Monday, August 17, 2009
Disney continued
Day 5: Magic Kingdom again. Happy Birthday to me!! So I got the royal treatment today with the pin and the gift card!! It was great hearing happy birthday a million times that day and of course getting to spend it with some characters and I am not talking about nick, mal and Shelby!! Ha, ha!! It was corny, I know! Anyway, we basically just stalked characters all day. we found out exactly what time each character was coming for meet and greets and where and we went. It was a blast. We also rode a few more rides again, thunder mountain (rollercoaster) and Pirates of the Caribbean. Disney remade the pirate ride and now it mimicks the movie featuring Johnny Depp. His character in the ride looks exactly like him, it is crazy!! We watched the Spectromagic parade again (we watched this one on Monday also) and then saved the best for last, the Fireworks display called "wishes". It was awesome, everyting was synchronized to music and Tinkerbell flew from the top of the castle. It was beautful and very magical. For whatever reason my computer is not letting me add anymre pics so you will all just have to wait to see the Disney Scrapbook. Oh yes, there will be one. We bought special Disney books with our gift cards!! Anyway, after shopping a bit and eating everything Disney had to offer, we decided to head back to the resort and get our stuff ready for departure the next day. The trip went by so fast, but the memories will last forever. I strongly advise everyone to visit Disney as much as possible because you can enjoy it no matter what your age!!
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Day 4: Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom was vey different than any of the other parks, but still really neat to see. Expedition Everest is the rollercoaster there where you are in search of the Yeti. You actually go backwards during part of the ride. It was pretty cool. We then decided to hit the water ride despite Nick and Mallory's opposition. Mallory got drenched, Shelby was pretty wet, my butt was wet and Nick got a few sprinkles. Lucky him and probably lucky me too because he would have killed me if he was the one drenched!! Check out the pic. Mal looks like a drounded rat!!
We all dried off during the safari ride. We got to get up close and personal to many animals and see them in their "human-made" natural environment. There was also many shows to watch. Bugs Life was probably the best. It was 3D and everything that happened you could feel or smell (seriously one of the bugs farted!!). The icon for this park is the Tree of Life. It is huge with over 300 animals carved into the trunk. It was a shorter day because the park closed at 7 so we decided to go back to Downtown Disney to eat and party. By the time we ate, I was ready for bed!! Everyone else wanted to stay out and party so we stayed for a while longer. All of the clubs are closed now and being renovated into resturants. However, every restaurant has live music so there were dance parties everywhere!! The girls danced in the street and Nick and I took pics of them. Day 4 complete. One more day of magical moments await us!!
Animal Kingdom was vey different than any of the other parks, but still really neat to see. Expedition Everest is the rollercoaster there where you are in search of the Yeti. You actually go backwards during part of the ride. It was pretty cool. We then decided to hit the water ride despite Nick and Mallory's opposition. Mallory got drenched, Shelby was pretty wet, my butt was wet and Nick got a few sprinkles. Lucky him and probably lucky me too because he would have killed me if he was the one drenched!! Check out the pic. Mal looks like a drounded rat!!
We all dried off during the safari ride. We got to get up close and personal to many animals and see them in their "human-made" natural environment. There was also many shows to watch. Bugs Life was probably the best. It was 3D and everything that happened you could feel or smell (seriously one of the bugs farted!!). The icon for this park is the Tree of Life. It is huge with over 300 animals carved into the trunk. It was a shorter day because the park closed at 7 so we decided to go back to Downtown Disney to eat and party. By the time we ate, I was ready for bed!! Everyone else wanted to stay out and party so we stayed for a while longer. All of the clubs are closed now and being renovated into resturants. However, every restaurant has live music so there were dance parties everywhere!! The girls danced in the street and Nick and I took pics of them. Day 4 complete. One more day of magical moments await us!!
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Day3: HollywoodStudios
Tower of Terror and Rock n Rollercoaster!! Need I say more!! We immediately went straight to the big rides and rode them 3 times each. They were both awesome!! The rollercoaster may have been a little more awesome because you got to jam to Aerosmith while doing crazy turns, dips, cork screws and more!! There were many shows to watch too!! One of my favs was Beauty and the Beast: the Musical. Oh, also our building got struck by lightning while we were waiting for the show to start!! No one was hurt, thank goodness. We saw many more characters there including Woody and Buzz from the Toy Story and Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater from Cars!!
Another fun filled day!!
