The day I was coming back to Mobile from Christmas Break I talked to my Mom about going to Disney World. My sister had already planned everything and I was EXTREMELY jealous that I was not going. I talked to her and we worked it out so that I could go. I would just miss one day of class and Mom was okay with that. I would drive down Sat Jan. 22nd and return Monday late Jan. 24th. Not an extremely long trip but I needed it! Here is my trip to the "Happiest Place on Earth!"
I left about 6:00 AM Saturday morning with Voltage and pop-tarts ready for the 8
hour drive from Mobile to Orlando. The drive from Mobile to Orlando is EXTREMELY boring. Most of it is I-10 and there is nothing on that interstate. I suffered through 5 hours on that interstate and then another 3 hours on some more interstate and made it there about 2:45 PM [EST] to Orlando! I found the resort we were staying at with some trouble but my Mom led me to the right place. I made a Disney CD and had it blasting when I turned into Walt Disney World. The hotel we stayed at was the Disney All Star Movies Resort and each building featured a different movie [101 Dalmatians, Toy Story, Fantasia, Mighty Ducks, Love Bug]. We stayed in the 101 Dalmatians building. I of course preferred the Toy Story building but the 101 Dalmatians building was my second choice. I met up with Dad, Mom, Randall, sister and her family. They were all asleep though lol.
hour drive from Mobile to Orlando. The drive from Mobile to Orlando is EXTREMELY boring. Most of it is I-10 and there is nothing on that interstate. I suffered through 5 hours on that interstate and then another 3 hours on some more interstate and made it there about 2:45 PM [EST] to Orlando! I found the resort we were staying at with some trouble but my Mom led me to the right place. I made a Disney CD and had it blasting when I turned into Walt Disney World. The hotel we stayed at was the Disney All Star Movies Resort and each building featured a different movie [101 Dalmatians, Toy Story, Fantasia, Mighty Ducks, Love Bug]. We stayed in the 101 Dalmatians building. I of course preferred the Toy Story building but the 101 Dalmatians building was my second choice. I met up with Dad, Mom, Randall, sister and her family. They were all asleep though lol. Dad was not asleep and we talked about what to do. We had dinner plans but had several hours free before that. We went to Downtown Disney which has restaurants and stuff but also has the largest Disney Store I have ever seen! I ended up buying a shirt and it is probably the coolest shirt I have. It has lightning going across the front and the lightning forms into an outline of Mickey's head. It sums me up pretty well. Dad and me went back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.
We went to the Hoop-Dee-Doo dinner show. It was a country-style showed but HILARIOUS! My sister laughed at everything and she laughs very loud. I told her to laugh quietier but she didn't listen....she never does. We went back to the hotel and went to bed, had to be up early to go to the first theme park!
Joanna [my sister] and her family, and Dad went to the Animal Kingdom Park while Randall, Mom and me went to the Disney Hollywood Studios Park. This park features rides from all of the classic movies and it is all about movies. We started out with the Narnia ride then went Under the Sea with the Little Mermaid ride. We then took a ride through America's greatest movies including Tarzan, Mary Poppins, Wizard of Oz, etc. After that it was 3D time with The Muppets and the stunts show of Indiana Jones. We had reservations for the 50's Cafe but they were behind schedule and we wanted to see a parade at 3. It was the PIXAR parade!!! We ended up getting a burger and sitting for an hour waiting for the parade. It was a great parade! 
It featured all of the movies from PIXAR except Cars. After the parade it was time to hit up the PIXAR Studios Plaza to ride Toy Story Mania ride. However it was shut down for technical difficulties. We decided to go on the "Backlot Tour" which featured props from various movies and showed some of the bigger props used in some of the movies. After that we went back to Toy Story Mania and it was fixed!!! We used our 'fastpass' and walked right it. It was lik
e a carnival shooting game but everything was digital and in 3D. I LOVED it! After that we got dinner and then went to the Fantasmic! show, which is based off of Fantasia (for those who wouldn't make that connection). This was my favorite part of the day. The show was amazing.....it had water features, fireworks, lights, music, and anything else Disney could throw into it. It is a MUST see if you go to this park. We ended the night by going back to the hotel and going to bed after great fun at Disney Hollywood Studios.The ne
xt day [Monday] we went to the Magic Kingdom Park, and everybody went this time. Of course we had two young children who wanted to ride the kid rides and see the characters which was cool with me. I was i
n Disney World so I couldn't complain that much. As soon as you walk in you see Cinderella's Castle and that truly is a great sight! We went through the castle and started to see characters. We saw the following characters: Evil Stepsisters, Fairy Godmother, Pinnochio, Ariel & Prince Eric, Alladin & Jasmine, Cinderella, Belle & the Beast, Woody and Jesse, Peter Pan, Cpt. Hook, Mickey & Minnie, and the list goes on. We rode several rides and hit up most of the park. Some of the good rides we rode were: Peter Pan, It's a Small World, Snow White, Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger, Jungle Cruise, & Pirates of the Caribbean. We ended the night with the 
Disney Electrical Parade which was pretty neat....the kids really enjoyed it. Before we left we took some last minute photos in front of Cinderella Castle. Caroline didn't make it out of the park before she was asleep. She had a great time!
xt day [Monday] we went to the Magic Kingdom Park, and everybody went this time. Of course we had two young children who wanted to ride the kid rides and see the characters which was cool with me. I was i
n Disney World so I couldn't complain that much. As soon as you walk in you see Cinderella's Castle and that truly is a great sight! We went through the castle and started to see characters. We saw the following characters: Evil Stepsisters, Fairy Godmother, Pinnochio, Ariel & Prince Eric, Alladin & Jasmine, Cinderella, Belle & the Beast, Woody and Jesse, Peter Pan, Cpt. Hook, Mickey & Minnie, and the list goes on. We rode several rides and hit up most of the park. Some of the good rides we rode were: Peter Pan, It's a Small World, Snow White, Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger, Jungle Cruise, & Pirates of the Caribbean. We ended the night with the 
Disney Electrical Parade which was pretty neat....the kids really enjoyed it. Before we left we took some last minute photos in front of Cinderella Castle. Caroline didn't make it out of the park before she was asleep. She had a great time!We all had a great time and I want to go back ASAP! There hasn't been a day that hasn't gone by, in which I think about Disney World. It truly is a stress-free place! You are surrounded by characters you grow up with, music from the classics, and everything Disney! I LOVE it there!
I have tons of more photos and you can go to my facebook and look at them while reading this. They go in the order of events as this blog post. Also in case you were wondering I am listening to Disney music while writing it ;)
Until next time....
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