We left the 5 last days for Orlando fantasy parks. Our flight was a very early one, but, miraculously, the kids woke up on time and we left the resort just as planed, without the 2 Skunks that visited our porch. Ioana arranged the garbage in the evening and since she didn't see any cats around (there are no cats at all on the streets), she assumed it is ok to leave the garbage outside. Well, looks like there are other animals that like to eat from the garbage and we met them. They where a couple, messing together. But we were brave and together with the broom stick we showed them the way away. Still we had to clean after them....
Anyhow, we reached Orlando already at 12:00 after we took an identical car to the one we returned in Richmond, only red. The place we booked is ready only from 16:00, so we had time to go to eat and also to buy tickets for Disney World for the next day. We concluded with buying tickets for 3 parks. Magical kingdom, Typhoon Lagoon park (which is a water park) and an additional one we can choose from the less expensive ones. The rain frighten us and lowered the mood, since as u know we don't like it so much. But, no worries. We will stick to the plan - tomorrow Magic Kingdom, the day after water park, then NASA and then Universal Studios. The weather needs to go along with that. We also bought tickets to Cirque de Soleil for Ioana and the boys. Since this is the only thing they are doing without Tamar (it's their birthday, after all), there were no compaints. That's it. We were very tired so we went to sleep preparing for the big day.
Anyhow, we reached Orlando already at 12:00 after we took an identical car to the one we returned in Richmond, only red. The place we booked is ready only from 16:00, so we had time to go to eat and also to buy tickets for Disney World for the next day. We concluded with buying tickets for 3 parks. Magical kingdom, Typhoon Lagoon park (which is a water park) and an additional one we can choose from the less expensive ones. The rain frighten us and lowered the mood, since as u know we don't like it so much. But, no worries. We will stick to the plan - tomorrow Magic Kingdom, the day after water park, then NASA and then Universal Studios. The weather needs to go along with that. We also bought tickets to Cirque de Soleil for Ioana and the boys. Since this is the only thing they are doing without Tamar (it's their birthday, after all), there were no compaints. That's it. We were very tired so we went to sleep preparing for the big day.
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| our dinning room |
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| Tamar in the salon |
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| Jacuzzi |
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| Jacuzzi with our guys |
Disney - Magic Kingdom
We got there very early. At 9:30 we were at the gates, after parking our car in Simba 21 parking lot. And Simba is a hero, but we didn't know that. And this is very important since it took us around one hour to find the car in the evening. So, we parked, we walked to the gates, we embarked a bus that took us to the entrance to the park. On the way, we saw a sign to Epcot.
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| The main street in Magic Kingdom |
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| Disney's Castle ahead |
With every ticket we got 3 fast passes (a fast pass allows you to reduce the waiting time for a ride), that need to be selected an evening ahead. We did that, since we tried to be organized. The scheduling and all the Disney app usability is very complicated and not friendly task. The trick is u can't choose the attractions, then the people that want to participate and get the hour to be there as expected. U are choosing the persons and u choose one attraction, but the computer automatically choose the other attractions for u. So u need to choose all the three in advance, but the people who want to go there are not the same.... Anyhow, after a lot of modifications we got more or less what we wanted. Since the app is such a mess, they have people on site helping with scheduling and changes. But enough with the engineering part.
We started with Adventure Land, by shooting at some figures. And the annoying part is that after u pay 105$ per ticket, u need to buy coins to activate this. Small money but a little bit annoying.
Then, the first ride is Big Thunder Mountain. The four heroes of our family joined the ride and even arrived to the other end intact (Ioana not included). They enjoyed it very much.
Then we went to see the Tom Sawyer Island and it was very hot. Very hot. We moved to the next challenge we had, the speedy cars in Tomorrow Land followed by another small but shaky roller coaster. The cars are not a big attraction. This time Ioana rode with Tamar and the boys together.
Since it was so hot, and the park setup some kind of sprinkles, the kids used it a little bit too much and they got wet from head to toe. So wet that we had to buy them new clothes.
How convenient that Disney stores are everywhere. The truth is that if they weren't so wet, we would never buy such expensive T-shirts. Yoni was not wet but he wanted a bracelet that is used here instead of the ticket (and also diners invitations, and anything else you purchase in Disney).
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| Yoni with a very big gun |
Then, the first ride is Big Thunder Mountain. The four heroes of our family joined the ride and even arrived to the other end intact (Ioana not included). They enjoyed it very much.
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| Big Thunder Mountain |
Then we went to see the Tom Sawyer Island and it was very hot. Very hot. We moved to the next challenge we had, the speedy cars in Tomorrow Land followed by another small but shaky roller coaster. The cars are not a big attraction. This time Ioana rode with Tamar and the boys together.
Since it was so hot, and the park setup some kind of sprinkles, the kids used it a little bit too much and they got wet from head to toe. So wet that we had to buy them new clothes.
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| The kids cooling down |
How convenient that Disney stores are everywhere. The truth is that if they weren't so wet, we would never buy such expensive T-shirts. Yoni was not wet but he wanted a bracelet that is used here instead of the ticket (and also diners invitations, and anything else you purchase in Disney).
After a short meal in a very huge cafeteria with surprisingly good food and a doll as an entertainer we continued on. Ioana and Tamar took a break to buy an icecream and Yoram and the boys went back to the roller coasters.
And that's why u need to come here more then once. First u need to see the place and choose what u want to do, but it is so big that it takes u a whole day, and then u need to come again to do al the rides u want. The rain started around 17:00, so we decided to go to downtown Disney to show Tamar the boutique in Disney store which "transform girls into princesses" and for only 200$ gets u a dress, a hair fix and a look of one of three princesses. There are also cheaper packages but Tamar is a smart girl and didn't want to do any of them.
We drove the bus to downtown Disney through a resort. The transportation system and all the surroundings are really a big industry. From downtown Disney, where of course, we also bought some Lego we wanted to return home again using a bus to the parking lot.
Remember Simba? Well, we confused the sign we saw in the parking lot and the fact that a buss took us from the parking lot to Magic Kingdom and assumed we parked near Epcot. So we took the bus there. But no Simba parking in Epcot. So, we took the train to Magic Kingdom where the villains and the heroes parkings are. And Simba is a hero. So, after driving all the possible transportation methods of Disney, we arrived home at around 23:00, without seeing the fireworks or a parade. Quite disappointing.
And that's why u need to come here more then once. First u need to see the place and choose what u want to do, but it is so big that it takes u a whole day, and then u need to come again to do al the rides u want. The rain started around 17:00, so we decided to go to downtown Disney to show Tamar the boutique in Disney store which "transform girls into princesses" and for only 200$ gets u a dress, a hair fix and a look of one of three princesses. There are also cheaper packages but Tamar is a smart girl and didn't want to do any of them.
We drove the bus to downtown Disney through a resort. The transportation system and all the surroundings are really a big industry. From downtown Disney, where of course, we also bought some Lego we wanted to return home again using a bus to the parking lot.
Remember Simba? Well, we confused the sign we saw in the parking lot and the fact that a buss took us from the parking lot to Magic Kingdom and assumed we parked near Epcot. So we took the bus there. But no Simba parking in Epcot. So, we took the train to Magic Kingdom where the villains and the heroes parkings are. And Simba is a hero. So, after driving all the possible transportation methods of Disney, we arrived home at around 23:00, without seeing the fireworks or a parade. Quite disappointing.
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