Who would have thought that some of the funnest characters at Disney World are Cinderella’s step sisters?

On our last trip to Disney World back in late January / early February this year we did something we hadn’t done before. We went to 1900 Park Fare at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort for the supper buffet that includes visits with Cinderella and her Prince.

It was a fun meal all around but the highlight of the night were the photos with Anastasia and Drizella (Cinderella’s step sisters). The cast members playing these characters were obviously having a blast and playing up the rivalry between them.

Anastasia was hilarious – hamming it up for the camera and fully getting into the part even it seemed no one was looking. Some of my favorite photos from that whole trip include this lady.

Kudos to Disney for coming up with a way to take what are basically plot devices and flesh them out to fun characters to entertain guests. I could see some guests enjoyed the visits with Cinderella and the Prince but didn’t get into the fun of these two. That’s too bad but I have said it before – everyone gets their own thing out of anything that Disney does some people didn’t really get the humor and fun of these characters.

I also have to give major kudos to the cast member playing Anastasia that night – she helped make the night awesome!

Anastasia and Drizella
Anastasia and Drizella
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Anastasia
Anastasia
Anastasia
Anastasia
Anastasia
Anastasia
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Swinging in front of Disney’s Beach Club Resort – Family Friday – July 11th, 2014

How often do you see kids that happy while just relaxing?

Granted they had just spent a good half hour playing tag on the grass and the beach…

The photo was taken in front of the Beach Club Resort on the beach area in Feb 2014 during our family trip. It was a gorgeous day and everyone was feeling good even though it was our last full day at Disney World.

We ended up doing World Showcase in Epcot and then Magic Kingdom thoroughly that day (late magic hours at Magic Kingdom) and the kids were exhausted but it was a great day and I think that was at least partly because we had time to relax and have a bit of fun in a great relaxed area before we went and hit the parks.

Lovely day.

K and T on the swing in front of Disney's Beach Club Resort
K and T on the swing in front of Disney’s Beach Club Resort

Peaceful sunny spot in Epcot World Showcase – Family Friday – July 4th, 2014

Going to trip a new post category – Family Friday – the idea will be to show family pics from around Disney World and to try to highlight all the great things that can be done as a full family.

I will start off with a pic of Heather and kids taken just inside Epcot coming in through the International Gateway. We were wandering around and on the island between the England and France pavilions there is nice peaceful area where you can get some different views of the lake and the pavilions. For whatever reason we had never really noticed or utilized this area before but that day we saw it and used it as a spot to catch some sun and sit peacefully for a few minutes.

And of course I had to take a few pictures.

Definitely a beautiful little area.

Heather and the kids in Epcot World Showcase
Heather and the kids in Epcot World Showcase