We survived our first trip to Disney! I left my "real" camera behind so I could enjoy the fun without having to worry about losing or breaking it and without having to carry it around the parks. iPhone pics will have to do. :-)
Truthfully, the idea of planning for this trip was pretty overwhelming. It seemed that everyone who found out we were going to Disney had tons of advice (which we definitely appreciated!) and Pinterest is filled with links full of tips for Disney vacations. It was tough trying to keep it all straight and figure out the best options for our family. We knew we wouldn't need to schedule any character meals or plan around the times to meet the characters in the parks..that's just not something our boys have ever been interested in. Our only real priority was making sure the boys got signed up for Jedi Training at Hollywood Studios. Other than that, we agreed to go have fun doing whatever we decided to do at each park and not to worry about what we might miss.
Owen fighting Darth Vader:
Cole fighting Darth Vader:
Jacob's turn:
The boys were troopers and did better with the late nights & miles of walking than we ever expected. They wanted to ride the rides non-stop, and we had to force them to take breaks to watch the occasional stunt show, fireworks display, and even to eat dinner a few times. They quickly found their favorite rides in each park (usually the "scariest" ones), and we used the Fast Pass system to let them ride as many times as possible. Star Tours was the one we rode the most - I think we counted 14 times!
After 7 days at Disneyworld we were all exhausted, so we decided to stop at the beach before returning to reality.
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