Nakata Family of Five: Our Walt Disney World Vacation, Part 1

Steve, me, Natalie, my dad, Linda (my stepmom), Paul (my stepdad), Kris (my stepsister), Mike, my mom, Kendra (Mike's wife), Ally, Ryan, Katie and Laney

Now, you can't spend 6 days at Walt Disney World and write it all in one post! I will break down the days and try to post as many pictures that I can. So here goes....we arrived at Walt Disney World last Thursday afternoon. My brother, Mike, and his wife, Kendra, and his 2 girls, arrived a few hours ahead of us. We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside, which is close to the Magic Kingdom and Epcot in the downtown Disney district. The kids were so excited to see their cousins, Ally and Laney! The first full day, Friday, was spent at the Magic Kingdom. Ryan went on Splash Mountain for the first time, but didn't seem to like Big Thunder Railroad. Katie was upset that she didnt' make the height requirement for any of those big rides, but seemed to forget all about that when she saw her Minnie Mouse. Katie wore her Minnie Mouse dress the whole day. We thought for sure she'd get tired of wearing it. As you can see from the pics, there aren't as many as Ryan with the characters. He's getting older now and would rather ride the rides than stand in line to get a picture. It was a fun day, especially without the long lines. The longest we waited was probably 10-15 minutes, and that was for rides like Peter Pan and Dumbo. The big rides like Space Mountain and Splash Mountain only had a wait time of 5 minutes. The weather was good. The first few days we had warm temps, mostly in the mid-80's with low humidity. By Monday and Tuesday, the temps dropped a bit, but the humidity was higher. We had a little bit of sprinkles, but that was it. This was definately the best time of year to go!