Where in the World Wednesday

Ok Disney fans, Where in the World is this?

*Answer for last time: This fish from the Finding Nemo ride in Epcot. While waiting in line the fish entertain you by making different object and you can try to guess what they will be.

Cinderella's Christmas Lights

Howdy folks,

Hanging lights on your castle this weekend?  Well Cinderella's team has already finished the job and let me tell you, they look GOOD!  If you have ever walked into Disney World and marveled at the beauty of Cinderella's Castle, you absolutely have to see it during the holiday season.   All covered in bright lights, the castle looks like it has been dipped in sparkly diamond dust.  Of course, the colors still change, so the beauty comes in a variety of colors - I promise you, it is well worth the trip in just to see the castle.  Usually comes on around 6ish pm every night and will be on display through the end of the Christmas season.

Ahh - so pretty...

Wish I had these on my house!

Wishes adds to the Beauty - Merry Christmas!!!

See ya tomorrow...

George and Jenny

Fridays Flavors - Club Cool

Well Thanksgiving is now over and we move into the Christmas season.  I for one love the Christmas season, especially around Walt Disney World.  They do a beautiful job of decorating and really making it feel like Christmas time in sunny Florida.  Throughout the season we will be bringing you some snapshots of the holiday happenings around the World.  Hope you enjoy!

  Today it's Friday Flavors! Even though you are probably still stuffed, like that turkey you ate yesterday, it's time to highlight some kind of culinary delight (or maybe sometimes not so delightful).   Since you probably ate so much yesterday I thought I would highlight a drink.

   If you are hanging out at Epcot and are ready for a little break and something to wet your whistle I suggest you stop by Club Cool.  Inside Club Cool you will get to sample cokes from around the world.  There is no charge for this taste test and some of the different drinks are very interesting.  Take the Beverly for example.

On the count of 3 take a drink! 1,2,3

How was it?

No not good!!!

Will anyone notice if I spit it back out?

Worse thing EVER!!!

UGH!!!! 

Don't let our pictures fool you, it really does taste great! Go check out Club Cool and see for yourself, trust me....

Scrapbook Sundays-Riding the Ferry

Riding the ferry boat from the TTC is one of our favorite things to do.

 What a great site!!!

The excitement is building

Grand Floridian Wedding Pavillion

HELLO over there!!!!

The sites you can see from the ferry boat are exciting, that is why it is one of our favorite ways to get to the Magic Kingdom from the TTC.

Saturday Showcase - Big Thunder Mountain

I asked our 8 year old son what his favorite ride at the Magic Kingdom was and his answer was THUNDER MOUNTAIN hands down.  His words were - "it's fun, fast and I just really like it."  Thunder mountain is a runaway train ride that takes you on an exciting adventure.  With big dips, dashes through bat caves, and a spin through a flooded town,  this ride earns it's nickname - "The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness."  The backdrop is a beautiful, reddish mountain that looks really cool, especially when there is a thunder storm behind it.  Thunder Mountain is a really neat night time ride, so make sure you ride it after sundown.  If you time it right, you can even see some of the fireworks over the castle from the ride.

Wildest Ride In The Wilderness

       

Bradley on his favorite ride!

Where in the World Wednesday

Here you go...

Where is this?

*Last week's answer : Playground at Corando Springs Resort

Tuesdays Tips - Sunscreen and Sunglasses

You might be thinking that it is getting close to winter and it is true that the sun isn't as powerful as it is in the summer, but you still should wear sunscreen and bring along sunglasses.  The Florida sun is still pretty strong and you can get sunburn if you are out in it all day.  As for the sunglasses - well it is just bright out there!  When we are having one of our "can't believe this weather day with blue skies and not a cloud in sight" days, sunglasses come in handy.  You don't want to be squinty in all those fabulous vacation pictures do you?  Plus you could get a headache from all the squinting you will be doing if you aren't wearing a pair.  Forgot yours? No problem! Disney sells sunglasses in many theme park and resort shops.

~Jenny

Scrapbook Sundays

Here are a few pictures for Scrapbook Sundays:
I LOVE WISHES!!!

Which one is the real Alice?

Just lovely

I wish they would bring Spectro Magic back....

Thursday Thoughts

General Conversation will be the focus of Thursdays.  It can be commentary on anything related to Disney.

Let's get started!

 I was having a hard time coming up with something to write about and we decided to head over to some resorts to walk around for bit.  We stumbled across the gingerbread house going up in the Grand Floridian and I decided that would be a great "thought" for today.  Christmas is just around the corner, ok really it's Thanksgiving that is just around the corner, but Disney is getting all dressed up for Christmas.  The gingerbread creations they have in some of the resorts are just amazing!  We stood and watched them putting together the victorian display that they have put up the last 13 years.  It will take them 3 days to complete and the store will be open on November 14.  You will be able to purchase gingerbread men (of course), small gingerbread houses and other gingerbread items.
There were a lot of cast members helping and even the Grand Floridian executive chef was lending a hand.  We spoke to a really nice cast member from GA.  She answered our many questions like...what kind of frosting do you use? - Royal icing (powdered sugar, egg whites and creme of tartar), is the whole thing made of gingerbread? - No there is a wooden structure to hold it up, the gingerbread would be too heavy,  Does the icing taste good? - It wasn't her favorite but it wasn't too bad once it dried.  After our many questions she gave us a sample of part of the gingerbread, it was actually pretty good!

That's it for today - have a Magical night!

Where in the World?

Find it - if you can...

Last Week's Picture - The Trains located by Germany in Epcot....

Wanna See Some Unusual Characters?

OK - so you have waited in line to see Mickey already - and done the circuit throughout the Animal Kingdom - but you want a few more unusual characters to grace your autograph book and get your picture with - well how about these?

Sorcerer Mickey; Stitch, Queen of Hearts, Evil Queen, Governor Radcliff, Goofy and Max, Mary Poppins and her Penguin, Pocahontas and Meeko,  Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Mr. and Mrs. Incredible and Fro-Zone, Lotso the Bear, Jafar, Pinocchio, Geppetto, Aladdin, Genie, Chip and Dale, Donald and Daisy.

*Please understand there is no guarantee that these characters will be there.  It can vary day to day and time to time.  These are the characters our family has seen there and we typically will go around 4:30.

Magic Moments Monday

Mondays will be all about the "Magic" of Disney.  Disney has moments that happen unexpectedly and they call them Magical Moments.  Mondays are when we want to share our version of Magic Moments - they can be anything from playing a game in one of the stores with a cast member to guessing trivia to seeing a rainbow over Cinderella's Castle. Magic Moments can happen anywhere and we want to hear yours.  So please send us your stories about Magical Moments and we will post them on Mondays. We will also be sharing some of our stories with you as well.

Have a "Magical" time reading...

Our kids on our very first day - October 2007

Where in the World Wednesday's

OK - so here's this week's pic - can you guess where you can find this?

Last week's answer:  Tom Sawyer's Island - Magic Kingdom

Tuesday Tips

Hello-It's been a few days since we have written. We have been thinking about the blog a lot and how we can use it in a fun and informative way. So we came up with an idea of themeing each day. So Tuesdays are going to be Tuesdays Tips. You will have to check back to see what each day is (Wednesdays are already themed).
Here is today's tip:
This is probably the most important tip we have to offer. DRINK WATER! It gets hot in Florida, especially in the summer. But even now it is important to stay hydrated. People often don't realize how quickly you can become dehydrated. You can get water from the numerous water fountains or by refilling a water bottle throughout the day. If you need you can get a cup of water (at no cost) any location that sells fountain beverages. even Disney knows how important drinking water is.

-Jenny