Disney Day 2!!

Whenever we go to Disney, I like to be one of the first people in the park. Joe has learned to expect this and therefore does not put up a fight about getting up early anymore. The first thing you do is wait for your bus at your resort. This is always a prime picture taking opportunity. See the excitment on our faces?!

Yay!! We are past the tunstyles and waiting for the opening ceremonies to begin. If you ever go to Magic kingdom, this is a MUST-DO! It is very magical :) After they open the gates, the chaos begins....you RUN to your first ride. It's sorta like a rite of passage and not for the weak of heart. I have seen people get trampled!

You also MUST take a picture in front of the castle. We always offer to take one for someone else and then ask them if they will take ours....works every time :)

One of our favorites....Haunted Mansion. Every time we come here, we agree that the outside of this house is VERY cool and how neat it would be to build a house that looks just like it.

Here we are in our Doom Buggy on the ride.

Pirates of the Caribbean is one of our favorite rides. We met up with Doug and Emily (who live in Orlando). Doug and Joe used to fly for Great Lakes together. Neither one of them had actually been to Disney before, so I got to be the tour guide.

Mmmmmmmm.....Dole Pineapple Whip.....my favorite Disney treat!

For dinner we took the monorail over to the Polynesian resort to eat at Kona cafe. Here, fruity drinks are a MUST!

Westside.....Goofy!

On this trip, we decided we should actually watch the nightly firework show, Wishes. I am glad we did. It was so neat. I actually got teary eyed!

My favorite rides in order:
1. Space Mountain
2. Splash Mountain
3. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
4. Haunted Mansion
5. Pirates of the Caribbean
6. Peter Pan's Magical Flight