Disney â
The other main reason for visiting Orlando, Florida was to go to Disney World.
& if you havn’t been, but love Disney, I would highly recommend it! It’s just so damn magical â¨
My husband went as a child and always said this, but I really think you have to experience it to understand.
If I was to try and describe it to you I would just say that it feels really magical, and you wander around in this magical Disney bubble and it’s just fun and happy and full of colourful mickey ears and characters and people bursting into song as if that’s just normal, because at Disney it is, and it’s just awesome.
Disney has loads of different parks so I will share some pictures and memories from each one for you. I will also include a bit on the parades/shows that we saw as they do them SO well at Disney.
Enjoy!
Disney’s Magic Kingdom â
The most magical place on earth!
& it really is.
As soon as you walk in you see Mickey shaped topiary, buildings that look like something straight out of an old school Disney film (think Mary Poppins) balloons, lights, vehicles carrying parades and then right at the end of this upbeat Disney street is a truly magical sight, the Disney castle!
Magic Kingdom is home to loads of great rides such as ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ ‘Its a small world’ ‘Haunted Mansion’ ‘Space Mountain’ ‘Thunder Mountain’ ‘Splash Mountain’ and many more!
They also do fantastic character parades that are well worth a watch. They really do unleash your inner child!
The ‘Happily Ever After’ Fireworks are also amazing and 100% worth a watch! So magical đ
Disney’s Animal Kingdom đŚ
Animal Kingdom was probably one of my favourite parks out of all of the Disney parks. They are all so well themed and this was no exception!
The park is split into different continents such as Africa and Asia and the animal attractions are themed accordingly.
It is all set around the tree of life which is at the centre of the park and is quite a beautiful sight to behold! (& a great photo point)
It hosts many AMAZING shows, and FYI the Finding Nemo Musical is not to be missed!! Seriously one of the best musicals I’ve ever seen and it doesn’t take up hours of your life!!
The Safari is also brilliant! Its such an awesome feature for the park and the array of animals that you get to see it fantastic.
Animal Kingdom is also home to the largest Rainforest Cafe in the world. We had our lunch in there and it’s really cool inside. If you’ve ever wanted to experience lunch in the rainforest then it’s definatly for you!
Disney’s Epcot đŽ
Also one of my faves (unexpectedly) was Disney’s Epcot park! Epcot is quite different from the other Disney parks but is so interesting in what it has to offer.
The great thing about Disney World is the variety that all the different parks offer, there really is something for everyone.
Epcot is so interesting because it’s very much about the future and how we can improve the world and build on the world we have using our minds, skills, resources and technology.
This is shown through experiences, games and rides.
One of my favourite rides, Soarin was a fantastic 4D simulator ride over different landscapes and it was phenomonal.
It also has a cool ‘Finding Nemo’ section within the Aquarium which was cool. The different sea life was great to see.
Plus, they did the best mac and cheese that I had the whole time I was in America haha.
Aside from these things it also boasts a MASSIVE lake that is surrounded by buildings and eateries all themed around different countries, so you can take mini tour around the world as you walk around the lake. It’s like nowhere I’ve ever been to before and it is really well done.
& not forgetting the Epcot fireworks which are hands down the best I’ve ever seen. It was an absolutely fantastic show and the fireworks, lights and music were so impressive! Again, not one to be missed.
Epcot was also epic because I got another character photo with Goofy (my fave) in my Goofy hat & he signed my hat! Awesome.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios đŹ
This is one of the newer parks and is home to lots of the Star Wars action.
Again, this was really well themed.
The streets looked like old style American New York sidewalks with skyscrapers, theatres, gas stations, diners and so on.
The main stage always played host to a show or performance which was cool to stop and watch as you walked around.
We turned up just in for the ‘March of the first order’ of Stormtroopers. Even as someone who isn’t a fan of Star Wars I thought this was really cool. It was so realistic and you just get so swept up in it all that you kind of forget it isn’t real.
Hollywood Studios also has great features and rides such as ‘Frozen’ the ‘Indiana Jones Stunt show’ ‘Tower of terror’ ‘Rockin Rollercoaster’ and loads more.
It’s also home to the brand new ‘Toy Story Land’ which is so cool. Everything in this part of the park is seemingly made out of toys, Knexs for the fences, giant Jenga pieces, building blocks, and so on.
Disney’s Blizzard Beach â
Disney also plays host to two different water parks. Again these are really well themed and lots of fun.
The one we made it to was Blizzard Beach.
I was really glad we managed to see one of the water parks however, our day didn’t turn out as planned as a storm hit as we arrived and we were unable to go on any rides. Eventually we had to give up and find something else to do for the day which was a shame.
We did get to walk around the park and see all the themeing for a little bit before the storm struck but, we didn’t really get to experience it in its full glory.
However, this was where I had my first photo with Goofy so every cloud!
The other park is called ‘Typhoon Lagoon’.
I’ve always been a big fan of Disney films but I was never that fussed about visiting Disney, however now that I have been all I would say to you is GO!
Disney truly is SO much more amazing and magical than I could have ever imagined and so much fun, for all the family! It really does have to been seen to be believed and experienced to be appreciated. I’ve definatly got the Disney bug now so next stop Disneyland Paris haha đ˘đĄđ°
Until next time,
Roseanne đ
Roseanne Byford 