Disney World, FL

Our vacation to Disney World was an exciting one! We had to get up at 4:00a.m. in order to catch our flight. Once we arrived in Florida, we caught the Disney Magical Express which took us straight to our Pop Century Resort. During our 5-day vacation, we managed to see an abundance of major attractions! Our first stop was the Epcot center. Here, everyone enjoyed the variety of rides, and seeing the beautiful underwater creatures. The rest of the trip was packed with amazing shows, restaurants, and parks; such as the Tower of Terror, DINO Land U.S.A., Hollywood Studios, Peco Bill's Tall Tale Inn and Cafe, and Mickey's Toon Town. We all had an amazing vacation, but we were sad to see it end!

On the scene from a movie set!

Pocohantas!

DINOLand, U.S.A.

Epcot Center!

The Seas with Nemo and Friends

Florida Keys & Dolphin Research Center

Our trip to Key West started off with a smooth plane ride to Miami. Once on the ground, we gathered our stuff and rented a van to drive to Key West arriving to Hanks Cay around 8pm.

On Day 2 we ate breakfast at IHOP and everyone loved it! We went to the Dolphin Research Center only to find out that they were full for the day so we made reservations for tomorrow. Our group was a little bummed but we decided to make the best of it and headed back to the hotel where we spent the afternoon in the hotel pool and relaxing in the hot tub. That night we treated ourselves to dinner at the Barraccuda Grill.

Finally on our third day we got to go swimming with the dolphins! Our dolphin was Talon, the grandson to Flipper, the famous TV dolphin!

We spent the following day at Key West. We took a trolley ride through the Historic Site of American Company. After that we went to the Key West Aquarium and Museum. There we got to pet a shark and some of us even held a baby alligator!

We were all sad that our trip had to come to an end but on our final day we packed our bags and said goodbye to Florida. Even though the weather was as "tropical" as we had hoped, all vacationers agreed that it was an experience they would remember forever.

Disney World at Christmas '09

Our trip to Disney World started bright and early at LEEP. Once we got to Florida we checked into our hotel, Disney Pop Century where we couldn't wait to get settled in!


On our 2nd day in Florida we went to Animal Kingdom where we got to see Finding Nemo the Musical and the 3D Bug's Life Show! In the evening we met Goofy and Donald Duck and watched an amazing firework show over Cinderella’s castle.
On the 3rd day of vacation we stopped on over at the Magic Kingdom and shopped down “Main Street USA!” During our visit we met the “Incredibles” and watched a Monster’s Inc. show.

On Day 4 we ate our hotel and headed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The High School Musical performance and an American Idol Experience were pretty awesome! Later that night we headed over to watch another amazing firework show which was a perfect way to end our visit to Mickey's house.
On our final day in sunny Florida we packed our bags and headed North to Minnesota. Everyone had a terrific time at Disney World and definitely didn't want to return to the blustery Midwest!

Disney World, FL '08

Disney World is a magical place where we can all act like kids. When we arrived in Florida the weather was beautiful. We checked into Disney's Pop Century Resort which is themed with Disney characters everywhere and even has a pool shaped like Mickey Mouse. Our group had unlimited passes to the four main theme parks on the vacation which included Disney's Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, and Disney Hollywood Studios. Each day we toured the parks, met all the Disney Characters and went on amazing rides. There are so many fabulous shows that it is hard to name favorites but some popular ones with our group were "the Lion King", "Finding Nemo" and "Beauty and the Beast". The group went on numerous rides like Space Mountain, It's a Small World, Tomorrowland, and the Kali River Rapids. The group was also thrilled with the 4-D Theaters and loved the "Bug's Life Show" at Animal Kingdom. There were fun evening events such as the Spectra Magic parade with all the floats lit up with lights and the fireworks display at Magic Kingdom which topped off the vacation. Everyone had a blast and came home with numerous Disney Souvenirs to remember our trip by. As they say, dreams really do come true at Disney.

Fort Myers, Florida '08

This was the perfect spring break vacation for all our Minnesota Twins Fans. LEEP had a group of 12 gentlemen fly to Fort Myers, Florida to partake in the Minnesota Twins Training Camp festivities. The group had a blast and went to three pre-season scrimmages as well as had the opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the Twins players. They all got autographs, photos, and souvenirs. When they weren't at the stadium, they were touring the beautiful scenery of Fort Myers and walking along the amazing beaches. They ate at well known restaurants such as Joe's Crab Shack, did some shopping downtown and toured the Fort Myers Historical Museum. They also went on a boat cruise and saw numerous dolphins that were so close, they felt like they could touch them. Everyone had a blast and said it was a great "guys get-away".