Disney Day 1

Well I thought I could outsmart blogger and put the pictures right in the word file then copy and paste the whole file, but blogger only lets you paste the words. I'll post this entry and then get all the pictures from the whole trip posted to picasa for you to "see" our vacation. I'll post each day separately for you to "read" about our vacation. Monday, March 30th Magic Kingdom The cell phone alarm went off at 7am (we learned the hard way not to trust hotel alarm clocks). I jumped in the shower and we got all 3 boys dressed and fed and out the door to catch the bus by 8am. The shuttle bus had us to the Magic Kingdom and through the first set of turn styles before the park opened!! Our Hotel Shuttle Bus We asked some people from Australia to take this picture of us waiting for the park to open. They do a quick welcome song and dance and the classic characters; Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto ride a train in to welcome the crowd to the most Magical place on Earth!! Once inside the gates we headed to Tomorrow Land and rushed right through the line to ride Buzz Light Year’s Space Ranger Spin. Then it was off to Space Mountain to see who was tall enough to ride. Alan was barely tall enough and Eddie just missed it. They gave me a fast pass ticket to be able to ride when Daddy and Alan were finished. I tucked it away for later and took Eddie and Joey to drive the Race Cars at the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway. This was Eddie’s favorite last time and he was soooo excited to get to be the “driver” and steer the car (it’s on a track). My cell phone rang as we finished the ride and Daddy and Alan had just finished Space Mountain. Alan’s first reaction to Space Mountain was the logical fear. Daniel said everyone had to sit separately and Alan choose to sit in the front seat!! The ride is a super fast roller coaster that goes upside down and is 100% in the dark. Daniel also said Alan stayed for calm for the whole ride. He told Daddy he was scared half way through the ride so Daddy gave his shoulder a squeeze and they both survived the ride. When we asked him at the end of the day what his favorite ride was he said he had 2; Buzz Light Year and Space Mountain!! I’m sooo proud of him for going on the ride to begin with. I remember riding this with my dad at age 12 very vividly and was relieved when Daniel wanted to take him on the ride  We couldn’t have asked for better timing. Alan wanted to do the race cars too so Daddy took Alan and Eddie on them again. Mommy and Joey went to get a Fast Pass ticket for Peter Pan’s Flight. The we noticed the line to meet Alice in Wonderland wasn’t very long. I thought that would make a great picture. Again we had perfect timing and the cell phone rang. We were 2nd in line when Daddy showed up with Alan and Eddie!! We were right next to the Mad Tea Party spinning tea cups so we got in line. Joey did NOT like this ride and Mommy’s stomach decided this would be a no repeat ride for her as well  The cell phone rang again and it was time to head back to Tomorrowland. We found a shady spot to wait until Missy, Ketan, Aidan and Emily were in view then pointed them out to the boys. They were soooo excited to see their friends!! It was time for our Fast Pass tickets to Peter Pan’s Flight so we went to get Fast Pass Tickets for the Buzz Light Year ride so Alan and Aidan could ride it together. I handed Missy the extra Fast Pass for her to take Aidan on Space Mountain while we went to Peter Pan’s Flight with plans to meet for the Fast Pass Time to do Buzz Light Year. We finished the ride and I offered to take a picture for a family if they would return the favor and this has to be one of my favorite pictures of the day. Then we happened upon the Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party. The float with Woody and Jesse from Toy Story stopped in front of us and we were allowed to get into the parade and Move It, Shake It and Celebrate It with them!!! Alan was really getting into all the dance moves and they had a blast. Then it was back to Buzz Light Year with our friends. When this ride was finished we saw there was only a 10 minute wait for the Stitches Great Escape. Joey and Emily didn’t meet the height requirement so Daniel and Missy stayed behind with them. Ketan and Aidan and Mommy and Alan waited for the ride. First they heard you into a room as new recruits for some kind of Alien law enforcement. Then we all head into another room to be briefed on the level 1 and level 2 dangerous levels of criminals when you get interrupted with an emergency level 3 breach. We get into a round room and have a harness lowered over our head and the interactive alien experience with Stich from Lilo and Stich begins. He gets smoke going and zaps all our power then belches awful smelling fog in your face and ultimately spits on you. This is a no repeat ride!! Alan didn’t enjoy getting spit on at all!! They were very strict on pictures and this is one time I could care less about photos. I don’t recommend this ride. We met up with Missy, Emily, Daddy and Joey and decided some folks were in need of naps so the Daddy’s took Eddie, Emily and Joey back to the resort on the shuttle and Missy, Aidan, Amy and Alan went in search of food. Mommy and Alan got a smoked turkey leg and a bottle of water for $9.50 and joined Missy and Aidan in the Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café for lunch. Pictures of Missy and Mommy were taken by Alan. After lunch we headed to get Fast Pass Tickets to Thunder Mountain. While we waited for that we headed to the Pirates of the Caribbean to see Captain Jack Sparrow. Again we had perfect timing finished the ride with enough time to hit the potty and get to Thunder Mountain. This Rail Road Roller Coaster was also deemed “scary” by Alan, but he sure seemed to enjoy it while we were on it. The curves were the parts that scared him and I can totally understand as I put my arm around him after the first curve fearing he would fall out!! We headed back to Adventure Land and stopped for an ice cream and shade break. Aidan wanted to ride the Magic Carpets of Aladdin and Missy doesn’t go for circle rides so I took the boys on the Magic Carpets. We met up with Missy and headed to the Jungle Cruise to retrieve Fast Pass Tickets then headed to the Swiss Family Tree House. We were starting to worry about the nappers so we called and they were on the shuttle headed back to the park so we headed back to Main Street. Missy and I took each other’s pictures in front of the castle while we waited. When the nappers arrived we headed off in different directions with plans to meet at Animal Kingdom in the morning. Our family found a Disney Photographer to take a family picture in front of the castle and got our Photo Pass card started. He also took a picture on my camera. Then the boys decided they wanted to see the Monster Inc show so we headed back to Tomorrow Land. Then we took a ride on the Tomorrow Land Transit Authority. This is a slow futuristic train ride touring all of Tomorrow Land. It rides through Space Mountain, Buzz Light Year and all the cool stuff. We took a break to discuss dinner here. Alan had his mind set he wanted popcorn in the fancy plastic bucket so Daddy and Eddie ate in Cosmic Ray’s Cosmic Café while Alan, Joey and Mommy walked back to Main Street for popcorn. We met back at Cosmic Ray’s and Mommy turned into a potty shuttle. First Mommy and Alan walked to the nearest potty. Then when we got back Eddie had to go so Mommy took Eddie to the potty and walked back to Cosmic Rays and we decided it was time to head back to the resort and try out the swimming pool. The pool isn’t heated so after 30 min or so we headed up to the room for a hot shower to warm up and get into PJs. The boys are all passed out for the night and I am making myself write each night so I don’t forget anything for the blog and scrapbook. My daddy taught me about vacation journals and it really stuck!! I may have bucked at it as a kid, but I am sooo appreciative of it as a parent  Thanks Dad!!