Thursday we were off to Magic Kingdom.
There's the famous Disney castle!!
Gotta love Main Street, U.S.A.
Seeing the castle up close and in person never gets old.
Michael and Lynn were anxious to get their funnel cake snack.
As with the other parks, this one was also very crowded. As with the other parks, we weren't able to get FastPasses to the popular rides.
But lucky for us--or lucky for me because a trip to Disney World would not be complete without it--the line for It's a Small World was not outrageous.
I love this ride. It's so relaxing riding in the boat on the water seeing all the colorful, different countries.
And at the end of the ride everyone has the tune of
"It's a small world after all.
It's a small world after all.
It's a small world after all.
It's a small, small world."
stuck in their heads.
I perked up when we saw a Dole concession stand. I love Dole whips. It was a warmer day that day and the cool, refreshing treat sounded delicious to me (and to Lynn).
We went on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Glen had been able to get a FastPass for that ride.
Glen chose his good, old, trusty, stand-by favorite popcorn for his treat once again. We would be back later in the day to take the Jungle Cruise Expedition. Glen had been able to get us FastPasses for that ride.
We enjoyed our good weather in the morning while it lasted. Then it got cooler once again and the rain started to fall. So glad I had packed my Mickey Mouse umbrella. So glad I took it with me that day.
After getting soaked walking around in the rain, we decided it was time for lunch and would hopefully wait out the rain under cover.
Luckily for us, we were able to find a table in the extremely crowded place we chose to eat. I think Glen's foot-long lived up to its name. That thing was huge!
The rain did not cease, but we went out in it anyway because we had a Jungle Cruise reserved for us. Let's just say the animals were not quite as lifelike as the animals we saw in Animal Kingdom.
We were wet and cold, but waited around the park long enough to see the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade in the mid-afternoon.
It was worth the wait to see princesses--some we recognized...
...and others we knew nothing about.
Poor Ariel must have been freezing to death with her bare upper body and the rain falling on her. But, I guess she's used to the water. (Get the pun--she's a mermaid!)
Don't know what the dragon was all about, but it sure looked interesting--especially when it breathed out fire.
What a colorful and fun parade. It was worth standing in the rain to see. Well, I can say that because I had an umbrella.
On our walk out of the park, we heard a barbershop quartet singing. I wish we had been able to hear their whole performance.
One last look down Main Street, U.S.A.
Our Disney World vacation was coming to an end.
We spotted a rainbow after we had climbed the 6 flights of stairs to our villa. What a pleasant surprise.
Our step report for that day. It would have been more had the rain not descended upon us.
Friday was our last day together. We played a card game for a while in the villa after we had gotten everything packed up to go.
We admired the beauty of our surroundings one last time.
Just as Lynn had promised, we went back for gelato one more time. Glen was so sad to see his favorite mint chocolate chip flavor was not in the display case.
The same server from Morocco was there and she so kindly went in the back and brought out a full, untouched pan of it from which she scooped for him and included lots of the chocolate topping.
Off to the airport we went. We thanked the Maughans profusely for the most delightful week-long vacation. How we appreciated their generosity and their friendship.
We landed safely in freezing, cold, snowy Salt Lake City, Utah.
Not very many steps were logged that day.
My heart had been full of gratitude for the trip. After all the weeks spent recovering from two heart surgeries with all the complications and the illnesses, it had been so nice to have something to look forward to.
I was so thankful I felt healthy and strong enough to walk all those steps each day. I surprised myself when I felt enough energy to hike the 6 flights of stairs each day. I was feeling happy and healthy. It was a good feeling.
