As we walked to our fast pass with Anna & Elsa, I noticed that the line to meet Merida from Brave was short. I talked Mr. Gutteridge into getting our picture with her. (You'll see that I love to have my picture with as many characters as possible.)
Next, we went to meet Anna & Elsa from Frozen. Anna asked us if we were love experts. I think she's looking for a boyfriend.
Elsa thought we were a king and queen from the country Kentucky. She said that she was looking for new trading partners for Arendelle.
Next, we were suppose to meet Sean at Splash Mountain, but it took was longer to get across the park than we expected. He was impatient and rode it without us.
Which turned out to be a good thing for him, because a thunder storm popped up and the park shut down all of the outdoor rides. Mr. G and I didn't get to ride it until later that night. Not only was it a great ride, but the fireworks were going off and we watched them as we went down the big hill.
Yes, I could see the fireworks even though I was screaming.
One of our favorite rides at the Magic Kingdom is Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. It is serious business with our family. We are very competitive; trying to beat each other's scores. Sean rode in a different car than we did and he posed for his picture. But you can see the intense concentration on my face and Mr. G's.
We ate dinner at Be Our Guest, the Beauty and the Beast themed restaurant. The whole place looks like the inside of the Beast's castle.
After dinner, the waitress brought the dessert cart. She showed us some beautiful, sweet treats. We all tried the gray stuff. It was delicious. Don't believe me; ask the dishes.
After dessert, we had our picture with the Beast. Sean insisted that he have his picture taken separately from us.
The next day, we visited Epcot. I insisted on seeing the World Showcase because I had never visited all of the countries before.
Again, rain disrupted our plans. We spent almost an hour in the German Christmas store waiting for the thunder and lightning to stop. Luckily, we weren't too wet when it was time for dinner. We ate at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in Norway. It was another character meal. As we walked in, we had our picture taken with Belle. Later, during dinner, the other princesses stopped by the tables and had pictures with the diners. They also had a princess parade for all of the little girls.
The next morning, we ate at Chef Mickey in the Contemporary Resort. And guess what? It was another character meal. Mr. Gutteridge made the reservation because it is the only place at Disney World where they guarantee that you can meet Mickey Mouse.
Goof Troop pose
Goofy thought the ear on my head was funny.
Duck faces
Good dog
Did I mention that it rains a lot in Florida during the summer? When we finished breakfast, there was a huge storm, so we looked around the hotel and rode the monorail around the lake. Once the rain stopped, we headed to Hollywood Studios. We rode my second favorite ride Toy Story Mania. They don't take pictures of you on it like Buzz Lightyear. : ( Next, we rode the Tower of Terror. It is a drop ride that takes you straight up, drops you, takes you up, drops you... I lost count of how many times it did this.
Sorry, your teacher is a big chicken.
Another family favorite is Star Tours, which is a Star Wars based ride. C3-P0 and R2-D2 are suppose to fix your tour shuttle, but something bad happens and they take you on a wild adventure. Mr. Gutteridge and I rode it four times that day after he found out there were 57 different combinations of the adventure. We had a different adventure each time. After one of our rides, we posed on the speeder bike outside.
Before leaving for the evening, Mr. G and I had one last picture taken. This one was in front of Mickey's giant sorcerer's hat.
Well, that takes care of our first three days. I'll add more tomorrow.
