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Yes, the family went to Disney World last week. Me, my parents, my sister and my niece. We left early on a Saturday morning and came back in the evening on the next Saturday. We had to stand in several long LOOOOOOOONG lines, but it was well worth it. If you are a resort guest at Disney World you get to enjoy extra time in the parks. We didn't take advantage of that until our last night. My niece, my sister and I played in the Magic Kingdom until after 2:15 a.m. It was a blast! The only line we really had to wait for any amount of time in was Space Mountain, but my niece really wanted to ride it again so we were cool with that.

We went to Animal Kingdom, EPCOT ("Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" for those of you who were wondering), Typhoon Lagoon, MGM Studios, Downtown Disney and the Magic Kingdom. Dad made the mistake of assuming that we would be through EPCOT early in the afternoon and then we'd be able to go on to another park. WRONG! We loved it! Mission: Space was awesome. I only got to ride it once, but three of our party got to go twice.

The light shows were amazing!!! Especially "Fantasmic" at MGM Studios. Just a warning, if you do go to see this show, get there early (1 1/2 - 2 hours ahead of time) and don't sit in the first few rows. You'll get wet and if it's a chilly evening....cold. But, once again, well worth the wait. We also saw the EPCOT light show "IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth". Many fireworks and a hugantic globe with different pictures popping up throughout the show. This show is great if you're not an 8-year-old who doesn't like loud noises. She kept her ears plugged and enjoyed the show anyway. And finally, we saw the Magic Kingdom light show "Wishes Nighttime Spectacular". Another warning. If you want to enjoy this show, do NOT sit close to the castle. We missed most of the fireworks because we thought we had good seats. Oh well. We went back the next night and got to enjoy the entire show.

As far as shopping goes, there was Downtown Disney. It had the biggest Disney Store I've ever seen. I think there are 12 different rooms in it. My niece was in Disney heaven. Downtown Disney also had a Ghirardelli "store". We got ice cream. It was yummilicious! DD has a Christmas store, a Pooh store, a toy store (of course), a Lego store, restaurants (including McDonald's) and a giant Lego monster in the pond. How cool is that?

I could go on and on about all the cool things there are to do at Disney World, but I won't. This blog would go on forever and ever. We had a good time, we ate like little piglets and we walked our feet off. Who could ask for more?