We started with a Jungle Cruise: this was a trip on a boat through authentic forest and marshlands with incredible life-like mechanical animals such as elephants blowing water, giraffes chewing grass and rhinos chasing natives up a tree!

Next we tried the Haunted Mansion: we entered a huge elevator with no ceiling, it feels like the walls are stretching; we waited in a hallway with special effect pictures that transformed before our eyes, like the Mona Lisa into Medusa; and statues whose eyes followed you.  We climbed on board the special two-person cars on a moving walkway and were spooked with skeletons, graves, disappearing dancers and then a ghost sat right in the cars with us!  Whew... I was glad to get out of there.

We jumped on the raft to Tom Sawyer Island where the kids enjoyed climbing up a tree house and we all ran around the caves and forts.

Then it was Ty's favorite: Pirates of the Caribbean.  "Yo-ho, yo-ho, it's a pirate's life for me!"  Each ride seemed to get more incredible.  The special effects are really neat!

We had a soaking time on the Splash Mountain water ride - I somehow ended up in the front seat and got hit by a "tidal wave"!

Other rides/entertainment we enjoyed included Space Moutain, Star Tours, Autopia and a neat 3D show with live special effects called "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience".  The kids were spooked when "mice" tickled their legs!

The day was topped off by a truly spectacular Finale involving the whole park with fireworks, dancing, singing, water, lights, Disney characters, boats and amazing special effects.