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Oct Vacation....ready to start new preparations!!!!
Well we´ve just returned from our family vaction.
The party:
DH, DD and myself.
The schedule
5 days at Royal Pacific - touring Harry Potter World, US, IOA and discovery cove
5 days at Beach Club - touring Epcot, MK (and MNSSHP), and AK
Well let´s beggin.
Fisrt whoever want to touring IOA, Harry Potter and US I strongly suggest a few days at an Universal resort (or buy the Express add on). the roomn key is a kind of fast pass for most of the rides, so we were able to skip lines in all major atraction, AND we have earlier admission at IOA, so we were at Harry Potter theme park before the HUGE lines!!! I loved the Forbiden Journey ride, the castle and the theming is amazing and I was able to ride twice in a roll - our baby swap (DD too short to Forbiden Journey) include a DH prone to motion sickness so at his time he back up...so second time for myself!!! Love it!!!
The others rides were also great, we only did not entered the line for the wand selection...too long and DD did not wanted a "ugly wand", she preffered the fairy one from WDW. Both parks are great and taking a day for each, and combining to a time to relax in the pool were great days one and two. We also have great meals at City Walk!
We also went to Discovery Cove! Great place, we enjoyed a lot the dolphin swimm and the others fishs, stingrays!! DD loved and we got a lot of great pics! Unfortunatelly after a whole day at the sun and a lot of exercise at night DD presented elevated temperatures....so the day four we decided to cancel Sea World and stay put.
At the "rest day" we went to the mall, take a time of the sun and relaxed in the pool in the late afternoon.
Then we moved from RP to BC... we arrived early and there was an avalilable room (we couldn´t count on it, so we´ve already our park clothes) and after check in we decided to visit World Show case. We always do it latter on, after a day at Epcot and first time ever WE LOVED IT!!! From BC we walked to the back entrance and started our tour to the world from there. DD loved the Duffy Bear!
She painted and gett the stamps, so it end up a funny game to find kidcot, discover the country particularities and complete Duffy! We stayed there the entire day!!!
Day too we went to MK! We´ve tickets for MNSSHP, so we enjoyed the pool in the morning and left in the mid afternoon to the park. DD already with her costume. So we could arrive early, and we could enter with either our MWY ticket or MNSSHP. We loved the party, she danced and got candies!!! Plus the decour was amazing!!! The haunted mansion totally in the "mood"!
As we were at BC we took a rest day at SB. DD played in the sand pool, rested in the floating lazy river and loved Beach & Creams!!!! In the evening we went to DTD to a meal! And there we decided - let´s return in March after our cruise!!! So we upgraded our tickets to AP!!!!
The next day AK!! And again fun in the rides. and first time we were there in a hot, sunny day!!! So we loved the trails and the animals!!!
Followed by a "special day": BBboutique in the morning and CRT for lunch!!! And we spend the morning/ early afternoon in MK, jumped the monorail and mid-afternoon and evening at Epcot. We stayed untill fireworks...ok DD colapsed at the bed that day!!!
Finally last day..departure day.....morning at DTD, lunch there and check out!!!
Let´s start March 2011 planning!!!So no Disney blues!!!
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