Well, I painstakingly went through the 714 pictures and picked out some highlights of our week in Orlando, FL. It was hard. I wanted to post all of them! That week was sure filled with fun though! We did 4 days at Disney (we did each of the parks, Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom), and 1 day at Islands of Adventure, which is part of Universal Studios. I was pretty proud of myself at Islands of Adventure, I rode the Hulk twice and Dueling Dragons as well. It was only my second time in my LIFE that I'd ridden an upside-down roller coaster! No pictures on that though heehee! Now that this blog post is finished I have to do another painstaking task of going though the roughly 430 pictures from Germany...I'll try to get it done soon! Meanwhile, enjoy the highlights from Disney!
Sunday we went to church. On our way we stopped at the Orlando Temple.
Afterwards we tried to go to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Center. It was $50 a person so sadly we didn't go inside. I remember visiting here as a kid. It was a fun place to be. Here's my rocket scientist :)
And whats a trip to FL without some good 'ole Atlantic Ocean!
I was truly lucky to be able to surprise one of my great friends while in Orlando. Casey and I grew up together pretty much inseparable. I was grateful her hubby was sneaky with us and let us surprise her! What a fun visit it was too :)
Monday was the Magic Kingdom. Here a couple of great shots I was able to get of the castle. They turned out so awesome!
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| yes I took this! |
James is pointing out a simulation ride that Raytheon sponsors at EPCOT. It's a simulation in which you can design your own roller coaster and then ride it. It was actually really great! James and I designed one with a loop, a corkscrew and a really big dip. After designing it, you got into the simulator and "rode" your design. Inside the simulator you have this screen that shows you going through the ride but in the upper corner you can see who's riding next to you (the simulator completely covers you).
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| Grandpa & Carter riding |
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| I promise we're not as miserable as we look :) the sun was really bright and it was exceptionally humid that day. |
Here we are at HOGWARTS!! I finally made it! I thought I never would get to see this place! I LOVED it! I could spend all day there. The castle was so fun to walk through (it was a ride but the line took you through the castle and you saw the House Cups, the Great Eagle statue that turned and led up to Dumbledore's office, a class room, Dumbledore's office, the Mirror of Errised, that thingy that you can put your memories into, and all the pictures on the walls moved and talked). It was awesome!! (the castle was; the ride? mmm, not so much - very dizzying!)
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| It almost felt cold :) |
And of course I had to try the Butterbeer! It. Was. Delicious. I pinned the recipe on Pinterest when we got back to the hotel :)
Hope you enjoyed!
I'll try and get more pictures posted!
