Kingdom of the Rat

It's Mozilla work week time of year, which means there's a better than zero chance the house is vacationing together- this year, it's Orlando. Last night was the wrap up celebration held at Harry Potter world. We had the run of the place entirely- just Mozilla friends & family. We arrived after 8pm, so it felt magical all by itself, being night. The catered food was not ideal for the kiddo, but tikibar managed to work some magic and so crisis averted.

• Hogwarts express was surprisingly excellent
• Castle- rather wish there'd been any sort of line, because they've turned waiting in line into an art form- the attractions as you wend your way through the castle are amazing. The ride itself was a lot of fun and a bit terrifying, but in a good way.
• Escape from Gringotts did remind me a bit of mouse trap (my first rollercoaster experience) and makes features out of jerky stops and turns. Still- visually amazing.
• Butterbeer: bizarre- butterscotchy foam and creme soda base.
• Ollivander's.... not enough Hufflepuff wands. No surprise- But they're gorgeous. It'll be hard to pick one.
• Dragon on Gringott's- unnerving :) Blows some pretty spectacular flames.

We didn't get back to the adventure house we'll be at for the week (they're all made out of ticky-tacky) until 1am.  Today will be a not doing so much kind of day, methinks.