a little something learned in disney world

i'm not as young as i once was. i get tired sooner rather than later when on my feet for a length of time. i can't say "no" to amusement park food that consists of hamburgers, ice cream, churros, french fries, and bagels with bananas. a strategy must be implemented for effective usage of the fast pass. i can't put a limited on the number of times i ride Space Mountain. souvenir items bought on Main Street are expensive. i know my limits...namely Mission:Space, Soarin' and Circle 360 Vision movies at Epcot. there is such a thing as too many cheerleaders and Brazilian high school students in one location. the ride at Norway was lame, lame, and more lame. Aerosmith is very kind to their fans by giving us a ride in the limo through Southern California. i am in love with the childlike wonder i felt while at disney world.

getting to orlando was an ordeal but once there we had a fantastic time. we went to all four parks as well as a little outlet shopping. my favorite rides were Space Mountain @ Magic Kingdom, Test Track @ Epcot, Expedition Everest @ Animal Kingdom and Rock 'N Roller Coaster @ Hollywood Studios. our gangsta car was named Iago and allowed us to play some stellar tunes. eating at Chevy's was a grotesque experience while Macaroni Grill was highly enjoyable.

the most amazing thing was the fact that netter and i spent a total of 17 1/2 hours in the parks in one day. we started at hollywood studios when it opened at 9:00am. we left hollywood studios at about 4:00pm and had decided to head straight back to Magic Kingdom so that we could ride some of our favorites again. it was going to be great because we were entitled to an additional 3 hours in the park after it closed. the funny thing is that we thought the park closed at 8pm so we would have until 11pm. but no...while on the parking lot tram we were informed that the park closed at 11pm so we were entitled to stay in the park until 2 AM! woo hoo!! netter and i embraced the opportunity and stayed in the park until 1:30am. our car was literally the last car in the last row of the parking lot. i haven't been that tired in a long time but it was TOTALLY worth it.

i guess the little something that disney world taught me was that there is no age limit to good clean fun with mickey mouse and his friends. can't wait for disney world 2.0 in march with claire and MC!

love the dumbo ride (for you joani g!)

fireworks every night...yes please!

this is what you look like after 17 1/2 hours in amusement parks (while wearing flip flops)

Iago as the last car on the last row of the Magic Kingdom parking lot