Orlando 2010: The Facts

Number of hours delayed on airplanes: 4 (3 there, 1 back) Pieces of luggage brought: 14 (8 checked, 6 carry-ons) Pieces of luggage lost: 5 (2 there, 3 back, all recovered) Time we arrived at our hotel in Orlando: 2 am Time we woke up to go to the theme park that same morning: 8 am Days spent theme parking: 7 Number of theme parks visited: 6 (Universal, Islands of Adventure, Magic Kingdom (2 days), Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios) Most people staying at the rental house at a time: 14 Number of spare rolls of toilet paper provided by the rental house: 0 Contents of our mattress at the house: unknown, but the squeakiest material ever Time it snowed on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom: Midnight on Christmas Eve Number of cheetahs we saw at Animal Kingdom: 3 Times Katie went on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 3 Favorite live show: Flights of Wonder Katie’s favorite ride: Jimmy Neutron (Universal) Paul’s favorite ride: different every time you ask, but most recently it was Pirates of the Caribbean (Magic Kingdom) Averi’s favorite ride: Ween the Poon (Winnie the Pooh at Magic Kingdom) Aaron’s favorite ride: Tower of Terror (Hollywood Studios) or Dragon Challenge (Islands of Adventure) Chelsey’s favorite ride: Tower of Terror Best resort perk: Universal’s Express Pass Number of gloves we needed to buy to make it through a cold spell: 5 pairs Best stroller ever for schlepping three kids around Disney World: Joovy Caboose Ultralight Ride that was worth the wait: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (Islands of Adventure) Ride that was not worth the wait: Mission: SPACE (Epcot) Park inspiring most oohs and ahhs: Wizard World of Harry Potter at Islands of Adventure Most crowded time of the year at Disney World: week after Christmas Best Christmas decorations: Seuss Landing (Islands of Adventure) Best little-used parent perk at Disney: switching off Number of character meals: 2 Best park food: 1900 Park Fare (at the Grand Floridian) Worst park food: anything available for the meal deal at Universal Studios Most fun character to interact with: Anastasia (the stepsister from Cinderella) Cutest character moment: Averi running as fast as she could to Tigger, wrapping herself around his legs, and smiling for all she was worth Proof that Averi was spoiled rotten: saying “Ever my want!” whenever she’s told that she can’t do or have something.  Obviously she was told she could have whatever she wanted far too many times. Number of pictures taken: 655 (plus many that were deleted) Camera used: Nikon D40 Video camera used: Kodak Zi8 Hours of sleep we got: far too few Best behaved kids ever: mine How good it was to sleep in my own bed again: indescribable