We returned Friday from 5 days at Walt Disney World, and just like last year, it was so fun to experience it through the eyes of our boys. We stayed at Wilderness Lodge, and loved being able to take a boat or bus for traveling; also the resort was mostly empty and uncrowded which was a treat! The boys were troopers, up early most days and we had a busy touring plan, but they loved getting to ride all their favorite rides. Highlights for C were meeting the characters and his favorite ride, It's a small world, which he and I rode 3 times in a row one day; his excited face each time was what kept getting me back in that line, knowing that song will be on repeat in my head x forever... E's loved meeting the characters too, but his favorite day was at Hollywood Studios, where he rode Star Tours 2x, met Chewbacca and Kylo Ren, and fought Darth Vader in the Jedi Training. We recovered from a traumatic Splash Mountain experience on the 1st day, and quickly recognized that thrill, or "hill" rides as C called them, were off the list! We had a short day, as planned, at Epcot, and then swam for maybe 5 hours that afternoon. I'm pretty sure the boys liked swimming as well as or more than anything else we did... This year we did the memory maker photo pass, and it was a treat to have someone else taking pics too; I posted some of those on FB, but here are the "unprofessional" pics!
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| Early Be Our Guest bfast, they aren't so impressed with the Rose |
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| Dumbo Selfie |
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| Astro Orbiter selfie |
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| Dumbo at night |
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| Toy story selfie |
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| C loved riding everything, even the bus! |
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| Great splash pad/play area at Wilderness Lodge |
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| Disney Springs |
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| Dumbo selfie with C |
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| I'm not teaching this one to drive!!! |
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| Dumbo at night |
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| "chef" Goofy |
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| Chef Mickey liked their shirts :) |
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| We love Minne |
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| And Donald |
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| Brothers :) |
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| Chip and Dale |
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| Pluto hugs are great |
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| Family Goofy shot |
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| Future space rangers |
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| My favorite character that we met; E's face-priceless |
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| Silly jawas |
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| C loved the Disney Jr. show |
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| Storm troopers on patrol |
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| Kylo Ren, not so friendly... |
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| Mickey surprised the boys and they thought it was hilarious |
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| Fancy Donald |
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| E using the force in Jedi Training |
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| C also using his force :) |
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| This jedi is not scared of you DV |
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| Baymax! |
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| The "best" "ball" pic I could get of them together |
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| More characters at the Garden Grill |
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| C loves Mickey, even topiary ones... |
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| My daredevil... |
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| Just chilling by the fountain... |
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| Maybe as close as we'll be to the Trevi fountain for awhile... |
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| They loved the miniature train |
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| E's "ball" pic |
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| And C's... He had to rest up for swimming later |
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| Last day at Magic Kingdom |
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| Looks like I'm the only one pleased that we are 1st in line and first in the park... |
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| Empty Main Street :) |
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| This face at the start of small world, EVERYTIME |
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| I think Small World recognized me as a regular... |
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| C was a little worried that i wasn't joining him for this Dumbo ride... |
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| Tink! |
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| After a rest break Midday, they powered through until Wishes on our last night |
We had such a great time and were thankful that we had safe travels and that everyone was healthy. The weather was just about perfect and we were able to do everything we wanted. Their ages made it such a special trip and we will enjoy the memories made for years to come. Thanks Mickey, See You Real Soon!
