Travels of the Rennhack family
🎢 Park 12/1/2008 – 12/5/2008
Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Epcot
Lisa and I flew from Kalamazoo to Orlando by way of Detroit. At the gate, Lisa found a table to play at before boarding, and later rode the escalator with the luggage during the connection.
By evening we had landed in Orlando and walked through the terminal to find our bags. We made it to Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, checking into a room with a Mighty Ducks poster and a star on the wall. Lisa got ready for bed under a star-covered shower curtain.
The day was spent at Magic Kingdom, but it started back at the resort. Lisa said hello to the giant Dalmatian statue outside our building and posed with the big Woody and Buzz Lightyear figures in the Toy Story section before we had breakfast outside.
We got to Magic Kingdom a little after ten thirty and walked up toward Cinderella Castle. Lisa met Lady Tremaine and her stepsisters by the castle wall, rode the teacups, and drove herself around the Speedway track in Tomorrowland, working the wheel with both hands.
In the afternoon she met Buzz Lightyear and then Stitch, who picked her up for a hug. I got her up on my lap for a picture on the carousel. She watched part of a 3D show in a pair of yellow glasses, and we stopped in a shop where she picked out Minnie ears and a small Minnie plush. Late in the day, as we passed the castle forecourt stage decorated for the holidays, she met Rafiki.
We were back at the resort by evening. Lisa posed with the Dalmatian statue again in the dark, then changed into her pajamas and sat on the bed playing with her new Mickey, Minnie, and Donald toys before bed.
We started the morning back at the resort, walking past the giant Woody statue by the Toy Story building before heading out to Disney's Animal Kingdom.
At the park we went past the Tree of Life, stopping to look at the carved animals in its trunk and roots. Lisa met several costumed characters along the path, including a raccoon and a gorilla, holding still for each photo.
In the afternoon we found the playground, where Lisa climbed through the netting, sat on a rope swing, and went down the slide. A large Christmas tree decorated with animal-shaped ornaments stood near the walkway.
By mid-afternoon we were back at the resort, where Lisa met Goofy near the pool. She spent the evening in the hotel room with her stuffed animals, went for a swim in the pool, and finished the night playing driving games in the arcade.
We started the morning at Disney's Hollywood Studios, walking past the giant sorcerer's hat near the entrance. We watched a stage show with dancers in a ballroom scene, then caught Playhouse Disney Live on Stage.
In the early afternoon we went back to the resort for a break. Housekeeping had folded a towel into an animal shape in the room, and Lisa looked out from the balcony at the buildings across the way.
We reached Epcot in the evening, where Lisa looked at a large lit globe inside one of the pavilions. We stopped for dinner, where she drank chocolate milk and made faces for the camera. After dark we walked past the holiday lights, Lisa still wearing her park pin on her harness strap.
Lisa and I flew from Orlando to Kalamazoo by way of Cincinnati. That morning Lisa rolled her own suitcase out of Disney's All-Star Movies Resort on the way to the airport.
At the airport we passed a Santa display next to a decorated Christmas tree before heading to our gate.
