tales from a far-land

Day four was the best day of the trip.  It was a rainy one and came with some challenges, but it was still the BEST! Josh was supposed to run his half marathon early Saturday morning.  However, Mother Nature didn't want that to happen.  RunDisney cancelled the entire run due to rain and lighting.  Josh was disappointed he wasn't able to run, but that also meant that he wasn't sore nor did he have to run in the rain. Our rainy morning started with breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table.  While at breakfast, we had the opportunity to visit with Cinderella, Aurora/Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Ariel and Jasmine. Madilyn was in heaven.  Aiden was presented with a prince's sword, so he was pretty content as well. After breakfast, we darted over to the Seven Dwarfs Mine ride.  This is the only ride that we really wanted to ride that I couldn't obtain a Fast Pass.  Luckily, the rain helped detour people away from the park and we were ...

Day three of our Walt Disney World vacation was spent in the Animal Kingdom.  What a really amazing park!  It is like a zoo, but with rides, roller coasters and shows.  Personally, this was probably my second favorite Disney park.  We started the day bright and early arriving at the park when it opened. The first ride we enjoyed was the Kilimanjaro Safari.  It was a fun ride and the kids were able to see a ton of animals pretty close up.  We then headed across the park to the roller coaster Expedition Everest.  I am so glad we did.  Best part -- it goes backwards.  Worst part -- the kids were not really fans.  Then, we headed over to DinoLand USA to enjoy TriceraTop Spin, Primeval Whirl, The Boneyard and Dinosaur.  Before having our character lunch at Tusker House (which was one of the best meals of the trip), we enjoyed walking around the Maharajah Jungle Trek and the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail learning and viewing some more e...