Day 3 (Magic Kingdom, Orlando)

Hot, humid, lots of walking and oh so tired!

Despite all my moaning, it was all worthwhile!

The smile on Alex's face brought a lump to my throat. Watching my son laugh with joy riding on the carousel horse, made everything alright.

Our day started very early, waking at 4:00am.

At 8:00am, we were then picked up from the hotel to Marriott's Vacation Club for a supposedly 45 minutes non obligational presentation to get $100 Disney Dollars to spend.

After the presentation, we went to Magic Kingdom and arrived around noon. Although this is not the first time I've been, I was still mesmerised by the beauty of Cinderella Castle.

This visit is not about me, we decided to let Alex make all the choices for the day. Doesn't matter what mummy wants ..... it's all about Alex this time.

We started with Steam train ride around MK from main street station. Followed by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Alex was laughing with excitement. Our boy is an adrenalin junkie!

Had lunch and followed by The Magic Carpets of Aladdin, Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Straight after, we were just in time to catch the Parade - you were never in Magic Kingdom if you don't have photos of the parade to proof your presence - LOL

After the Parades, we headed to Cinderella Castle for Dumbo the flying Elephant and Cinderella's Golden Carousel.

Finally, at Tomorrowland - we accidentally went into Stitch's Great Escape! and pleasantly surprised by the 4D show. Alex enjoyed it so much that he was clapping and laughing all because Stitch stole a sandwich and burped on us. It smelt of onion breathe and it was awful. Because everyone said "ewe" at the same time, Alex giggled with excitement.

After Stitch, we went to Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin followed by the grand finale .... TTA (Tomorrowland Transit Authority). Sounded posh but it was just a train that go round the buildings.

It was certainly a grand finale ride as we were stuck in the train for at least 15 minutes in the dark because some crazy woman left her carriage and walk in between the tracks. They had to stop the trains to get her out. What a nightmare but thankfully, Alex is OK with it.

We planned to stay for the fireworks at 8:00pm but because it was a long day and we were tired of walking, we decided to head back to the hotel and rest. Alex was really tired as he was awake for 14 hours. We left at 6:00pm.

During our six hours at MK, we enjoyed every moment of it. We got a special pass for Alex and used the Fast track lane for almost all the rides. If we hadn't, we would only be doing half of what we did today. To fully enjoy the park, you need at least three days to do any justice to the place.

We hired a stroller for Alex and that made a big difference to our day. I would recommend Disney Parks to any special need families as it's such a friendly place to be.

Entrance to Park x 3 = $226.86
1 1/2 hrs Presentation = -$100.00
Parking at Disney = $12.00
Stroller Hire = $15.00
Lunch x 3 = $28.00
Souvenir = $5.00

Smile on Alex's face = PRICELESS!