This is a post from the past… I hope you learn something new!
The weather on Tuesday did not agree with us. It was drizzling The kind just enough to annoy you. We decided to end our trip in Magic Kingdom and the kids were so excited to ride their favorites again. Fantasyland was the first stop of the day. We rode Peter Pan and Pooh twice and even managed to fit in a final ride on Dumbo. We ended up riding it 3 times and never waited more then 5 minutes. That was a major accomplishment!
Since it was drizzling, the parks were not overly crowded. We rode the Tommorwland Super Speedway which the kids really enjoyed. But Emily kept rear ending Jacob. At least she won’t behind the wheel of a real car for a while!
We also stopped in Toontown. Jason took Jacob to ride Goofy’s Barnstormer while Emily and I went to meet the Princesses. The line was only 5 minutes long! Emily was excited to tell Belle, Auora and Cinderella goodbye and how much she
enjoyed her trip.
Our final character meal was at Crystal Palace. The food was really good and the kids were excited to see Pooh and his friends. Tigger bounced for us and Eeyore wrote an extra long birthday message to Emily. We even got to participate in their parade. It was so fun and a great ending to our trip.
We went back to the hotel and rested for a while and then decided to head to Downtown Disney for some last minute shopping. We drove our van. It was absolutely miserable! It poured the entire time we were trying to shop. We got soaked to the bone! Next time, I think we will go the first day of the trip if the weather is good.
Wednesday morning we were all sad to leave Disney. But we were so thankful we were able to leave before all the rain moved in. It rained non stop for like 2 weeks in Orlando after our trip. Thank goodness we went when we did.
We had the time of our lives on our trip. It was worth every dime we paid. The kids are still talking about it months later and we are all itching to go back. We are already planning a late Spring 2010 trip!
Renee says
We went Labor Day week that year before when all the Hurricanes were pressing down hard! We kept watching the weather channel and were bracing for horrible weather. We lucked out and somehow Orlando dodged the storms-it was only overcast 1 day. My kids missed 4 days of school to go to Disney. We came back and they went to school the next week and then on Sunday a horrible wind storm ripped through Ohio with power out everywhere and they missed 3 or 4 more days of school!
Jacklynn says
Aww…I miss Toontown :( At the same time though, I’m excited about the new Fantasyland expansion.
denise says
You were really lucky that you left when you did. Our trip started on the 20th. It didn’t just rain…IT POURED! And it was cold. We had ponchos and umbrellas. It didn’t matter….you got drenched. There were no outdoor characters. I love Disney, but it was a horrible trip.