Disney World-Florida

It all started last April... Justin and I were engaged, I was meeting the family, and we were already planning a family vacation to Disney World. Mom and Dad Furnell, being members of the Disney Vacation Club, reserved a Treehouse Villa at the Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa on the Disney property. Shannon, the kids, Justin, Mom and Dad Furnell, and I, all drove from Sedalia to Orlando to experience the "Happiest Place on Earth!"

After a ten-hour drive on Sunday, June 5, we arrived at 7:30pm at the Clarion Hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee. After settling into our rooms and a quick dinner at Cracker Barrel, nothing seemed more wonderful than the thought of sleeping on a bed with my husband by my side and steady ground underneath me.

Monday morning, we left Chattanooga at 8:00am and headed for Florida! I have come to the conclusion that the Georgia needs some water! The road we drove on was surrounded on both sides with brown weeds and dry plants. Not as pretty as the beautiful, green Missouri! Ten-hours, and two hail/rain storms later, we arrived at the Saratoga Springs Resort.

Upon settling in our beautiful villa, we set out to see the resort! The pool was beautiful with two slides for the kids to enjoy. The spa was warm and the perfect spot for our worn-out bodies. Sleeping was the biggest goal of the day!

Bright and early Tuesday morning, we headed to our reservation at the Crystal Palace in the Magic Kingdom Resort. For all of my readers that have not been to Disney World, but have been to Disneyland in California, you aren't missing out on anything at Magic Kingdom. Disneyland and Magic Kingdom are virtually one in the same. There were only two differences that I was sad about... No Indiana Jones ride, and the Matterhorn was nonexistent! However, to counteract the sadness after encountering these two devastating facts, Justin and I attended the Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor! This is the coolest thing in Magic Kingdom! You get to sit in a theater and witness a clean comedy act put on by the audience and the monsters from the show. Very fun!  To end our day at Magic Kingdom, we were interrupted on our way home by a drunk fight. Yes... I have been so sheltered that I have never seen a drunk fight in my life! This one was scary enough for me! Gang fights aren't even as bad, at least gangs try to do it privately.

Wednesday we arrived to Animal Kingdom around 11:00am. "It's Tough to Be a Bug" was the kids favorite show of the day. Justin's favorite ride was Everest. Mine was the Dinosaur ride. We got to pretend that we were on an expedition in the prehistoric time searching for a dinosaur for a researcher. It's bumpy, exciting, and scary! Justin was so scared one time that he actually started shaking!

Thursday we arrived at Magic Kingdom again so that the kids could experience Fantasy Land.

We spent Friday at Hollywood Studios. We got to watch a car stunt show, and tour the backlots. Friday night, Justin, Shannon, and I went to the Fastasmic water and stage show. It was bright, colorful, visually entertaining, and romantic! (for Justin and I at least)

Saturday, I got to step foot in the amazing Epcot Resort! I loved seeing all the cool things that they do to help improve the environment. We even got to ride my favorite ride... Soarin'! The kids had fun and I actually got sunburned on Saturday. Just on Saturday though.

Overall... It was a wonderful vacation and I loved it!