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By Little Mummy, June 24, 2009 5:39 pm

So busy not had a chance to blog, so here’s a bit of catch up from the past couple days.

Monday

For breakfast we headed to International House of Pancakes or IHOP for short, here’s a little picture of Erin with her ‘create a face’ concoction.

Afterwards we went to Typhoon Lagoon, one of Disney’s waterparks, we had fun but Erin was more interested in sunbathing and pottering about in the sand than the water or rides which came as a bit of a surprise.

In the evening we went to TGI’s for dinner which was tasty.

Tuesday

On Tuesday we returned to Hollywood Studios and did the Little Mermaid show which was one of my favourites, followed by Beauty and the Beast. Erin was completely mesmerized by Beauty and the Beast and I have to admit there were a few ‘mummy tears’ behind my sunglasses, moments like that make it all worthwhile It wasn’t long before we experienced more ‘moments’ over lunch. We had hoped to go to the sci-fi dine-in theatre where you sit in cars and watch old movies, however the whole place was booked out, which was a blessing in disguise as we ended up at a character lunch with some of the characters from Playhouse Disney. I really shouldn’t but I have to post all the pics, they’re all sooooo cute (even if I do say so!)

After meeting the characters we then went to see them live in the Playhouse Disney Show.

Finally we utilised the Fast Pass system to ride the uber popular Toy Story Mania, a 3D shoot em up game. Erin loved it, and insisted we’d won (Alex won) we weren’t about to burst her bubble! All in all a fab day and the longest queue was 10 minutes for Toy Story

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By Little Mummy, May 12, 2009 7:18 am

After our character breakfast it was time to board the bloggerbus (as it’s been fondly named by English Mum, I think).

Disney World has two water parks Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach. The last time we were there we only did Blizzard Beach so it was nice to have the little tour of Typhoon Lagoon to get the full picture before our own holiday.

The two parks are pretty equal in terms of size and how busy they get and they both have rides and areas to suit all ages. I don’t know what it is but I think I like the look of Typhoon Lagoon better.

Here’s a quick overview;

The Slides & Attractions

There’s the crush ‘n’ gusher (above) and gangplank falls which both get busy so do them early. The lazy river which is an incredible half mile long. A few really steep flumes which can get you going at up to 40mph and some smaller kids rides, that’s a kids rubber ring ride in the pic, can’t wait for Erin to have a go. One of the most unusual attractions is a snorkelling tank with tropical fish, anyone from toddler upwards can take part at no extra cost. If you don’t fancy the snorkelling bit there’s an underwater viewing area.

Food & Drink

There are plenty of snack shacks dotted around the park, selling the usual fare plus a whole new array of healthy options, but don’t worry I’m assured that the turkey legs are still going strong. Grab your refillable mug for $10.25, not a bad deal if you all share, and don’t forget your pail of ice cream, only in America! (I can’t wait).

Facilities

You can pretty much hire anything you’ll need and there are lockers available too. There are water fountains spread around, and the park has been designed with plenty of shady areas, no excuse to forgo the suncream though! There is a lost parents area in case you lose the tikes (at Disney parents lose children, not the other way round!) – easily done when you have your face in a bucket of ice cream.

Out of all the attractions and parks at Disney World this is second on my list of where I can’t wait to go back to, I’ll let you guess at the first (and no, it’s not the bar Laura).