Our 2024 Disney World Trip by the Numbers

We had the best trip at Disney last week!!  I’ll be recapping the entire trip in great detail per usual, but until then, here’s a little “By the Numbers” appetizer.  ;o) 

 

Disney Springs

3.5 – Hours spent there (6:00 PM – 9:30 PM)

0 – Ride/Attraction experienced

0 – Characters met

0 – Autographs obtained from characters

0 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken

5 – Souvenirs purchased

4 – Snacks consumed (3 Mickey ice cream bars – 1 for B, me, and Jacob, 1 Mickey ice cream sandwich for Olivia)

2 – Adult beverages consumed

9,433 – Steps taken

4.03 – Miles walked

1 – Boat ride it took to get there from our resort

10 – Chicken fingers eaten for dinner

5 – Chicken finger sauces tried (Donkey Sauce, Special Sauce, Honey Mustard, Bourbon Brown Sugar BBQ, Buttermilk Ranch)

Millions – Legos we saw at The Lego Store

1 – Time I teared up (Once randomly because I was so happy to be there!)

1 – Time somebody saw Brian’s shirt and said, “GO DAWGS!”  ;o)

83 – The high temp while we were there

74 – The low temp while we were there

 

Hollywood Studios

14 – Hours spent there (7:30 AM – 9:30 PM)

11 – Rides/Attractions experienced (Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Toy Story Mania!, Alien Swirling Saucers, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – just Brian and Jacob, Star Tours – just Brian and Jacob, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along, Slinky Dog Dash – Brian and Olivia, Slinky Dog Dash, Brian and Jacob, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway again, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – just Brian)  

1 – Show watched (Fantasmic!)

6 – Characters met (Woody, Jessie, Frozone, Edna Mode, Sully, and live action Ariel)

6 – Autographs obtained from characters (Woody, Jessie, Frozone, Edna Mode, Sully, and live action Ariel)

87 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken

3 – Snacks consumed (2 Lemon-Blueberry Lunch Box Tarts – one for Brain and I to share and 1 for Jacob, 1 soft serve ice cream for Olivia)

2 – Adult beverages consumed

15,086 – Steps taken

6.40 – Miles walked

0 – Rides that traumatized the kids

0 – Times I teared up

1 – Ride I skipped just to be safe because of my vertigo (Slinky Dog Dash)

1 – Time we saw someone we know from back home (so wild!)

1 – Time Olivia left her belt bag on a ride <forehead smack> (thankfully, there are honest people in the world, and someone turned it in, so we were able to get it back within a few minutes of realizing it was gone)

68 – Minutes we waited to see Woody and Jessie (and it was the longest wait we had for anything during our entire trip)

14 – Minutes we were late for our lunch reservation at Woody’s Rodeo Roundup because of that (thankfully, they have a 15 minute grace-period, so we were able to get right in.  Whew!)

1 – Time Brian lost his Magic Band (it fell off at the restaurant when he was putting his backpack back on, and thankfully, we realized it was missing within minutes… and thankfully, there are honest people in the world, and someone had already turned it in at the front desk.  Whew!)

87 – The high temp while we were there

67 – The low temp while we were there

 

Epcot

12.75 – Hours spent there (8:15 AM – 9:00 PM)

12 – Rides/Attractions experienced (Frozen Ever After, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – Brian only, Soarin’ Around the World – Lindsay, Jacob, and Olivia only, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Walkthrough, Spaceship Earth, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Soarin’ Around the World again, Living with the Land, Journey Into Imagination with Figment, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros, Test Track – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only)

1 – Show watched (Beauty and the Beast Singalong in France)              

1 – Characters met (Jasmine)

1 – Autograph obtained from characters (Jasmine)

34 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken in Epcot

5 – Snacks consumed (Fruit and yogurt parfait for me, small assortments of macarons for Jacob and Olivia, donuts for Jacob and Olivia)

2 – Adult beverages consumed

17,597 – Steps taken

7.14 – Miles walked

0 – Rides that traumatized the kids

1 – Ride I skipped just to be safe because of my vertigo (Test Track)

6 – Countries walked through (Norway, Italy, Morocco, France, United Kingdom, Mexico)

1 – Time I teared up (during the Beauty and the Beast Singalong because that song gets me every.single.time.)

