Magic Kingdom

there's a reason why this place is called magic kingdom.

unlike the other two parks, this place screams DISNEY!

and it really does feel magical.

we chose to spend our last day here, and it was a lot of fun.

it is by far, the most family-friendly out of all the parks, and probably the one most geared towards the little poopers.

(as evidenced by the huge number of strollers in the stroller parking lots we came across...)

it also has the most rides, which is what we did all day.

it's divided into very different areas: adventure, colonial, futuristic, and magical.

it's kinda weird, but it works.

for example, you can get dressed as a pirate and wander thru the swiss family robinson's treehouse...

or you can get dressed like a princess and ride dumbo...

or you can do what we did, and go to toon town (which apparently will be closing soon) and see mickey and minnie!

it's kinda crazy, but anything goes!

and we also found everyone here is perpetually HAPPY.

i mean REALLY, GENUINELY HAPPY.

seriously.

even the performers in the parade that have to do the same happy song and dance everyday seem happy.

it's amazing...we spent most of our day on rides like space mtn, pirates of the caribbean, and the haunted mansion.

the pooh bear ride was uber cute.

the monster's inc comedy show was definitely a favorite (they called todd a pirate and made him participate, lol!).

we also saw mickey's 3D philharmagic show and todd kicked my butt at the buzz lightyear's space ranger game. he is apparently better at shooting lasers than i am...
after a little gift shopping, we left late for naples.

we had such a good time. can't wait til we come back again!

(top to bottom, L to R: cinderella's castle; one of the beautiful mosaics inside cinderella's castle that illustrates the story; tomorrowland; view down at the swiss family robinson's treehouse; minnie, me, todd, and mickey under the big tent in toon town; donald and pluto at the parade; mickey and minnie on their float; pinocchio and jimmy cricket; peter pan, wendy, the mad hatter, and alice; fairy godmother; kanga and rabbit on the winnie the pooh ride; snakes and water on the hilarious and uber sarcastic jungle boat cruise; dopey on the snow white ride; welcome sign to it's a small world; greenery at mad tea cups; todd and me at mr. sanderz house)