Our annual fall Disney trip, came upon us quickly this
year. We have been busy with the house
and now it was time for Disney. Brian
got a staph infection in his knee a week before we left. There were times we questioned if we would be
going. I got a Disney countdown for the
kids. They wanted to set up in the house
but that was not an option. So we found
a place in the camper. Everyone as soon
as they woke up (especially Austin) they would change the numbers on the Disney
countdown.
The Friday before we left for vacation was so
stressful! Luckily I was off but went to
church in the morning with the kids.
Then I needed to pack for vacation and pack up our bedroom and house for
the final touches for the house. They
are supposed to get a lot down while we are gone. The most important thing is to get Sydney’s
room together. I can’t wait for us to
have bedrooms again!! Then Sydney said she
had a sore throat. I took her to minute
clinic and sure enough she had strep throat again. She just had it a few weeks ago. Getting ready for vacation can be stressful
but throw on the house situation and a sick child. That about pushed me over the edge.
We were looking forward most to Disney just to get out of
our disgusting construction house. It’s
really bad. Kids and I have been mostly
in the camper. We haven’t spent the
night together as a family in several weeks.
Our flight was at 8:30am on Saturday morning. We got to the airport around 7am. The kids had to miss their soccer and
football games. We got to Disney around
1pm after taking the Magical Express (something I did not sign up for until the
day before we left). Again not on my
travel game right now. But it worked out
except we had our luggage.
Our room was not ready when we got there. We ate lunch (we were all very hungry). Then we went swimming. The kids were so excited to swim. Finally we got into our room. We got ready and headed out to Epcot for Test
Track. Austin was so excited for
that.
Luckily the rain held off and we were able to ride test
track. However when we were done, it was
closed. We got really lucky. Then we went and saw Sad and Joy from the
movie Inside Out. They were cool. Then it started raining. The kids wanted dinner and so did I. But we were not prepared for the rain. We got soaked. I was not happy and yelled and Brian. He was mad at me for not going back to wait
out the rain. It was a mess. Finally we left and got granola yogurts at
the hotel for dinner. It worked out
fine. We were exhausted.
On Sunday, we went to Animal Kingdom. Austin got up first however around 7:45am
which is sleeping in for him. I was
ready so we went to breakfast just us.
We enjoyed our breakfast. Then
Brian and Sydney went to breakfast while Austin and I did some of his
homework. After that we went to Animal
Kingdom.
I had us a fast pass for Navi River Ride. It was cool but definitely not a normal 2
hour wait for it. Nonetheless we liked it
and glad we had a fast pass. Then we
watch a music show and got a family picture in Avatar land. The kids did the Wilderness Explorer program
again where they collected badges at different locations by learning
things. It’s a great program and one of
their favorite things to do at Animal Kingdom.
The next fast pass was for Expedion Everest. Brian and Austin went first and then Austin
and I went. I think it was scary but
Austin loved it. Afterwards we headed to
Dinoland. Austin got to ride the Whip A
Whirl for the first time since he was 48 inches. They played in the Dino area and sand area
for a while. It is very fun for
them.
The last fast pass was for Dinosaur ride. We rode it and
Sydney hated it. Austin was fine with it
but he had rode it before. We had lunch
near by and the kids got a pail for their kids meal. It was good.
Then we headed out of the part.
We stopped at some wilderness stations along the way for more badges.
Once we got back to the hotel, we chilled for a bit. Brian and I rested while the kids watched
TV. Then we took them swimming. This time in the baseball pool. They would swim around the pool like they
were playing baseball.
We took them to Hollywood Studios for the night. We had a fast pass for Rock N Roll roller
coaster. Brian took Austin on it
twice. We also saw BB-8. Then we watched the nighttime star wars
firework show. It was a fun night.
On Monday we went to Magic Kingdom. We started off by seeing Tinker Bell. Then we saw the talking Mickey which was
great. He even pretended to be a train
and the kids went around in a circle with him.
Then we rode the people mover. That is one of the kids favorite
rides. Then we did the Astro
Orbiter. Then it was time for Sydney to
meet Ariel with a fast pass. Ariel is
Sydney’s favorite princess this year.
Then we had a snack. After snack
we rode the train around the Magic Kingdom.
