Four Days in Disney World with Two Five Year Olds
Alle’s Band was going to Disney World for part of Spring
Break, so we decided that it was a good excuse to take the boys and meet Alle
there. We went there for four days, staying at the Wilderness Lodge and visiting
Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom. Not being a Disney expert, I wanted to make
sure we saw all the right things for the boys. I had the deadlines for
reservations in my calendar – booked the lodging in September, the meals in December
and our Fast Passes for rides 60 days in advance in January.
It was a busy whirlwind, but the boys seemed to have fun.
The things we liked were taking the boat from Wilderness Lodge to Magic Kingdom,
seeing the characters at the character meals such as Pooh and friends at
Crystal Palace, Belle and the Beast at Be Our Guest, and Mickey and friends at
Chef Mickeys, finding some of the more interesting events and rides such as telling a
story with Belle, the Safari and shows in Animal Kingdom, and happening upon a
parade at Magic Kingdom.
Some of my favorite photos include our first view of the Wilderness Lodge lobby.
A view of Cinderella's castle
A distant view of Rapunzel's tower,
Pooh, wandering around Disney World,
Waiting to get into Beast's castle,
The Beast's Castle and Ballroom
The carved Tree of Life in Animal Kingdom.
Minnie Mouse and friends at Chef Mickey's.
A Week on Grand Cayman Island
After going non-stop for three days at Disney World Alle
joined us, we packed up and we all flew to the Cayman Islands. We flew to Grand
Cayman and spend a week at a lovely, relaxed condo on Seven Mile Beach.
Our condo was
right on the beach and the boys could walk out our door and run in the sand to
the water. Here was our view as we walked to one of these beach chairs.
The sand was fine and white and stretched forever, or perhaps for seven miles. The water was warm and wonderful shades of blue. Our area was remarkably quiet. We were often the only people on the beach and in the water. There was also a pool that the boys loved to swim in. One of our days, we left the beach and set sail for a few hours on the Jolly Roger pirate ship.
Our favorite outing
was to spend a day on a boat making stops to snorkel, see starfish, and swim with the rays.
The snorkeling was some of the best I've done in turquoise clear, warm water. Even Peter and Ted were able to see the varied and beautiful fish with their kid goggles. We all swam with the rays and fed them. In Stingray Cove, there were over twenty swimming around us.
Cayman was so relaxed and very sunny - the perfect balance to Disney. We didn't want to
return home.
