Hot, sticky & irritable

I am not built for Florida weather. I'm especially not built for Florida weather coupled with crowds.

Thank goodness for Magic Extended Hours. The Magic Kingdom's extended hours were from 11 pm last night until 2 am this morning. That meant that Rachel and I could amble over to the theme park around 11 am, spend a few hours there until the heat got the best of us, go back to the hotel for a nap and return for the festivities during the cooler evening and night hours.

We had a few disappointments, the biggest one being that the Pirates of the Caribbean closed on Thursday for two weeks. We were just appalled. I mean, it's only the biggest Disney draw right now, other than Hannah Montana.

When we returned to Space Mountain for our Fast Pass entry time, it was closed due to technical difficulties, although we did get to use the Fast Pass line to ride it later. We ended the night by getting stuck on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad with a bunch of punk kids and had to walk out.

But, hey, at least we got to ride It's a Small World twice!

The surprise was how much we enjoyed both the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor show and the Mickey's Philharmonic show. The first was a very clever comedy show and the latter was a cute and surprising 3D show.