Hi guys! I'm sorry I haven't blogged in forever but I was extremely busy with Winter Break Camp, school, and DISNEY!!!!!!
I have gone to Disney once before when I was six, so this was my second time. It was even better then the last.
Getting There
We landed in Orlando at about 6:00 on 1-31-14. Me and my sister Nora were very excited (and tired.) Then we had to go to a bunch of airporty places and FINALLY we headed towards the bus stop. Fortunately, the bus wait wasn't long. When we stepped outside I COULDN'T BELIEVE WE WERE OUTSIDE!!! SO WARM!!!!
The Hotel
We made our way to the Port New Orleans Riverside Hotel and checked in. Finally, we received a weird scroll. When we got to our room, we opened up the door and SURPRISE! Our room was princess themed! The scroll was a welcome letter from princess Tiana. Finally, we went to sleep.
Day One: The Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom is certainly the most wonderful part of Disney. It's, well, magical! My favorite ride here is Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, and luckily that was where we were headed first!
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
BLSRS (it is a WAY too long ride name) is a ride where you get a little lazergun thing and you have to shoot at the Xerx (bad guys from Toy Story). It is way fun and my family went on it twice in a row. The first time I don't remember what I got, but the second time I got a record: 403,000!!!! Oh yeah!
Space Mountain
Let me just say one thing: The major problem with Space Mountain is that it's Space Mountain. At first when you go through the little light tunnel that's flashy you're like yeah, this is okay. Then you realize that's just to trick you and the ride starts. This is what it felt like: uihdlwef watbpnv ga3bneo;t8cqap'w;. My nana said the only thing she heard was my dad yelling "Isn't this the extreme sleigh ride?" and me screaming "I'm never going on another roller coaster again!"
Enchanted Storytimes With Belle
At first I thought that this "attraction" would be sitting down with Belle and reading a book! Not so. I mean, it's perfectly fine if you're a little kid, but to me it was kind of boring. You reenact how Belle and the Beast fell in love. We all got a part to play-and I was a PLATE that just STOOD THERE!
Belle's Castle
We went here for dinner the first night and it was my favorite place we ate at! I had: Sprite to drink and my meal was steak (MMMMM) with green beans (I only ate two.) I had the Grey Stuff (Try the grey stuff, it's delicious, don't believe me, ask the dishes!- Be Our Guest song from Beauty and the Beast) and it was the. Best. Dessert. Ever. Period.
Day Two: Hollywood Studios
Hollywood Studios is the most recent of the four parks. It is about the making of movies and stuff like that. My favorite ride here is Star Tours.
Tower Of Terror
This isn't the first ride we went on (because I'm doing the rides out of order) but it was scary. It has this whole weird horror backstory which sounds like this when they tell it: Blah blah five people in an elevator blah blah substance and thought blah blah the door is open once again. But don't let that fool you because it is truly terrifying. You're in an elevator and it pulls you up, drops you down 3-5 times and you're not in your seat 90% of the time. AAAAH!
Muppet Vision 3D
This is a funny movie featuring the Muppets. The special effects are crazy!
Star Tours
Did you know Disney owns just about one half of entertainment today? abc, Pixar, and I bet you did't know this one: Star Wars!
Star Tours is a virtual reality ride in which there are 50 different scenarios where your shuttle has a rebel spy (it was me, oh yeah!) and almost every one starts with "Artoo, all systems are not cleared for takeoff! I'm not programmed to fly these things!"-Seethreepio
Day Three: Epcot
Fun Fact: Epcot stands for Experimental Prototype City Of Tomorrow! My favorite ride here is the New and Improved Test Track!
Test Track
Test Track is now all-new and more fun! You get to design a car and see how it does against other cars on the SimTrack (what?). Me and my dad made one together and it was "Most Powerful Car Of The Day!"
Soarin'
Similar to Star Tours, Soarin' is a virtual reality ride in which you are hang gliding over California. I'm NOT giving it all away but I will say this: it is so amazing that it earned the Extremely Amazing And Most Elusive Title Of My Dad's Official Favorite Ride. Soarin' makes the cut!
Japan Pavilion
Okay, so this isn't technically a ride, but Epcot is more known for its restaurants, attractions, and stores than rides. Personally, I think Asian culture is really cool so of course when I got to the Japan Pavilion and saw the Pokémon, anime, and good luck charms, that little impulse buy alarm in my head went off like crazy. Ting ting ting! I would have bought everything but so I didn't spend all of my Disney money, I forced myself to settle on one thing: Lucky Cats and a little display case for them. There are ten Lucky Cats and each stands for a different kind of luck, like success or wealth.
Day Four: Animal Kingdom
Animal kingdom is a wonderful animal-full place and my favorite ride is the Safari.
DINOSAUR
There is no ride with a weirder name or crazier animatronics (but maybe Small World). DINOSAUR is a crazy ride in which I closed my eyes and hummed the whole time, because it's about scary dinos chasing you and the meteor hitting and a time machine and I did not like it at all!
Safari
Safari is a way cool ride where you get to see animals in their natural-like habitats. It includes a bridge breaking (fake but cool) cheetahs, hippos, giraffes, crocodiles, lions, and more!
Primal Whirl
Attention: This review is being written by Ella's sister Nora because Ella does not like roller coasters and did not go on it.
It has two small drops and it spins a lot. And it has two spins when you're about to get off and then there's one more spin where you don't see it coming. And at the beginning there's a big hill and you think you're going down but you turn instead.
Day Five: Magic Kingdom Again
Pirate Makeovers
We went on lots of small rides, nothing big or important, but we got these awesome Pirate Makeovers at the Pirate's league! I was a Pirate Empress and Nora was a Mermaid! It was super fun!
Pirates and Pals Fireworks & Boat Ride
This was also very fun! We got to stuff our faces with candy, then go on a boat and watch the fireworks with a funny pirate named Patch.
Day Six: Hollywood Studios Again
Aerosmith: The Rock And Roller Coaster
This is another review by Nora.
It's fast and it goes upside down. It loops and corkscrews. It's in the dark. And very loud.
The Great Movie Ride
This is one of the older rides and it talks about movies like Mary Poppins, The Wizard Of Oz, Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Alien (I had to cover my eyes for that).
Fantasmic
Fantasmic is a night attraction where they project a movie onto this big wave. It's all about the imagination and while it's slightly weird, the special effects were awesome. I really liked the Pochahontas part!
That was my trip! Although I was sad to leave it was ever so much fun and I hope I can go again in a few years.
Ella ;D
