Krissy's Guest Blog-Space Mountain

"My name is Krissy, I am 15 years old. I have Asperger's Syndrome which is also on the Autism Spectrum. I am guest blogging about Space Mountain, since Kay was afraid to ride it."

"Space Mountain is located in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom which is truly magical. Space mountain isn't your typical mountain, it's a large structure that looks to me like a space station. When you enter, you step into the line, depending on how long the line is, it can be quite noisy or very quiet. After waiting in line for a bit you come to the ride vehicles which are single seated and look like rockets. There is a t-shaped bar to secure you in and there are little pouches in front of you to place your stuff in. You turn the corner and go through this awesome light tunnel that makes you feel like you are going into hyperspace. You make your ascent and then you pick up speed. The ride is mostly in the dark, so you can't really see what turns or dips lie ahead of you. There are some light sources in the form of stars on the walls and ceiling. This ride was fun, I loved it! I would recommend this ride to people who like space, those who like roller coasters and people who aren't afraid of the dark."   

Haunted Mansion, It's A Small World and Jungle Cruise

Hi, I am back. Sorry it took so long but I have new blog for you. My little sister will guest blog about the Haunted Mansion.

"Hi, My name is Kyra, Kay's sister. I am 8 years old. I am so happy to write a blog about the Haunted Mansion. I remember that you really feel like you are in a haunted mansion. You go through the gates, then you see busts with tombstones. There is music playing as you walk through the area to get in line. Make sure to read the tombstones, some of them are funny and some are spooky. In one area, books pop out of a bookshelf at you! You pass by a graveyard and you go into the mansion.You go into a room and they tell you to go all the way to the back. There is a photo of a skeleton on the wall, he is kind of scary. You into another room with stripes on the wall and then you meet the "ghost host". As you look around you see pictures of old people. The pictures and the wall look like they are stretching. I think that was my imagination. When they close you in that room you might notice that there are no windows and no doors!! The "ghost host" says we have to find a way out. (This might be scary for little kids.) He says "there's always my way" and then lightning strikes and you see a person hanging from the ceiling. They turn on the lights, open the doors and you find yourself in line to get on the ride. You get in your ride car which is called a "Doom Buggy" and begin your ride. You go through the mansion and see things moving, doors bending, a candle moving in the air, a casket opening, more busts that look alive, a piano playing itself, a scary clock and a floating head that talks! You go through the dining room and you see lots of dancing ghosts! You go through a room that looks like an attic and you see a scary ghost lady that glows. Then you see a bunch of flying spirits and hear a ghost song. (That might scare little kids also.)Next you go through a cemetery where you see singing busts, gravestones and more spooks. At the end of your ride, you see the hitch hiking ghosts. Be careful, you might have one in your doom buggy!! At the end of the ride, they say "hurry back", and I want to as soon as I can, I loved this ride."

I want to say thank you to my sister for her guest blog.I did ride this ride, but I scared and I even yelled because I was frightened. It is a great ride for other people, for me it was too scary.

When you walk into It's A Small world you feel like you are in a castle. You get into a boat to start your ride. You go under a bridge and into the ride area where you see dolls, singing dolls. In each section you see many countries represented. There are many dolls, it is very colorful and there is lots of singing. Be sure to look to your right, left and up, because there are many cool things to see. I love this ride, it's very friendly for kids. 

And now we are on to Jungle Cruise...Be sure to read the missing person sign as you go inside, it's funny! You ride on a boat with a canopy, it's awesome. You pass by Inspiration Falls and and they make you say "ooh, aah".You see abandoned canoes, a huge snake (it's not real, but it scared me a little). The skipper man had many jokes to tell. You see gorillas messing up a campsite. The skipper said they were driving him bananas!! Too funny. There are two elephants and a limestone rock formation that "people take for granite". There is a part where lions are eating a zebra. That freaked me out, but they are not real. There were adventurers trying get away from animals by climbing a tree. We saw crocodiles, a waterfall and a plane crash! The skipper made lots of funny jokes and we even saw, the backside of water!! You go into a cave, you see a tiger with glowing eyes and statues. Then you go by the elephant bathing pool, Trader Sam with his shrunken heads, and some final funny jokes.All in all it was a fun ride to be on. I wish I could have ridden it again.

Until next time, when we cover The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan's Flight, Monster's, Inc. Laugh Floor, and a guest blog for Space Mountain.

Goodbye everyone.

Note From Mom:

The Haunted Mansion is a dark ride, and may be scary and loud for some people. We rode it several times with our baby and she slept through the whole thing every time, so it just depends on the person. Only two out of our party of twelve were scared by this ride, so I say, give it a shot.

It's A Small World is a great ride for all ages. 

The Jungle Cruise is hilarious and we had a great time. Time being what it was, we only got to ride this attraction once during our visit and that was at night. Having experienced this ride in both daylight(years ago) and at night, it is equally enjoyable at any time of day. 

