I'm finally getting around to uploading the Disney photos from my iPhone. Some fun shots. Since there are so many I"ll just stick with describing the pictures rather than adding a lot of text! Enjoy.
Enjoying some pancakes at O'Hare while we wait for our next flight to Orlando.
The famous United airline under ground rainbow tunnel… we made many a trips through this, burning up our 3 hour layover at O'Hare.
Silver Springs Creek running through our resort….The Wilderness Lodge
The waterfall at our resort. Beautiful.
Our first character greeting. Mickey and his gang at Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary Resort.
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| Kennon and Goofy |
Hugs from Chef Mickey
At this particular meal the characters dance with the kids every so often. Everyone grabs a napkin and spins it around their heads. Kennon and Maddox had fun joining in with the characters and the other guests.
I love Kennon's look of satisfaction… I also think his hand placement is hilariously funny!
This is the Mickey themed bag we received from Aunt Brooke, Uncle Tyler, cousin Carter and Reid! It had lots of goodies and arrived bright and early before our first day in the parks. Thanks Knowles family.
This is one of two boats we took to the Magic Kingdom. This was our favorite mode of transportation…the quickest and easiest. Bus transportation tended to be a bit more crowded and took longer. Also with the boats we didn't have to collapse the double stroller…it would just go right on. Not so true with the buses/monorail.
Waiting for the boat.
Waiting for the opening ceremony at our fist day at the Magic Kingdom
Our first ride on It's A Small World…or 'the ride with the boats and the dollies' as Maddox described it. Initially it was her favorite ride but then was surpassed by the Seven Dwarf's Mine Train later that afternoon.
Maddox and Kennon with one of the ugly stepsisters….Anastasia ( I believe)
Maddox, Cinderella, and Kennon
Maddox and the mean stepmother
Maddox, Prince Charming and Kennon
Maddox, the ugly stepsister Drisella and Kennon.
Drisella was very interested in Kennon… and you can see he gave her a hug and just hung on! She later gave him a kiss.
Hangin' tight….
Still hangin'… I love Drisella's expression in this one….
Haven't moved yet.
I think at this point she just decided she should pose for the camera and that would maybe prompt him to get off!
Getting ready to ride the Nemo and Friends ride at Epcot
Time for some selfies while we ride the monorail.
We had dinner in the country Norway in Epcot and got to meet several princesses. Cinderella…..
Aeriel….
Aurora….AKA Sleeping Beauty……
Snow White
While we waited for the fireworks show the Commodores were putting on a concert. Initially Maddox thought it was loud but then decided to get up and dance instead.
Hollywood Studios here we come!
Waiting for the Anna and Elsa parade.
It was cloudy but warm and humid this date. These poor 'skiers' had heavy winter clothes/hats on!! Amazing. They preceded Kristof in the parade.
Ice Cutters from the movie Frozen
'Ice skating' snow fairies that preceded Anna and Elsa in the parade.
It's only like a 10 to 15 minutes parade/processional…but has a been draw for Frozen fans all summer. It was to end the beginning of October so we just got in under the wire. I"m sure that Disney has replaced it with something even bigger and better.
Waiting to have lunch with the Disney Jr characters.
Kennon, Jake and Maddox
Handy Manny
Hmmmmm….I think I see two Princess Sophias!! :)
This was a fabulous musical at Hollywood Studios. Beauty and the Beast.
The singing was spectacular as well as the large bright moving characters. It was a fabulous show! Apparently a lot of singers/actors get their start at Disney and it is pretty competitive to be in one of their productions.
Meeting Tow Mater from the movie Cars.
Lightning McQueen
An Olaf cookie to top off the night at Hollywood Studios!
Welcome to the Animal Kingdom :)
Getting their first official Wilderness Explorers sticker from one of the check points. At this one they learned all about flamingos. Pretty interesting.
This was one of two absolutely fabulous shows that we saw at Animal Kingdom. The above is Finding Nemo….. and we also saw a Lion King. So so so so good! They were like 30 to 45 minutes shows each and both kids were sitting on the edges of their seats the entire time.
It isn't everyday that ya see a baboon walking out and about! I think this is guy is from The Jungle Book but I honestly can't remember his name…. anybody????
The Tree of Life in Animal Kingdom….you can see the animals carved into the wood. It was ginormous.
I put this picture in because I thought it was really special how attentive Pocahontas was to Maddox's whispys….getting them out of her face. How sweet.
A second nap on the bus ride home after a short snooze in the stroller. He was WIPED! This was day 4 of the trek and fatigue was starting to set in.
Saturday night we dropped the kids at one of the Disney Kid Club babysitting centers and had dinner at Ohana in the Polynesian resort. It was kind of like a luau and the food was by far the best we had all week. The kids LOVED LOVED LOVED the kids' center and begged to stay longer.
This was the kids' hand washing station at the kids' center. Super high tech. You put your hands in the silver holes and then the soap and water spray out at your hands washing them for you!! Maddox and Kennon took many a turns washing their hands.
On the Jungle Cruise back at the Magic Kingdom….last day.
Meeting Stitch from Lilo and Stitch.
Maddox and Kennon playing their roles well in the Enchanted Tales with Belle interactive story time.
Special lighting of the Magic Kingdom during the Halloween Party Sunday night.
A picture of the lobby of our resort. I just loved it….very outdoorsy! We will definitely stay here again for many reasons….feel, comfort, cost, and convenience to Magic Kingdom.
Saying goodbye to the Wilderness Resort….bright and early on our last day. So sad to go home but glad to be back in the swing of things!
Stay tuned for another post soon. We had family pictures taken by my good friend Kim last week and they turned out great!! I'm excited to share them. In addition we've been pumpkin picking and just enjoying the great outdoors since the weather has been so beautiful lately. I'll try to post again by the end of the week.
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