Disney World, by Peter - February 13-15 (a generous gift from our GRANDPARENTS!)

Magic Kingdom!

Will bustin' a move with African drummers.

Her pals Chip 'n Dale.

                          By Peter:)

This was the first time that any of us besides Mom had been to Disney world. We left in the morning from the KOA and checked in at Disney’s Fort Wilderness campground.

On our first day, we took a boat from the campground to the Magic Kingdom. We were all amazed at how orderly everything was. Our first ride was Pirates of the Caribbean. It was probably better than any other amusement park ride we had done before, but we had no idea what was to come. We went on many other exciting rides that day, including the Haunted Mansion (the ride broke so we were stuck in there for a while), Splash Mountain, and the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We came back to the Magic Kingdom for dinner at 6:00 p.m, and watched the breathtaking fireworks. They were the most amazing display any of us had ever seen.

At night we did several more rides, including It’s a Small World, Astro Orbiter, and Space Mountain. At the end of the day, we were aware of the fact that as your age goes up, so does how sick you get on the rides. The kids didn’t mind Space Mountain’s sudden turns at all, but they didn’t make Dad feel too good. And Mom just shut her eyes the whole time.

On Day 2, we took a bus to the Animal Kingdom. As soon as we got there, we went straight to Everest. All of us, especially Dad, were fascinated by all of the displays in the line area. It was like a museum! After bidding goodbye to each other, we boarded the ride. We encountered the Yeti, and made it out alive. In my opinion, it couldn’t beat Space MTN. I have been smiling in every one of the pictures they take of you on the rides. On Everest, Mom once again closed her eyes.

Some other rides we did that day were the Kali River Rapids (we stayed dry, but the people across from us got soaked), It’s Tough to be a Bug, and many jungle tours. On Kilimanjaro Safari, a rhino charged in front of the jeep! We saw lots of fascinating wildlife. Another ride that was also very good was Dinosaur. But, it was loud.

That night at the campground, we went night swimming in the big pool, and saw Chip & Dale at this concert thing.

On our third, and sadly, final  day, we got up very early and were at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at  9 o’clock sharp. Dad, Will & I headed straight for the

 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror!

We entered the run-down hotel and were dropped 150ft., brought back up, and dropped again about five times. Luckily, we survived the experience. We were a mere ten feet from the twilight zone door, but were not sucked into it.

After that, we went on the speedy rock and roller coaster, Caroline’s choice of Toy Story mania, a movie about Walt Disney, and the Indiana Jones Stunt Show. That was very interesting. They showed a lot of stunts and talked about different roles of stunt people. They also acted out many scenes from the movies, involving lots of fire, explosions, and shooting.

After lunch, we took a boat over to EPCOT (which we figured out stands for Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow).

At Epcot, we went on many thrilling rides. We had a journey to Mars, were jolted around on Test Track, traveled through Norway on a Viking boat, and soared over California in Soarin’. Will & I had trouble reaching the buttons in our spaceship on Mission Space. In Test Track, we went very, VERY fast! All of us loved Soarin’ –it felt like you were hangliding!

We ate dinner in Morocco. The food was great. We all split a feast of Moroccan foods. My favorite things were the sweet rolls. There was live Moroccan music and a belly dancer.

We took a bus back to the campground, ready for a much needed sleep.

Everest and the Yeti await!

Epcot's Italy.