Blogs from Disney World, Orlando, Florida, United States, North America - page 9

Howdy friends! We're knee deep in our trip pre-planning and being a bit OCD I am definitely overwhelmed with all of the planning that goes into such a large vacation. Disney has so much to offer, but we also want to hit some of the other local attractions while we're down there. My husband Tim and I are pretty well versed with Disney knowledge. We both met on the Disney College Program way back in the 90's (feels like yesterday though). Today we're the proud parents of two children (7 and 4 years of age), and this will be their first trip to the parks. We own just about every Disney movie ever made and they are pretty much on repeat in our house. With all that said we're desperate to track down their favorite characters ... read more

BREAKING NEWS: SAFFA MAKES IT TO AMERICA.... well just, thanks to her and her big mouth... commonly known as foot in mouth! Well friends, family and others, still struggling for it all to sink in but I have officially made it! Arrived at JFK this morning just after 6 after a grueling 15 hr flight. Needless to say the flight was pretty empty so I managed to bag my self a 2 seater to myself. O but I was so wrong as apparently, airbuses are designed for height deprived people! Very tiny seats! But to be honest, I did get quite a fair amount of sleep. JFK was a complete and utter shock to the system. Going through immigration's was a bit painful as I suppose every other international flight decided to arrive at exactly the ... read more

Day 1. Off the ship and into the hire car for a 4 hour drive to DW via the Publix supermarket which was an experience in itself. How do people ever decide anything here - way too much to choose from. Checked into the resort - over 1900 rooms - massive, thankfully we were on the ground floor. I unpacked as the boys returned the car. The airconditioning is FABBO, but stepping out of the room is like walking into an oven, even at 7pm. We took off to ride...... STAR TOURS, our first ride and we loved it - seriously not just me, we rode it 4 times the first night. We were all exhausted after a big travel day so left the park at about 9pm. Kasey got her Princess ears, i'm again overwhelmed ... read more

So last night was goodand bad, Bad because Olando lost, good because we went to the basketball and it was fun really fun. We left the hotel at about 5pm got a taxi out the front and after a 45min taxi ride we arrived at the Amway Centre and sat down to watch the game which starts at 7pm. We got all the pre game stuff and games and all the other stuff like the $50,000 half court shot and the tv give away and other stuff like the obvious cam where they shoot your picture on the big screen for everyone to see and wait until you notice. 2min was the record and he got a round of applause from the crowd. Note. Orlando lost 109-81 to Atlanta This morning we got ready for Universal ... read more

So day one in the bag. Man am I tired - quick recap - spent the last 24 hours traveling to Disney no sleep got here last night at about 10pm. Very tired slept until housekeeping woke usup at 9am got dressed, had breakfast BUFFET man all you can eat oh dear. Then our quiet day started at Animal Kingdom. We had no idea so we walk in past the tree of life and straight into the Bugs Life 4d show. Awesome is the only way to describe the effects. Next we went for a wander and got our fast pass for the Wild Water ride had to be back at 5.20. NB Use the FastPass Love the FastPass. NB2. If the queue length is 30 min it is usually much less. Premier ride FastPass rules. ... read more