A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes…
26 Jun
Back in January, we paid a visit to the House of Mouse in Florida. We were so excited to leave behind the snow & have some fun with the Harden family!
We flew into the airport, hopped on the shuttle bus to Disney World & began our week of Princess/Buzz Lightyear fun!
Our first day, we ventured to the Magic Kingdom.
Ella met the Fairy Godmother:
Ella & Drew with Buzz Lightyear in the background. We eventually actually met him, but the line was too long at this point, so we just gazed from afar.
Dan & sweet June enjoying Magic Kingdom:
The second day, after a briefly rainy morning, we hit up EPCOT.
Classic family photo in front of the giant golf ball:
Morleys too:
Ella & Drew are such sweet friends.
We enjoyed EPCOT, but at this time of year, a lot of it was closed until 11am. We got to see Nemo & Crush, so it was still a great morning!
The third day, we went to Hollywood Studios. Ella was not so sure about Lightning McQueen:
She did have fun in the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground, though:
We really enjoyed the Toy Story ride at Hollywood Studios, & the Green Army Men came to visit! He said Ella’s pigtails make her look like Jessie:
It was a fun, but exhausting day:
A trip to Downtown Disney that evening revealed a love for characters that don’t move:
We returned to Magic Kingdom & Hollywood Studios the last two days:
Finally shaking Buzz’s hand:
Ella got to pick out one souvenir to bring home. She chose a set of figures from Princess & the Frog. She couldn’t wait to play with them:
Audrey enjoyed the Minnie Mouse that Ella picked for her, too:
Overall, it was a really great trip! The crowds were really low, with only a couple of exceptions. Since it was January, we did run across lots of large groups from the Southern hemisphere (where it was summer break). The weather was great, at least compared to what was going on in St. Louis! It was 60s-70s each day, with a little rain a couple of mornings & a thunderstorm one night. Since the crowds were so low, we were able to let the kids run around a bit more & the lines were really short!
It was a fabulous trip & we are planning to go back again!
See ya real soon, Mickey!