House Of Mouse, part 1

After our delightful stay in St. Louis, we hopped a plane and headed to sunny, hot Orlando, to meet my sister's family for a week of fun. Upon arrival, we joined approximately 812,652 other people visiting Disney World that week in June.

Okay, I made that number up. But it was a lot of people. Evidently, it's a popular place in June. Who knew?

It was hot and humid, but honestly not unbearably so until the last two days.
There's all of us, except photo journalist Karen.

That haze you see could just be white out from the bright sun. Or it could be a physical manifestation of humidity. Or both.

But to tell the truth, it had been so stinkin' cold in Utah for most of May and the beginning of June, that we were ready for some actual summer temps. We kind of delightedly soaked in the heat, grateful that it felt like June, and not March.

Being Disney World there were, of course, character sightings.
And awesome rides.
That's my nephew, Jack. The Tower of Terror scared everyone so much that NONE of them wanted to do it again.

Except me.

I'm good with stuff that makes you feel like you might die. Just don't make me go on those freaky tea cups. Those things are evil. Put me in one and I will hurl.

The best thing about the trip was spending time with the cousins. Mickey land is great, but it's better with people you enjoy.One of the things that Disney does best is keep you happy while you wait in line. Toy Story Mania was a prime example.

The line was ridiculously long, but the environment where we waited made it seem as if we had shrunk to the size of toys ourselves. So now we were in the midst of games and toys bigger than us.We loved the giant animatronic Mr Potato Head doing stand up comedy while we waited.The whole park environment did a great job of making us feel like we were in a different world.
A really fun world.
Only part of that back drop is real. The rest was a startlingly realistic painted scene.

And where else can you go but Disney World to see a life-size, living, breathing, plastic army guy?
Highly entertaining.