Family Trip to Orlando: Disney’s Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom was so fun and so crowded. Even at half capacity, the place was packed. We forgot our Mickey ears at the hotel, but decided it was ok because our bags were stuffed with fans, ponchos, dry socks, a phone battery charger, hats, water, snacks, bubbles (for keeping the twins happy in a line) and glow sticks, and we ended up using everything we packed. Carrying around ears would have added to our cumbersome load. 

I had these custom t-shirts made before the trip and I love how they turned out! 



We did some splitting up to make the most of the day based on what different people in our family could handle. Part of the therapeutic plan we had to create to take the twins on vacation included getting them cognitive disability access passes. This process was a nightmare, but once we had the passes, the day went much more smoothly, because the twins never had to wait in a line longer than 20 minutes…which is about what their limit is anyway before one of them shuts down.

We discovered that A absolutely LOVES roller coasters. The faster and more wild, the better.  Sloane and E loved rides without big drops, but still went on nearly everything. Aaron totally spent $30 and bought the splash mountain picture. It captured us well and is Willy photo Hall of Fame quality. Oh the pained look on Quincy’s face! The terror and excitement in everyone else’s!  A classic for sure. 

And just for a better look… here you go. You’re welcome. 😂😂😂


We saw princesses, fired at evil emperor Zurg, yo-ho-ho’d with pirates, laughed at knee slapped on the jungle cruise, were creeped out by and clapped along with the country bears, took the littles for a break, dove under the sea with Ariel, watched fireworks, ate 9 dole pineapple whips, rode space mountain 4 times, dragged Quincy onto big thunder mountain railroad (she liked it!) at night, and had a perfectly magical day at Disney!