Some of these -
the Kilimanjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom- where you get in a jeep and tour the re-created plains of Africa. Despite the somewhat corny subplot about chasing poachers, we were very close to many amazing animals.
Also at Animal Kingdom, Ethan was chosen from the audience during a bird show to go to the front and have an addition competition against a macaw. Needless to say, the bird won!
At Hollywood Studios, we went to a talk and presentation by a Disney animator and then to a drawing class with another Disney animator. We all drew the chameleon from 'Tangled', with varying degrees of success!
Max and Ethan went to Jedi training school at Hollywood Studios (the age range to participate was 5-12, much to Aidan and Luke's disappointment!) They joined 10 other Jedi padawans on stage and learned some lightsabre moves, then Darth Vader appeared and they had to battle him. The photo is of Ethan and Darth fighting, with the Jedi masters in the background.
At the start of each of our days at Magic Kingdom, we were there before the park opened and saw a 'welcome' show where there were singers and dancers and then Mickey and other characters arrived on the steam train and declared the park open. As we then walked in all the employees from Main Street were out on the sidewalk waving and welcoming us as we walked up towards the castle.
And each day as we arrived back from our outings, 'mousekeeping' (the Disney version of housekeeping) had been. Not only was the kitchen and bathroom clean and the beds made but the towels were folded into the shapes of Disney characters and the kids' stuffed toys were doing funny things. The classic was when we arrived home to find the tv on and the toys with the remote, all lined up and watching!
And of course we loved all the things we expected to love - rides, stunt shows, characters, gardens and scenery. All in all, a magical time!
Karen
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