We arrived around 9am and took the monorail over to the main gates. Our first ride was Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. That was the one Noah wanted to do the most! It did not disappoint. We were able to do it twice in a row with hardly any wait. Ethan loved it too.
Then we did Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride and visited the Swiss Family Robinson Tree House. It's amazing how some things never change.
We did get to see Captain Jack Sparrow give us some lessons on how to be a pirate! That inspired us to go on the Pirate's of the Caribbean ride, which we did once more at the end of the day. That time we got stuck in the "Yo ho, Yo ho, a pirate's life for me" room for maybe 15 minutes with the boats all backed-up. It gave us plenty of time to notice all the details and secured the song to our minds the remainder of the day. (c:
We boarded Senegal Sal for The Jungle Cruise!
We took a break for a picnic lunch in Liberty Square on a bench under an awning and let the first batch of rain come through. Noah and Michael enjoyed Mickey's Philharmagic while Ethan and I found Peter Pan hiding in a nook behind the Castle! We felt bad that Noah wasn't with us when we met him, but he got a chance later on.
Noah and Michael did Splash Mountain, which was a joyride compared to Atlantis (at Sea World)...probably should have done this one first. Our fast passes let me return with Noah and do it again later that afternoon.
Of course, we got to see Mickey and all his buddies!
I think Woody was Ethan's favorite.
But Noah's clear favorite was Peter Pan. What a thrill!
Ethan got some much-needed naptime during the would-be afternoon parade that was canceled for a thunderstorm.
And here's the Kodak moment:
We had to do all the classics... Michael and Noah did Dumbo during Ethan's nap.
We did the Mad Hatter Tea Party, which Ethan wasn't so sure of at first, but once he saw Noah laughing, he began laughing too.
We thoroughly enjoyed the dazzling Evening Electrical Parade and found a great spot on the Tomorrowland Bridge to watch the 10pm fireworks - yep, 10pm....
...they were tuckered little pumpkins as we waded through the crowds of people, taking the ferry boat, and praying we would make it back to our 11pm shuttle bus.
Fortunately, the bus waited for us!
What a day. We got back to our condo around mid-night, completely exhausted. In the morning, we mustered the strength to pack-up and enjoy a half day at Sea World (for free) on our way to the airport. Ethan just had to see the Pink-Lady and dolphin show once more!! We arrived back to DC where Mom and Dad picked us up around 10pm, and the boys were just spinning in circles, so excited to re-live all their adventures to Grandma and Grandpa.
We are so grateful to both sets of grandparents for making this trip even possible!!!! Thank you so much for what you did to allow us to have a most memorable family vacation - I believe our first ever, just the four of us. It was so special to be able to take the boys right now, at their ages - all the awe and wonder was so worth all the exhaustion.
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As always, lovely picture of your oh-so-photogenic family! Great to hear that you're all enjoying yourselves - and looking forward to welcoming you back (to a much tamer yard next door, too, I promise!).
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