The Happiest Place on Earth

Two lucky unemployed girls got to go to "The Happiest Place on Earth" for free! Our friend Ben's sister, Holly, works at Animal Kingdom and hooked us up.

We started our fun filled day at Animal Kingdom with a safari in "Africa".

Rhino

We got to see so many animals just on the other side of our ride.

Lauren, Holly and her boyfriend on the Safari.

Hippo

Giraffe

Elephant

Baby Elephant

Mother Ostrich that was a little upset about us driving by her nest of eggs. I made sure I kept all my arms and legs inside the moving vehicle so not to be attacked by her.

Gorilla

The Tree of Life

We headed over to "Asia" where Ben's sister works. We made our way to Expedition Everest, a great roller coaster. The perks of going with an employee other than getting in for free was getting to skip everyone in line and sit at the front of the coaster! Super fun!

Made our way over to A Bug's Life for a 3-D show. After which Holly and her beau left us to fend on our own.

With no time to waste we made our way over to Disney's Hollywood Studios.

We had predetermined what we wanted to do at each park...so we made our way straight to a map and started checking things off our list. Looks like I'm wearing Mickey's hat (didn't even plan that)!

Next 3-D show: The Muppets. I can do a great impression of the chef!

Wacca-wacca-wacca (in the words of Fonzy the Bear)

And yes the two old guys were in the box seats cracking jokes above us. Love those guys! I think I might need to buy "The Muppets Take Manhatten"!

Lauren catching a picture of what I do best, navigating through the park and keeping us on schedule. Can't go on any outing without a back-pack (I get that from my mom).

Making our way to the Toy Story ride. Just me and a barrel of monkeys.

Mr. Potato Head kept us entertained while we waited in line.

Woody and myself in my third pair of 3-D glasses of the day. This was the best 3-D interactive ride/game!

Little afternoon treat! Ice cream Mickey ears on our way out of Hollywood Studios. They sure melt fast in Florida.

Last but not least, the mother load!

The Magic Kingdom

Cinderella's Castle.

Alice's Tea Cups.

They are a classic.

Anyone thirsty?

Dumbo!

Swiss Family Robinson Tree House

Too funny that I watched the movie just a few days before we came to Disney World...so I was really into running around the tree house.

Night-time in the Magic Kingdom. I wasn't happy with the t-shirt options...So we opted to skip the fireworks and make our way to Downtown Disney. We promptly found t-shirts for our souvenir and at dinner around 10pm. We made it back to St. Petersburg around midnight with huge smiles on our faces! It really is the happiest place on earth!