2 – Times Jacob left his sunglasses in the bathroom

1 – Time they were lost forever

1 – Tornado watch we were under most of the day

60 – MPH wind gusts that happened that day (apparently the France pavilion sustained some damage, but thankfully, we were keeping an eye on the storm, so we had timed our activities appropriately and we avoided most of the worst of it by being indoors)

2 – Souvenir pennies created

2 – Hidden Mickeys spotted (both in Living with the Land)

84 – The high temp while we were there

64 – The low temp while we were there

 

Animal Kingdom / Pool Day

4.5 – Hours spent at Animal Kingdom (7:30 AM – 12:00 PM)

6 – Rides/Attractions experienced (Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain – Brian and Jacob only, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Dinosaur – Brian, Jacob and Olivia only, TriceraTop Spin, Avatar Flight of Passage – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only, Na’vi River Journey) 

2 – Characters met (Moana, Kevin the Bird from Up)

1 – Autograph obtained from characters (Moana)

30 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken

3 – Snacks consumed (3 beignets to share at our hotel)

2 – Adult beverages consumed

16,447 – Steps taken

6.50 – Miles walked

1 – Rides that traumatized the kids (Expedition Everest slightly scared Jacob... he said at one point he almost passed out.  Lol.  You wouldn't know it when he got off the ride, though because he was in good spirits!)

2 – Rides I skipped just to be safe because of my vertigo (Dinosaur, Avatar Flight of Passage)

0 – Times I teared up

1 – Time I was recognized by a blog reader (that has never happened to me before so it was wild!)

1 – Item Olivia left on the bus… thankfully, Brian saw it and grabbed it.  Whew!  So many things lost or nearly lost on this trip.  Lol.

3 – Hours spent at the pool at our hotel (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

Countless – Times the kids went down the water slide

0 – Times I went down the water slide

1 – Time Brian went down the water slide

0 – Times I got in the pool (it was waaaayyyy too cold for me – haha)

1 – Time somebody saw Brian’s swim trunks and said, “GO DAWGS!”  ;o)

2 – Animals seen from the windows of the restaurant in the middle of the safari (giraffes)

9 – Dips tried with the bread service at Sanaa.  They were all fabulous!

75 – The high temp while we were there

57 – The low temp while we were there (dude, it was COLD for Florida)

 

Magic Kingdom

15 – Hours spent there (7:15 AM – 10:15 PM)

18 – Rides/Attractions experienced (Peter Pan’s Flight, The Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain – Brian and Jacob only, Tomorrowland Speedway, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin (there’s a story behind why we rode it two times in a row – haha), Mad Tea Party – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Enchanted Tales with Belle, The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, The Barnstormer, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only, TRON Lightcycle / Run – Brian and Jacob only, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad again – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only, The Magic Carpets of Aladdin)     

2 – Shows watched (Magical Friendship Faire in front of the castle, Happily Ever After fireworks show in front of the castle)

6 – Characters met (Belle, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Tiana, Rapunzel, and we also saw Beast in Be Our Guest)

4 – Autographs obtained from characters (Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Tiana, Rapunzel)

90 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken

4 – Snacks consumed (2 vanilla soft serves – 1 for me and 1 for Jacob, 2 Rapunzel soft serves – 1 for Brian and 1 for Olivia)

2 – Adult beverages consumed

18,596 – Steps taken

7.40 – Miles walked

1 – Ride that kind of traumatized Jacob (Tron was very intense and although he was totally fine when he got off the ride, we could tell that he was a little shook.  Haha.)

3 – Rides I skipped just to be safe because of my vertigo (Mad Tea Party, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad the second time they rode it)

Several – Times I teared up (once during Enchanted Tales with Belle – because that song!, and several during the fireworks show at the end of the night)

30 – Times Disney cast members and other random people told me Happy Birthday!!!!  (I was wearing a Disney birthday pin so that’s how they knew.)  And 4 of those people were extra special – Belle, Tigger, Tiana, and Rapunzel all wished me happy birthday.

1 – Birthday fist bump I got from a Disney cast member

1 – Time I wished somebody else a happy birthday

1 – Time we got the wrong PhotoPass pictures

2 – Times our PhotoPass pictures were missing and I had to go to Guest Services

1 – Time I dropped my vertigo medicine on the ground and it rolled into a crack.  I didn’t have any extra, so I had to fashion a tool out of toothpicks to get it out.  Hahahaha.

