Disney World!!!!

Left: Brandon in the Animal Kingdom Right: Expedition Everest Ride in the Animal Kingdom

Above Left: Trying on hats at Downtown Disney hat shop Above Left: Us with Mickey's Sorceror's hat at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Left: Us (Danielle, Brandon, and Brandon's Mom, Jan) at Epcot Right: Brandon and I in the World Showcase portion of Epcot

Okay, so we may be crazy . . . we did 4 Disney Parks in Disney World in 2 days. We spent a little more than half a day driving to Orlando from Miami and visited Downtown Disney the evening we arrived and had fun browsing through the different shops along the boardwalk.

The following day we woke-up early and were at Disney's Hollywood Studios when the gates opened. We rushed to the Hollywood Tower of Terror and then the Rockin' Roller Coaster before venturing through the rest of the park. We did all the main rides and shows and were done around 2:00pm. We then decided to go to Epcot to help utilize our Park Hopper passes that we had purchased. We rode all the rides at Epcot and took our time walking around and browsing the World Showcase. We grabbed a bite to eat in Germany and continued our walk and got done at Epcot around 8:30pm. We then decided to go to the Magic Kingdom since that park was open until 11:30pm that night. We parked in the parking lot and Brandon loaded his parents in a wheel chair and began running with them in the chair through the parking lot. I was running behind laughing hysterically because everyone that passed us was also laughing. We had a great time riding rides . . . and even getting wet on Splash Mountain. I felt like a little kid that day. We ate ice cream as the park was closing and on our way down Main Street U.S.A., I bought a caramel apple from one of the sweet shops and I gobbled the hole apple before we got off the monorail back to the parking lot. It was a very full but fantastic day! We spent about 15 hours at the theme parks that day with no breaks. We were so exhausted!

The next day, we decided to spend the day at Animal Kingdom, which is half an amusement park and half a zoo. Brandon and I both agreed that the best ride was Expedition Everest! We got drenched on the water rapids ride and enjoyed the safari ride as well. We had a great day and ended the day with a drive back to Miami where we got in shortly after midnight and stayed in the Miami International Airport Hotel. That was the best decision we have ever made! The airport has a hotel within one of the concourses. It saved us much time and frustration. It was a great trip! It was so nice to be places enjoying warm weather instead of the typical damp and dreary Pacific Northwest February weather.