We arrived at DisneyWorld yesterday afternoon and checked into the hotel. Everything went great, and we unpacked and were able to get to our dinner reservations at the Boma restaurant at the Animal Kingdom. That was loads of fun! The food was intersting (Bobotie was quite good - it tasted like eggs, sausage, and pancakes with syrup but with a different consistency) and the boys even tried a few new things that they really liked (mostly new desserts! All in all it was a good way to arrive.
Today we went to the Magic Kingdom and Seth and Luke could not have been more excited! Luke really liked the "Taple" (a.k.a - castle). Seth went on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad with me and had a blast! It was his very first roller coaster and while he was a little scared I think a better description was "Thrilled" - scared and excited all at once. Immediately after the ride he said that he never wanted to go on a roller coaster again. However, later in the day he wanted to go back. Perhaps later in the week he'll get a chance to go back with Mommy.
Seth's favorite ride was Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. Boy was he really excited about that one. We went on it twice and he still wanted to go back. We were interrupted by the real appearance of Buzz, which was no doubt one of the highlights of the trip. Seth had his Buzz shirt on and went to meet him. Can you even remember what it's like to have a childhood hero, let alone meet him in person?!? Seth was so excited that he wanted to be a real space ranger. Lucky for him that he told Buzz what a good job he did and Buzz sent a space pistol to our room so that Seth could fight the Evil Emperor Zurg all the time! (Yes, he slept with it).
Luke and Seth both really liked "It's a Small World", "Peter Pan's Flight", and "Winnie the Pooh". We will likely find ourselves back on those before the week is out. Seth would also like to go back and hit "Splash Mountain". It was pretty hot and humid (94% humidity is horrendous) but we made it alright. The rides are air-conditioned and there are misters in many places so it was mostly bearable. We took a break after eating lunch and went back to our room to go swimming and rest.
We went back this evening for the fireworks - they were spectacular! We sat around the corner from the Ice Cream Parlor with our ice cream and had a really fun time watching the Wishes show. Luke kept yelling, "Boom!" when there was a really loud explosion and Seth was making sure that I taped it all. After it was over Seth and Luke both clapped and screamed Horray! - it was really fun to watch them have such a good time!
Ok, off to bed now and to the Animal Kingdom tomorrow!