Buzz Lightyear, Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo, Columbia Harbor House

First up is Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin! While you are in line, Buzz Lightyear gives you instructions and even says "To Infinity and Beyond". There is something that sounds like an alarm,but don't be scared, it wasn't too loud. It's very colorful in there and the colors made me very happy. We get in a ride vehicle with blasters!! Then you travel into a dark area and then a room with two big robots. There are badges you can shoot with the blasters that have a Z for Zurg. You want to shoot those, because they give you points. (Tip: if someone else wins, don't cry, because it will only make you more sad.) The creatures in here are kind of weird looking, but don't be afraid, they are not real and it is just a game. There are bright colors and some darkness through the whole ride but it's not scary. There is a room where it looks like you are in space. At the end, you have to defeat Zurg. You pass by the funny green aliens from Pizza Planet and Zurg is in the claw!! You get to see Buzz again and there is a board that has your rank based on how many points you got. This ride is awesome!!
Next up is Seven Dwarf's Mine Train. When we got in line there was a gem game, but we didn't play, because we went through the Fast Pass+ line. There are barrels you can spin that put lights on the ceiling. You go into the mine and get on the train. You go out of the mine and up a hill, after that you go super fast down and around a bunch of curves. You go into another mine where the Seven Dwarfs are mining gems and singing songs. They look so sparkly, the colors are pretty they made me happy. The clock rings and it's time for the Dwarfs to go home, we see their shadows as they leave. We leave the mine and we go down and around a curve very fast and then onto a bridge.You get to see the Dwarf's house, you even get to see inside the window where they are dancing with Snow White. But watch out Snow White, the Evil Queen is in disguise  outside the door and wants to poison you with a poisonous apple! Then the ride is over. The ride is amazing!
Now for Dumbo! You go into a big circus tent and get into a flying elephant. You buckle in and you fly around then up and down. You get to control the up and down if your parent says you can. You fly over a pretty fountain. I got to ride by myself. (Tip: don't make the elephant go up too fast and too hard because it will stop the ride and they will have to restart) At least that's what happened to me. I love this ride! It didn't make my tummy feel bad, and it's not scary.
Columbia Harbor House was a cool restaurant we ate there twice. I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich kids meal with yogurt and chocolate milk. It was my second favorite restaurant. (Chef Mickey's was my first favorite.)

Note from Mom: Columbia Harbor House is a wonderful counter service restaurant that serves seafood but also has chicken nuggets, salads and a variety of kid's meal choices. The prices are very reasonable and the food is delicious. The portion sizes are quite large. I ordered the 8pc chicken nuggets with broccoli and was able to feed myself and my little one and still wound up giving some of the food to my husband to finish. I recommend this great restaurant in Liberty Square in the Magic Kingdom. Check it out :)

Aladdin, Enchanted Tiki Room and Splash Mountain

While my brother was getting his pirate makeover, I went with my Nan, my baby sister and my cousin on The Magic Carpets of Aladdin. On this ride, you get in a magic carpet and you go up and down and around a magic lamp. There is a golden camel on the side and it spits water over you! This ride was amazing and fun. This is a good ride for little ones. It didn't hurt my tummy and I wasn't scared at all. 

My Nan also took me, the baby and my cousin to Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. As you are going into a tall building you see a pretty waterfall. The waterfall opens up and shows us a statue with birds on top. The birds talk! They are cousins and they are funny. They tell us when its time to go in for the show. You go into a room with benches and sit down. Jose' welcomes you to the show. Then more birds join him and start talking. They are in the room above us. They sing about the "Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room". Then there are beautiful birds singing in the sky. All in all it was a very good show. The baby loved it and so did I. The music made me dance. 

Next up is Splash Mountain. We hurried to Splash Mountain, there was almost no line. We got into a log boat and went through a cave. You go up a hill and you might think that you will be going down a waterfall, but you don't. You get splashed when you get to the top. You go around and you go uphill again, then a little down and you get a little more splashed. You go around and see Brer Rabbit's garden and clothes on a line. Then you go down a more steep drop. Another splash. You go into a cave and see many animals  in different scenes. There is lovely music playing. You go through and see Brer Rabbit and his silliness. You start going uphill and toward a bright light. You go pretty high and then you go down the big drop really fast and get super splashed! Finally you ride around on the river and through another cave with a big show boat with animals. Then there was a few more scenes and  you exit the ride.
I was fine on the ride and I did not get sick. The music was nice, not loud and there were animals capturing each other which made me laugh. The colors were pretty and they made me feel happy. The big drop felt a little bit scary but not too bad, I actually liked it. 
In my next blog I will cover Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin,
Dumbo, Seven Dwarf's Mine Train and Columbia Harbor House restaurant.

Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride

I was able to ride a lot of rides at Disney World, but not all of them. I will put my reason for the ones I did not and will have a guest blogger for those or will post information about them. 

Now for Pirates Of The Caribbean... 

