Disney-the Not so Happiest Place on Earth

Smiling from ear to ear, like a 3-year-old child, I peeked out the window as we began our road trip to the happiest place on earth, Disney. I felt so much anticipation and excitement I could burst from my seat. We blasted the radio in anticipation for the next three days of amazement that awaited us. It had been over a year since I last visited Disney and I knew that once I laid my eyes on the sparkling 186 foot, concrete Cinderella castle, the reminiscent memories from previous trips would return. My mom, my best friend, Emilly, and I bought a 3-day pass to enjoy the parks. A magical place like Disney generally brings happiness; reminding us of our childhood memories, however this time it ended up turning into a nightmare. If only I would’ve known what awaited me before wasting time and money on that trip. The day I had planned for months had finally arrived; waking up at dawn on a cold night didn’t bother me whatsoever, since it was going to be my first trip with my best friend. “Ding!” My eyes widened at the sound of my alarm and sprinted to wake Emilly up, who was sound asleep. We packed a couple of sandwiches and tossed our bags into the trunk. Off we went for the next 4 hours and the next stop, Animal Kingdom. I leaped out the car as we were arriving at our anticipated destination. Within 5 minutes of walking in 50°F weather, my face stiffened. At the park, we were so enthralled that we went straight to the wild rides. The killer of the day and most probably the rest of the trip was Kali River Rapids. In a matter of 30 minutes, we had ridden it 4 times. Nobody wanted to get wet in the freezing temperatures, but as wild as we are, we didn’t care! We were prepared to get soaked by the freezing, turbulent waters as we rafted down the ‘Chakranadi’ River and screamed our lungs out when the raft dropped us through the waterfalls. Trembling and drenched with no change of clothes, we decided to warm up and have lunch at Restaurantosaurus. There it was the