We arrived!!

Apologies photos to follow as we are having some technical (with Mummy's blogging knowledge rustiness) issues

After an easy journey up to Gatwick we bravely left our car with the Valet parking and did Twilight Check-In. This is always far easier and stress free than doing it on the day of the flight and enables us to have slightly more sleep in the morning - well that was the idea.

Amelia woke bright and breezy at.... 3.30am and decided to perform a montage of 90's dance hits while dancing around our Premier Inn room!?!

We had a rather disappointing breakfast at the hotel and headed to security and get ready to board the plane which we did easily and found our seats right in the tail of the plane close to the toilets - just in case of upset stomach's like last time.

The flight was uneventful and we landed slightly late but our wait in customs wasn't horrendous and our luggage was already there when we had been cleared to enter which made proceeding to Disney's Magical Express easier.

We arrived at our resort in no time and once checked in we got a ride on a golf buggy with guest services to our building in "The Grandstand".

Kat's joirney down from Fort Lauderdale was slightly more fraught with a lot of toll road issues but she arrived just 10 minutes after we got to our room which was ideal.

Although Amelia had been up from silly o'clock and had not had sleep since, she was insistent on going to Magic Kingdom.  We did a ride and had something to eat before heading back out before the end of the fireworks to get on a quiet bus.

It's been a very looooong time

Well hello everyone it's Nona here AJ's (Amelia) Mum.

Its been a very long time since we posted any updates on this blog but guess what - we have a trip to WDW coming up and so the blog has been dusted off!!

Amelia is now 8 and is very able to write her own posts (that is very scary for me!!) and she is extremely keen to do so. I will also post when she is bored with it! Although it has been lovely to look back on her previous 3 trips where I typed on her behalf.

This trip comes at the end of a very difficult year for all of us after loosing my Dad. This trip was booked so that we could bring the year to a happy/fun conclusion ready to move on building memories without him. So Mamar (my Mum) is coming with us and also Kat my cousin is travelling over from Arkansas to spend the first week with us which is REALLY exciting for us all.

Again we are staying at our beautiful home resort - Disney's Saratoga Springs and Spa in a 2 bedroom villa which sleeps 8 so plenty of space for us all.

For the first time we have access to a car (thanks Kat for that bonus!!) and so will be venturing outside the Disney bubble to Universal for some wizarding fun and maybe some crayon art fun at the Crayola Experience. Plus I get to go to a supermarket (yes you really don't know how exciting this is to me - I am very sad like that lol) and Amelia is DESPERATE to visit Target!!(Mother like daughter.

Well if you are still reading this I hope you enjoy following us on our latest Disney Adventure. We are just over a week away from taking off from UK soil and I am sure AJ will want to publish a post before we go.

Oh dear

Whoops I have got a little behind on my blogging.

On Thursday I was not in the right mood for blogging and last night which was our last night here was spent in the park watching the main street electrical parade which was very cool. I'm glad that we managed it catch it in the end (everytime we planned to go in I fell asleep or was too tired).

The last couple of days have been spent in the Magic Kingdome of course - why would I go anywhere else?

We went in for park opening on thursday so that we could queue for the least time to go on the seven dwarfs mine train. This ride was being built when we were here last time so it was  new to all of us. The queue moved really quickly and was helped by the fact there is an interactive queue that had coool things in them.  The ride was AWESOME and I wish the lines weren't so long so that I can go again!  Daddy said now I had done that we could do big thunder mountain and I reluctantly agreed but only once we had done splash mountain again. Daddy was praying we didn't get a front seat this time so we didn't get so wet. Lucky we were 2nd row back and managed to stay relatively dry (well Mummy got a wet side and bottom!!). At least we weren't sad like the people infront of us who wore ponchos - they whole point of the ride is to get wet (or try to avoid getting wet lol).

We then went to big thunder mountain - I still wasnt convinced but Mummy and Daddy said that if I could do barnstormer and seven dwarfs they I could do this. Boy was it fun and I have wanted to do it lots. I even travel around with my arms in the air!!!!

I am also loving it's a small world - I love to sing all the way round and want to go on it nearly everytime we pass - as you can imagine Daddy is really pleased about that haha.

 I have also done barnstormer, dumbo, winnie the pooh, peter pan, pirates, haunted mansion and teacups lots.

On Friday we managed to finally see all of the show that takes place on the stage. It involves princesses and pirates aswell as the fab four (there's no pluto) and Malecifant tries to take over but Donald beats her with our help shouting Dreams come true as loudly as we can over and over!

I have also met Mickey Mouse and Ariel. Mickey wanted to fly like Peter Pan with me and we went running around the room with our arms out - he is funny.

Today is our last day and we fly back tonight. We are all sad to be leaving but we will be back again one day.

I will do a final round up blog of our last day and whole trip but for now I'm off for my final few hours in the park.

See you all real soon as Mickey would say.

Love Amelia xx

Yipeeeeeee

Sorry thought this had gone up a couple days ago but it seems to have failed :( this was Wednesday.

Today we went to Downtown Disney to do the bulk of the shopping and see the bits we missed.

We left fairly early with an aim to go back to the park in the evening. The bus journey goes via the Polynesian Hotel and Typhoon Lagoon.

We had a walk around the westside where there is lots of building work going on to turn it into Disney Springs.

The most exciting thing was that we found proper sausages and I have actually sat through a meal without asking for the toilet and with being encouaged to eat!!!! We will remember this for next time.  Thanks Cooke's of Dublin @ Downtown disney - 3 very happy customers will be returning.

