Typhoon Lagoon to Be Closed Today Due to Weather

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Typhoon Lagoon to Remain Closed Today Due to Inclement Weather
Please be advised that Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park will be closed Tuesday, June 26, 2012, due to inclement weather. Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park will be open to Guests. _________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your attention. We will continue to monitor the situation.Copyright of Orlando Theme Park News.

Twin Sea Lion Pups at SeaWorld Orlando

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Great news! SeaWorld Orlando recently welcomed their very first twin sea lions! Check them out: _________________________________________________________________________

SeaWorld Orlando Welcomes First Twin Sea Lion Pups
ORLANDO, Fla. (June 25, 2012) – Last week twin sea lions were born at SeaWorld Orlando. This is very rare in the animal world and the first time twin sea lions have been born here at SeaWorld.
The baby sea lions are healthy and have been seen nursing from their mom, Fable, who is also doing well. The pups will continue to nurse from their mom until they are between six and 12 months old. Fable, who is nearly 14 years old, was also born at SeaWorld Orlando.
The first of the twins was born at 11 a.m. and the second followed a few hours later. The sex of the twins has not yet been determined. Sea lions typically give birth to one pup at a time so this is a grand feat for Mom.




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They look great, don't they? We look forward to see them at the park!

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DisneyQuest at Phase 1 Closure - June 26, 2012

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It looks like DisneyQuest may slowly reach capacity today, as guests are no longer allowed to buy tickets for today (tomorrow everything should be back to normal). Here you are more information: _________________________________________________________________________
DisneyQuest at Phase 1 Closing/Limited Access
DisneyQuest Indoor Interactive Theme Park is experiencing a busy day and may have periods of restricted access due to building capacity. Ticket sales are currently suspended. _________________________________________________________________________
Well, this comes as no surprise due to the constant rain that we have had for the past three days.
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New Fantasyland: More Great Light Fixtures

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Today, the Disney Parks Blog released a new set of great photos that show only some of the fantastic light fixtures that guests will see as they go through all the new environments and places that Disney Imagineers are currently building in the new Fantasyland Forest. Take a look, and be amazed.
These next three chandeliers will be featured inside the Be Our Guest Restaurant:




These amazing lights are found inside the Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid queue area:

And this last one will be located inside the cottage housing the Enchanted Tales With Belle Meet-&-Greet:



In addition to this, that same Disney Parks Blog post stated that tomorrow they wil reveal some very interesting information about the menu that will be featured inside the new "Be Our Guest" restaurant!: ________________________________________________________________________
Many of you have been asking for an update on the Be Our Guest Restaurant, and I’m happy to announce that we’ll have an update on this topic tomorrow on the Disney Parks Blog. Our Food Author Pam Brandon will share details with you on the delicious menu items you can expect, when reservations will begin, and more! _________________________________________________________________________
We cannot wait to learn more about this fantastic expansion. The more details are unveiled, the more we look forward to see all these new attractions and themed environments with our own eyes! What do you think?
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Fantasia Gardens Mini-Golf Closure on June 27 & 28

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Please, be aware of the following advisory regarding the Fantasia mini-golf courses: _________________________________________________________________________
Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Courses:
Partial Closure on June 27th and 28th for Private Events
Please be advised that Disney's Fantasia Gardens will be closed between 4:00-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27 and Thursday, June 28, 2012  for private events. The Winter Summerland mini-golf courses will be open. _________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your attention, and have a good rest of your evening.
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Day 3 - epcot

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My sister-in-law drove down from Georgia to stay with us last weekend. We haven't seen her or my brother since their recent move there, so it was a huge treat to have her join us. As soon as she arrived, we headed to Epcot for an afternoon of fun. 
Our first stop was the Character Spot where we saw Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto and Goofy.
Charlie declared Goofy to be his favorite for the day.From there, we went to the Finding Nemo ride - a huge hit with both kids and adults. There's an aquarium-like exhibit at the end of the Finding Nemo ride...a fact that made me very, very sad...given my feelings about fish.

Clearly, Avery doesn't share the same fear of fish that her mommy does.
This picture kind of gives me hives just looking at it.
After that, we went to the Turtle Talk with Crush show.
Much to my surprise, my reserved little Avery raised her hand to ask a question to Crush.
Her question?
"How do they get bigger when they talk?"
To which Crush said, "umm... what???"
She repeated the question and he said, "ummm...they stand up?"

And that's what happens when you tell a bunch of kids to ask you whatever they want.
After talking with Crush, we went to visit Journey Into Imagination with Figment. Avery and Charlie loved it. Charlie really loved playing in the Imagination Room after the ride was over.
When we had ridden all of the Preschool Friendly rides at the front of the park, we headed to the World Showcase to get some serious education.
Unfortunately, that's when the bottom dropped out and we had to take cover in the France exhibit.

