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Being used to the weather in Pennsylvania, the initial climate change was a bit of a shock. It was very humid and sunny, very different from the weather in my home town. We obtained a rental car and departed from the airport and shortly thereafter arrived at our hotel.

We got settled in, went out to eat, and then we all went to sleep early to get ready for our first day at Disney World. We all woke up early the next day and had a light breakfast before we went to the park.

We decided to spend the first day at Magic Kingdom. I will never forget the first ride we went on. It was called “Alien Encounter”. You are strapped into a seat and watch a company test out a new teleportation device, but something goes horribly wrong and an alien arrives and terrorizes the audience.

Even the little kid’s rides which I thought would be boring were actually very, very fun. At night there was a fireworks show. It was a perfect end to the perfect day.

On day two, we agreed to concentrate on the MGM Studios Park. This is the home of the famous “Tower of Terror” ride. I see now why it is so famous. Another ride that was fairly new at this time was called “Aerosmith’s Rockin’ Roller Coaster”. This coaster takes off from zero to 60 in under three seconds and blasts classic Aerosmith songs for the entire ride.

We stayed until closing and then headed back to our hotel. The next day was devoted to Epcot Center. The main attraction here was the ability to visit many different cultures of the world in a very short amount of time.

My favorite was Germany because of all the hand-blown glass and handmade cuckoo clocks. One ride to be remembered was called “Test Track” where you ride in a new car which is being tested against elements such as heat, rough terrain, and my favorite, speed.

My family and I also visited Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure. Universal Studios had rides based on popular movies like “Jaws” and “Twister” which proved to be very entertaining.

Islands of Adventure was more geared towards exciting rides like “The Hulk” roller coaster which can even be seen from outside the park. The highlight of this vacation was obviously Disney World but Universal Studios didn’t trail too far behind.

Every day was loads of fun. There's nothing like Disney vacation trips to look forward to. In fact, we all had so much fun that we repeated this vacation about 4 years later. We were lucky and had beautiful weather for our entire stay. It is not an understatement when people call this “The most magical place on earth”.

The hotel itself was a very nice place to stay with a pool, cable, and a continental breakfast every morning. Making it even better, Howard Johnson had a regular shuttle going to Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios, and Sea World, so there was no need to spend money on a rental car.

Magic Kingdom was a truly entertaining and fun place for adults and children! My kids enjoyed seeing Mickey and all of his friends walking around the park.

There was quite a lot of rides there too, from roller coasters to small merry go rounds. They all could be catered to many people with different tastes for rides.

Overall my favorite ride there was It’s a Small World, it was a brilliant experience sitting on a boat and “going” through the different parts of the world. Our visit to Disney World was topped perfectly in the evening by a fireworks display! I recommend this vacation idea to everyone young and old.

Even though I personally did not have time to go to Universal Studios, and Sea World; Disney was amazing! Our Disney vacation trips in the Florida sun are always better than the harsh winter up north.

We stayed at a hotel called Disney's Inn and it had rabbits running around all over the place. We were there for 5 days but I really believe that in that time we did not see all that they had to see. It is such a large place with so many things for all age groups. One day we were able to go to the water park which I loved the most. I really enjoyed the warm weather and fun in the sun.

At the beach we swam in the ocean and played in the sand. We ate at the cheapest places and stayed in a small hotel rooms. My brother, sister and I took turns sleeping on the floor. We didn’t do much back then, so we were happy to go anywhere. Today for vacations, we fly and stay in multi room condos or on site at Disney, yet somehow never lives up to those vacations as a child.

Another one of my favorites is the ride where you watch a screen and the chairs jolt up and down and side to side. It makes it feel like you are really there on the ride. They also have 3-d films where you wear glasses and the films you watch makes you feel like you are a part of the film. They have special effects like mist that sprays at you or bubbles etc. It’s really neat.

You can meet all the Disney characters there plenty of dining tours and entertainment to last months. Disney land is located in Orlando, Florida and all the parks are located in very close proximity from one another. Nothing beats a fun vacation that’s never ending.

We tried to go to all the shows and they were unlike anything we have ever seen. My girls had grins from ear to ear the whole trip. We stayed at the Animal Kingdom that had animals roaming all around the resort and the kids, and we loved watching them every time we were leaving to go to the parks.

I would have to say Animal Kingdom was the adult’s favorite part of the trip mostly because of all the shade! They had many animals to see there and even had a petting zoo. Over all it was a great trip and can't wait to go back. We will for sure be going back on more Disney vacation trips.

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