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Day 2: Epcot
There were only four rides at this park, but a handful of shows and lots of places to eat. This park showcases eleven different countries that are all one world. It was neat seeing all of the different buildings from the different countries and you could also try many different kinds of food!! We also met up with a couple characters. The best ride there was the test track. You are in a car which takes you through all the tests a new car goes through before being released to the public. You went through extreme heat, cold, speed bumps, crash test, anti-lock brakes and of course speed!! It was awesome!! We also saw "Reflections", which is a firework show. It was pretty cool!! Another exhausting day, but many more too come. The next day is Hollywood Studios.
p.s. we dont have a ton of pics on our cameras for me to post because we used a photo pass where Disney's photographers would take our pics and put them on a disc for us and we dont have the disc yet!!
There were only four rides at this park, but a handful of shows and lots of places to eat. This park showcases eleven different countries that are all one world. It was neat seeing all of the different buildings from the different countries and you could also try many different kinds of food!! We also met up with a couple characters. The best ride there was the test track. You are in a car which takes you through all the tests a new car goes through before being released to the public. You went through extreme heat, cold, speed bumps, crash test, anti-lock brakes and of course speed!! It was awesome!! We also saw "Reflections", which is a firework show. It was pretty cool!! Another exhausting day, but many more too come. The next day is Hollywood Studios.
p.s. we dont have a ton of pics on our cameras for me to post because we used a photo pass where Disney's photographers would take our pics and put them on a disc for us and we dont have the disc yet!!
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Happy 18th Birthday Mallory!!(August 3) Today we went to Magic Kingdom!! Since today is Mal's b-day, she gets in for free, however we already purchased the tickets so she opted for a $75 gift card to spend at any Disney park!! She also got to wear a birthday pin so everyone knew whe was celebrating today. She got all kinds of free stuff and a million happy birthdays!! We started the day off by eating breakfast at the Crystal Palace with Winnie the Pooh and his friends. Aunt Buffy and the kids also came to eat. 
After breakfast, we were off to the rides!!
You cant help but become a little kid when you hit Main Street and see the castle!!We stayed at the park til 11ish and saw every parade, character and rode every ride there!! Our feet hurt and we were exhauted. Time for us to go back to the resort and get some sleep before Epcot the next day.
After breakfast, we were off to the rides!!
You cant help but become a little kid when you hit Main Street and see the castle!!We stayed at the park til 11ish and saw every parade, character and rode every ride there!! Our feet hurt and we were exhauted. Time for us to go back to the resort and get some sleep before Epcot the next day.
Disney vacation
Nick, Mallory and Shelby Matson set out on our adventure to Disney World on July 31. We first stopped by the visit Grandma and Grandpa Frazier in Palatka, Florida and
then hit the outlet mall!! That nght we stayed at my Aunt Buffy's condo on the beach at ste. augustine. The next morning we woke up, threw on our suits and off we went to the beach. I could live on the beach easily!! I love it!! That night we went to the Outback Steakhouse, which is a family tradition for my mothers side, with Aunt Buffy, uncle Steve and Gabi and Izzi. Since we were in ste. augustine, we decided to go into downtown and check out the little shops. We took a horse and buggy ride through downtown and listened to the history of the oldest city in the U.S.
The next day we headed to Orlando to visit Mickey and his friends!! When we arrived we checked in and had a gift basket waiting for us. Thanks MOM and DAD!! Check out the hats!!
We then headed to Downtown Disney where the girls (Gabi and Izzi) were to be made into princesses at the bibbidy, bobbidy, boutique. You get to pick your princess, the hair, and the makeup and then get your pics taken for a pretty penny of course. Gabi did wonderful and sat there like a perfect little angel, Izzi on the other hand was a monster. I dont have any pics of Izzi because she did not like the process. Here are some pics of Gabi though!!
After Downtown Disney, we went back to our resort, The Caribbean Beach Resort, and swam.
then hit the outlet mall!! That nght we stayed at my Aunt Buffy's condo on the beach at ste. augustine. The next morning we woke up, threw on our suits and off we went to the beach. I could live on the beach easily!! I love it!! That night we went to the Outback Steakhouse, which is a family tradition for my mothers side, with Aunt Buffy, uncle Steve and Gabi and Izzi. Since we were in ste. augustine, we decided to go into downtown and check out the little shops. We took a horse and buggy ride through downtown and listened to the history of the oldest city in the U.S.
The next day we headed to Orlando to visit Mickey and his friends!! When we arrived we checked in and had a gift basket waiting for us. Thanks MOM and DAD!! Check out the hats!!
We then headed to Downtown Disney where the girls (Gabi and Izzi) were to be made into princesses at the bibbidy, bobbidy, boutique. You get to pick your princess, the hair, and the makeup and then get your pics taken for a pretty penny of course. Gabi did wonderful and sat there like a perfect little angel, Izzi on the other hand was a monster. I dont have any pics of Izzi because she did not like the process. Here are some pics of Gabi though!!
After Downtown Disney, we went back to our resort, The Caribbean Beach Resort, and swam.
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