A Further Look Into the New Fantasyland

We can't wait for the new Fantasyland expansion at Walt Disney World to be finished! Take a look!

Orlando Like You Mean It

Aaand we're back from Orlando. After a few days of recoup we can update with more than just photos on our Facebook page (although those are fun too! And don't forget to like us!). We, of course, tried to pack in as much adventure as possible into our trip. Starting with a trip to Sea World. Chunk especially like the Manta (see below) and the Kraken, while KJ was impressed with the various shows you could see (again, see below).

If you look close, you can see Chunk in the front row with our friend K.

We even made a friend!

So what else did we do? We hit up Universal Studios on Saturday which ended up being craziness on the Studio side since Pitbull was playing a concert later that night. Note to selves: Don't go anywhere where Pitbull will be. Who knew that guy was so popular?
 

The Jurassic Park ride....can you spot Chunk?

Seuss central in Universal.

 We also enjoyed some Orlando dining including Four Rivers Smokehouse (so delicious! Definitely go there if you're in Orlando.) and Cocoa Beach for a quick jaunt to the ocean. Our trip also included a trip to Disney's Typhoon Lagoon for a day of lounging and even a trip on the water coaster! 

Walt Disney World was accomplished on our final two days in Orlando. We hit up all four parks, enjoying breakfast at Tusker House (now character dining which is so fun!), the Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot (how we always manage to be in Disney at this time is beyond me), movie rides at Hollywood Studios and all the magic that the Magic Kingdom always delivers. We even got to scope out some of the new Fantasyland additions, but didn't manage to make it to Be Our Guest Restaurant (next time!).

Big Thunder Railroad

Right outside of Prince Eric's castle

Gaston's Pub, his fountain and Beast's castle in the background

We love WDW, but four parks in two days was a bit intense. Not recommended for those who've never been, and while we got to hit up a lot of the things we wanted to do, we didn't get to do everything we wanted to. We're already planning our next trip back. Perhaps Christmas time?

See more of our adventures on our Facebook page.

Happy Adventuring!

Disney: Day 1

Thanks for checking in with us readers! Yesterday we visited Disney, and hit up Hollywood Studios first. It was fun to be back, but since we'd already been there once it definitely seemed different to us. 

We went on some rides and even got to go on the new Star Tours ride that has its grand opening on Friday! The new refurbished ride has 54 variations! It was neat, but left us feeling a little nauseated. 

Afterwards we headed to Magic Kingdom and Chunk got to ride Space Mountain which he hadn't been able to the first time since it was closed then. Dreams really do come true at Disney! Haha. We also checked out a few other things, including the Carousel of Progress, and old neglected animatronic show about progress from the beginning of the century to the "future". It's a great big beautiful tomorrow! 

We then went BACK to Hollywood Studios (a lot of commuting!) so that Chunk could go on Rockin' Roller Coaster (not for KJ this time!). We then ran over to Fantasmic!, a show on water with fire, water effects, light effects, fireworks, and actors. Very cool even the second time!

Beaches and Golfing

We took more of a leisurely day today, enjoying Mexican food, Disney's Blizzard Beach (water park) and Winter Summerland Mini Golf. We relaxed in the lazy river and went down a few water slides, and were amazed that the crowds were so good.

We also had dinner in Celebration- Disney's version of a perfect little town...maybe close to Stepford Wives....

Unfortunately we didn't get to see the shuttle lift off- too cloudy. But tomorrow we're going to Disney World, so it should be awesome! Happy adventuring!

Go See African Cats!

Happy Earth Day to everyone! Go see Disney's African Cats opening week (starting today!), and help save the Savanna! A portion of each ticket sold this week will be donated to the African Wildlife Foundation for the Amboseli Corridor project. 


Happy Adventuring!