Walt Disney World may be the most magical place on Earth, but being back home for 36 hours after a 10 day trip there is not. The weather was humid and in the 80s when we left Florida on Sunday. In Ohio, there's snow in the forecast this week.
But of course I would never give up a great vacation because of the sadness I feel upon returning. And it was a great vacation. We spent seven days in the parks, and Edith and I spent half of an eighth day while the boys watched the Ohio State-Michigan football game. (I'm a Buckeye fan, but I'm more of an Epcot fan.) That translated into three full days at Magic Kingdom, 2 1/2 at Epcot and one each at Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.
The number of days there meant we could take things nice and easy ... at least for us. We still got there the hour each park opened and stayed til closing or nearly so. That meant 12-hour days (or more). But the pace was easier since we weren't so worried about getting all of the big rides, with corresponding big lines, done in one day. We could leisurely wait til the lines went down or a FastPass was available. We rode our favorites multiple times.
It also helped that Atticus's height has shot past the 40-inch mark. Unlike our Disney World trip two years ago, this time we could ride nearly everything as a family. That doesn't mean the kids were always enthusiastic about it. But in the end, Edith ended up enjoying roller coasters (although she skipped Space Mountain and Expedition Everest), and even Atticus admitted they were "scary fun." We'll make coaster riders of them yet!
I'll be describing more of the trip in future posts. Today, a few photos.
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