We (and I really mean mostly I) have been looking forward to the trip to Disney World for months. We called this trip our "cruise on land" since we were staying on premises, our tickets covered all our entertainment for the week, and our off-season deal included all of our meals for free (including expensive delicious meals at Epcot). And I must say that this was the way to go. No hassle, all-inclusive, and long enough to relax instead of rushing through two parks a day.
We arrived at Disney World in the early afternoon on Saturday, so we had plenty of time to go to the parks and get our bearings. Benjamin was taking a nap when we arrived at the Magic Kingdom so we headed over to Pirates of the Carribean, thinking he might sleep through the ride. He woke up in the line, but we went on anyway. During the ride I think he got a bit scared so he stood up on my lap and grabbed me tightly around the neck. Once he was holding on to Mommy, though, he seemed very content and curious about everything. After that, we headed over to Fantasyland, where we tried out "it's a small world", the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and a play area for little kids. In the evening we took the monorail over to Epcot for our dinner reservation in the Living Seas attration.
Benji's a real take-charge guy, reading the map and telling us how to get to Fantasyland.
Benjamin was quite taken by "it's a small world". During our trip, we ended up going on "small world" four times. When the boat would go from one room to the next, Benji was never quite sure if he wanted to look back at the room we were leaving or see what was coming next.
We found a great little playground area in Fantasyland where Benji could get out and crawl. We came back several times during the week.
The play area was Pooh themed, with honey pots to climb through, a treehouse-themed slide, and a water play area with fountains in the ground. Apparently Daddy needed some crawling time, too.
The first time we visited the play area, Benji was a bit suspicious of the water area. He was very curious about the fountains and would crawl up to them but he wouldn't get too close to the highest fountain. As the week wore on and he got more familiar he would crawl up to all of the fountains. It's funny how he hates having water on his head in the bathtub but would let the fountains sprinkle on his head.
Benji left us behind to check out the castle on his own.
Our first evening we ate dinner at the Coral Reef, the restaurant inside the Living Seas pavillion. Although we didn't get a seat next to the fish tank, the food was great. The mahi mahi was delicious, and Benjamin agreed.
After a long day of flying to Florida and exploring both the Magic Kingdom and Epcot, Benji fell asleep on the way home to the hotel.
i sincerely do not know what you are doing here. are you lost? were you
looking for your delicate calico cat, and did you follow her up two flights of stairs
to this room? she is not here. she was here, yes. we gave her a warm bowl of milk, we talked with her about campaign finance reform for a time, and then she bid us good day. i believe she was
going to the post office two blocks down, but i don't quite recall.
for surely you did
not find your way from prinsiana, the least traveled site on
the internet. if you did, though, perhaps you are looking for humor. perhaps you are looking for profundity. perhaps you are looking for answers.
i'm sorry, but you shall go naught-for-three.
