Disney: Day 2 & 3

Sorry for the delay in posting, but I had some issues to deal with yesterday morning. As many of you know, I have Great Danes. Well, my 12 year old dane Delilah passed away yesterday morning around 5 am. So I had to get everything taken care of while being 12 hours away. Fortunately for me, my mom used to work for a vet and was able to arrange everything for me. It is a very tough loss for the family, which I am sure will become more real once we are back home. All I can say is that she was a great dog and had a wonderful life.

Enough of that, let's get on with Disney.

Day 2 found us at Animal Kingdom. We arrived right after they opened. From there we headed to Expedition Everest where we grabbed a fast pass and then jumped in line. After riding we headed to Dinosaur, which is one of my daughter's favorite rides, even though she keeps her eyes closed on parts of it. We spent our time moving back and forth between these two rides until my brother and his family showed up around noon. We then hit some of the things that my niece would enjoy before they headed to Rainforest Cafe for lunch. I will say that she did not like It's a Bugs Life. She totally lost it and had to be taken out by her mom.

After they met back up with us we headed to the Safari. There were quite a few animals out in spite of the heat. We got to see the baby elephant and baby rhino along the way. We then headed to the petting zoo for a bit where my son and niece got to pet a baby alligator.

After that my niece had had enough and was ready to go back to the hotel. We hung out for a while longer. We spent the remainder of our afternoon riding everest, which only had a 5 minute wait. We were pretty much just walking on. They actually shut down the normal line and just used the fast pass line. Amazing.

Here are a few pics.

Yesterday, day 3, found us at the Magic Kingdom. We started off our day heading to grab fast passes for the Peter Pan ride. When I got the fast passes, we were given bonus fast passes for the Philharmagic. Awesome! We were joined by my wifes cousin and her family, which includes their 6 year old son. So it was a blast for them since it was his first trip.

We hit all of the big rides which included all of the mountains, Splash, Space, and Big Thunder. It was awesome.

As we were riding the Transit Authority we went into Space Mountain and the lights were on! So, I took a few pics.

All in all, it was a good day in spite of how it started. So here are a few pics.

That's it for now. I'll post more later.

Yeti Out!!

Disney: Day 1

I am going to try something a little bit different this time since I have a laptop and wifi on this trip. Instead of waiting until I get home and trying to remember all of the fun I had, I am going to attempt to do this as I go. Wish me luck.

So here goes.

We arrived in Orlando on Friday morning and checked into the Hilton Bonnet Creek. It is a very nice upscale hotel. Truth be told, it is a bit fancy for my taste. We were fortunate enough to stay there for free, due to the fact that my brother travels for his job and earns plenty of points for his hotel stays. He is also extremely generous with them.

Once we arrived I took a much needed nap after driving all night and the wife and kids hit the pool. They said it was nice. I will take their word for it.

Saturday we made our way to Hollywood Studios. We were able to make it there just in time for the opening ceremonies. Then it was the mad dash for Toy Story Mania! We headed over and grabbed fast passes and then moved on to Rockin' Rollercoaster followed by Tower of Terror, The Great Movie Ride, some food, and then Toy Story Mania. I ended up with the high score of the hour for TSM, which was kind of cool!

The park was surprisingly dead. Not sure if it was the heat or the fact that they closed at 7 pm, but I will take it.

Here are a few pics:

Pool at Bonnet Creek

Today we are headed to Animal Kingdom. I will attempt to keep this up to date as I can, but I am on vacation.

Yeti Out!