It's a Small World
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Peter Pan's Flight
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Cinderella's Castle


Dinner at The Pinnochio Village Haus
The SpectroMagic Parade & Fireworks

Our biggest let down was the Enchanted Tiki Room. Sam and I both have fond memories of the Tiki Room, and never get tired of seeing its mesmerizing show. Well, they have redone it, The Enchanted Tiki Room "Under New Management", to give it a "modern" theme. We did not enjoy it. Some things are better left in their original forms.

Outside the Tiki Room

Day 5:
This was the day we scheduled for the kids to return to whatever park they enjoyed the most. It was a unanimous decision for Epcot. We were very glad. Epcot is such a HUGE park that we were not able to cover much of the front area of the park at all. We started the day by Fast-Passing Soarin', which is a must if wish to ride this ride. Even though we got there right when the park opened, our Fast-Pass time was 11:15. I could not believe the lines, even just to get the Fast-Pass.

After finally getting our Fast-Pass, we rode Spaceship Earth. The kids loved it so much we rode it 2 more times, all in a row. They thought it was so funny how you could make up what you would be like in the future. After that, we took part in a family "Don't Waste It" Garbage Challenge in the Innovention's Building and then rode Soarin', which was fantastic! Disney is so creative. It was so neat to fly over the California pines, and smell the pine in the air as you did, and the same with the satsumas. Incredible. We were a little freaked out that William or Natalie might spill out of their seat though. We made our whole family wear the crotch straps. After that we went to get lunch at the Grill, then headed over to the World Showcase to participate in the Kim Possible Adventure. What an awesome idea! Because we were not in any rush to see everything, this worked out well. We found criminals in Japan and Norway, as we rushed around each country with our secret agent phone giving us clues along the way. We had a blast. Even Natalie and William enjoyed making areas of our country come to life as we found the answers to our clues. From there, we rode Maelstrom, which was closed when we come on Wednesday, and then headed over to Mission Space. We found the Butterfly Building along the way, and also Pixie Hollow. Since the kids made their own plans for this day, they decided to leave the park around 3:30 to go swimming at the hotel. It ended up being a very enjoyable day.

Natalie and Brianna in Pixie Hollow

Our Epcot Future World Favorites:
Soarin'
Mission Space
Spaceship Earth
Innoventions
The Kim Possible Adventure



Swimming at the Caribe Cove Resort
(Getting 4 kiddos to all look at the camera at
the same time is darn near impossible.)

Tomorrow: Animal Kingdom