Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Daytona Beach & Anniversary Buttons
This is the last vacation post, I promise.
We spent last Thursday driving to Daytona Beach, Florida and spending a few hours at the beach. I’ve never been to a beach that was this empty during peak beach time, and I’ve also never been to a beach where you could actually drive onto it. So it was a bunch of firsts for me. The waves at this beach are way different than I’m use to at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Half of the time I couldn’t even touch the bottom, and it was one wave after another that I kept getting pulled under. After getting pulled under and doing a few somersaults underwater, I had enough and just went and sat on the beach while Travis dug a sinkhole in the sand.
Our last day in Florida was spent at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which I still call MGM. It just sounds better. It was a day full of rides, shows & laughing. We rode rides such as The Tower of Terror (which Travis recorded & you can hear me screaming the entire time) and the Rockin’ Roller Coaster.
We even got to ride the Toy Story Mania ride, which was awesome even though Travis beat me! But out of our group of 11, I got 2nd place! :D Tip: Get FastPasses for this ride AS SOON AS YOU GET TO THE PARK! They do run out and the wait time is usually above 90 minutes all day. We got FastPasses in the morning and our time to go in was still between 2 & 3PM.
We also toured the Walt Disney Museum which housed his old office and drawings.
For the entire day we were there, Travis & I wore “Happy Anniversary” pins which we received when we bought our tickets since our 5 year Anniversary was the following day (October 13). Travis was ready to rip his off after the first five minutes, because numerous employees kept wishing us a Happy Anniversary. I loved it.
If you have ever been to Disney World as a kid, and figure that you’ve “been there & done that” I highly suggest that you go back as an adult. It’s a totally different experience and I’d go again if I had the chance.
Posted on May 24, 2013 - 23 comments
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October 18, 2012 at 7:07 am
The Happy Anniversary pins are adorable! I’ve been to Disneyland in LA several times as a kid, but I never thought about going back now – I’ll have to consider it!
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October 18, 2012 at 8:08 am
I’ve never been to Disney World. The shame. Looks like a good time though!
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October 18, 2012 at 8:08 am
Looks like so much fun. ML has never been to Disney World. I look forward to the day when we get to take our kids!
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October 18, 2012 at 9:09 am
Did you guys ride Star Tours? When we went for our Honeymoon we planned the whole trip around being in Hollywood Studios for Star Wars weekend because it was the grand re-opening of the ride. There were characters everywhere and some actors from the movies, it was awesome. We also loved wearing our newly-wed pins! Some employees even let us in the fast pass lanes just because we were on our honeymoon.
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October 18th, 2012 at 9:09 am
I was very reluctant to ride it because back in 2001 when I went on it, I got really bad motion sickness from it, but Travis drug me on it this time. I didn’t know they re-did the ride until I got to the end of the line and I was fine this time. No motion sickness.
October 18, 2012 at 10:10 am
#1 – Super cute header!
Looks like you guys had an awesome vacation! I’m jealous for sure. I bet getting to see the Disney drawings was neat.
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October 18th, 2012 at 10:10 am
Thanks! :D
October 18, 2012 at 10:10 am
Those pins are really cute! Good for Travis for wearing one all day too- Shayne would probably not do that. haha.
I went to Daytona beach when we were in Florida when I was 7 and all I remember is it being really long and having a TON of jellyfish washed up on the shore.
ps- I see you changed your blog design again. I laughed out loud- so much for that promise eh? haha. It looks really cute though! I like what you did!
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October 18th, 2012 at 10:10 am
Oh god… I just wrote “eh?” in a comment- total Canadian moment.
October 18th, 2012 at 10:10 am
hahaha, I actually used “eh” this morning. I was like wait-a-minute… I’m not Canadian.
October 18th, 2012 at 10:10 am
haha, a few weeks ago I had to break that promise since Travis MADE me change the layout. He’s like a bad Mom-ager! hahaha. But I finally got around to re-doing my header and the blue just didn’t match anymore. :) & I really wanted mason jars in there somewhere.
We didn’t see any jellyfish at Daytona Beach, thankfully. Those suckers hurt!
October 18, 2012 at 11:11 am
I really like the new header (possibly more than the camping/woods header you had a while ago – which has been my favorite to date!)!
PS – I still call it MGM, too :)
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October 18th, 2012 at 11:11 am
Thanks Kristen! Mason Jars & Wildflowers are totally me & so was the camping/woods header – so maybe that’s why they are tied :) Glad you like it!
I wish they never changed the name! MGM just sounds so much better.
October 18, 2012 at 11:11 am
Aw, the pins are such a cute idea! Happy anniversary!!!
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October 18th, 2012 at 11:11 am
Thanks Amy!
October 18, 2012 at 11:11 am
Yay! Happy Anniversary! I think Walker and I are going to try to get to Disneyland this fall since it is only an hour away but I have never been to Disney as an adult. Your postmade me super excited! :)
P.S. Super cute header. Mason Jar Love <3
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October 18th, 2012 at 11:11 am
Thank you! I’ve never been to Cali’s Disneyland. Do they have four parks there as well?
& Thanks! Mason Jars ♥
October 18, 2012 at 3:15 pm
We got the Just Married pins since we were there on our Honeymoon in 2010. I also bought the Minnie Mouse ears with the veil and wore them almost every day. Andrew was going to get the Mickey ears with the top hat but he has a big head and they didn’t fit. :( We can’t wait to go back again.
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October 18th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
I saw quite a few people with the veil ears! I was wondering if they had to buy them, or if they gave honeymooners them.
We can’t wait to go back either! So much fun.
October 18, 2012 at 10:22 pm
I would love to drive on a beach! That’s so cool.
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October 19, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Bob hates wearing the pins when we go to Disney, too. He usually hides it on his shorts’ cargo pocket haha.
I’m glad you got to do Toy Story Mania – the waits are crazy, but it’s so worth it! :)
Looks like you guys really did have a fun time! Hopefully you get to go back soon!
I just noticed the new header, too… you and those mason jars… haha. You’re going to need an intervention at this rate ;)
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October 19th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
hahahha!
October 22, 2012 at 11:11 am
The last time I went was probably 20 years ago, and I would love to go back! It’s definitely on the list of vacations to come!
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