So we landed at MCO (Orlando International) and transferred to our nice shiny rental car. It is a white Chevrolet Cruze. It was parked next to a black Chevrolet, but at the last second I thought it might be best to have a white model as it ‘gets quite hot’ in Florida. We drove relatively successfully to the Tropical Palms resort where we are staying in a ‘platinum cottage’.
Having parked up and unloaded we went for a ride to see how far it was to the main Disney entrance. It is around 12 minutes to the parking entrance where we were able to convince the attendant that we just wanted to tuen round and go home.
This we did after stopping for tea at a ubiquitous American chain restaurant.
The next day was a very early (6.45am) start as we needed to get to the Polynesian Resort restaurant (Ohana) by 7.45. This was a great way to start our time at Disney as we met Lilo, Stitch, Mickey and Pluto while enjoying a lovely ‘Hawaian’ cooked breakfast. The potatoes were particularly lovely.
From there we were some of the earliest to make our way into the Magic Kingdom Park. We spent the day enjoying ourselves immensely. Splash Mountain was the first ride and the big thrills kept on coming as well as a number of delightful gentler experiences as well. Air conditioned indoor rides are often particularly welcome as the temperatures can get into the low hundreds (in farenheit. It is the mid-high 30’s in Centigrade.)
We ate at home that evening and took a dip in the pool before showering and turning in for the night.
The next day was at Hollywood studios. This day was hard work as there was so little shade to be found and the temperatures really did get the better of me. I was in bed and asleep at 8.45 and didn’t stir until the next morning. It was still fascinating however. Highlights were the Indiana Jones stunt show and the Star Wars 4D ride. The backlot tour was also very interesting. Pool and bed came in swift succession. Rather than list every ride we went on here is a zoomable map…
The white ‘sun-repelling car’ was showing 105ºF when we got in with every surface too hot to touch. Air conditioning to the rescue again!
Today we went to Animal Kingdom. This is probably my favourite so far with so many varied things to do. There are animals to see, rides to go on (like Everest which we went on twice early in the day when there was no queue) and we saw the Lion King celebration which was superb. The children enjoyed the Wilderness Explorers badge-collecting trail. There was more shade here than in the other parks which helped too….
And here we are. Tomorrow is a ‘rest day’ where we will probably go to a ‘restful’ water park and try to avoid sunburn.
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