By the end of the shopping I was too tired to go to see the electrical parade as planned and I fell aslep!!

Love Amelia xx

Flying over Agrabah

It was back into the Magic Kingdom today (tuesday I think). We started the day with a visit to pixie hollow to see Tinkerbell. She asked if I was an animal fairy like the ones before me and I said no my talent was drawing so she wants me to draw a picture of her. We then caught a snap with Mary Poppins and had a quick stop in goofy's candy store for some jelly beans - Sparkly Princess ones!!

In the Magic Kingdom they have something called sorcerers of the magic kingdom. You collect spell cards each day you play and find portals around magic kingdom to try and defeat the villans with spell cards. I played today (I had started earlier in the trip) and defeated cruella du vil yay!!  It was then off to buzz lightyear's ride and the we went on the laugh floor with some of our friends from Monster's Inc and Monster's University.

We stopped at Starbucks to get Mummy cake and coffee and Daddy a decent coffee before heading into Adventureland for a Magic Carpet ride.  Next up was the Tiki room which I liked most of apart from the drummers as they were noisey.

It was Hot Dog for lunch. I had a go at some hot dog and corn dogs but not convinced so fries it was for me!!

We went to meet Cinderella and Rapunzel but we ended up queuing longer to see them than we did for Elsa and Anna - Mummy and Daddy we not impressed 30 mins posted was actually 90 mins!! It gave me time to get my foot stuck in the railings which Daddy thought was funny Mummy had to take my foot out of my shoe and yank the shoe out!!

It was all worth it - Cinderella was very chatty and funny to meet and Rapunzel was discussing hair curls with me - they all like my hair here.

We then watched the parade from Adventurland and I got to sit on Daddy's shoulders, we headed towards the exit and Mummy and Daddy went the wrong way and I got to see the parade again from the ground right at the end of their route. It is a new parade from when we were last here and we haven't seen it live before (we have watched it numerous times on You Tube though!).

It was then on a Monorail to the resort and then we went for a swim. This was my second time in the pool but we arent in there for long as the temperatures here are so low (for here). The news says it is 10 degrees below the average temperatures here at the moment - lots of days with jeans and jumpers. When we finished in the pool we went in the hot tub which was lovely.

By the time we did this is was time to go and make smores around the resort campfire. It was only marshmallows (mummy says that is the best bit anyway) this time so we toasted a few marshmallows to eat before heading back to get changed and going for Dinner.

I'm not sure what we shall do on Wednesday but we really want to see the Electrical parade tonight.

Chat soon 

Love Amelia xx 

A note for Mamar from Mummy

Dear Mamar

Mummy has asked that I let you know that she now realise's how annoying she must of been on all of those trips/stays away when she was little and continuously asking to go to the toilet through meals!!

Apparently I am giving her double payback for those days now - although she is being very good at smiling (well I think that is what it is there are teeth showing and a unexplained look in her eyes!?!). Of course I have no idea what she is talking about - it is good to ask to go if you "feel like it" right?? Apparently you will understand her frustrations.

She advises that although I am 95% a Daddy double (I even have the grumpy when happy look mastered on this trip) Mummy's believe's I have the wrong 5% of her which includes this what she calls the obsessive toilet at meal time habit and the wake up early and ensure the whole house is up habit??

Oh well I guess it serves her right wouldn't you agree?

See you soon

Love Amelia xx

A rainy day at the circus

Hi from a rather Wet miserable Florida!!

The day started off lovely but Daddy announced very early on that there would be storms at 3pm. Well the rain started at 1ish and is still going now - its lot's of rain too we were soaked walking back through the park to get home!

We headed into MK for a trip on Goofy's Barnstormer as I haven't done it in the daylight before and then we went and met Daisy, Minnie, Goofy and Donald who were today working in the circus. Minnie was my favourite as she was surrounded by Pink Poodles (Mummy was very surprised to see there was not one called Fi Fi!!) although Goofy said hello by waving his ears at me which I thought was great. We then went on Dumbo another of my favourite rides.

Mummy and Daddy said I could have my chocolate Mickey head brownie I had been wanting today - I actually decided to have an Olaf cake pop. It was rather yummy. Just as I was finishing eating the Main Street Philharmonic Band turned up to entertain us with Circus based music. I loved watching them and dancing along with Mummy. I still like the look of the Trombone so the neighbours better get some ear plugs in a year or so's time!!

It was then we headed towards the jungle cruise but along the way the show on the castle stage had started and so we watched that before heading into adventureland. The one thing I love about Magic Kingdom is that everywhere you turn there is something different to entertain and stimulate you. Just as we went into adventureland we stumbled across the queue for Peter Pan and as the line was short we headed in.

Well we went on Jungle Cruise and it was not as I had been promised. Mummy said they told bad jokes like Daddy but all I could hear was the driver talking all the way through (Mummy edit to say entire driver commentary was actually continuous bad Daddy jokes it's just AJ doesn't get them yet!!) so went from there to Pirates and then it was time for lunch. I wanted pizza so we headed back to Fantasyland to Pinocchio's restuarant. It was then the rain started and it just didnt stop. we headed into It's a small world to see if it would pass but alas no it didnt so we headed back to Bay Lake Towers.

I think we will be going into Magic Kingdom again tomorrow for a few more adventures - we still have lots to do although it is gradually getting ticked off the list.

Chat soon

Love Amelia xx