Disney World!

What a start to the new year.  We dove in to 2017 with busy sports schedules for the kids as well as Mom and Dad, had a snowy weekend and ended the month with a surprise trip to Disney World.  Disney was simply amazing.  The magic and fun will not soon be forgotten.  We visited The Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Epcot and stayed at the Swan hotel, which had easy access to all of the parks.  It was great!

Day 1 - Airport, Pool & Character Dinner at the hotel

At the airport!  The girls and boys paired up for the flight.  Lily had fun being silly and watching movies.  Johnny loved the airplane movies too.

Landed and off to the hotel! 

We made it to the hotel! A quick change and then off to the pool to soak in some sun and warm temps!

Character Dinner #1 at the hotel.  We met Goofy and Pluto at Garden Grove restaurant.  The kids were thrilled! After dinner we walked to the Disney boardwalk where Lily got to help the magician with his act.  

Video: Lily and the Magician

Johnny observing the Epcot ball from the boardwalk.  "The big purple ball!"

Day #2 - Magic Kingdom!

Our first ride - The Teacups!

Dad and Lily ran off to Space Mountain so Johnny drove the cars.  He had a ball!

Next up was Dumbo, the Barnstormer, Aladin, the Tree house, It's a Small World, Peter Pan and then the highlight of the day, FRONT ROW in the new Snow White roller coaster.  Lily and Mom rode up front while Johnny clinged to Daddy for dear life.  The ride was excellent!  

Before Snow White!!!

We had dinner at Tony's and then got the kids light toys to celebrate a successful first day.

Day #3 - Hollywood Studios

Day #4 - Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom

We spent the morning at Animal Kingdom before flying back to Magic Kingdom.  It was a bit rainy, so we didn't get to do the safari but we made the best of it by hitting up some shows and rides.  We rode the bus back to the MK to have a magical dinner at Cinderella's castle, and squeezed in a few more rides before the park closed.  It was a fun, fun and exhausting day!

 Day #5 - Epcot

Our last day!  Touring the countries and hitting up some rides on a beautiful day.  Johnny took to Figment and Lily was thrilled to meet Belle!  

  Thanks for the memories, Disney!