We were theme-park militants - using our "park hopper" passes to visit all four parks multiple times on each of the five days we roamed "the world." From Expedition Everest to the Jungle Safari, from the Tower of Terror to the "It's a Bug's Life" play area, from Test Track to The Seas with Nemo, from Space Mountain to It's a Small World, we did it all.This was not only our kids first trip to see "the mouse," but also their first plane ride and first limo ride for one of them. As such, the fun started as soon as our ride arrived for the airport on departure day. Those of you who have seen the movie Stuart Little can appreciate the rousing chorus of "It's today, it's today!" that we woke to that morning.
After our arrival at the Polynesian Resort, we settled into the room and strolled around the grounds before sitting down for a bite to eat. After a dip in the pool, we turned in early to prepare for the park hopping that would ensue first thing the next morning.That first morning, it was full-speed-ahead at Hollywood Studios to take advantage of the early opening compliments of Disney's Extra Magic Hours. After "knocking that park out," it was back to the room, via boat-ride to Epcot and monorail ride to the Ticket and Transportation Center, for a quick dip in the pool and a brief nap. For the evening, we were off to Animal Kingdom and the Extra Magic Hours there. We made it back to the Polynesian just in time to watch the fireworks at the Magic Kingdom from across Seven Seas Lagoon.
Day two, was a little later start as we joined Mickey, Pluto, Lilo, and Stitch for breakfast at 'Ohana. Man, that was good eatin'! Following breakfast, it was off for a full day at Magic Kingdom.Day three had us back up at the crack of dawn to get in to Animal Kingdom an hour early for their Extra Magic Hour - early morning is the best time to see the animals on safari, don't you know! After another afternoon dip in the pool and snooze, we were back at it in Epcot. We even caught the fireworks at Epcot that night before turning in for the night.
Day four, we were back at Epcot to hit some of the major attractions that had unreasonable lines the previous evening. We had a tasty lunch in Mexico (in the World Showcase) and dodged some thunderstorms to get in another full day. Late afternoon, we went back for our (almost) daily swim and nap to prepare for the Spirit of Aloha Luau that night. That was good fun, too. The kids loved the fire dances! (Your's truly found it pretty cool, too.)
Day five - our last day of park hopping - we spent the entire day back at the Magic Kingdom. We were a little slow getting going but still hit the park right about opening time. We had some luck on our side that day as we walked right on to several rides! Following our daily dip in the pool and nap, it was back to the Magic Kingdom to see the fireworks and Tinkerbell then back to the attractions. Extra Magic Hours had the park open until 2:00am Saturday morning and we took almost full advantage turning in just after 1:00am!Whew, what a week! The kids were troopers, and with the exception of one 5:00am "vomit incident" (see bad hot dog, over-heated, and way tired), everyone managed to stay healthy and relatively well-rested. I'm tellin' ya - those Disney folks have it down. Six Flags can't even compete. Needless to say, the trip was a raging success and we're already talking about "next time!"
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