On The Road with the Dodges: November 2013

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

ANIMAL KINGDOM

The Tree of Life

OUR FOURTH AND LAST PARK

Flights of Wonder

The American Bald Eagle

Getting ready for the Expedition Everest ride. We were dripping wet in this picture. Had just gone on the Kali River Rapids. I got soaked. Took the biggest part of the day for my pants to dry.

Amazing musical * Finding Nemo Costumes unbelievable!

This is us in Dinoland!

Festival of the Lion King * Like a live Broadway play in the round * Couldn't believe they put on this spectacular show several times a day.

We had ring side seats to "Mickey's Jingle Jungle Parade"

Hippo

Termite Mound

Cutest Christmas Tree

Conservation Station * Live Animals

Walt Disney was a great family man and wanted to create places families could go together and have fun. He had dreams and made them come true. What a great man. We went to "One man's dream" telling his life story. I can remember as a kid walking over a mile to a friends house that had a TV to watch the Disney show. Always wanting to go to Disneyland and experiencing it for myself. A dream come true for us...this trip!! How blessed we are!!!

Bag Search

The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow

Studio Backlot Tour

Star Tours 3-D + Muppet Vision

Amazing Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular

Fantasmic * Lights & water show

The Osborne Family Street of Dancing Lights


Have a great video of the lights blinking to music, but can't down load it for some reason

They even had a nativity!

Let the Memories Begin


Voyage of Little Mermaid * Not good picture	but great live show

Sunday, November 17, 2013

THE MAGIC KINGDOM

Pirates of the Caribbean - We were stranded for about 10 mins until they could get the water flowing again!

Main Street - The feet said "time to go home"

Buzz Lightyear - I beat Vern on the lasers! I think my gun was broke it registered 999,999 hits! : )

Waiting for "Under the Sea - Journey

of the Little Mermaid"

We saw Ariel, Lily! Wish you were here!

Guess the tune that gets stuck in your head!!

Thunder Mountain

After Splash Mt. - We got wet!!

Splash Mountain Just to prove we actually went.

This is something you actually have to see!!!

The castle bathed in white lights. It was amazing!! Just like the old Chinese Proverb said "Hearing something 100 times is not like seeing it once"!!

ORLANDO TEMPLE

I THINK I'M IN LOVE!!

Backward flowing fountains.

This is the ninth new temple that we have visited on our trip. They were all looking alike for awhile. That is until we went to the Orlando Temple this past week. The color scheme is so different from most temples that we have seen. With pinks (not my favorite color), purples, rose and lavender. The Celestial Room has one huge chandelier (not uncommon), but two smaller ones on each side. Purple couches! and the most beautiful stained glass dome and windows I have ever seen! The chapel has a huge stained glass piece that is a depiction of the sacred grove I believe. Beautiful!! The second time we went, the following week we did sealings for some of my family, which was very special for me.

ORLANDO FLORIDA

EPCOT CENTER DISNEY WORLD ORLANDO FLORIDA

On Monday, Veteran's Day we decided to go to the Epcot Center. Disney has four separate parks down here in Orlando. While up in Jacksonville we purchased special tickets for military at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation site. The tickets included four days at any one of the parks, with a hopper pass. We have till September of 2014 to use them.

If you have never been to Epcot, it's really neat. They have sites representing different countries of the world. We went to them all. Mexico, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, America, Japan, Morocco, France, United Kingdom and Canada. They all had corresponding restaurants with native faire. And of course workers in their native costumes. Lots of them had boat rides showing local customs etc. Some had 3 D movies and 360 degree circle vision. We had a very enjoyable day. But our feet were hurting by the time we left the park around 7:00.