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Hello Sunny Florida! Part 1: Disney Parks

Back in May myself, my hubby and a friend took a trip to Florida to see the parks (again!).  I love going to the Disney and Universal Studios theme parks.  The combination of the warm sun, sights, thrill rides, food and shopping does it for me every time.


There is a lot of planning that goes into a 10 day trip like this. First, we visit during off season.  So, we miss the intense heat and long ride wait lines.  I'll post all the details on how we plan our Florida trips a little later because this post is just going to be gushing about the amazing time we had.


At Epcot we experienced the Flower and Garden Festival. This festival is filled with beautiful sprawling flower displays, amazing character topiary (see the Stitch topiary behind me?), and featured menu items throughout. We've been to Epcot for the Food and Wine Festival, and I'm allergic to certain plants, but I think that this is my favorite time of year to be at Epcot.  I loved walking around trying to see all the topiary.  There are far to many pic's of topiary to include here. 


Our friend did his research and we were able to hit most of the rides in each of the parks that we visited.  I could not believe that we had missed so much of Epcot the previous times that we were there! And, although I nearly had a full on panic episode, I did push though and ride the Tower of Terror (Hollywood Studios).  I always wanted to ride this one, but I was too scared and my fear of heights had it's firm hold on my will. I'm super glad that I did push through because this is one of my new favorite "we need to lap this ride!" rides. The Tower of Terror holds it's own next to Haunted Mansion (Magic Kingdom), Muppet's in Real 3D (Hollywood Studios - I'm a Jim Henson fan) and Expedition Everest (Animal Kingdom).

#BellHopStitch is ready to serve at the end of Tower of Terror


We have been to the parks a few times now, and my hubby is a great companion.  He knows his way in every park that we have visited - map free!  And he is the king of the fast pass for the Disney parks.  One day he secured 8 fast passes throughout the entire day!  It did help that we visited during off season, and that a few of our park days experienced rain. 


Will we go back? Hell yes!  Will it be soon? Yes - as soon as the opportunity presents itself. On our next visit I will need to pick up a new set of ears because the ones seen above have seen better days due to traveling, being stuffed into ride storage pockets, and blowing off my head a few times (they catch a breeze like sails on a sail boat).  I'm undecided if I will go traditional, themed with my fave characters, or if I will get into the customization ear sets that they have.  Decisions, decisions, decisions. What do you think I should go with?

Part 2: Universal Studios will be posted soon so check back to read all about it.

Later Days,
Jen 



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  1. AshleyAugust 20, 2018 at 6:22 PM

    I took a trip last year with my husband and a friend to Disney as well. It's so much fun to share the magic and hit all the rides together. I look forward to seeing the rest of your trip!

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    1. Coffee_With_JenAugust 21, 2018 at 6:22 AM

      Oh ya? Glad that everyone had fun. Thank you - the next post will be up on Wednesday!!

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