Saturday, February 27, 2016

5th Day at Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom

We headed back to Magic Kingdom on Friday. 

The kids ready to leave the hotel.
 
First ride was "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh".
 
 
Then we headed over to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad again because the kids loved that ride so much.  Then we headed to the "Tomorrowland Speedway".  Caden was my driver.
 
Annabelle ready to drive Daddy.
 
Next up was "Astro Orbiter". 
  
 
The kids checking out a parade in front of Cinderella's Castle.
 
Then we went to Adventureland to ride "The Magic Carpets of Aladdin". 

 
I hit a few shops to find Christmas ornaments.  The kids hopped on the sleigh outside the store for a photo op.

Annabelle wanted to take a picture of Caden and Daddy. 
 
The kids enjoyed a little Pirate show outside the Pirates of the Caribbean. 
 
Annabelle loved this show about dreams coming true because several princesses were on stage dancing. 
 
Back to the "Tomorrowland Speedway" for a second ride.  Annabelle was my driver this time around. 
 
Daddy and Caden in their car.
 
Over to the tea cups for another spin.  Annabelle loves this ride! 

 Caden and Mommy in our own cup.
 
Brian and the kids on the carousel.  
 
And a family selfie on the carousel. 
 
One of the hardest fast passes to get (& the ride with one of the longest lines) was "Peter Pan's Flight".  It was a pretty cool ride.  You rode in a boat that flew over London. 
 
Then headed to Neverland. 

 
 
 
Mommy and Caden in our boat.  
 
Another ride with super long lines and difficult to obtain fast passes was the "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train".  Caden and Mommy ready to ride. 
 
Annabelle hid her face during the dark parts of any ride. 
 
One of the drops. 
 
I love Annabelle's face in this pic; she loved the drops! 
 
At the end of the ride, you could see Snow White in the little cottage with the dwarfs. 

All smiles at the end of the ride. 
 
A family selfie in front of the Dwarf's Cottage. 
 
We were trying to get a good picture of Beast's castle, but it looks so little in selfies.
 
Caden didn't want in the picture. 
 
One last family pic in front of Cinderella's Castle before we headed home.  All in all, it was a super fun trip.  The kids absolutely loved it!  
 



4th Day at Walt Disney World - Animal Kingdom

Thursday we spent the day at Animal Kingdom.  I've been to Disney World many times, but this was my first time to visit Animal Kingdom. 
 
A pic of the kids waiting for the bus in their Mickey and Minnie safari outfits.
 
First up was the "Kilimanjaro Safari".  A family selfie on the Jeep. 
 
Okapis. 
 
Bongos. 
 
Crocodiles.

Giraffes. 
 
Elephants. 
 
Rhinos. 
 
Lions. 
 
Zebras. 
 
Hanging out with a gorilla. 
 
The "Festival of the Lion King" was probably our favorite thing at Animal Kingdom.  It was a Broadway-Cirque du Soleil type 30 minute show.   

The "Monkey" acrobats were amazing! 
 
There was a fire juggler.  The fire scared Annabelle, so she buried her head during this act. 
 
The ballet "birds" were awesome! 
 
Caden checking out bats.

Mommy and Caden on the TriceraTop Spin.
 
Daddy and Annabelle on the TriceraTop Spin.

A selfie while we are waiting in line for the Dinosaur ride.
 
On the Dinosaur ride.
 
A family pic in front of the Tree of Life in the middle of the park.
 
The kids on elephant statues over in Rafiki's Planet Watch.
 
Annabelle wanted a picture with Chip and Dale.
 
They had a petting zoo area over in Rafiki's Planet Watch.  The animals were caged inside the enclosed area.  However, they did roam out of the enclosed areas at times.  One goat came under the ropes right toward Annabelle.  Poor girl was terrified and went running.  Mommy and Annabelle watching the goats before she was "chased".
 
It rained for about 10 minutes in the afternoon.  We ducked into a store and didn't get wet at all.  It was enough rain to clear the park, which was really nice.  The one roller coaster in the park was Expedition Everest.  Annabelle was not tall enough to ride, but I tried to talk Caden in to riding with me earlier in the day.  However, after the rain the line dropped down under 10 minutes. so I decided to ride alone.  I'm so glad I did; it was really fun.  And I'm glad Caden decided not to ride because it might have been a little much for him.  A selfie with Expedition Everest behind us.
 
We finished the day with dinner at Rainforest Café.  Unfortunately, I forgot to take any pictures at dinner.