Recovery

To assuage the trauma of the Moving Statues, the girls thought it best to break for chocolate and ice cream. Good idea.

Statues

Arriving at Disney World, we did not have park passes for the first day. Instead, we visited Disney Springs.

As we were checking the place out, we saw a crowd form around a couple of statues. Knowing Disney, we figured something was up and went to investigate.

Sure enough, with a little Disney magic, the statues move!

Cathy and Emma summoned up enough courage to have their picture taken with them. (You can click on the picture to embiggen.)

Heart of Darkness

Claire is on the bridge overlooking the Kali River Rapids ride in Animal Kingdom.

Don't be fooled by the sweet, smiling face. It hides a devious heart.

See her right hand and the finger on a button? Pressing that button activates a water spray that douses unsuspecting riders!

See the elephant on the left? Just when you think the ride is over and you're done getting wet, Claire sprays you with water. And then laughs at you in a most evil manner. (There's a separate control for the elephant on the right.)

Admittedly, I laugh with her. Every time we visit we show people how it works. They, after only one press, develop evil laughs, too.

Oh, and by the way, Claire rode this once and says she'll never ride it again. You do get drenched.

Epcot at Dusk

Caught this as Claire and I were leaving the park.

As many times as we've been to Epcot, we've never been inside to ride Spaceship Earth.

Dumbo

One I Like

From our vacation this summer...

Claire and The King

Our travels this summer found us once more in Mississippi. This time, Claire had an opportunity to meet a legend.