The Disney Trip...or Bucket list, check.

The opportunity came up for us to go to Disney World with those well versed in Disneylandeese. So we did it. Even though we lived on all sides of Disney for many years, we never went! So...this is done. The group was large that we were with. (Or large by my standards.) So, I would suggest a more intimate group...just for simplicity's sake. We went on a Thursday and came home on Sunday. We visited Animal Kingdom (my favorite), Epcot, Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. So. That pretty much covered it! The weather was nice to us. Thank goodness. If you go...plan to walk. and walk. and walk.







A small part of our group. All quite happy and excited!!!




Like I said...happy!!!!


Doc...being his goofy self.


The boys. Always looking surprised and confused.


Epcot...really a wonderful place. Magical.


Here we start Animal Kingdom. I really liked this place. I will explain why as we go. #1 It was more serene. Peaceful. Shaded. Centered. Made me long to go back to Africa.


The Tree of Life...truly magnificent. 365+ carvings in it's trunk.


The buildings all were wonderful. The detail that went into them astounding.


These 2 images hardly related. But I like them none the less.


Picturesque. Really.






Who knew that you could take the baskets I love, add dried plants and hang them on outside windows as decorations? Well. Disney did. That's who.


This one...I can't even begin to say how I feel...


We went on a Safari. Yup.










The guys got really excited over the two baby gorillas!!! Yes. For some reason, it struck a cord in them!


More of the reasons why I loved it...peaceful. Serenity.


There was something...up and over there...that needed attention.






The colors. The textures. Made me giddy.






This one is for my daughter, Nikki!!


It was so exotic that I wanted to swoon!!






And we now start with Magic Kingdom. A Very Merry Christmas. And it was. By the time we were out of the park, I didn't care if I ever heard another Christmas song or not!! :-)






Part of our group...a couple of cool kids. Words I don't utter often.


Another of our group. And his hat. I will never forget that Dr. Seuss-ish hat.


There were tender moments. Moments of joy and jubilee.






The next day...Hollywood Studios. Where we went on the Star Wars ride...exciting!!!


And that concludes my tour of Disney. There was so much more...rides on Thunder Mountain. Rides in the dark. Scary rides. Fun rides. All in all...it was a great little get-a-way.