Where to begin…
I mentioned before that our flight was at 6am on
Wednesday. This meant getting the boys
out of bed at 3:30 in order to head to the airport. I had hoped that they’d continue sleeping in
the car, but they were pretty wide awake and happy. We made it to the airport and on to the plane
without issue. S was a bit challenging
for the last 45ish minutes of the flight.
I think the sleepiness was setting in and he was bored. I packed a backpack with snacks and items to
keep him entertained, but he wasn’t very interested. He also started to cry saying his ears
hurt. I was so thankful when we finally
landed and were able to get off of the airplane.
We eventually arrived at our resort. As expected, our room wasn’t ready, but we
were able to have the resort hold our luggage so we could take the monorail to
the Magic Kingdom. We stayed at the
Polynesian and loved having access to the monorail and being so close to all
the parks. This was such a game changer
with little kids and we loved having the ability to come back to the hotel
whenever we wanted.
We arrived at the Magic Kingdom and grabbed Mickey shaped
pretzels and popcorn. We only made it on
a couple rides, but I was excited to ride Space Mountain. I had been to Disney 7 years ago, but was
pregnant with W. Of course a healthy
baby was most important, but I couldn’t go on many of the rides and ended up
waiting for family members as they went on rides. I felt like I missed out on a lot. We also visited the Magic Kingdom 3 years ago, but the boys were little and unable to go on many rides. So I was really excited to have the
opportunity to do more this trip. We
had dinner at the Liberty Tree Tavern and the boys LOVED it – I don’t think
I’ve ever seen them eat so much. The
park was crowded and I was a little disappointed we didn’t make it on more
rides, but everyone was tired so we headed back to the hotel for bed.
Thursday, we headed to Animal Kingdom. I think this park is a little less
popular? But it’s one of my
favorites. I really love all the greenery
and music throughout the park. I think
this was one of the few times we used all of our Fastpasses. I hated missing out on our Fastpasses, but
some days, there just wasn’t enough time.
For dinner, we headed back to the Magic Kingdom and ate at Be Our Guest. This was by far my favorite meal! It was a three course dinner and all of the
food was amazing!!! I think this was my
favorite day overall.
Friday, we headed to Universal Studios/Islands of
Adventure. I had never been to either
park and wanted to experience them while
we were in Florida. I really had no idea
what to expect. It just so happened that
a new Harry Potter themed ride had opened at Islands of Adventure the day prior
and people were waiting up to 10 hours to go on it?!?! CRAZY
But on the bright side, Universal Studios wasn’t crowded at all. It was fun seeing all the television/movie
themed areas. We didn’t go on very many
rides, but I liked just walking through the different areas. We took the Hogwarts Express over to Islands
of Adventure and it was definitely more crowded. Side note:
I have not read any of the Harry Potter books yet… gasp. I’ve been waiting to read them with W. All in all, a fun day. When we returned to the resort, the boys
played in the pool and we watched fireworks.
To be continued….
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