That was the first time we have done that. It was cool. We rode the Dumbo ride. The play area is more fun for them. Then we rode the Barn Stormer. It was a very long line for it. Afterwards it was time for Belle’s fast
pass. Sydney got to be Philippe in the
story. Austin was a picture frame. It’s cute show they do and kids love it. Afterwards we went back to the hotel for rest
(mommy’s nap time, kids refuse to nap).
After nap, we went back to the Magic Kingdom. We had a fast pass for Buzz Light-year. There was a long line even with a fast
pass. Afterwards Sydney found a dance
party and did that until fireworks.
Austin and I rode Astro Orbiter again.
Then we met for fireworks. The
new fireworks show was awesome! We were
right in front of the castle and we enjoyed it.
Afterwards we went for ice cream.
Then we rode Winnie the Pooh. Sydney saw a few princesses and Austin and
I rode the Speedway cars. We came back
to the hotel exhausted.
On Tuesday, we went to Hollywood Studios. To our surprise the kids did not want to do Jedi
Training so we did not get there too early to sign up. Instead Austin decided he wanted to ride the
Rock and Roller coaster again. That is
his and Brian’s favorite roller coaster at Disney. Sydney and I went to the Frozen Sing a
long. We had fun. Then we met up at the Disney Jr area for
autographs. We also saw the March of
Order of Storm Troopers. Sydney hates
them. Austin doesn’t mind them. We rode Toy Story with a fast pass. Then had some lunch. We saw the Beauty and Beast show that Sydney
loved. After lunch we went to Indian
Jones show. We met Olaf. Then headed back to the hotel. Brian took the kids over to Pop Century and
Art of Animation to see the stuff over there.
I stayed at the hotel and did some laundry. I met them for dinner Hollywood Studios.
On Wednesday, we went to the Magic Kingdom. First we had our character breakfast at Chef
Mickey’s. Chef Mickey’s was
awesome. The food is good and the
characters are great. The kids enjoyed
eating a lot of strawberries. After Chef
Mickey’s, we went to Magic Kingdom.
Austin and Brian rode Space Mountain.
Sydney and I rode the Little Mermaid ride. Then we did the tree house and Tom Sawyer's
Island. We rode the seven dwarfs mine
train. We rode the Speedway cars
too. It was rainy most of the day. We had some pineapple ice cream for
snack. We also did it’s a small
world. Sydney was excited because she believes
they are still her size. I think she is
bigger than them now. We had a fun day
at the Magic Kingdom. We went back to
the hotel and let the kids swim. Our
swimming pool is a big hit for them.
On Thursday, we went to Animal Kingdom. It rained most of the day. The kids finished their wilderness explorer
badges and had a big celebration per their request. They loved doing all the badges and they
learned some things along the way.
I also had fast passes for Avatar Flight of Passage. They ride was awesome. Sydney was not tall
enough so Austin got to ride it twice.
Definitely the best ride at Disney now.
However I am not sure I would wait 3 hours for it. Thank goodness for Fast Passes.
We also did the Jungle Safari ride. It’s always awesome to see the animals so
close. It always makes me want to go to
Africa and do a safari. Maybe someday we
will do that.
We also had dinner at our hotel that night and the kids
enjoyed the swimming pool. We were going
back to the river of lights show but Austin had a meltdown and it was time for
us to chill. We made the choice to take
them out of school however Austin has lots of homework to do. He is learning to read and spell. He doesn’t like doing homework with us. He does great in school but always gives us a
hard time. It’s frustrating. Sydney does not have as much homework to do
but enjoys it. She loves learning and
wants to learn.
On Friday, we spent the day at Epcot. We rode Soarin first which we enjoyed
especially Sydney. Then we got passports
and went around the world. The kids
enjoyed each country and coloring the bears and getting stamps. It was a fun activity that took several
hours. It was very hot too. We have realized that early October is too
hot for Disney. Maybe next year we will
go later in the year. We also rode the
Frozen ride. Sydney did not enjoy going
backwards on it. Sydney dressed as Belle
for the day. We went and saw Belle
too. However she wasn’t wearing her
dress. We were disappointed.
We took the Monorail over to Magic Kingdom to ride Mine
Train since we had a fast pass from the other day. It was raining however we did enjoy it.
We had a great time in Disney!
