Wednesday morning we had reservations at the Tusker house for a character breakfast. We had a little entertainment while we waited for our table.
The mickey waffles were a big hit with Jimmy. He scarfed them down - ears first of course.
Heather, Eric and the kids decided to join us. My kids were excited to see Mickey, Goofy and Daisy come right up to them at the table.
During the breakfast they had a little children's parade in the dining room. Jimmy made it around a couple of times,but quickly noticed that people were watching him so he got back in his seat. Jenna however proudly marched around the room without a problem.
After breakfast we went on the Kilimanjaro Safari ride where the animals walk around freely. We saw gazelles, giraffes, elephants, rhinos, lions and a lot lot more.
This is an African Baobab tree. It is know as the up side down tree or tree of life. The inside of the tree is hollow and is used to store water or food and also is used as a shelter for animals.
Jenna was very excited to see an elephant since our zoo no longer has them.
There was a lot to do including a Dinosaur land which Jimmy loved. We also saw the Bug's life 3D show inside a Tree of Life. Jenevive went on a huge roller coaster called Expedition Everest, which went forward and backwards.
My kids enjoyed their daily Mickey Mouse ice cream and a little rest from the heat. We were planing on going back to the Magic Kingdom that night, but everyone was pooped out. We headed back to the condo for some swimming.
WEDNESDAY HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
Jimmy and Jenna each had their own spending money which they could spend anyway they wanted, with the exception of the one stuffed animal only policy. Jimmy spent his money on anything with wheels. By the end of the trip he had bought 3 Disney buses, a T-Rex semi truck, a cars play set with multiple cars and a monorail. He was so excited to see the matching bus to his toy, that he wanted a picture of it.
I'm not really sure why they had us put our hands up in the air for the picture.
While we were waiting in line for autographs, they had a bunch of cut outs that you could take pictures with. My poor little Jimmy was strapped to a rocket.
Jimmy was in total awe when he turned the corner and saw them. I had to laugh because Buzz Light Year didn't sign the book, he just used a stamp with his name on it.
There is an amazing Toy story Midway Mania game/ride. It was probably my favorite thing in the whole park. You ride in a cart and get spun around while you play a bunch of 4D carnival games.
So, before I get any calls from CPS, I just have to saw the following: 1) Jimmy wanted to go on the Tower of Terror 2) He was tall enough for the ride and no one even led on that it might not be a good idea for him to go on 3) I didn't remember the ride being so scary 4) Never in a million years did I think they would place us with 2 small kids in the front row 5) Not to worry because neither Jimmy or I will never ever go on that ride again.I felt soo bad after the first drop and felt even worse with each one after. Poor little Jimmy kept yelling " I do not like this ride" and "I am never going on this ride again". I held onto him for dear life. Jen went on again right after while Jimmy and I got a pretzel and we were very fine with our decision. Later Jen and Jim went on an Aerosmith Rock N Roll roller coaster which went up side down. Jimmy and I again found something better to do:
A $7.00 rub on tattoo. When he picked out the design and I handed over the money I had no idea someone was going to slap on a rub on tattoo. I could have done that for 50 cents back home, but it made my Jim Bobby smile. I still had some Tower of Terror Mommy guilt going on. So what do you do after you've spent $7.oo on a tattoo....
You buy another one. Two kids - two rip offs. They were both proud of them until they wore off in the pool the next day.
Jim took Jimmy over to see Lightning McQueen and Mater and then to an Extreme Stunt Show.
The boys had fun watching how stunts are done for movies.
While the boys were busy, Jen and I walked around the Muppet area and found a little arcade. After, she talked me into getting her face painted like a cat. It turned out very cute!!! By the end of the night she had one whisker, one ear and half of the bow on her face.
Jimmy had passed out in the car as we were leaving Hollywood Studios. We had already made plans to head over to the Magic Kingdom for the rest of the night to watch the electric parade. We had wanted him to sleep as long as possible, so Jim being such a good Daddy, carried Jimmy from the car to the boat and into the park. Not an easy task in the nice Florida heat.
We went on a couple of rides and then headed over to take our place on the street for the parade.
I really under estimated how much the kids would like the parade. It is like nothing I've ever seen before. They both danced the whole time and their little faces lit up as bright as the lights.
Prince Charming is Jenna's favorite, and of course she melted when she saw him. It is good to have high standards- she better keep them. After the parade they had fireworks, but we headed over to the back of the park and went on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. We had the ride all to ourselves since everyone else was watching the fireworks. Jimmy is now addicted to watching that movie at home. We ended up getting out of the ride just in time for the fireworks to end, which was a crazy mess. We took our time and took rode the monorail for awhile. The kids crashed as soon as they got back.
A $7.00 rub on tattoo. When he picked out the design and I handed over the money I had no idea someone was going to slap on a rub on tattoo. I could have done that for 50 cents back home, but it made my Jim Bobby smile. I still had some Tower of Terror Mommy guilt going on. So what do you do after you've spent $7.oo on a tattoo....
You buy another one. Two kids - two rip offs. They were both proud of them until they wore off in the pool the next day.
Jim took Jimmy over to see Lightning McQueen and Mater and then to an Extreme Stunt Show.
The boys had fun watching how stunts are done for movies. 
While the boys were busy, Jen and I walked around the Muppet area and found a little arcade. After, she talked me into getting her face painted like a cat. It turned out very cute!!! By the end of the night she had one whisker, one ear and half of the bow on her face.
Jimmy had passed out in the car as we were leaving Hollywood Studios. We had already made plans to head over to the Magic Kingdom for the rest of the night to watch the electric parade. We had wanted him to sleep as long as possible, so Jim being such a good Daddy, carried Jimmy from the car to the boat and into the park. Not an easy task in the nice Florida heat.
We went on a couple of rides and then headed over to take our place on the street for the parade.
I really under estimated how much the kids would like the parade. It is like nothing I've ever seen before. They both danced the whole time and their little faces lit up as bright as the lights.
Prince Charming is Jenna's favorite, and of course she melted when she saw him. It is good to have high standards- she better keep them. After the parade they had fireworks, but we headed over to the back of the park and went on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. We had the ride all to ourselves since everyone else was watching the fireworks. Jimmy is now addicted to watching that movie at home. We ended up getting out of the ride just in time for the fireworks to end, which was a crazy mess. We took our time and took rode the monorail for awhile. The kids crashed as soon as they got back. 
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