Available Lite - Disney

About three weeks ago Amber and I went with my parents on a long overdue vacation. This year we decided to head East to Florida to see some family, go to Disney and hang out on the beach. All of these activities were accomplished, but the beach suffered the most because both Amber and I, came down with the flu. Most of the pictures that I took from the trip are from Disney. We went to Epcot, The Magic Kingdom and MGM Studios. One bit of advice if you are planning on a Disney vacation, wait until September when school starts! We had such good luck. There were no long lines to wait in and park transportation was great.



This isn't the first picture that I took, but since I usually don't include any pictures of myself, I thought that I would put if first. This is Amber and me at the Hall of America in Epcot. This was our first stop after an excellent meal at a Japanese restaurant where they cook all the food in front of you.



The Giant Epcot Ball. For those of you that don't know Epcot stands for: Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow.

Always an important feature at Disney is water, mostly because water is a big part of Florida. Here are some water fountains that are in Epcot.



This is a picture of the MGM studios night time show that I think is called Fantasmic, but I'm sure I'll get an e-mail with a name change from either my mother or my wife. Either way, it's a must see if you are going to go to Disney in Florida. You can't really tell from the photos but there are lighted floats going by in the foreground. Behind is a giant rock mountain where Mickey encounters all the villains from the Disney archives. The most impressive feature at the show is three water spouts that shoot out a 50' by 50' fan of water that has video back projected on to it. I really enjoyed this show and so did the other 7000 people there to see it!



In order to help you spend more money at Disney, they have created a Downtown Disney that features the best in restaurants, clubs and . . . you guessed it SHOPPING! Here is a picture of a guy that has the best job in the world. This is the Lego store in downtown Disney. This guy is building the Death Star from Star Wars . . . ON THE JOB! I can't imagine any better way to spend my work time than building with Legos!


This is another picture from the lego store. You really can't tell, but this is the great wall of Lego. Each of the round bins are a different color and shape of Lego. The store provides a container so you can buy the pieces by the container. I think that every type of Lego was represented here. It really would be a Lego lovers dream come true. This is what heaven is going to look like for me . . . well there would be an equivalent music studio adjacent.



"She's the ship that ran the castle run if five parsecs, she might not look like much but she's go it were it count's. She's fast enough four you old man"

I took this picture for my friend Chadwick who loves the Millennium Falcon. This is a Lego version of the ship from Star Wars. Lego has come a long way since we played with them.



We stayed in two different Disney themed hotels. The first one was called Pop Century. Each section of the hotel featured a different Century. Our section was the 80's the outside of our hotel was decorated with Pac Man. This is a picture of a GIANT Foos Ball man that was part of the 70's section. Behind him is a three story tall Big Wheel.

The second place we stayed was the Port Orleans. We really enjoyed this property and would recommend it. I wasn't able to get any pictures, but the rooms were really nice. There is a water shuttle to downtown Disney from the property and the pool features its own water slide that looks like a giant dragon.

Needless to say, we all had a great time on vacation and we look forward to going back when we have some kids to take with us. . . but I'm not taking them until they are at least 47 inches tall!