We arrived at the Orlando airport at 8:15 Monday morning...30 minutes early! We were able to get our car and check into the hotel by 9:30, get unpacked, and we were at the Magic Kingdom by 10:30! All Drew wanted to do was ride the train and see Mickey. We accomplished both those things right away, as well as seeing Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto. Drew loved them all...except Goofy. He was a little tentative around him, though I can't blame him...he's huge! We had lunch at the Crystal Palace with Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore and Tigger...all a big hit! Drew really got into the autograph thing and he had so much fun in the little parade around the restaurant. After riding the Goofy roller coaster, we took the train again and headed back to the hotel for a nap. Drew was so tired that it took him forever to go to sleep, but then I think he could have slept all night! That night we went back to MK and rode Dumbo, the carousel, Winnie the Pooh and the race cars. We decided to skip the fireworks and went back for some sleep (and to watch the Vols lose...boo!).
Tuesday morning we were up early (Drew woke us up!) so we headed to Animal Kingdom. This was a change in plans so we did some dining rearranging and had breakfast at Tusker House with Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Mickey. I think he has a crush on Daisy! We rode the safari and then the train to the Conservation Station and then decided that the pool was calling our names. Drew was not as into AK as I thought he would be (he usually loves animals and zoos) and we decided not to push it. I think it was just too hot for Drew and he was still pretty pooped from Monday. Swimming and lunch at the hotel was followed by showers and naps...for all! At night we returned to Magic Kingdom for more rides (the train of course, Goofy's coaster, Pooh, the carousel), the night parade and fireworks. It was so crowded for the parade, but we fought for space and Drew really enjoyed it. Mommy got to ride Space Mountain and Daddy and Drew had a special treat when the fireworks started while they were high above Tomorrowland on the Astro Orbiter! Very cool...Oh, and we got to sit up front in the monorail on our way into the park. Drew liked it, although his reaction was not as strong as we thought it would be. The driver gave him a set of monorail collector cards which he looked through immediately. He didn't want to ride up there again the rest of the trip. I don't know if it scared him or if he just had a "been there, done that" attitude about it. Who knows?!
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