The title of this blog encapsulates the enduring theme during my time in the Magic Kingdom today. I take an element of pride in dressing fashionably, and today I sacrificed that misplaced pride by wearing matching “Grumpy” shirts with my family. These shirts were both ugly and extremely hot. A combination of the mugginess and the fashion faux pas of which I was apart, led me to a bad mood. I hate being in bad moods, but they happen and it is up to me to preserver—and once I snapped out of it, the day got better.
Today was much better than yesterday, though, as I was awestruck by the beauty of the Magic Kingdom in comparison to our Disneyland. Although ours is larger, this one in Orlando is both spacious and visually appealing.
I took a lot of pictures of the surrounding scenery and Cinderella’s Castle. Speaking of which, we actually got to eat inside the castle and got our picture taken with the Princess… all the while wearing our frumpy shirts! The most awkward moment happened when we got our picture taken with her because she had the audacity to ask if my sister Lojee was “my princess” … quite embarrassing. Oh well though, never going to see any of them again.
Inevitably, we have been comparing Magic Kingdom to Disneyland, and have found that there are differences in the quality of rides. For instance, the Magic Kingdom has better renditions of Splash Mountain and the Haunted Mansion. However, their Pirates of the Caribbean and Buzz Lightyear rides are appalling. In addition, the Magic Kingdom doesn’t have the Matterhorn, Submarines, or Indiana Jones. In that sense, Disneyland has a bit more diversity, but at the cost of being less spacious.
On a totally unrelated note I met a celebrity! Well to most Americans he’s nobody, but over across the pond he’s huge… I got to meet Wes Brown! He’s a rightback for Manchester United, the biggest football club on the planet. We randomly went over to the Carousel of Progress and he was with his wife and kids just hanging out. I noticed him straight off and after a brief consultation with my parents wondering if it was okay to say hey, I went up and talked to him for a couple minutes. It was pretty thrilling meeting a soccer player from your favorite team!
This day had its moments, but on the whole, it was fun. Our vacation is in full swing now, here’s some pictures of today’s festivities. We were hit with our first random rain storm today, it absolutely poured for like 15 minutes and then stopped. The last pic is my favorite cuz you can see the raindrops with the cool bridge in the background.
Tonight we were treated to watching the fireworks, which we watched from the comfort of the resort. I took a few pictures but the one below I like the best, kinda resembles a cross huh? The one underneath that one was inspired by a mosquito, as a couple pictures before that I moved my camera during an exposure because one of those pesky insects was trying to bite me. So after that, I purposely manipulated the camera movement and the result is what you can see below the cross.
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