Saturday, December 20, 2008

Disney World- Day 2

EPCOT!!!
I can't remember the name of the ride but it's the one that goes inside the Epcot ball- yea, we did it like 3 times. We loved it.
When you sit down there is a screen in front of you. It has you click on where you live and then towards the end of the ride it asks you a bunch of questions. You get to create your own future depending on your answers. It even includes your picture that they take at the beginning of the ride. It gets funner each time you do the ride.

I took pics of the little screen when it told me what our future was going to be like.
That's Colben and I in our flying machine.
We're totally #1!
You then can send your picture over the email to anyone you want. It then appears on a huge screen above you. I took this one of me and Colben in our space suits.
The Nemo Ride!!!
Danika loves Nemo!!!
Colben likes it too!!
This is called "World Showcase" and it's basically about 11 different contries right next to eachother that surround a huge lake. You can just walk from one to the other and experience what it would be like to visit. This is Canada. I'm not sure if this is a representation of the castle in Banff but if so- I hope to be going there for real in June!!!
(courtesy of Scentsy!)
The United Kingdom.
There was a pretty bridge you cross into Paris.
Morracco
Japan.
These guys played awesome!!
Overlooking the water to the Epcot ball.
America.
(this made me want to go back to Washington, DC. and Virginia!)
We ate inside the America building and they had a genuine Gingerbread House and this is what it took to make it.
At each country the kids could make a mask and when going from country to country they had to find where to get little paper things to attach to their mask. Each country had something to attach that was unique to their country. We didn't know this until we were already 1/2 way through so the kids didn't get a lot of things.

There was this cool little train display in front of Germany. The kids followed it everywhere it went.
The family in front of Germany. I took more pics here than any other country- i'm a little biased but hey- what can I say? I'm a Bauer and proud!!!
China.
The kids saw this little Elephant and they had to get on!
Norway.
Mexico.
Honey I shrunk the audience 3-D show.
Outside the show they had these dancing water spouts and Colben got drenched. It took me about 5 min. to time the picture just right.
Colben took this of the ball!
This is a really pretty walkway between the World Showcase and the rest of the park. They would have the lights choreographed to the Christmas music that would play.
This is looking down one way towards the Epcot ball.
This is looking down the other way towards the Christmas Tree.

Disney World- Day 3

Magic Kingdom- Day 3
(our 2nd time to the park)
Colben and I went to the Lilo & Stitch "The Great Escape" ride.
They moved us to this circular room where we sat in these weird chairs- Colben got a little scared and I admit, so did I cuz I had no idea what was going to happen. Nothing scary happened but I don't want to ruin it for all of you who haven't been there
(spoiler alert: This ride SUCKED!!!)
The Go Cart track- Ben took this picture and I swear, our camera is possessed, all of a sudden it will change to this scepia color!!!
Danika and I about to hit the road.
I held the camera up and took this without looking at Colben and Ben who were behind us- it sure doesn't look like they're 1 car length behind us though- what rule breakers!!
Yeah- that's my Danika!! Maybe we were inspired to name her after the Indy Car driver?
The Buzz Lightyear game- I loved this game cuz there was a knob in the middle that you could make your little "pod" move around while you shot targets.
We took a Steamboat Ferry around the park.
We had fast passes for this ride before realizing that Danika couldn't go on it so Ben and Colben went while Danika and I ate ice cream. Little did Colben know that it was a full on roller coaster. I guess he cried a little but i'm so proud of him for doing it.
it's a small world after all.......

We went on the "Transit" ride that is in "Tomorrow Land" that goes around the whole section of the park and in the middle of the ride it stopped and we ended up sitting there for about 15 min. while workers walked up and down asking if any of us had gotten out. I guess something or someone had tripped a sensor on the side of the ride. Oh well, we had fun with the camera to pass the time.
Danika wanted me to hold her Jasmine doll while she held her baby tiger. About 20 min. after this was taken we lost the tiger- I was so sad!!!
Ben decided to use Colben as a pillow and take a little nap.
After finally getting off, we saw Buzz Lightyear!!!
Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor- I loved this show, it was actually really funny!!
On our way out we realized that there was going to be a fireworks show so we stuck around and I videotaped the whole thing. It was awesome!!
This is probably my favorite shot cuz the fireworks almost look like Mickey Ears.

Disney World- Day 4

Animal Kingdom- Day 4
We started the day off being lazy by the pool just letting the kids have some fun in the water.



Standing/Sitting in front of the Tree of Life
After doing the Kiliminjaro Safari- very bumpy but we saw some really cool animals.
Before going into the "It's Tough to be a Bug" 3-D show.
He pops out from the ceiling.
The Bad Guy!!!
Colben wasn't so sure about this ride in the beginning but Danika was giggling the whole time!
At the end, Colben decided he liked it.