Orlando...day 4...the highly anticipated trip to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.I am not sure that I can adequately capture the essence and experiences of today. Holly was GIDDY from the moment we got on property. It was 32 degrees and we had to cool our heels (literally and figuratively) at Starbucks on CityWalk for some time until the ticket windows were open. The gates were opened about 15 minutes early and I have NEVER seen Holly walk so fast as she did once she had access to HP.
Located in the back of the park, the strategy was to get back there as quickly as possible, get in line for the Forbidden Journey ride and begin the excitement. I have to say, the moment the castle came into view, I felt a little overwhelmed. Seeing the whole thing live before my very eyes, having Holly be SO excited and happy and realizing how lucky we are to be here on this trip...it was a bit much.
I can't even adequately describe the ride. Part simulation, part animatronics, part film and part movie set, this is the most amazing thing I have ever riden. We get to travel through the floo network, get chased by a dragon, fly through a quidditch match, have dementors chase after us and all through the way we have Harry, Ron and Hermoine along for the ride too. Suffice it to say that we ended up riding it twice in the morning and came back at closing to ride it one more time. Hats off to the designers for pulling this together, it is going to endure for a LONG time.
We did go over to the other park and did some other things, but really...it was all Harry all day. We of course took a bunch of pix and posted them on Facebook, if you haven't seen them yet and just can't imagine life without our photo collection, here they are.
Tomorrow is packing and travel home day, but not without one last shot at Magic Kingdom again. It would appear that we are getting our money's worth out of this trip!
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