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We'll try to record our family vacation adventures here, so see what happens.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Kartschokes Having Fun in Florida: Day 7

This is our last day on vacation Sad smile.

Here are this mornings animals we saw from our balcony.P1080333

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We just had to get some Mickey waffles for breakfast.DSC02758

Now we started hunting for the hidden Mickeys at the Animal Kingdom Lodge.DSC02759

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Sadly all good things come to an end and we took a few final pictures at the Lodge.DSC02762DSC02766

We next went to downtown Disney to do some shopping and grab a bite to eat before heading to Tampa and take our flight home.DSC02768DSC02767

We had to stop into the Lego store.DSC02770DSC02772 Then a flight back to Boston and this vacation comes to an end.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Kartschokes Having Fun in Florida: Day 6

Today we actually left Disneyworld and went to Universal StudiosDSC02689 Islands of Adventure park.  Can you guess why we went ….  Harry Potter.

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After walking through  Hogsmeade and stopping to take a picture with the Hogwarts Express we went of the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride.  We did not know what to expect because it was a wild ride with lots of crazy twists and turns as well as coming face to face with a dragon.P1080297

After the wild ride inside the castle we had to get some butterbeer, frozen of course.DSC02696DSC02694

Jared took each of us on his favorite ride, the Pteranodon Flyers.  Here is Jared & Michele flying.

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When we entered Olivanders wand shop, after waiting in long line, Alexa was picked to try out some wands.  She tried out 2 wands that caused some havoc in the shop but the 3rd wand was a perfect match.DSC02729DSC02730DSC02731

In the Cat in the Hat area we tried several rides.DSC02736

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Lastly we had to try a raft ride called Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges and we got totally soaked. Luckily it was a sunny day and we all dried off pretty quickly.DSC02732DSC02733

We finished off this night back at the Animal Kingdom Lodge with a great dinner at Boma’s (yummy).  Also we were able to use night vision goggles to see a couple of animals after dark that were near the lodge.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Kartschokes Having Fun in Florida: Day 5

We started off our day by looking out at the wildlife in our own “backyard” We even saw giraffes!
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Then we headed off to Epcot and started our day by going to the nemo and friends pavilion. We went on the ride and then saw the real animals and talked with crush the turtle. He found some interesting things washed up on the beach. DSC02623

After that we went over to the imagination pavilion and went on the ride with figment Then we went into Imageworks which is where you can experiment and use your imagination. We even made our own figment. Then we went to a 4-D film starring Michael Jackson called captain EO that they brought back from the 1980’s.  DSC02627

After that we went to the land pavilion and then went on soarin (Great Ride). After soarin we had lunch at Sunshine Seasons, the restaurant inside the land. We got mickey pops after lunch and then headed to spaceship earth. Since it was the flower and garden festival we stopped and posed with some of the flower characters.DSC02628

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After spaceship earth we headed back to our hotel to do some swimming. There was a waterslide and Jared went on it about 5 times!DSC02644DSC02649

We went back to Epcot and did Jared’s favorite pig game. Which is where you try to earn “money” and reach a goal through games.

While we were there we picked up a ticket for the Kim Possible world showcase adventure. Then we headed to Mexico in the world showcaseDSC02664

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We took a picture with Donald and got his autograph and then did the Kim Possible Mission in Mexico. After that we had dinner at the Mexican restaurant inside the pavilion.DSC02678When we were done with dinner we went to Norway and did the Kim Possible mission there. We went on maelstrom, a mini flume ride in Norway.We went around the world showcase and got our kidcot stamps and stopped to try on some mickey hats. We stopped at France for dessert and then watched the Illuminations show in epcot.DSC02684DSC02683

After we saw the Epcot Illuminations show we got a picture of Alexa with Tigger.DSC02687

Monday, April 23, 2012

Kartschokes Having Fun in Florida: Day 4

We left our safety harbor hotel early in the morning ( we had to eat breakfast in the car because we wanted to get there on time). We were heading to the animal kingdom lodge in DISNEYWORLD!!! DSC02561

We got there and checked in and then went down to the bus stop to go to Magic KingdomP1080137

We went to magic kingdom and like any other Disney expert we gave our camera to the photographer and he took some pictures of us on Main Street.

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Headed over to fantasyland and did goody's barnstormer. For all you who know this ride it has been changed to make it as if goofy is a circus act and this is what went wrong. Then we headed over to Tomorrowland and went on Buzz Light-year's Space Ranger Spin and the people mover. DSC02584Mountain #2: SPACE MOUNTAIN!!!! ( sadly mountain #3, big thunder mountain railroad, was closed for repair Sad smile)

 

We went back to the room and got changed into fancier clothes to go to a fancy dinner for my parents anniversary at the contemporary resortDSC02587DSC02590

The dinner was delicious and very upscale DSC02591DSC02594 

We headed back to magic kingdom and went on the Tomorrowland speedway. Then we headed to fantasyland and went on Snow Whites scary adventures ( they weren’t that scary )DSC02597DSC02595

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Then we met up with our next door neighbors and friends to watch the Electrical Parade and the fireworks at the castle. And that was a finish to our amazing first day at Disney ( that’s right first )

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