Ladies Take Disney

Guys....I LOVE Disney.  I do.  It really is a good thing that I do not reside in any Disney based state because it would be a second home.  Its magical and the absolute epitome of escapism.  I cannot tell you how excited I was to be headed out on this adult only ladies trip to Disney.  If you have never done Disney WITHOUT kids.....trust me....you are missing stuff!

Grandma Lynn pulled out all the stops to make this weekend super magical.  We stayed at the beautiful, peaceful and spectacular Animal Kingdom Lodge and even our shower wall captured the magic!

I arrived on Thursday and that evening we experienced the African cuisine of Jiko.  What a wonderful evening.  We drank wine, talked and savored every bite.  Our dinner lasted 3 hours!  Could not have been better.

Friday was a chill morning followed by a little workout and a massage.  Lynn and I had an amazing morning........man it was good.

We picked Niki up at the airport, strapped on our Disney Magic Bands and headed to the Magic Kingdom for the Not So Scary Halloween Party!

I cannot remember going to Disney in October and the Fall decorations were spectacular.  The entire park was filled with costumes, color, and fun.  We rode all the big rides and then headed over to Belle's castle for a fancy schmancy dinner with the Beast.

We got ourselves a glass of wine and immersed ourselves in Beauty and the Beast.....

We even tried the Grey Stuff!  It was delicious!

As it started to get dark the party started!  Candy everywhere, Halloween shows and the spooktakular "Boo to YOU!" parade.

BOO TO YOU, and BOO TO YOU, and BOO TO YOU......HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  Its been on repeat in my head....

We had a blast and closed down the park at midnight with the ever impressive Disney Fireworks!  They nail it....every time!

We raced home and slept fast because our next day was Animal Kingdom.  We had to be there right when the park opened to race ourselves over to Pandora so that we could ride a Banshee!  After the wild success of Avatar, Disney added the amazing world of Pandora and it is THE SPOT.  Lines can be upwards of 4 hours!  So we hauled ourselves over to the entrance and managed to have only a 45 minute wait.  YES!

Last June Lily and Grandpa rode a Banshee and she hasn't stopped talking about it since.  IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

It was a 3-D ride on an Avatar Banshee and it was amazing. It literally breathed under your legs......it was intense......and thrilling.....and almost tear inspiring.  Highlight of my trip for sure.  I stepped off that ride going, WOW technology is amazing....and HOLY MOSES......my daughter is a bad ass!  That was crazy intense and she rode it!  Go Lily!

We spent the rest of the day exploring the kingdom, riding around Everest a few times, watching shows, dancing (so fun) and getting wet on the Kali River Rapids.

We also got to be honorary bugs......that's always fun!

Our day was amazing, but long, and once again we closed the park down.

Day 3 was Epcot and a chance to participate in the Food and Wine Festival.  I really looked forward to Epcot because it isn't really a big place for little kids.  You normally do Epcot for a couple hours and then jump parks, but not this time!

Niki and I rode Mission Space and then we added Grandma to the Dinosaur ride (dude that was scary), and the test track (that was cool!).  The last 2 rides I had never been on so it was fun to do something for the first time!

Then......we ate.  Our entire afternoon and evening can be summed up with, we were either eating or drinking.  The whole DAY!

If you ever want to know what gluttony feels like.....I CAN TELL YOU!  We set out to attempt to eat at all countries including the added ones and MAN........we ate too much.  By the end of the night we were all so uncomfortable and the thought of food was becoming sickening.  So much food.

We made it through all the countries, but just couldn't finish the extra added booths......we admitted our victory....and defeat and practically rolled to our bus and plopped into bed.

The Food and Wine Festival was a blast and I still contend that we should have stopped eating in France when we had the spectacularly amazing Creme Brulee!