We took an amazing trip to Disney World with Nonnie and Natalia in November of 2013. We did it all - character meals, shows, rides and more! We stayed at the All-Star Movies resort and spent jam-packed days at Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios and, of course, the Magic Kingdom. Nicholas was such a trooper as we skipped his nap every single day (for four days straight!) and kept him up late! He was in awe of everything and probably a little young for the trip as some of the rides scared him a bit. You don't realize it until you're seeing it through the eyes of a 2-yr-old, but at Disney, even the calm, happy rides take place in a darkened area with loud music- that's part of the experience! He enjoyed the outdoor toddler friendly rides the most - Flying Dumbos was a sure favorite! Natalia, being 6, was game for everything - even the roller coasters! With Nonnie's motion sickness and Auntie Sue-Sue being pregnant, Uncle Frank was Natalia's partner in thrills. They even went on Space Mountain! She loved it all - especially the lunch with the Princesses.
We met up with Frank's friend Iris (who works at Disney) and also good friends Melinda and Kent. It was great to see them all and Natalia latched right on like she had known them her whole life - little social butterfly. We hope to go back when the next round of Smith-Bussos are about 2, they get in for free until 3 yrs old!
Oh and we booked the trip through an agency owned by Frank's elementary school friend - Michael Cohen, Travel With Magic. We highly recommend using him - find him on Facebook.
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| Nicholas, on his way to Disney World via JetBlue |
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| Our part of the resort was Toy Story themed! |
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| Nico looked in awe and said, "That's a giant, giant, giant Buzz!" |
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| Magically, personalized Mickey Ears showed up in the room for the kids! |
Friday, November 15, 2014: Mickey Breakfast & Animal Kingdom
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| Ready for the first full day of fun! |
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| Waiting for the bus |
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| Look who has matching Mickey earrings! |
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| Mickey's O'hana Breakfast at Polynesian Resort |
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| Happy Campers! |
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| On to Animal Kingdom and some rides before lunch |
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| Donald Duck at the Tusker House character lunch |
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| Nicholas starts to warm-up Donald |
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| Daisy started a musical parade and our little wallflower just jumped up and joined in! |
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| He was the littlest one in the bunch! But very serious about shaking his rain stick. |
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| We arrived back at the room to find Mickey reading some of Nico's books! |
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| Look at our little guy - all tuckered out, notice the pile of new Mickey figures by his head - they traveled the parks with us! |
Saturday, November 16, 2014: Epcot and Hollywood Studios
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| Getting ready to start our day with some Cheerios in the room! |
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| We hit a little rain in the morning, but nothing that slowed us down! |
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| The Finding Nemo ride and aquarium was a hit - good memories of Ken and Melissa's wedding! |
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| We got to meet Chip n Dale and touch their noses! |
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| Our friends Kent and Melinda met up with us at Epcot and joined in the Princess lunch |
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| Belle was the featured Princess of the lunch at Askerban Norwegian House |
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| For those that don't know their princesses....Cinderella |
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| Snow White |
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| Aurora (sleeping beauty) |
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| Ariel |
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| Another late night - Hollywood Studios for Fantasmic Show and the Christmas Light Display |
Sunday, November 17, 2014 & Monday, November 18, 2014: The Magic Kingdom
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| Our friend Iris joined in the fun too! |
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| Character lunch with Winnie the Pooh and gang at the Crystal Palace |
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| Watching this little show from Daddy's shoulders made quite the impression on Nicholas. |
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| "Oooh, the Witch!" |
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| We finished up the trip with some delicious Dole Whip! |
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| Our sleepy little guy finally let himself nap in the stroller, on the way through security for the flight home. |
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