15/12-14: Living the Disney Dream!

Entering the realm of Disney - a world on its own!

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

We did a quick visit in Animal Kingdom, but never got to meet Simba... 

Notice the rollercoaster tracks going in to the "mountain" on the left 

I got crazy during the show on the Disney castle - here's about half of the pictures I snapped

Så nåede vi endelig til Orlando!

Vi brugte de første par dage på at blive installeret, få købt vores billetter, og derudover få købt lidt tøj i et af Orlandos mange shopping centre. 

Det er lidt sjovt at man rejser over atlanten, og alligevel ender med at bruge mest tid i H&M.... :-P

Mandag morgen var der tidlig afgang til Disney!

Disney World i Orlando består af 4 parker, og 2 vandparker.

Vores billet gav adgang til de 4 parker i 4 dage, og vi kunne rejse imellem dem ligeså tosset vi ville i løbet af dagen. 

Parkerne er gigantiske, og ligeså snart du kommer indenfor "grænsen" er der gratis Disney transport til alle parker og resorter, om det så er med båd, bus eller tog. 

Man siger at før Disney kom til Orlando, var der vitterligt ingenting i byen - Orlando ER Disney. Fordi Disneyområdet er SÅ stort som det er, er der rigtigt langt imellem alting i Orlando, hvilket betyder at det som minimum tager 20-30 minutter at komme nogen som helst steder - og det er hvis du er heldig med trafikken :-) 

Til vores første Disney-dag havde vi besluttet at starte i Magic Kingdom (den traditionelle Disney oplevelse), tage en smuttur til Magic Kingdom i løbet af dagen (safari m.m.), og så slutte tilbage i Magic Kingdom hvor der var et fantastisk flot lys/musik/fyrværkeri-show i løbet af aftenen. 

Det virker lidt underligt, men selvom de fleste nok synes man er lidt for gammel til Disney efter man fylder 14, så kan jeg garantere at det er man ikke! Det var faktisk en rigtig fed oplevelse, og man blev nemt betaget af Disney magien når man ser alle de ting som man så på TV da man var lille :-)

Forlystelserne varierer meget, og for en som mig som ikke er så god til de vilde ture, så var det egentligt ret fedt at der var så meget andet at opleve :-)

Efter mere end 12 timer i parkerne var vi klar til at tage hjem og blive friske igen til dagen efter.

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We finally made it to Orlando!

We spent the first couple of days getting installed in our rooms, buying our tickets, and shopping a bit in one of Orlando's countless malls. 

It's kind of funny to travel across the Atlantic and then end up spending most of your time in H&M..... :-P

Monday morning we left early for Disney!

Disney World in Orlando consists of 4 parks and 2 water parks. 

Our ticket gave access to the 4 parks for 4 days, and we could travel between the parks during the day as much as we wanted too.

The parks are gigantic, and as soon as you are within the boundaries of Disney, there is free Disney transportation to all parks and resorts whether it's by boat, bus or train. 

People say that before Disney, Orlando was close to not there - Orlando IS Disney. Because the Disney area is SO big, the distances between everything is really big too, and it will usually take you at least 20-30 minutes to get anywhere - and that's if your lucky with the traffic.

For our first Disney day we had decided to go to Magic Kingdom (the traditional Disney experience9, take a short trip to Magic Kingdom (safari and more), and then end our day back in Magic Kingdom to watch the light/music/fireworks show on the castle during the evening. 

It seems kind of weird, but many might think that after you turn 14 you are too old for Disney, but I can guarantee you that you are not! It was actually a really cool experience, and it was easy to get caught up in the Disney magic when you saw all the things around you just like what you watched on TV as a kid :-)

The rides were all very different, and to someone like me who's not too big on the crazy rides, it was nice that there was so much other stuff to see and do. 

After more than 12 hours in the parks we were ready to go home and get some rest before another day.