So where did I leave off….since I'm a bad blogger that never comes back and updates anything! So we were going back to October and our trip to Disney…and I said I was going to finish the rest of our trip. I left over with us going to the special Halloween Event (we went on the 28th), the following morning we ended up heading over to The Animal Kingdom and started the day with the Safari. After doing some research, we decided that we were going to park hop after Animal Kingdom to the Magic Kingdom and to save our FP+ for the later. It meant we waited for all of our rides at AK…which it isn't as long as the lines at MK.
The boys loved having their unactivated and passed on iPhones to take pictures of the animals that they saw on the ride.
It was a pretty long line, and we went straight there, but I hear that the animals are less likely to be out in the afternoon so we stuck it out.
Another long line was the Kali River Rapids…and yes, you get soaked.
So waiting gave me some time playing photographer.
Vacation looks good on him...
J having a good time next to the Tree of Life ;)
That darn Stitch just keeps popping up all over the place!
We took a break mid day and did a sit down meal at Yak and Yeti, which was yum! The boys ate so well and everyone got the clean plate award for that one!
Our two favorite rides in AK were Expedition Everest and Dinosaur.
The boys loved EE with the reversal in the ride and Dinosaur is like the DisneyLand ride with Indiana Jones except with a Dinosaur theme.
After exhausting the AK park we hopped the bus over back over to MK and picked up some of the rides we hadn't had the chance to experience yet.
We had a FP+ for the Haunted Mansion, which given the time of year was one of the most popular ride and were glad to have made the selection. We also did FP+ for The Pirates of the Caribbean, and Big Mounter Thunder.
We spent more time using our photo pass, some scoff at the price, but it beats having to lug the camera around and the boys cooperate a lot more for a random photographer then having mom saying cheese all the time.
The line for Splash Mountain was reasonable and got to once again see Brer Rabbit outwit Brer Bear and Brer Fox.
We finished the night taking in the Lighted Parade and seeing the normal light and firework show at MK….fabulous!
The next day we had an off day and bummed around the hotel a little, we lounged and played at the pool at SOG. When we finally went off property the boys wanted to hit a Gamestop, and we grabbed lunch at a yummy Cuban restaurant.
J decided to surprise us with a fabulous night at Downtown Disney and purchased us tickets to see the Cirdue Du Soleil-La Nouba. It.was.fantastic! We had great seats, J almost got ran into by one of the bicycle acts…but not really. We enjoyed some drinks from the boardwalk and called it a night.
On our last day at Disney we started the day at Hollywood Studios.
First thing we did was wait in the long line to sign the boys up for the Jedi Academy…for later in the afternoon…the spots get filled fast! We then divided up our FP+, N wanted to see a Disney Jr show and the big boys went to Rock 'n' RollerCoaster and Tower of Terror.
Yup, those smiling faces are worth it!
We had a little time to spare before meeting up, so Noah and I got to walk around the park a little.
That crazy Stitch popped up again too!
After we meet up (and took more pictures) we had lunch at Mama Melrose sit down…which was ok…overpriced for sure!
We used our FP+ and rode Star Tours and The Great Movie Ride.
Before we knew it the time came for our little guys to become Jedi's.
There is a great story about that silly kid in these pictures…notice his shirt…he wasn't sure what side he wanted to be on ;)
It was J's second time participating…and was a pro up there.
It was N's first time getting to participate.
M must be a Master Jedi by now…having done the show twice before in Cali.
Again not sure if he wants to fight or help Darth Vader.
Yep, he takes this stuff pretty seriously!
Each of them receiving their certificates, completion of Jedi Training.
I finally got the chance to go on the Rock 'n' Rollercoaster as well with the older boys.
J took all three boys back on the Tower of Terror…I like to sit that one out.
Feeling like we had exhausted HS we hopped back to Epcot for supper…seriously good food during the Food and Wine Festival.
We also took advantage of the photogs once again….
the shear happiness these boys had on our trip (at least while at the park) was awesome.
Unfortunately that was the end of our trip…well except for the long drive home that happened the following day…with a car sick kid…not so much fun at all!
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