But because Disney thinks of EVERYTHING, every exhibit has a Kidcot activity for little ones to participate in. Avery and Charlie spent their time coloring a cut-out of Mickey's Teddy Bear Duffy - while David spent his time on the phone making our dinner reservations.

When the rain finally subsided, we headed out to see the other "countries".
Charlie didn't seem very interested in his first World Tour, but he really liked playing with the umbrella.
A lot.
Epcot's World Showcase area doesn't have a ton of "rides". Most of the attractions in the World Showcase are about experiencing the culture of the people of various regions. We did, however, ride Maelstrom in Norway.
A decision that I totally and completely regret because it absolutely terrified my little ones. Storms, Trolls, tumultuous boat rides, and more trolls.
Not a good combination when you're 5 and under.

In an effort to regain my credibility and trustworthiness with my little guys, we headed to Mexico to ride the 3 Amigos ride featuring Donald Duck.

Our dinner reservations were for La Hacienda De San Angel in the Mexico Exhibit. La Hacienda is a newer restaurant whose decor and ambiance was beautifully modern and authentic at the same time. The restaurant sits right on the World Showcase Lagoon in the middle of the park: the same lake that the nightly fireworks and laser display (IllumiNations) is shown from.

The hostess sat us at a table next to the large windows that overlook the lagoon. We had a delicious dinner and dessert with really great service.
They even brought Avery a special Birthday treat.
The fireworks show began at 9, and the audio was streamed directly into the restaurant. They dimmed the lights inside the restaurant and we were able to drink our coffee and watch the fireworks display from our table.
It was awesome!!!
We had a great day at Epcot.
I think I'm in love with Disney World.

Avery's Favorites:
Donald Duck and the 3 Amigos ride
Turtle Talk with Crush
Finding Nemo Ride

Charlie's Favorites:
Meeting Goofy
Holding the umbrella

Days 4 and 5: Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom

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On the Saturday that Nikki stayed with us, we decided to revisit to Magic Kingdom.
When we first arrived at the Magic Kingdom, we noticed that lots of characters were on Main Street: Mary Poppins, Daisy Duck, Pluto, and Marie (from the Aristocats).After visiting with Marie, we headed over to ride the kid's favorite ride in the park: It's a Small World. We probably rode it 4 or 5 times while we were there!
 
The entire Mainstreet area was decked out for Halloween. It was so lovely. The pumpkins were carved in true Disney style - with the utmost attention to detail...
 Since we'd already spent a day in Fantasy Land earlier in the week, we decided to make our way to the part of the park that we hadn't really spent a lot of time in: Adventureland. We went to the Tikki room, rode the Jungle Boat Cruise, and Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride. Then we took a break for lunch at Peso Bill's for lunch. I had the Taco salad. It was really yummy. I think that the counter service food at Disney is almost better than the character meal food!
 After lunch, we took the kids to Tom Sawyer's Island to play.
 And then headed over to Frontierland's main street area for a good spot for the afternoon parade.
Before leaving for the day, Avery picked out her present from her Uncle Jordan and Aunt Nikki. She chose Duffy, Mickey's newest friend. It's his teddy bear that he takes on his adventures around the world. She loves it to pieces. 
Charlie was super excited about having his picture taken at the end of the day. Can you tell?Avery's favorite: 
picking out her new teddy bear.

Charlie's favorite:
The Enchanted Tikki Room

The next day, Nikki headed back home and we went to Animal Kingdom.
This is the picture that I made David take to prove that I actually went on the vacation with the family:
Our first stop was at the Jungle Safari.
During our trek, a giraffe stepped in front of our truck - causing a huge delay. The driver had to wait for the giraffe to decided to move to the other side of the road before she could move on with our tour. And the giraffe was in NO hurry to oblige. I loved it. We have a pretty amazing zoo in our city, but it was pretty cool to see the giraffe that close!
Later in the day, when the sun was blazing and unbearable, we made a pit stop to the Dinosaur Land area. Each park has a "play area" for little guys built in.The  Dinosaur Land play area was exceptionally cool. Avery and Charlie played for at least 45 minutes in the bone digging play area - right under some misting fans.

After that, we enjoyed a little ice cream before heading to see The Lion King musical show.
I would go to Animal Kingdom again just to see that show. It was so good. We were able to sit right on the front row. It was awesome!

After the show, we headed out to get our stroller and noticed a little squirrel hanging around foraging for food. The squirrels at Disney are crazy. They are the most fearless animals I've ever seen. This little guy came right up to us and grabbed this huge cup full of Chips Ahoy cookies. We laughed our hineys off when he dragged it all the way to the bushes.
Our final stop of our long, hot, and totally exhausting day was for dinner at the Rainforest Cafe. Then we all went directly to sleep.

Avery's favorite:
The Jungle Safari Ride.

Charlie's favorite:
playing in the sand in Dinosaur Land.