I'm back!!! I never would've imagined Disney World was so amazing! I had so much fun and everything about Disney World really is "magical" :) I stayed at a Disney resort and Disney World is like a little world of its own! Here are some highlights of my vacation:
Orlando Shopping
The first thing I saw when I arrived at Orlando airport were palm trees! I've never seen so many real palm trees in my life :) Following the night I arrived at Orlando my boyfriend and I rented a car to cruise around the shopping areas of Orlando such as Prime and Premium Outlet, Florida Mall, and my first visit to Ulta! The shopping malls and outlets are so huge! I walked into Ulta, stopped and stood at the entrance for 10 seconds taking in the wonderfulness of the store with my eyes sparkling hahaha. Ulta needs to open a store in Canada! I'll show all my Disney shopping loot in a following post :)
Magic Kingdom
The next day we headed to Magic Kingdom where I was in complete happiness :) I love how Disney rides are so relaxing as you go along a scene and story line. We also purchased a dining plan (which is well worth it btw!) where I had salmon cakes at Liberty Tree Tavern and also had a buffet meal at the Crystal Palace. I also met Winnie the Pooh and friends at the Crystal Palace :) My favourite was the fireworks show - Wishes!
Epcot
The next day we went to Epcot! We didn't even really finish walking through this park because we woke up a little late and lined up for 2 hours for Soarin' (no more fastpasses, which helps you cut the wait time). Which was pretty amazing but probably not worth 2 hours of lining up! We dined at Chefs de France that night where I had a very tasty and moist salmon (I love my salmon :p) IlluminNations was another spectacular fireworks show :)'
Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios was our next stop the following day and thanks to my eavesdropping skills the previous day, I overheard a lady saying that fastpasses go quick for the Toy Story Midway Mania attraction so we headed straight to the ride right when we entered the park. True enough, we entered the park at around 9:30 and fastpasses were already up to 12:55 pm! Thank goodness we had a chance to go on that ride because it was my favourite out of all the Disney parks! It's a 4D ride, so 3D images + you get to play against someone using a bazooka plunger to shoot targets - I was totally beating my boyfriend but in the end he still beat me - so disappointed! lol. The Beauty and the Beast musical is one of my favourite musicals at the park, childhood memories :) My favourite show was also at this park - Fantasmic! There couldn't be a better name for this show :P
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom was the final park where I had a couple of screaming experiences (well, I scream at pretty much anything a little frightening). I screamed riding the Expedition Everest rollercoaster because you go backwards and ride through complete darkness not knowing what is going to happen! Another screamer was at Dinosaur where there are flashing lights and dinosaurs popping up everywhere O_O, I literally couldn't keep my eyes open for the whole ride because I was so freaked out haha. The last screamer was at the It's Tough to be a Bug 3D show where there are a few surprises that I won't ruin! But totally unexpected! We dined at a African buffet called the Tusker House Restaurant that night - MMmmmm :9
Downtown/Boardwalk/Epcot
The last day at Orlando we headed to Old Key West Resort to have breakfast at Olivia's Breakfast where I had Banana Bread French Toast! Yep, thats right! It was definitely something interesting hehehe. I would love to have a resort at Disney, maybe one day! After Olivia's we headed to Downtown Disney where we purchased a few goodies from the World of Disney store and ate some pretty damn good fish and chips and chicken pot pie :) The next stop was to the Boardwalk where I made a reservation to Flying Fish Cafe. OH EM GEE, I had the most amazing red snapper with this sweet sauce! I'm already missing it :( We headed back to the Epcot after dinner to finish walking around the World Showcase and watched Illuminations again.
Overall, my Disney vacation was soOOoo amazing :) Everyone is so nice there, the sit down meals were so tasty, the attractions were magical, and I had such a memorable experience with my boyfriend! We're still humming and singing Disney songs :D
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Sounds like you had an amazing time! Reading this makes me homesick, I grew up in the Orlando / Tampa area. && I know exactly what you're talking about in the Tough to be a Bug 3D show/ride/experience lol!!
