Our ToonTown Memories

I have to write about a very special place that I LOVED and is about to enter the annals of history.  I am talking about Magic Kingdom's ToonTown..home of Mickey's and Minnie's Country homes and Donald's Leaky boat!  I have so many fond memories here of my children enjoying the attractions and the playground.  Everytime we visited Magic Kingdom we would always start at ToonTown by grabbing the Magic Kingdom Railway and going there first!

This is Mickey's Country Home (above) and Minnie's (below)...In the early morning

The adorably oversized Icons of furniture and decor within were enchanting and nostalgic for us on each visit.  When you tour the house it is like a museum full of colorful dreamy cartoon magic!  I especially loved Mickey's house in the backyard where he has Pluto's Doghouse and his garden.  In Mickey's garden there are a mix of Real and Make-Believe vegetables growing.  It's fun to end with a pass through his garage where he has a few projects he is working on.   Ahhhhhh....memories!



Me and the kids in Minnie's Gazebo 2009



Annika looking distinguished on her birthday in Minnie's Garden-Room



Me and Annika in Minnie's kitchen on a less-crowded visit in 2005.

I love my photos from our trip and I have several clips of video footage of the children playing in the playground at ToonTown and in Donald's Boat.  These clips were from our December 2009 trip.  Annika was 9 and Lex was 18 months.  Honestly, we love ToonTown!  We never waited in line to meet any characters at the Judges tent but we enjoyed our time playing, riding the Barnstormer and strolling the House and Boat. Donald's Boat of course was a Water Park too!  Here are some video clips for you to enjoy!

Below are some WONDERFUL photos that I found on a website called "Orlando Attractions" and they really capture what I loved most about this part of Magic Kingdom.  I am including them here for you to enjoy as well...



Barnstormer



Last Look on closing night....

It IS very hard to say goodbye...to a place and to it's magic.  I am thankful that I got to experience this and bring my children along too.  We were lucky to have such great times and also to have the vidoes and pictures to keep those memories alive.  I can't wait to see what's next!