Here it is, the moment they have been waiting for the entire trip! Or at least Olivia was, since Julia did not yet know Land of the Mouse. Oh yes folks, Disney World. We have reached the Promise Land. It was an interesting time, taking them to the big D. No major problems, and only one humongous toxic blow-out that gave Julia this incredible aroma all day long. (More on that later.)
I am convinced that taking very small children to the Park all day long is suicidal, at best, so we arrived at Disney late afternoon, after their naps, and plowed through until the park kicked us out at 11 pm. One of the smartest things we did all evening happened just before 9 pm. Everyone in the park was heading towards the castle to see the Fireworks, and we headed in the complete opposite direction. No line to Haunted Mansion. No line to Splash Mountain. Pirates of the Caribbean THREE times! SCORE!
I am convinced that taking very small children to the Park all day long is suicidal, at best, so we arrived at Disney late afternoon, after their naps, and plowed through until the park kicked us out at 11 pm. One of the smartest things we did all evening happened just before 9 pm. Everyone in the park was heading towards the castle to see the Fireworks, and we headed in the complete opposite direction. No line to Haunted Mansion. No line to Splash Mountain. Pirates of the Caribbean THREE times! SCORE!
Gator girls ready to take on the Mouse
Mommy's favorite ride, and one that I won't be able to go on this time around. Ah, the things you do for your children.... sigh.....
We love that Aku (Uncle) Scott now works for the Mouse!
And the heavens parted, and the Angels sang...... At last! Cinderella's Castle, in all her glory. Of course, Olivia wanted to go knock on her door to tell her what mean step-sisters she had.
A particularly colorful section of Main Street. I always found it fascinating how they designed the second stories of Main Street to be smaller in scale so that the buildings gave the illusion of being taller than they actually were.
You did not crop your children out of this photo! You mean the children fighting over the bag of popcorn? OH. YES. I. DID.
I still miss the original Eastern Airlines ride "If You Had Wings" and the original "Carousel of Progress" in Tomorrowland.
If we had stayed on the People Mover all day long, they would have been just as happy. One of their favorite rides!
Olivia got her driver's license! Notice the naked baby in the background. It was in the Speedway's Grandstands that she had major toxic blowout and I had to run her through the crowds, holding her up and away from me, to get her back to the stroller to change. We had to purchase all new clothing for her. Mom derserves her own vacation after this.
Notice she has no shoes because they also got the toxic treatment. Julia really could have cared less. More teacup action!
Olivia loves all things Jack Sparrow, so we hit this ride quite a few times.
Getting near the end of the night. Daddy got to go on Splash Mountain and we got Julia her first set of ears.
The proper way to end any trip to the Mouse.
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