Last weekend, I took a long awaited trip to see my best friend Ruth who now lives in the Orlando area. It has been several years since I’ve had a chance to see her & her family and we had a blast hanging out at Animal Kingdom & Blizzard Beach.
We braved the Everest roller coaster…
We traveled through “Africa” on a safari & saw beautiful tigers in “Asia”…
Disney did an amazing job of making the surroundings realistic. I was particularly drawn to the Asian section & some of the sculptures reminded me of ones I’ve seen in Thailand & in China in recent years, like this one here:
We loved the Nemo musical… the puppetry was incredible, and the Lion King Festival was so much fun – the monkey tumblers on the trampoline had us totally amazed!
In the afternoon, Ruth had arranged for us to be a part of the parade! We climbed atop a float in Goofy’s brigade & went all the way through the park. I can’t remember the last time I smiled so much my cheeks hurt! *LOL* We were able to practice our princess waves too as we went through the park waving at the park-goers at the sides of the street. Here we are in our Mickey hats before the parade started. 
And here are a couple of pics at downtown Disney with Annabella, Logan, & Ruth at the end of a hot & sweaty day (I think Nicholas was asleep & Eric was taking the pic).
Next stop Lego Mania…
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April 24, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Ah, brings back memories from long ago. Did you get to see Aunt Paula and your grandparents? I forgot that you don’t like roller coasters. Shocked you rode this one. its a great ride though.
April 24, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Hi Tara! Sadly, both Aunt Paula & my grandmother have passed away in recent years. That was a great Spring Break we took back in college though!
I’m actually quite the roller coaster fan these days. It just took me about 25 years to get there. *LOL* I still can’t handle anything that spins around in circles, though, without turning green!
April 25, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Sorry to hear about your loss of family. I am sure it is bittersweet for you to be in Orlando and think of them. I still think about spring break that year when I see the annual golf tournament there every year.
Glad to hear you enjoy partaking in roller coaster rides. I have recently begun not enjoying the spinny rides either. Scott has duty with the boys when they ride the teacup rides. A carousel is about as fast as I like to spin.