FULL, Fun-Filled First Day

7:04a.m. - Eyes open...WE'RE GOING TO DISNEYWORLD TODAY!

Got up and dressed, we were at the Magic Kingdom a half hour before the park opened at 9:00. I was sweating 15 minutes before it opened. It was HOT! "AHH...THE HUMIDITY!" We rode the monorail in to the front gate which is awesome. You just look out the window as you get nearer to it and you start to see the top of the castle and Space Mountain. Immediate excitement! We went straight Fantasyland when the park opened to beat the crowd. I looked around... it looked like Disneyland, smelled like Disneyland, felt like Disneyland....but it wasn't. Disneyworld feels like you went to an Alternate Reality version of Disneyland. I kept saying it felt like someone went to Disneyland and said, "This is great, but I think this is how it should be." and there you have Disneyworld. The castle here feels HUGE! They were saying that it is the same size but I can't believe that. It's just enormous. We rode some great rides. I think Philharmagic was my favorite of the day. You guys would all love it. It feels like a mixture between Soarin' Over California and It's Tough to be a Bug but it is all Disney characters and all fun(no evil villains or bad things happen). Space Mountain feels like someone took the Matterhorn and put it inside. I got TOSSED AROUND on that ride but it was still a lot of fun. Pirates of the Caribbean is a lot different in my opinion(but then again, I am picky about that ride). All the Captain's chamber rooms(rooms with all the gold and treasures) are not in this version of the ride and the talking skull at the beginning is nowhere to be found...HE'S ONE OF THE BEST PARTS! Oh well, it was still fun. The outside of the ride looks a lot cooler here. It's got a big black sail that says "Pirates of the Caribbean" on it. And I liked Jack Sparrow in this ride a little more for some reason. BUT I would still take my Disneyland Pirates over this one anyday. We rode quite a few other cool rides too that I will tell you about but seeing as how it's almost 1 here, I gotta get my butt to sleep to get up at 7 again tomorrow. Tomorrow we are hitting MGM Studios. I am looking forward to riding Tower of Terror, Aerosmith's Rock'N'Roller Coaster, and seeing the Stunt show. And I'm...spent!