Orlando/Disney 2009
Tamara, the Kids and I got back from Orlando late Tuesday night. The trip was a blast, we hit up Universal Studios, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Sea World and even managed to get in a day at the Beach and half of a day at Downtown Disney. I think this is a trip the kids will remember forever I know I will.
We ended up staying at the Crowne Plaza hotel near Universal Studios which turned out to be a great hotel in the perfect location, 2 minutes from Universal, 10 minutes from Sea World and about 10 to Disney. All of the theme parks were a lot of fun, though the Disney theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios) were more fun and less overall wait times etc than Universal and Sea World. Sea World was especially crowded and the wait times for the rides were 60-90 minutes. However, the shows at Sea World were definately worth it, we caught the Shamu (Killer Whale) show “Believe” and the Sea Otter shows. The Shamu show was especially good.
Also, if anyone out there is planning a trip to Disney World, the one thing I would say to absolutely not miss is the Festival Of The Lion King show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. This show was truly amazing and was a nice break to sit for 30 minutes and watch a show in the cool air conditioning versus standing in lines for 30-40 minutes for a 2-5 minute ride.
Our favorite attractions were:
- Festival Of the Lion King Show (Disney’s Animal Kingdom)
- The Simpson’s Ride (Universal Studios)
- Tower Of Terror (Disney’s Hollywood Studios)
- The Mummy (Universal Studios)
- Pirates Of the Caribbean (Disney’s Magic Kingdom)
- Expedition Everest (Disney’s Animal Kingdom)
- Finding Nemo (Disney’s Epcot)
Pictures from the trip are uploading as I write this. Please check them out, all comments welcome! Click the “view more photos” under the HyypedNet Photo Blog to the right of this post to see the rest of the pictures in the Orlando/Disney 2009 photo collection.
-Nick (hyyperlite)