18,500 – Brian’s Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Score from Game 1

14,400 – Lindsay’s Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Score from Game 1

6,400 – Jacob’s Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Score from Game 1

7,300 – Olivia’s Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Score from Game 1

5,300 – Brian’s Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Score from Game 2

32,900 – Lindsay’s Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Score from Game 2

103,000 – Jacob’s Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Score from Game 2

208,400 – Olivia’s Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin Score from Game 2 (sister smoked us all!)

5 – Times that Jacob and Olivia sat together on rides (they’re finally old/tall enough!)

1 – Set of Minnie ears lost on a ride (Olivia didn’t take hers off for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Brian said they fell off right at the end)

79 – The high temp while we were there

51 – The low temp while we were there 

 

Overall

5 – Parks visited (Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Magic Kingdom + Disney Springs)

49.75 – Hours spent in the four parks + Disney Springs

47 – Rides/Attractions experienced in the four parks (Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, Toy Story Mania!, Alien Swirling Saucers, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – just Brian and Jacob, Star Tours – just Brian and Jacob, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!, For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along, Slinky Dog Dash – Brian and Olivia, Slinky Dog Dash, Brian and Jacob, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway again, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror – just Brian, Frozen Ever After, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind – Brian only, Soarin’ Around the World – Lindsay, Jacob, and Olivia only, The Seas with Nemo & Friends, Journey of Water Inspired by Moana Walkthrough, Spaceship Earth, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Soarin’ Around the World again, Living with the Land, Journey Into Imagination with Figment, Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros, Test Track – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only, Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain – Brian and Jacob only, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Dinosaur – Brian, Jacob and Olivia only, TriceraTop Spin, Avatar Flight of Passage – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only, Na’vi River Journey, Peter Pan’s Flight, The Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Pirates of the Caribbean, Space Mountain – Brian and Jacob only, Tomorrowland Speedway, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin (there’s a story behind why we rode it two times in a row – haha), Mad Tea Party – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Enchanted Tales with Belle, The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, The Barnstormer, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only, TRON Lightcycle / Run – Brian and Jacob only, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad again – Brian, Jacob, and Olivia only, The Magic Carpets of Aladdin)     

15 – Characters met (Woody, Jessie, Frozone, Edna Mode, Sully, live action Ariel, Jasmine, Moana, Kevin the Bird from Up, Belle, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Tiana, Rapunzel, and we also saw Beast in Be Our Guest)

12 – Autographs obtained for each child (Woody, Jessie, Frozone, Edna Mode, Sully, live action Ariel, Jasmine, Moana, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Tiana, Rapunzel)

241 – Disney Photo Pass pictures and videos taken overall

25 – Snacks consumed (3 Mickey ice cream bars, 1 Mickey ice cream sandwich, 2 Lemon-Blueberry Lunch Box Tarts, 3 vanilla soft serve ice creams, 1 fruit and yogurt parfait, 2 small assortments of macarons, 2 donuts, 3 beignets + 6 more for breakfast the day we left, 2 Rapunzel soft serve ice creams)

10 – Adult beverages consumed

76,159 – Steps taken

31.47 – Miles walked

1 – Wall mural we took pictures in front of

2 – Pennies we had flattened to take home as souvenirs

1 – Family we know from home who we saw there

6 – Items left behind or lost at some point

2 – Items that were never recovered (Jacob’s sunglasses, Olivia’s Minnie ears)

2 – Things that we didn’t get to do that we wanted to do (we all really wanted to see The Mandalorian in Hollywood Studios because, supposedly, he walks around there sometimes, but he was never around that we could find, and Brian and Jacob didn’t get the chance to ride Millenium Falcon: Smuggler's Run in Hollywood Studios)

323 – Pictures taken by me (after I deleted the bad ones)

148 – Videos taken by me

86 – Instagram Stories posted (click the “Disney ‘24” highlights in my Instagram bio if you missed anything!)

8-ish – Times I teared up from sheer joy and gratitude

Disney World is truly magical, y’all!  I can’t wait to recap every single little detail for you! 

Happy Tuesday, y’all!