Monday, August 17, 2009

Day 4 - Magic Kingdom



On Day 4, we set off to Magic Kingdom with no plans other than to let the day happen to us. The girls really enjoyed the monorail ride over and seeing the castle down Main Street was breath taking!



We started off with Big Thunder Mountain railroad, a roller coaster we all could ride:

The girls screamed, but loved it! We got a fast pass for splash mountain and then took in pretty much every ride along the way and of course had to ride Dumbo! This was by far the longest wait for a ride we had there.....and it was in the beating hot sun, but the girls really enjoyed it and so did I.

One of the shows we really enjoyed was called Mickey's Philharmagic. It was indoors and in 3D, but with the same warning that I gave with the Little Mermaid show in Hollywood Studios, the effects felt sometimes very real. But, it was a very cute show and Reece actually did really well with it. I don't want to tell you too much about it, but definitely a must see if you go!



We snuck into a princess shop for some cool air and shopping and then headed out to ride even more rides and get some lunch. We literally hit every ride in Fantasyland except one, which was a hour wait that we just didn't want to do.

Did I mention how hot it was on this day? I think it was over 100 heat index. The girls had fans with water in them they could spray...but what does our Reece do? Decide to water the plants with it!



Next after a couple more rides we were off to visit Minnie and Mickey at their houses! Reece was especially excited to visit and get to look around. Check out Mickey's bedroom:


The houses were really cute and (after standing in line another 45 minutes) we were actually able to meet Minnie and Mickey in person! I think the girls were a little overwhelmed at this point, but you cannot go to Disneyworld and not meet them!



We went over to Liberty Tree Tavern and ate dinner (which was great by the way) and then decided to stick around for the parade. We got great seats right in the front! I wasn't sure how the girls were going to do in the dark and out so late, but they really did good and the parade was awesome. This was definitely our busiest, longest and latest day, but filled with some really great memories!


No zoom needed! We had great seats!
Kyleigh being a ham and making fun of grandma's hat
Savings
$140 meal for 5 at Liberty Tavern = FREE using our Disney Rewards Points
$45 lunch for 5 at Cosmic Rays = FREE using our Disney Rewards Points
What was your favorite?
Brandi:"watching Reece having a BALL driving the car on the Tomorrow Land Indy Speedway."
Bobby:"Splash Mountain and the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad"
Kyleigh:"Splash Mountain"
Reece: " Going to Minnie's house"
Dislikes/things to avoid?
The line for Peter Pan's flight was really long, so we got a fast pass for this....and I'm glad we did. The ride started out cool, but ended up being a disappointment for all of us. I'm glad we didn't wait in line an hour for that!!!

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