Orlando: Day One

The first day in Orlando we experienced extreme humidity and heat. It was around 95 degrees and 90% humidity everyday. My hair was a hot mess and I was constantly sweating. It was absolutely ridiculous. You will see that in all the photos I will be sharing. Besides the weather we did have a great time. I think we have well over 200 photos and I will have to pick and choose which ones to share. 

The first day we spent at Animal Kingdom. We started with the safari adventure where Max enjoyed seeing all the animals. To him it was just a large zoo that you experienced in 30 minutes from a big truck (aka jeep).

Following the safari we FastPassed over to meet Mickey and Minnie. Since Max hated the Easter Bunny we really had no idea how this was going to go. When we turned the corner and Max saw Mickey he "geeked" out. He was so excited he just wanted to go right up to them. This is the point where WDW started to teach my child about patience and waiting your turn. His eyes lit up big and he was antsy for his turn. By antsy I mean screaming and getting mad that he had to wait.

I was so glad the first character meeting went well because we had plenty more lined up. We took the train to the petting zoo, and that was a huge deal to Max. 

When we got there we ran into Chip n Dale. Again, Max thought we could go right up to them, but I had to explain the line and waiting his turn. He wasn't very happy about that. 

We also pet the goats and cow. Max was giggling like crazy over this. It was beyond adorable! I am not just saying that because I am his mom.

We had snacks and Max took a nap while we relaxed in the shade with a drink or two. 

We headed back to the hotel for some quiet time so Max would be all ready to go to character dining. We did this at the Contemporary and Max got to meet Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto (aka doooogyyyy). I learned that WDW is not known for their food as I don't think we ate any good food all week. We certainly paid good food prices but it wasn't good, and the Contemporary was no exception. We just reminded ourselves we are there for the experience and not the food especially when we saw Max's face light up like a Christmas tree. 

He kept his eyes on the characters as they made their way around the room. He was so excited that he didn't even eat his dinner. We found this to be a theme of the week. 

Day one was a success and we were all exhausted. It was time to head back to the hotel and get some sleep because I had an early morning conference.