The best part was the warmth, the weather cooperated and they also had free hot chocolate and cookies (or cider and apple wedges for the health conscious), so we could be out and enjoy the evening. Also, even though the park was open until midnight, the time change let us enjoy it without being tired. They even decorated The Castle for Christmas. Wow!
The next day we went to all three of the other Disney parks. In keeping with tradition, while at EPCOT we ate a yummy meal at the Nine Dragons in the China Pavilion at Epcot followed by the Candlelight Processional and Massed Choir at the American Pavilion. The guest narrator for our show was Monique Coleman; she was a really good orator. Than we hopped over to the Hollywood Studios and saw the Osborne Dancing Lights Show, it was a very busy day.
We also went to the Blizzard Beach on Tuesday morning. That was so wonderful because it was in the seventies! It was weird and wonderful to get to go to a water park in December. Sadly, when we got off the plane that night it was in the low twenties. Talk about a change in the weather! All in all I had lots of fun and really enjoyed the down time.
Okay, I actually got this up at like midnight. I wanted part two after part one, but when I was playing with the posts i switched them in all the cuts and pastes. I had some issues. I am still figuring this all out. Please forgive me. :)
ReplyDeleteSo would you choose Florida over Utah? Do you like the weather better here or there? Just curious. :)
ReplyDeleteOf course I forgive you!
I'm glad you had a fun vacation! And thanks for sharing the pictures! The lit up castle is absolutely beautiful! I have to go now! I'm running out of exclamation marks!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, pretty! The castle looks a whole new level of magical! Here's hoping it doesn't stain like when the painted the castle as a pink birthday cake. ;->
ReplyDeleteDisney's Candlelight Processional is probably my favorite live Christmas event outside of a Mannheim Steamroller concert. How nice, and very lucky, that you got to go again this year.
Thank you again for sharing your trip, Holly! The pictures especially help make your stories come to life.
Michelle: If Florida was closer to Utah I would definitely be living there now. I loved living by the ocean and miss it a lot. However, I just cannot handle living that far away from my family. So I just keep saving up and visiting it whenever I get the chance. The weather of the last week only reinforces that preference for me. Ah well, I would still rather be by family and friends.
ReplyDeleteBecky: HI!!!! Is it possible to run out of exclamation marks? Well I will give you some so more through this post so you will have some for next time? Thanks for reading. Loves. PS can I link your blog to mine?
Alicia: Thanks for all your support and advice in getting this going. Candlelight is definitely one of my favorite holiday traditions and I am glad you love it to.
Sure you can link my blog! Someday I'll figure out how to link things too! Someday...
ReplyDeleteDisney World looks like a blast, Eric and I haven't gone yet and we live in Atlanta!!! It's like a five hour drive, this summer will for sure go. I'll make sure to ask for recommendations before we go, you guys are the disney experts!!! How many times have you gone to disney world?
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