This looks like the most amazing vacation:) I'm glad you had such a great time!! Ive been wanting to go back to disneyland with my boyfriend, hes never gone and it would be so fun to just run around and be little kids.. Ps I tagged you with an award!
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Welcome back! Looks like you had a great time. I've always wanted to visit Disney World.
sounds super fun! orlando isn't too far from me! but I do love Disney world though!. Glad you had fun! can't wait to see what you got! I love shopping in Orlando as well
Happy to see you had a good time :)
Looking forward to your haul post!
I really want to go to Disney world. I think I am the only person never been there before :( I've been hinting my BF but he always like you are too old... booo!!!!
wow, sounds like a fantastic time. i definitely want to go there now :) haha i'm glad you had fun though!! can't wait to see what you bought :D
Aw sounds like you've had a great time. Reading all this makes me want to go myself xD
Sounds like such a blast! I laughed so hard when you said you had to stop and take in the wonderfulness before stepping into Ulta. lol! hahah I know what the surprises are at the bug show! It was pretty freaky in my opinion too. lol I remember my uncle told us to go on some ride and there was a huge freaking alien in there! We were all so freaked out after that one ride that we questioned EVERY ride after that. lol The beauty and the beast musical looks so wonderful! Aw mannn I want to go to disney world nowww. hahah
Wow.. seems like you had so much fun!! I still need to get my butt to Disney World.
Yay for all the first experiences like going to Ulta!! :]
PS- to my previous comment I tagged you in award, but it looks like Ariel got to you before I did *doh* should have checked out everyone she tagged before I started tagging people!
Welcome back Jenny!! Sounds like you had an awesome time, and I'm so jealous!! :D I went to Disney World when I was in gr10 with my family, and I remember it being very 'magical'. I can imagine how great it is when you're with your bf! hehe Can't wait till you show your loot! :D I'm going to visit the states very soon, and hopefully I'll find an Ulta!!!! haha
Glad you came back safely! Gosh, it sounds like you had an amazing, magical time! The last time I was there, I also had a wonderful time as well and went on most of the rides :D
So cute that you visited Ulta!! LOL :p I hope they have one in Canada for you too! :) I'm sure they will! An even better one :D Downtown disney must've been nice. I bet Florida was quite warm when you went :p
Did you find anything spectacular at the outlets?! Ray Bans? :) Mmm, red snapper sounds so good! I love seafood!
awww looks like such fun!!
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Aww, Jenny, you don't have to thank me for wishing you a safe trip! that stuff is important! of course we'd want you to get there safely! :P
It looks like you had a BLAST on your Disney World experience! I'm glad! :) haha yeah, I always think that Disneyland/Disney World are just so MAGICAL, and I'm happy you agree with me! My bf thinks I'm a big cheeseball -__-;; haha but it's true! Everything is just so happy, colorful, and perfect, and you just feel SUPER happy and relaxed when there ^_^ hehe all the meals you described sound AMAZING!! You should def. make a post with ONLY pics of the food you ate on your trip xD hehe
ahh!! There are rides in Animal Kingdom?! I'm so mad that I didn't know!! When I went with my family in '07, we didn't go on any rides there!! >_< Can't wait to see/read more about your trip (if you post more about it)!! :)
Welcome back! ^_^
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Hi Jenny :) Disney World is such a neat place to visit isn't it? I've been there once 1.5 years ago and it was so neat - I think I enjoyed it more as a adult going there than I would have if I was a kid. There is so much to see and do.
I agree- it was neat to see the palm trees just as the plane is landing!
And you know what, I haven't been to an Ulta before! Is it like Walmart or Target?
I agree that I love how the rides there all have a neat story line and how they really put a lot of thought and effort into the rides.
LOL - I remember the Toy Store Midway Mania ride. I beat my sister not only in points but I really kicked her butt at accuracy which is probably the most important part of it ;) Your bf must have good aim!
OMG I remember screaming aloud at one point during the "It's Tough to be a Bug" 3D show. I think you know which parts ;)
That's great that you loved it there! Have a lovely weekend :)
i'm glad you've had an amazing vacation! the pictures are great!
wonderful pics and looks like you had a blast, I loved Disney world! I felt like a kid again during my last visit.
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