The Schroder Family: Disney ... Becuase We Can

Ever go to Disney World just because you can? We do. Quite often, in fact. I guess that's just one of the perks of living in a place that people from all over the world will pay thousands upon thousands of dollars to visit. Even if for just a few days. Yes, we truly are blessed to live here. Well, except for this gosh darned summer heat & humidity.

The first stop on the Disney property was Epcot's "Leave A Legacy" wall where we left a picture and message from our honey moon, back in 2005. Check out how young we both look!

Our picture and message on Epcot's "Legacy Wall".

Then it was on to The World Showcase. This is one of our favorite parts of the entire Disney experience. For those of you who have never had the opportunity to experience this, it's a showcase of the following countries:

Canada
United Kingdom
France
Morocco
Japan
U.S.
Italy
Germany
China
Norway
Mexico

Although there are no thrill rides in the World Showcase, there are several boat rides, movies, and shows that will give you an overview of the country you're in. You'll also get to experience a bit of the architecture, culture, and food and drink for each country. Some of them are so realistic that they can actually trick you into believing you're really there, in that country, not just in Orlando.

United Kingdom

Theresa meditating in Morocco.

Market in Morocco.

Strange human like bird in Japan.

Architecture in Italy.

The home land - Germany.

Oops! Busted in China.

Lilly pads in China.

Tomb warriors: Guardians of ancient China.

Acting tough for the Norwegian Viking behind us.

Theresa posing with some creepy guy in Norway.

Ryan giving creepy guy in Norway a kiss on the cheek.

Flowers in France.

Heading out of Epcot.

Waterfall close to the exit of the park.

We spent the entire first day of our trip meandering around the World Showcase. Once back at the hotel we were too tired to anything but sleep.

The next day we decided to hit up Disney's Hollywood Studios. This park is dedicated to show business; through and through. There are attractions ranging from Star Wars simulators to Aerosmith's Rockin Rollercoaster. Ryan, of course, will not set foot within 50 yards of a roller-coaster (Scare-d-Cat), so we stuck to the "kiddie" rides. We actually only participated in two attractions before discovering how much fun it is to people watch. We spent the rest of the day sitting in strategic locations throughout the park observing people.