USA Holiday - Hollywood Studios - Part 1

We were excited about coming to this park because this is where all of the Star Wars rides and characters are. Jack was lucky enough to get into the Jedi training program where he got to fight onstage against Darth Vader! We also got to meet Star Lord and Groot from the Guardians of the Galaxy and also watch a cool Indiana Jones stunt show.

You can see the video of part 1 below (click here if you can't see the video):

USA Holiday - Animal Kingdom - Part 2

We continue the adventure at Animal Kingdom, this time starting off with a ride on the Kali River Rapids. We got a little wet on that one. Then we went on the Kilimanjaro Safari where we got to see lots of different animals as we drove through the plains in a truck. Of course we had to go back to Pandora where Jack got to adopt his very own Banshee. We finished off the evening with the Rivers of Light night time show. This show is very focused on nature and uses lights and water displays on the lake in the middle of the park.

Here's a video of what we got up to for part 2 (click here if you can't see the video)

USA Holiday - Animal Kingdom - Part 1

It was a very hot Florida day when we visited Animal Kingdom. We weren't quite sure what to expect from this park but it was very big and we had to come back several times to be able to see everything. The big tree in the centre of the park is called the "Tree of Life" and has dozens of animals carved into it. This park also had an area called "Pandora" which is the planet from the movie Avatar.

Check out the video below for some of the sights we saw. Stay tuned till the end where there is footage of Mum and Emma going on the 'Expedition Everest' rollercoaster! (Click here if you can't see the video)

 













Below are some of the photos from Pandora. If you haven't seen Avatar, Pandora is an alien planet with lots of weird plants, animals and floating islands.

USA Holiday - Magic Kingdom - Part 3

Before we start, there's one thing I need to fix up. There was a very special photo that unfortunately did not make it into the photobook, so here it is!



Now on with the rest of the blog...

We're back to Magic Kingdom again! Because this park is so big we had to spend several days there. This time we were there for our very hard to get dining reservations at Be Our Guest restaurant which is located within the Beast's castle. We also went on a few more rides and saw the spectacular daily fireworks show (although we had to stand in the rain!)


Here's the video of some more of our time at the park (click here if you can't see it):




Jack doing his best impression of a troll:

USA Holiday - Breakfast & Shopping

In between our park visits we decided on a change of pace with a special breakfast and some shopping. This video sums up the day (click here if you can't see video)


We started the day with a character breakfast at Disney's Polynesian Resort. This was a special breakfast where many of the Disney characters come around to visit you while you eat!











After a big breakfast our first stop was at the Orlando International Premium Outlets. We all found some good bargains. Jack even managed to find a Toys R Us to explore.





After the outlet mall we decided to visit Disney Springs for a look around and something to eat. Disney Springs is considered the shopping district of Disney World and there were a lot of things to see.































We ate some good American food.



We visited the Coca Cola shop. Who would've thought they could fill a 3 storey store full of Coca Cola products? We also went to the rooftop to try the tasting boards full of soft drinks from all over the world.

























Disney Springs also had its own huge Lego shop (yes that dragon is Lego!) and we did a little bit more shopping before heading back to the resort.