Infinity and Beyond!

Hey y'all! I'm just going to use this post to sum up Mom and my magical vacation!


Day 2:
Thursday Morning we headed to Hollywood Studios, and after grabbing Toy Story Mania Fast Passes, spent the morning meeting some of our favorite characters:


Chip N' Dale
[Character Tidbit]: You can tell the munks apart by their teeth and noses- Chip's nose is black like a chocolate chip!


Minnie Mouse (my long lost best friend)


Lotso Huggin' Bear from Toy Story 3.

Then hit some of the attractions:


Studio Backlot Tour


Tower of Terror
[Fun Fact]: The two chairs in the queue area of Tower cost $250,000 each!



And Toy Story Midway Mania! (Which of course, I won).
[Travel Tip]: Get your Toy Story Mania fastpasses first thing in the morning! They are usually gone by noon or earlier, and this is an attraction you do NOT want to miss!




The day ended with Block Party Bash,


meeting the stars of Hollywood,


and hanging with the Incredibles.


Hollywood Studios always has that special charm to me- after all it is "The Hollywood that never was, and always will be."





Day 3:
Headed to the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT) for a relaxing day of walking, eating, drinking, and of course, magic.


The return of Captain EO brought together two of my favorite things: Disney and Michael Jackson. If you get the chance to go- HIGHLY recommended!


We then finished up in Future World, and headed to World Showcase. Drinks and lunch in France, easily make EPCOT one of my favorite places!


We ended our night in Magic Kingdom, for another round of fireworks. Another great day!


[Travel Tip]: The Tomorrowland Terrace is one of the best places to watch the nightly fireworks at Magic Kingdom!



Day 4:
Saturday was a day for adventure, as we headed out early to Animal Kingdom!


[Fun Fact]: Artists had less than 6 hours to carve each of the 325 animals on the Tree of Life before the plaster dried. Considering the size of the sculptures, that is AMAZING!


Whenever we come to Disney World we always eat breakfast at Donald's Safari Breakfast at the Tusker House in Africa.

[Travel Tip]: Make breakfast reservations earlier than the park opens. That way you can stroll through the Animal Kingdom before the crowd gets there. Trust me, it's beautiful!





Next we continued our stroll through Harambe, and headed to Kilimanjaro Safaris.
[Travel Tip]: The lines for Kilimanjaro are always shortest first thing in the morning. If you're near by, definitely go! Plus, the animals are more active in the morning when it's not as hot.



The rest of the day consisted of Animal Kingdom's finest:

Expedition Everest:

[Fun Fact]: Betti the Yeti is the largest and most complicated Animatronic that Disney has ever made!


Flights of Wonder- I got picked to help out!


And Festival of the Lion King- I got picked to make the Lion noises!



After our wild day, we headed to Hollywood Studios to ride Rock N Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith!


[Fun Fact]: Rock N Roller Coaster goes 0-60 mph in 2.4 seconds! Joe Perry and Steven Tyler rode it 12 times in a row at opening.


Day 5:

We started our last day at Hollywood Studios again- wanting one last go at Toy Story Mania! While we waited, we ran into some familiar friends:


Pluto


I freaked out when I saw these two...




Buzz even asked me to marry him!

Then, if that wasn't enough character excitement, I was recruited as "Private Blondie" to join the Green Army Men Troops.


After that, I beat Mom on Toy Story Mania (again).


We browsed some merch,



and were off to the Magic Kingdom!


[Fun Fact]: The Magic Kingdom Railroad Trains get 4 feet to the gallon/gas.


I was forced onto the Liberty Belle Riverboat,


[Fun Fact]: The boat is ACTUALLY powered by steam.

hung out with Pirate Goofy,


rode Buzz Lightyear 8 times in a row,
[Fun Fact]: The highest score is 999,999 and that makes you a Galactic Hero! (I've gotten 841,500...so close!)

and of course, Space Mountain!


We watched the fireworks one last time, which of course was a wonderful conclusion to our weekend!