I was a little worried about Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and all the other characters because, as previously mentioned, Joseph does NOT like such things. The last time I went to Disney was over a decade ago, and those guys were all around. Turns out now, not so much. The characters are all busy at "character meals" and if you want to see one of them, you have to either book such a meal or stand in a ridiculous line to get a picture. We could hardly get a glimpse of a character if we tried. Worked out well.
I was also a little worried because neither Charlie or Joseph is all that brave, truth be told. I wasn't sure how they were going to handle roller coasters, or even rides with a lot of lights, sounds, or various scary/gruesome things. But it was all good. One of their friends from school was finishing up a weeklong Disney trip the day we were there. So we spent all morning with his family, letting them show us the ropes (Fastpasses - best invention ever!) and letting him psyche the boys up for the rides. The very first ride we did was Thunder Mountain, a roller coaster, and although Joseph wasn't thrilled, both of them rode it TWICE! Later, Charlie even rode Space Mountain. Everyone loved the Buzz Lightyear ride, where you got to shoot a space bad guy with a laser gun and rack up points. Other favorites included the Speedway ride (where they could drive their own car), the Matter Hatter teacups, Goofy's Barnstormer (a much tamer roller coaster), Mickey's Philharmagic (3D movie, was much cuter than I anticipated), and It's a Small World. (I know what you are thinking - It's a Small World is about Joseph's speed. But really, he liked it because he loves all the different countries.)
The only downside to the trip was that it was COLD and we wore shorts and t-shirts. We bought the boys some sweatshirts, and we survived. The good thing was that there were almost no crowds. We are already thinking about how we can manage to go again next year, and maybe do Epcot too (again, Joseph loves different countries), but still beat the crowds. I can't believe we are having to work around school schedules already!
Our very first ride, the Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster. The look on Joseph's face confirms that this was not what he expected!
Charlie was a bit shellshocked on Thunder Mountain as well.
Joseph and Cort on Buzz Lightyear - a big hit
Charlie even rode Space Mountain! Is it wrong that we packed his shoes with an extra pair of socks so he would meet the height requirement?
Goofy's Barnstormer roller coaster was more Joseph's speed.
Charlie was excited here, as we took off on the Barnstormer. But when it was over, he said, "That's it?"
The boys took Mom on a magic carpet ride
A Disney classic - the spinning teacups
Joe loved them!
Another classic - we couldn't resist riding the carousel
Charlie even talked Uncle Rick into getting on a horse
They have these for badly behaved kids - luckily, both boys were GREAT all day
We almost had to leave Uncle Rick there. He had to take his shoes off to get out!
Mom and Charlie on the Jungle Cruise
The boys with their buddy Ethan at the 3D show, Mickey's Philharmagic
Joseph really liked driving the cars on the Speedway
You can't tell it from this picture of Cort, but sometimes riding with the boys driving one of these cars was almost as rough as riding a roller coaster!
Mom with her boys
This picture is proof that Disney really is a magical place
We got to ride in the front of the monorail on the way home after a long, cold, exhausting, but FUN day!
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