Yep, we got to celebrate JP's birthday at Disney World! Because my birthday was the day before we got there, I got a celebration button too. When we checked in, I immediately put my button on my bag. JP refused to put his button on his bag. However, by the last day of our trip, JP's attitude towards Disney World had significantly changed so on his birthday he said, "well I guess I do need to put my button on." And yes despite what he said when we first got to Disney, he wore it!
Again, we got to the park so we would be there when the gates opened. I'm telling you, JP's attitude towards Disney really did change! The first day he couldn't believe people were hustling to get to the attractions, but in this picture I am being told "Put your camera away. You can take pictures of that when we leave. Did your guidebook tell you to stop and take a picture?"
Throughout our trip, he got very in to checking out the map to make sure we would go the quickest route.
Our first stop was Test Track which we got a Fast Pass for after we rode it, therefore, we were able to ride it twice with no wait!
In between our first Test Track ride and our second, we rode Mission: Space and Living with the Land. We also obtained a Fast Pass for Soarin' so we could use it after we rode Test Track the second time, avoiding the 60 minute wait. Before heading over to the countries, we also rode Journey into the Imagination and Spaceship Earth, which had a new activity that made it quite a fun ride.
We explored the countries more so than I have in the past. Our favorites were Japan and Morocco. We liked Japan because they had the biggest store that definitely had the most unique things that we were interested in. We liked Morocco because they had yummy food! I got a lamb wrap.
...as well as, Canada, China, Germany, Italy. We even had to escape the Vikings of Norway, and took a boat ride with Donald Duck through Mexico. And to think, we did all of this without ever having to get on a plane.
At this point it started raining so to escape the rain we stumbled into the Innoventions building. This is where we got to experience Sum of All Thrills. With this attraction, we got to design our own rollercoaster and then ride it. It was a lot of fun!
Then we discovered what was JP's favorite attraction (I'm not really sure why)... the Waste Management attraction. We got to determine how much trash we produce each year and then went around to different stations to recycle or decompose our trash. We did all of this by pushing a garbage truck that looked like a small child's shopping cart. JP loved the garbage truck. It even made beeping noises when you pulled it backwards.
So we had fun at Epcot!
But, since it was our last night, we had to take advantage of the fact that Magic Kingdom was open until 2am for Disney Resort guests.
We got there in time to ride Splash Mountain before the fireworks. While JP was waiting in line to get a turkey leg (his favorite), the fireworks started. We got the most perfect place for fireworks! My camera battery died so I did not get a picture so I will try to paint a picture.
We were standing in front of a lake with the Liberty Square Riverboat in front of us to our right. There were about 5-6 different places Disney shot off the fireworks, and we could see all of them perfectly. Plus, the fireworks made a beautiful reflection in the water.
I think it was the best place to be! We didn't have to stand for an hour holding our place right in front of the castle, and we didn't have to deal with crowds. It was the perfect end to our Disney trip. Well it wasn't over quite yet. We rode Pirate's of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, and enjoyed a pineapple float before heading to Space Mountain for our last ride of our trip.
We had such a great time! I would love to go back someday... we'll see if JP will be up for it :)
