The Magic Kingdom

On Tuesday we set off on our Disney adventure.  I started the day a bit crabby, since in the morning there was fog limiting our view and an ominous prediction of rain.  We had planned to go to the Magic Kingdom either Monday or Tuesday, and when the weather forecast appeared better for Tuesday, we spent Monday miniature golfing and hanging out by the pool.  And it was a beautiful sunny day, with no rain until dark.  So our decision to wait until Tuesday to visit WDW seemed like a bad one.

As it turned out, it was a fantastic decision.  Gray skies keep the crowds away, and while I felt a mist at one point, it never actually rained on us.  So while I'd prefer to see beautiful blue skies in my pictures, I'd much rather walk right on to rides, which is what we were able to do much of the time.

One of the first rides we went on was the Buzz Lightyear ride.  It was perfect for both boys - Zach loved shooting the evil Zurg and accumulating points, and Charlie loved pulling the lever that spun the car around.  And as you can hopefully see in the picture below... Grandma and Grandpa took the challenge very seriously!  (Yeah, I did take a picture of the screen; like I'm going to pay $15 for a picture of my parents on a ride, even when it's as hilarious as this one.)

Zach also got a kick out of racing (Charlie, unfortunately, had to sit that one out - he would have loved it).  But we can't help but wonder why they haven't changed those generic race cars into Lightning McQueen and the rest of the gang - then both boys would REALLY have been excited!

The attendant on the People Mover was quite the comedian; Charlie enjoyed the sights.

We checked out the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse:

It hasn't changed since I was a little girl, but it's a classic for a reason - It's a Small World!  The darkness lead to blurry pictures, but I loved trying to capture the wonder on Charlie's face.

And, of course, the castle.  Zach isn't exactly into princesses, but even he was disappointed to find out we couldn't go inside.  :)

The afternoon parade was short but relatively entertaining.  We didn't have a great spot; our plan to get their early didn't quite work out!

And the teacups, of course!  The big guys begged off, citing weak stomaches, so Grandma and I got to take the boys.  Wheee!!!

We went on many, many more rides than are pictured here.  In fact, I think we only missed one ride we had intended to go on - Peter Pan's Flying Adventure.  Zach even went on Space Mountain!!!!  For some reason he was determined to do so, and I couldn't convince him otherwise.  It scared the $@#% out of him, and for the rest of the day he got nervous any time there was darkness on a ride (which happens a lot, surprisingly), but he doesn't seem to have any lingering effects.  :)

If you go to WDW, our advice is to absolutely skip the Lilo and Stitch "ride."  Terrible.

If you ask, Zach will tell you his favorite was the Monster's Inc. comedy show.  Which cracks me up, because we did our best to talk him out of going to it, but it turned out he really did love it. 

We made it the whole day, even stayed for the fabled fireworks.  I'm not sure who was more tired, the four of us adults or the kids!  It was quite the day.