Walt Disney World – Where Dreams Come True! We made it!

Recently our family had the opportunity to go to Orlando, FL.  Jake had a work conference and the girls and I tagged along.  He spent the majority of the week working, but was able to join us at the end for some fun family time together.  We got up at 3 am on Monday morning and made the drive to Orlando.  The kids slept the first few hours and entertained themselves the remaining distance with books, games, a movie, and more.  Thankful for kids who travel well.  They love going on road trips.

We made good time on our way down to Florida so we decided to stop for a little bit and stretch our legs at Downtown Disney.   We still had a some time before we could check into our hotel and Jake heading off to the conference.  It was a beautiful sunny day and Downtown Disney wasn’t too busy.   There was some construction going on at Downtown Disney and from what we hear it will soon no longer be called Downtown Disney, but rather Disney Springs.

Mickey Mouse! Made out of greenery!

The Lego store Downtown Disney had some amazing lego displays.  This dragon breathing fire on the knight was in front of their store.  It was massive!

Jake and the girls standing next to another lego display!

This dragon was actually partly in the water!  Very neat!

Snow White and the 7 dwarfs working around the mine.

Outside of the T-REX Restaurant

Inside the T-Rex Restaurant and gift shop!

This was a ride you could go on in Downtown Disney.  It looked like fun, but we were not there long enough to investigate it further.

Hotel with a flower Mickey Mouse across the water from Downtown Disney.

Look out for that alligator!  It actually comes out closer to you and opens it’s mouth much to the fascination of the kids.

The girls always love the fish tanks inside the Rainforest Cafe.  They also have a neat gift shop just watch out for the python (I have learned to look out for this creature from a past encounter)!

On the outside of the Rainforest Cafe is a volume.  The volcano erupted as we were walking by.  Very cool to watch.  The random explosions probably lasted about 5 minutes.  The kids loved it!

Learning more about this pretty white bird.

Frozen!  Thankfully, it was a warm sunny day for us!

Karlie and Brina near the Disney Christmas shop!

Having fun in Downtown Disney!

Three shirts with familiar faces on them!

Had to sit on the bench next to Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet!

Once Upon A Toy was a neat shop.  The girls brought their spending money and looked around this store a couple times during the week we were there.  The Disney items are really neat, but for their budget were a little pricey.  They ended up coming home with most of their money because they wanted to shop around for better prices instead of spending it all in one place.  Glad to see them choosing to wait on some items.

Walking through Downtown Disney with Daddy!