It wasn't until Monday night that I got everything booked. And we all kept it away from Wyatt. He had NO clue. I sent him to school Wednesday morning like normal with the intention of picking him up early and telling him we were going to the airport. I had written to his teachers to collect his missed work and told them about the surprise. That morning he definitely figured out something was up when he realized I hadn't packed him lunch. "Mom, I don't want to be a buyer. Where's my lunch?"
"Don't worry about it, Buddy""But Moooooooom!! I need lunch!!"
"Yes. I know. But just don't worry about it. You will have lunch."
"Are you coming into school? Am I having lunch with you? Do my teachers know? Are you coming to the class?" Etc, etc, etc.
I literally shoved him out the door. I WAS NOT letting lunch ruin my surprise. Most kids dream of having a surprise trip to Disney. I sure as hell did. I was determined to make this happen.
Of course, it became a contagious surprise so Gammy, Pa, John and I needed to pick him up. All of us were so curious to his reaction. And it went something like this:
PURE. BAFFLEMENT. He had no freaking idea what was going on. AT ALL. All the way to the airport he just kept hugging me. An 'its ok if Mom's here, I guess' kinda hug. I thought he was finally comprehending by the time we got to the airport until he said me "Mom, I'm still not really sure what's going on." Classic 5 adults are too excited to breathe and the one kid is totally confused. I think it took until checking into our hotel for him to really get it. But once he did, man, it was ON.
Early Thursday morning we hit the Magic Kingdom. It kind sucked, simply because the weather wasn't great. It was rainy and cold-ish. But considering we were coming from the teens, 40-50 didn't seem that bad. However, the upside to the nasty weather was the amazingness of NO LINES. Literally, I have never been to Disney and walked onto so many rides. The longest line we waiting on was 30 minutes and it was Flight of Peter Pan, which we were NOT missing. I am not joking when I say that Wyatt was so excited he couldn't even walk in a straight line. He was jumping and skipping, his hands flapping uncontrollably. Pure joy. Pure amazement. I think this trip was my favorite so far. He fell right into every story. When we went Soarin', he really believed we were flying. When we got into yet another clam shell, he was convinced it was real and we were underwater. You could see his mind exploding on every ride we went on. It was all the excitement and magic without the junk lugging and carrying. I am pinning 6 and up being the perfect Disney age. Plus, I got to take him on his first "roller coaster". Which Rebecca strategically filmed and we had to go on more then once. Because he loved it. Awesome.
The next day, Rebecca and Wyatt headed to Hollywood Studios because that's where all the Star Wars stuff was and Wyatt was BEYOND fixated on going there. Michael and I had to work, but thankfully it was a relatively easy day. I can't say much about what happened at Hollywood Studios. But Wyatt definitely got to sit on a speeder bike and they had to ride on Star Tours 3 times. On their last ride, they picked Wyatt to be the rebel spy on his ship and showed him on the screen for everyone on the ride. They gave him a "Happy Birthday" button when we bought our tickets. He wore it everyday. But that also meant that every single Disney staff person was wishing him a happy birthday. He was thrilled and mildly confused that everyone knew his name. He MILKED that button. It got to a point where I think he was insulted if he wasn't recognized. Rebecca and Wyatt were so tired after there adventure and then being stuck in traffic picking us up that they decided to chill at our Port Orleans hotel pool. While Mike and I decided we should go to Epcot to drink around the world!
Saturday was our last day with our flight leaving at 6:50pm. None of us had been to Universal or the new Harry Potter world, which I think was the highlight for the three adults. We were DEFINITELY more excited then Wyatt was. He has no frame of reference for Harry Potter. We haven't read the books and he hasn't seen the movies. Trying to explain the premise seemed impossible. But he was a sport and let us have our fun with promises to visit the Superhero area. Honestly, it was incredible. Universal is knocking it out of the park. The rides were cutting edge and so entertaining. I don't want to ruin it but the main Harry Potter ride was beyond amazing. Hogwarts and Hogsmeade was like walking right into the movie. There were talking paintings, a real sorting hat, Olivanders Wand shop that looked exactly how you would picture it, digital snow, Honeydukes etc, etc. I am still in awe. Disney will always be Disney, but we are definitely adding Universal to every trip now.
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| Showing his button on Its a Small World |
We barely made it to the airport in time for our flight. We were just having so much fun. We definitely could have stayed another 3 nights and next time I am sure we will. I am so glad we got to do this. Beyond glad. Seeing his face light up all over these parks was worth every penny. I am sure every parent says that or else no one would go. I already can't wait to go back. When I became a parent I became fixated on providing more for Wyatt than I had. Which is extremely hard because I had a lot. But I think you always just want more for your children. We took family trips to Disney all the time as a kid. But a Surprise Birthday Disney Extravaganza?!?! That is definitely a first I was proud and thrilled to provide.
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