4th of July (2008)

For the 4th of July weekend, we decided to go to Disney World. We visited all 4 parks-Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Magic Kingdom-in the same day. It was a marathon of sorts.

We had fun, but realized quickly that it was not the smartest day for us to have gone. Not only was it HOT HOT HOT, but of course it was one of the busiest days they have all year, and every direction we turned, we felt trapped like cattle being herded shoulder to shoulder with strangers through each park. Very irritating! We did manage to get in some great rides (our main purpose for going), but unfortunately, a lot of the big rides already had a 2 hour wait for them by early afternoon!! We were so beat by dinner time that we left the park and didn't even make it back for what I'm sure was a fabulous firework show. We must be gluttons for punishment though, because the next day we woke up early, drove to Tampa, and spent all day at Busch Gardens. At least it wasn't as crowded there and we got our fill of thrill rides!

Don't know if you can tell in these two pictures above left, but we were soaking wet from one of the rides. The Tower of Terror in Hollywood Studios (bottom middle) was probably our favorite ride of them all!