Disney World 2013 – Day 1

I was surprised at how crowded the resort was, considering all the kids should’ve been back in school.  With all the Spanish and Portugese-speakers around us, we quickly came to realize that most of the visitors were from South America... apparently they don't follow the same school schedule as the US.

We let big sister K choose the order of theme parks to visit, and her first choice was Magic Kingdom.  We got there right on time to see the Dream Along with Mickey show in front of Cinderella's castle.  That was all big sister K had talked about (she remembered it from last year), so she was thrilled.  We then visited the new Fantasyland that had just opened up.  All the lines in that area were ridiculously long, so we went on to Tomorrowland, where we went on the Speedway racecars, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, and then off to the PeopleMover, at the request of baby M.  We eventually made our way back to the other side of the park and enjoyed Peter Pan's Flight, Mickey's PhilharMagic show (baby M didn't enjoy this as much), the carousel, and of course, everybody's favorite "it's a small world."  The kids also got to meet their favorite characters, which was by far baby M's favorite activity.  We took pictures with Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Buzz Lightyear.  Sometime in between, it started pouring on us.  Fortunately, it didn't last for too long, though we still made good use of the two ponchos we brought with us (purchased when we went to Disney World last year).  We tried to make the best out of it, but the rain (and forecasted thunderstorms throughout our entire stay) made us a bit uneasy as we decided how to plan out our itinerary for the rest of the week.

Mickey waffles for breakfast, of course!

 

Family photos!