Come to the place where all your dreams come true. Yes they really do

This place is absolutely spectacular.

I was excited as a little kid on Friday morning when my boss and I pulled up to the entry gate at Disney World in Orlando.   I had never been there though I had worked in the area several times in the past.  I just did not want to go there alone.  Well on Friday after nearly 50 years of seeing this place on TV and in books and magazines I finally stepped out onto the parking lot and began my journey to make one more dream come true.  We rode the trolley up to the ticket booth and paid for a one day pass to the Magic Kingdom.  Once inside the park we walked over to the monorail station and in a few minutes a fantasy ship slid quietly up in front of us.

The Dreamweaver train.

  I know the monorail is just a people mover but I still have memories of Walt Disney enthusiastically describing the system on the wonderful world of Disney so many years ago.  The doors of the monorail opened silently and we stepped in and were whisked away in air conditioned comfort.  We circled the park and stepped out at the ferry terminal.   My boss was directing our movements as he had been there with his daughter 25 years earlier.  He wanted me to see as much of the park as possible in one day.  Once we were on the ferry we crossed the lake and arrived at the train station.   We hopped on the old time steam  train and rode all the way around the park where we saw many beautiful vistas along the way.   We arrived back at the train station and we stood up on the balcony and caught a wonderful view of the Castle.  We walked down the main street to the Castle where a live show was occurring with lots of Disney characters.  It was absolutely awe inspiring.

Pictures can't do it justice.

 The Castle is much larger than I thought it would be and towered hundreds of feet into the air.  The open air pavilion at the front of the Castle was huge and the sound system made it seem as though you were on stage with the characters.  It was as though you were wearing head phones.  I am not sure how they did that.

Life on the Mississippi in Florida. 

 We left from the Castle and began our trip through the park.  It seemed as though we were in a small town that constantly changed from the 1400's to the 1700's then to the 1800's and then to the present and on to the future.  The place is really amazing in that so many people are there with you but it never seems crowded.  We visited the Haunted mansion,  the Hall of Presidents,  the Carousel of Progress,  the Monsters incorporated comedy floor, Space Mountain and the Thunder Mountain Rail road.  Space mountain and Thunder Mountain were two of the best rides I have ever ridden on.

Space Mountain, top ride in the park.

  If you go do not miss them. Our last stop was the Swiss Family Robinson tree house which was an amazing site.  The tree is extremely large and houses several of the shelters mentioned in the original story.  The man made tree is so realistic that only an expert would detect that it was not real.  There was a real tropical jungle under the tree with a stream flowing through it.  Paths and walks lead into and out of the jungle giving you a good look at the stream and the foliage.   The park was hosting The Not Very Scary Halloween Party with Mickey at 7 pm so we had to start heading out as we did not plan to attend the party. We caught a spectacular view of the Castle lit for the special occasion.

A most spectacular end to my day. 

We headed to the small launches that travel to various resorts around the park and rode the boats to several of the resorts to view the park from the water.  We at last disembarked at the Contemporary Resort and caught the Monorail which travels through the resort building itself.  This resort is the one everyone wants to stay in and has always been the representative of Disney in my imagination since my childhood.  We rode the monorail back to the parking lot and caught the trolley out to our car.  I left the park with many of my childhood fantasies having been made into a reality.   It was truly a wonderful day.  Many Thanks to my Boss for such a great idea.   Thank You for reading my blog today.  Bye.