Disney Journal

It's day 3 of our trip and we're still having fun! Day 1 and 2 were spent with Ed's brother and our niece. It was so great to see them and spend time doing all kinds of cool stuff. The first day we went to the Animal Kingdom. We saw lots of animals and did a lot of walking. Animal Kingdom is not the park to head for if you're looking for rides. It's more of a seeing park, rather than a doing park. There are a couple of must try rides though. We did Expedition Everest which is the newest thrill ride in Disney World. All I can tell you is that it was way cool!! It's a roller coaster where you start out going forward, then as you head toward a mangled mess of track you stop, and reverse direction! The track actually shifts so you don't go back the way you came. Instead you head through some dark tunnels where, for me anyway, it was very disorienting! It was, as they say in Maine, wicked fun! The adults and Katie rode that one, Becky, Makenzie, and Allison sat it out. Becky had a blast being with her cousin. They really are the best of friends and it was awesome that it worked out for Keith and Makenzie to be here while we are!

Day 2 took us to the Magic Kingdom, which is my favorite park. There's just something about walking down Main Street USA and seeing Cinderella's castle, it's so impressive and beautiful, and magical! We went directly to Pirates of the Carribean which has been redone to include Captain Jack Sparrow a.k.a. Jonny Depp. It was okay. With so much hype surrounding the ride I expected it to be a little more interesting. From there we went to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain. Allison met the height requirements for both and had a blast riding them!! For the rest of the day she kept asking about going on more rides! There was more to 'do' at the Magic Kingdom and I think the kiddos enjoyed it more than Animal Kingdom. We said goodbye to Keith and Makenzie at the end of the day. We'll probably see them at Thanksgiving time.

Day 3 we stayed at the hotel and went fishing and swimming. Then we went to Downtown Disney and ate at Planet Hollywood. That was pretty cool! Lots and lots of movie memorabilia, including Dorothy's dress from the "Wizard of Oz" and the bus from "Speed". The food was really yummy too.

I have tried to post pictures but our internet connection runs way too slow and I'm not able to. When we get home I'll post the pictures for sure!

Some quotable quotes: As we're on the plane getting ready to take off Allison, thinking she's on some sort of ride, says, "I'm going to put my arms up and scream!" We talked her out of that! Then as we're beginning our descent into Orlando Becky says, "We're going down!" Ed says, "You mean to say we're landing." That statement could've caused a panic!

I'll try to post again before we head home until then, as they say at Disney World, "Have a magical day!"