Whoa! It seems like forever since I stared at this little tan box. I definitely suffered from severe blog withdrawals this past week, however, our trip was so awesome I hardly noticed. Our kids are the perfect ages for their initial exposure to the most magical place on earth and I can't imagine a better family vacation. Honestly, other than aching feet and one mean green army man, a wonderful time was had by all. Our feet are recovering and I will get to the army man later.
We left on Sunday morning and spent the night in Valdosta, Georgia. BTW, if you don't have an RV, I suggest getting one. Nothing spells family bonding like 350 square feet of space for five people. It sounds like I'm being sarcastic, but I'm not. Our RV has been the best purchase we ever made. I can't count the fun family trips we have had...but, I digress. We arrived in Ft. Wilderness Campground early Monday afternoon. We immediately set up camp and trekked down to the Magic Kingdom via ferryboat. The kids were in awe as we walked into Main St. and saw all the stores, kids, balloons and characters. The first ride we went on was the Flying Dumbos and from that moment on, they were hooked. The next morning we had breakfast with Winnie the Pooh and friends and my daughter was so excited she could harldy eat her Pooh-shaped waffles. Later we rode the Pirates of the Caribbean which effectively traumatized them both for a few hours, but I'm sure that will come out in some form of therapy years down the road. Anyway, we also went to Epcot where, being the nerds that we all are, we had great fun learning about inventions of the future and the countries of China, Mexico, Britain and Ireland. They had a beautiful fireworks and laser show as well.
One highlight of the trip was going to MGM studios theme park and eating at Pizza Planet where we also got to meet Buzz Lightyear. My son is still enthralled with that moment. However, our meeting with the green army man character (also from Toy Story) proved to be much less. While in line for Buzz, the green army man emerged and several children (mine included) rushed out of line to get his autograph. That was fine, except apparently he felt that they all should've waited in line like everyone was for Buzz and Woody. When my sweet little girl handed him her autograph book, he grabbed her head with his hand, turned her head to the side and pushed her away...and we got it all on film. My husband and I were shocked and quite upset. Rather than make a scene, we talked to several supervisors and it was made apparent to us that this individual would be reprimanded severely. I think he may have been out of a job that afternoon. Anyway, we put it behind us and moved on to other things, however, I don't think I will ever be overly fond of the green army man any more.
The best part of the trip was the Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom. The kids got to wear their costumes and trick or treat throughout the park. We met up with our neighbors who were also there for the week and had a blast. The park was open until midnight and we got to ride our favorites over and over. It was very cool!
Okay, well I guess you've heard enough about our little vacation. Suffice it to say that it was just about perfect and I highly recommend it.
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