Is Disney REALLY Magically

The verdict might be out with some parents when you say Disney is a magical place but in my case it was truly magical for us. I really thought after 7 days of early mornings and late nights we would have a list of melt downs to talk about but to be honest Kason was a different child in Disney and when I have time I will let you see just how great he was when it came time to take pictures. My child isn't much for picture taking and I guess when you have had a camera in your face since birth you might not blame him but I guess something about getting your picture made with your favorite Disney characters will bring a smile to any ones face. I will do a run down on the trip and just hope I can remember it all: (better late than never) Saturday morning we flew out of Huntsville and landed in Orlando around 2:20pm, found the Disney Express bus and was dropped off at Port Orleans Riverside to meet up with Leslie, Steven and Madison. Much of Saturday evening was spent at Downtown Disney going in and out of all the shops. My sister tried to explain to me the World of Disney store but really there is no words to describe the mass of Disney items in that store. Later that evening we met up with The Beams and The Gill for dinner at the Contemporary and then ended the night with milk and cookies all while watching fireworks over Cinderella's Castle. Sunday morning we were up bright and early and had a fun filled day at Hollywood Studio's. There Kason got to ride Toy Story Mania, meet his favorites Buzz, Woody, Lightning McQueen and Mater, saw Beauty and the Beast and Lights, Motors Action Extreme Stunt Show. We enjoyed a nice dinner at O'hana's where we were served shewers of different meats and a arrangement of different sides. The kids got to sweep coconuts with brooms across the floor and dance to island music. It truly was a great Polynesian experience. Then back to Hollywood Studio's for some more fun and one last time on Rockin Roller Coaster for the girls :) Monday was our day at Epcot. We visited with some International countries, went through the Butterfly garden and then headed to the Character Spot so Kason could meet all his Disney favorites. That night we had our first Grand Gathering dinner which involved a International Buffet from all dinner countries, a surprise visit from Minnie and Goofy which involved alot of dancing and a little picture time. Then we were escorted out to a special spot to watch fireworks all while enjoying a nice yummy dessert bar all to ourselves. Tuesday - Thursday were truly my favorite days because we were in Magic Kingdom..as the sign says "Let the Memories Begin! Kason and Madison became Knights and Pricness all before joining up with the rest of the crew for our breakfast at Cinderella's castle. During breakfast we got to met all the Disney Princesses and even got to see Cameron Diaz and ARod as they were leaving breakfast. Much of Tuesday was spent enjoying rides at Magic Kingdom and meeting different characters. We had another Grand Gathering breakfast on Wednesday with Mickey and friends then headed over to Animal Kingdom where we saw The Tree of Life, Nemo and Friends the musical, Festival of The Lion King and the kids enjoyed a little play time in The Boneyard. Did I mention we rode Everest too??? Awesome roller coaster Thursday was our last day in the magical land of Disney!! We started the morning off with breakfast at The Crystal Palace with Pooh and Friends. That was probably the best breakfast all week in my opinion because it was buffet style and they even had grits. Thursday was also Kason's day to be a pirate. It was truly the best money I spent all week. He loved it and was so still while they got him all ready. They even gave him a pirate name John Cruesliver. We finished off our list of rides that we wanted to do and then we went back to rest because I knew it would be long evening. No complaints from Kason because he took a 5 hour nap, YES 5 HOURS, of course I took about a 3 hour nap so I can't say to much. That evening we met back up with my sister and enjoyed hot dogs at Casey's Corner, rode Stitch again (I do believe this was one of his favorites), used our fast pass for Buzz and then headed over to watch the Disney Electrical Parade and then ended the night with Wishes over the Castle. What a perfect way to end our last night in Disney. I have A LOT of pictures...I think around 1000 and many of you can see some of those on facebook. It's was a crazy last week after being out so not a lot of time to blog