We hurried to the ride (we got in early with Extra Magic Hours), the line was pretty short. We walked through a set of arches into a hallway with lanterns. I started seeing pirate things like a sail and a crow's nest. Next the hallway got darker and I saw a cannon!! I kept following the hallway and got to the area where the boats are. We got on our boat and we were on our way. It was dark and I saw 4 lights and lightning. I saw a waterfall with a pirate's face in it and it was talking. It was spooky and we went right through it! I saw a pirate with a torch. I saw a cave with pirate skeletons in it and another area with big crabs! I saw a skeleton holding a  sword and I heard a pirate voice that said "Dead Men Tell No Tales". I saw a pirate ship and a lot of different pirates, including Captain Jack Sparrow. There was a pirate town and we went under a bridge that had a pirate sitting on it. The dog with jail keys was there, just like in the movie. The pirates even sing "Yo Ho, Yo Ho A Pirate's Life For Me". note: there is a small drop during this ride, it's not scary but my parents who were in the front got a little water on them. 

When you exit the ride you go through a Pirate store.There are pirate accessories such as swords, eye patches, hooks, even Jake and the Neverland Pirate's stuffed dolls. 

My brother went to the Pirate's League. He got a cool pirate makeover. He took a pirate's oath and everything. He looked so awesome! 

Afterwards we got to see Captain Jack Sparrow!!!

**Note From Mom: This ride is a dark ride, it is not too loud, but the voices may scare some. If your child is sensitive, maybe just bring along a pair of headphones to lessen the sound. The drop is unexpected, but subtle, we rode in the very front and got a small splash. Disney has been working to fix that, not sure what they have done, but even if the boat takes on a little bit of water, it is not very much. We took our 13 month old on this ride and had no problems. 

The Pirates League is awesome! I recommend it for makeovers. Please book in advance. We booked 6 months in advance to guarantee his spot. We didn't pay anything at the time of booking, just know that you have a specific time to cancel by or they will charge you a small fee. My son had a great time! They have pirate and mermaid makeovers. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/magic-kingdom/pirates-league/**

  

Magic Kingdom (the fun place)

We woke up between 6 am and 7 am. I felt very excited, because we were going to the MAGIC KINGDOM!! We all got dressed, it was a little bit chilly outside. We walked to the bus stop and waited for the Magic Kingdom bus. I felt like there were butterflies in my tummy when the bus got there. We got on and we were on our way. When we got to there, we got off the bus and I wanted to start running to the entrance. We walked in and I saw a beautiful train station. 

Magic Kingdom train station at night.

We walked through and then we were on Main Street, USA.

Then I spotted it, Cinderella Castle. It looked so real! It was magical! It was more beautiful than I expected.

As soon as we were inside, I just had to get an autograph book because I left mine at home. I also got Mickey sorcerer ears and autograph pen. We went to guest relations at city hall and got my Disability Access Service card. They took my picture and gave me a little book. (This helped me because it is hard for me to stand in line for a long time with so many people around, I get scared. Noise is bad for me also, I get headaches and my ears start to hurt. I took my card to a ride entrance and they wrote in a time for me to come back so I wouldn't have to wait. It's like a Fast Pass. We used our Fast Passes first, though.) We passed by the Main Street Theater. 

We passed the bakery that smelled like fresh chocolate chip cookies. We wanted to stop, but we were in a hurry to get to our first ride, Pirates of the Caribbean. We went to Adventureland and found the Pirates ride. My next blog will be about Pirates of the Caribbean and how cool my brother's pirate makeover was. See ya next time.

**note from mom: Be sure before your trip to download the My Disney Experience app. You can use it to make Fastpass+ reservations, check wait times, view dining information, show your reservations, use PhotoPass to find photographers or link photos, view park hours and buy tickets. It is an amazing wealth of information and comes in very handy in the parks. 

The Disability Service Access Card is great for kiddos with Autism, it cuts down the line wait by allowing you to return at a later time. You enter through the FastPass line, so there can be a short wait, but it is reduced. This way, you can keep your kiddos active and interested by visiting other areas in the meantime. As a mom with 2 children on the Autism spectrum I implore everyone not abuse this system. Previously Disney had a different disability policy and the system was abused by those who did not have disabilities. This system was designed to give people with a cognitive disability the most magical experience possible. Let's keep it that way.**

Ride on the Monorail

We found the Monorail inside the Contemporary Resort. It looks like a rocket ship train that is up high. We got into the last car. There was lots of places to sit inside. We went out of the hotel station and it felt like we were speeding. When I looked out the window I saw that we were up in the air and we could see other resorts and a lake. All of a sudden, we slowed down. Then we stopped and we waited a long time. There was speakers in the car and the man said that we needed to wait a little bit longer because they had to move another monorail. We were stopped behind one of the hotels. The fireworks from the Magic Kingdom were popping, we could hear them, but we couldn't see them. After a while we were on our way. The monorail pilot gave us stickers! It might have taken a long time but we had fun!! Then we drove back to our hotel and went to sleep. The next day was a big day, we were going to Magic Kingdom!!! 

My next blog will be about Magic Kingdom!! It's about time! 

**Note from Mom: The monorail is a great way to move about the Disney World Resort. It is usually a quick and fun experience. You get to see some great resort views and it really does have a futuristic feel.**