Innoventions West

Disney World's website calls Innoventions "a 2-building pavilion and interactive play space for kids of all ages where you can imagine, invent, inquire and be inspired while exploring amazing innovations that make our lives better." We just call it FUN!

On our quest to do absolutely everything in every park, Ian and I spent a few hours exploring Innoventions West, and saved the second building, Innoventions East, for another day.

In Innoventions West we learned about potential fire hazards in our house, by playing a game against other Disney guests using special flashlights. Our team won of course ;)

Free souvenir alert! Our gorgeous mugs as fire men:

Safety first!

Then we starred in our very own video game, in a section called "Smarter Planet." Wut wut...

Bonus, we emailed the game to ourselves so now we have another FREE souvenir! You can play our game too, just click here.

A few of our other adventures included more video games, and making velcro frogs that came home with us at the end of the day. Have I mentioned that I love free souvenirs!?

Look at Ian's frog going for a ride on his shirt. Adorable hitchhiker.

But by far my most favorite exhibit in Innoventions West is The Great Piggy Bank Adventure. Ian and I learned how to save money for a vacation playing interactive games on a tour narrated by the cutest piggy ever!

Isn't he cute? I was sad when in the end they told me the piggy was NOT another free souvenir :(

But Piggy and I were close friends while it lasted.

Ta-da! We saved our pennies in the piggy, and were rewarded with a super sweet virtual vacation. Now in real life, is the hard part of applying that swine-taught knowledge so we can take an actual vacation.

All-in-all, Ian and I give Innoventions West two thumbs way, way up. Free souvenirs, interactive exhibits, and two big heads full of knowledge we left Epcot that day with giant smiles on our faces.

It's a Sad Day

May 11th is a very sad day -- this is the anniversary of my Disney annual pass expiring...lagrimas...

So while I'm sulking at work, magical wishes are being fulfilled without me (and Ian) *sigh* I even wore black today in honor of my grief.

BUT!

Let's not mourn for too long, because I've been saving my pennies all year in anticipation of pass renewal.

So this weekend we'll be heading to The Happiest Place on Earth woot! woot! We'll have some delicious new blog posts coming soon.

Lots of love...

The Biggest Disney Lesson

No matter where you find yourself on Disney World property, the most important rule is: JUST BE A KID!


Our advice is to channel your inner 6-year old, and leave your adult inhibitions at home.

Perhaps unleash the inner beast...

Or climb on everything (that's not roped, or fenced, off)...


Explore!


And especially, give yourself permission to be a tourist.

Then document your antics with an obscene number of photos, so that delicious scrapbook you'll put together when you get home is cholk-full of fun.

Lots of love...

The Official First Entry

Now that it's February we figured it was perfect time to begin a blog whose journey actually started in December...

So who are we? We're Ian and Devon -- Orlando residents who finally have Disney passes, and aren't afraid to use them. We're documenting our year of Magical Wishes in this blog, where we'll share our favorite rides, little known spots, and just about anything we can explore at all 4 Disney parks.

So we begin with a parade, Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, to be exact, at Disney's Magic Kingdom. I love Disney during Christmas! Of course the best place to watch a parade is from the front row, but since we walked into the park late for this one, we stood in the back by Town Hall.








One my favorite things about the parks is being star-struck by the characters -- it's like running into a Hollywood celebrity, and parades are a great way to see a plethora of characters all at once. :)