Disney Day 2

day 2 began bright, but not too early

with breakfast at the beast's castle!

 it was beautiful and worth

every

agonizing

moment

of planning and scheduling!

 after breakfast, gg got himself a

scooter

just so he could cut to the front of every line

 we rode:

peter pan

it's a small world

 

  dumbo

tomorrowland

space mountain

thunder mountain

splash mountain

the seven dwarfs mine train

and explored the swiss family robinson's treehouse

all before noon!

well, maybe a little after...

   in the afternoon

we had planned

to go to the water park...

sadly we only have a stock picture from the internet

because Disney is tricky sometimes

and you don't always get a water park pass

when you thought you did!

ella was a little sad

because she had planned this part of the day.

but all was not lost!

we went back to the Magic Kingdom

and rode the rides again!

and when we tired of the Magic Kingdom,

we returned to the hotel and played at the

24 hour pool until

1am

remember:  all's well that ends well!

 



a dream is a wish your heart makes...day 1

gg had a dream...

he wanted to spoil his girls and their families with an

over the top

trip to Disney!

(we made mickey shaped cookies to celebrate!)

 august 10 2015

jetblue nonstop- buffalo to Orlando

Disney magic bus to Grand Floridian Resort!

 met up with the Idahoans at the resort

(gorgeous!)

(Idahoans AND the resort!)

headed to brunch

hugs and kisses everywhere!!

 call the taxi!

we're going to Harry Potter at Universal Studios!

 Afton was beyond excited

but not as excited as Auntie Kara...

she literally had tears in her eyes as we walked into Diagon Alley!

 every single detail is truly incredible.

and I've only seen the movies.

if you've read the books...

well, it's beyond your dreams!

 Ollivanders Wand Shop is amazing!

 the girls judiciously searched through the shop

looking for the perfect wand.

 they chose several different wands

but in the end

left with the wand which perfectly matched them.

 auntie kara was practically speechless

and in awe at the wonders she beheld.

 this girl doesn't give big smiles

for just anything!

 searching

reaching

testing

 is this the ONE?

 if you buy the perfect wand, you can cast spells around diagon alley.

you can make water shoot out of the ground

you can make a feather float in the air

you can make a suit of armor fall apart

you can make lights go on and off

it's magical!!

 butterbeer!

(pronounced: buttah-be-ah)

delightful!

 hmmmmm...

 not bad!

we experienced the ride in Gringot's vaults,

we searched for the perfect souvenir

we performed every magic spell possible

we debated and labored over each candy possibility in the Weasley's candy shop

we poured over every nook and cranny

throughout diagon alley!

we didn't think anything Disney had to offer

could possibly compare to what we had witnessed that first day.

but we were wrong!

more to come...