Anaheim, CA ~ Disneyland ~ Part 5

Lucky's friend Ava flew into town for the Disneyland portion of the trip.

Yay!!!

That's her mom, Stacy. My friend.

The happiest place on earth...

Waiting in line with a friend is better than a sharp stick in the eye...

Ohhh, the pretty, pretty princesses...

Lucky loves the ladies...

Ava wasn't too sure about them...

Everyone loves a parade!

Lucky got to spend some time with his best pal, Goofy...

...and got to get down and get funky with him...

Conga line!

Who lives in Toon Town?

Micky does!

So much to see, so much to do...

Get some sleep, we have a big day ahead of us tomorrow...

There is more fun to be had at Disneyland Adventure Park...

...like more rides...

...and more lines...

L-U-C-K-Y

We even got Stacy on the Hollywood Tower of Terror. The most fun and scary ride in the park! Boy, was she suprised!

Goofy is a pretty cool guy!

Perfect angels. They were so well behaved. So proud.

Tow Mator and Lightening McQueen were there...

...and so was Wall E...

Mike, the king of carnival games...

Thanks Micky! See ya real soon!

Disney World ~ Orlando, FL ~ pt 4

Monday: MAGIC KINGDOM

The Happiest Place on Earth

There's Buzz Lightyear, just hanging around Space Mountain.

Lines, lines and more lines. Hurry up and wait. They would have you to believe that a 20 minutes wait in a line for a ride, with a 2 1/2 year old is not long at all.

But, ya do it anyway. Sometimes it's longer than that, like up to 70 minutes, maybe. Thank goodness for the "fast pass". It can get you through a little quicker.

Then there are lines to meet the characters.

Scroog McDuck!

Ahhhh.....

Once the sun went down and our little prince was a bit worn out, the parade starts...

...and the most spectacular fireworks display that we have ever seen begins, my sweet little boy, who started out life as a little, tiny preemie held on to me so tight...

...and suddenly I see all the Disney magic in his eyes...

...and realize that it is all worth it.

Tuesday: EPCOT CENTER

Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow

Home to the most sweet and cutest Nemo ride and most awesome aquarium, ever. It holds sharks, dolphins and manatee. Nemo is one of Lucky's favorite movies of all time. This attaction had the ablilty to send him into a tail spin.

We met Beauty and the Beast on our journey around the world...

Margaritas in Mexico...

Just a spoon full of sugar in England...

Vikings in Norway...

In Africa, we met up with Captain Jack Sparrow...

Yo Ho Ho, It's a Pirate's Life for Me...

A visit with Mushu from Mulan in China...

...and a brat and a Becks in Germany...

The characters were all there...

Saved the best for last... Goofy!!!!

Wednesday: DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

So many favorites, but the MOST current one is Little Ensteins. Can't get enough, so when we walked in and the first guy we saw was Leo.... "Wook Mama, Wook!", followed with some screaming...

Fantasia Micky...

Don't freak out, Don't freak out, it's Mike and Sulley...

It's Lucky's guys, Lightening McQueen and Mator in Radiator Springs...

Buzz Lightyear and Woody! There's a snake in my boot.

On a tour through the back lot, we saw Walt's private jet and Herby the Lovebug...

Giant Coke~a~Cola...

Aerosmith's Rockin' Rollercoaster...

And another spectacular parade. They really know how to throw a party...

But, like all good parties... at some point they must come to an end. After 3 fun filled Disney days, our braking point came in the form of a 2 1/2 year old that had been pushed to his limit...

Thanks for the memories.

See ya real soon!