Disney recap

Wow. All I can say is the people at Disney World really know customer service. There wasn't anything we needed that wasn't looked after. A really, really great time. And one thing we noticed - when we asked at booking when the "quieter" time was at DW, we were told "there is no slow time - Disney World is always busy". Well. I can tell ya, go right after American Thanksgiving - it definitely slows down somewhat. We arrived on Saturday, and went to Epcot for the afternoon. It was BUSY! We couldn't get on the rides we wanted to try, and they weren't even allowing Fast Passes. Sunday we hit the Magic Kingdom early, hoping to beat the crowds, but there weren't the crowds we expected. It was busy, but not BUSY. We used Fast Passes for some rides, but others didn't need it. Same thing at Animal Kingdom on Monday and MGM Studios on Tuesday. (We detoured back to Epcot before getting to Animal Kingdom - we had to go on the Soarin' Ride, and it was well worth it.) The hotel was great, and the three of us had a fabulous time. There's a lot of walking, I tell ya! Things to do, places to go, and everywhere, something to see. All in all, a great time.

Some of the highlights:

The picture millions have taken before me, and millions will take after:

Seeing this as you enter the Magic Kingdom just screams DISNEY!

We are a Donald Duck family. Nothing against Mickey - I love the Mouse, but my husband can actually talk like Donald Duck, (to the delight of all kids) so it's all about the Duck. We have family pictures posed with Donald and Daisy, but I don't have permission of husband or son to post them recognizably, so here's Donald at one of the parades:

We have pictures of each of the park symbols - Cinderella's Castle for the Magic Kingdom, The Tree of Life at Animal Kingdom, the Sorcerer's Apprentice hat at MGM and the golf ball at Epcot. (Is there a name for that thing?) Unfortunately, they all seem to have one of us in them - sorry!

There were so many highlights - each day brought something memorable, but this one stands out:

How many parents get to watch their kid defeat Darth Vader?

Son was chosen out of the audience to be one of 16 Jedi-in-Training, and have a chance to fight Darth Vader. They learned proper light saber techniques and well, it was so cool! It pays to dress your kid in bright orange! Even at the parades, the characters seemed to find him and high-five him. And the bright colour was so that I could find him in a crowd - who knew it would also help the Jedi Master pick him?