Ivanhoe Plaza Hotel Orlando

... of the building (that’s what I call door to door transportation!). When lodging at the Wilderness Lodge, my family and I would take the boat to Magic Kingdom because it was enjoyable to see the different resorts and scenery located along the lagoon.
In addition, if you fly to Orlando for your magical vacation, Disney’s Magical Express Transportation takes you and your luggage ...

... we met up with Rusty and Hubert. We had dinner there and then made our 3 hour treck up to Orlando. The kids managed the trip well thanks to a portable DVD player and Spongebob Squarepants :o) On arrival at the resort we were accomodated in a very nice 2 bedroom suite.

Saturday morning Rusty attended a three hour sales pitch from the resort (part of the offer terms) while I took the kids to breakfast and thereafter it was ...

... while guests ate. Unfortunately, the menu was also quite fancy and our total bill probably would have come out to $60.00+. Instead, we came across a cafeteria style restaurant which had everything from BBQ ribs to giant pickles to turkey sandwiches. Needless to say, we chose this place and paid a total of thirty-some dollars for an obscene amount of food. We finished off the day with the best ...

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... Studio Backlot Tour, and Who Want's to be a Millionaire?, and Toy Story Mania.

After a full day in MGM we made our way over to Downtown Disney for dinner at Portobello Restaurant and then we went over to EPCOT for illuminations.

... added a few more - this was my first trip to Disney with kids in my group (except for when I was one) so we did add rides that were more geared towards them. We did the Indy Speedway (which my young nephew loved - because he was able to drive!), It's a small world, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Dumbo, Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Stitches Great Escape ...

... ride Soarin' which I absolutely LOVED! It is a great ride - feel the wind in your hair and see the gorgeous sights of California. We walked quickly around the countries - but didn't really get to explore them.

I skipped over Mission Space this time - once was enough - and went right for Ellen's Energy Adventure and The Seas with ...

... down to the end of the beach near where rowboats were docked and the hammocks were. The hammocks were all taken so we sat on the lounge chairs and settled in for the night. The view of the castle form there was absolutely gorgeous. There were two little kids, maybe around four and five years old, building a sand castle, trying to get it to look like Cinderella's Castle. Each time they added something new the little girl would ...