This was another morning that Magic Kingdom had changed opening
times to 8am. I’d changed my touring
plans around a bit. We got there at
about rope drop and stopped for some pictures on Main Street. We headed straight for Buzz Lightyear
Spaceranger Spin and rode it quickly.
When we got off, we decided to head to breakfast a little early. We had reservations at 9am for Be Our
Guest. Breakfast was preordered so we
didn’t have to wait in the order line.
The restaurant is beautiful and the food was delicious.
Once we were done with breakfast, we headed to find the line
for Gaston. We were about 30-45 minutes
early so we had a seat just inside the line entrance. In about 15 minutes or so, we decided to move
up to the front of the line. Jon and Dakota decided to quickly run over to grab
a LeFou’s Brew. Soon after, others joined behind us. We were the first ones to meet Gaston that
day. Dakota challenged him to an arm
wrestling match. Dakota says he
“practically” beat Gaston because Gaston cheated by not counting down. Sarah wouldn’t say much to him, but realized
after we’d left that she forgot to tell him his was a “poopyhead.” I would’ve loved to see his reaction to that.
We had a few minutes after meeting Gaston until our Fast
Pass for Enchanted Tales with Belle. We
used the restroom and then just hang out around the stroller parking for
Enchanted Tales until it was time for our Fast Pass. Dakota wasn’t going to participate but
decided to once we got inside. It was a
really cute show and gave the kids a chance to meet Belle. Sarah actually went up to her on her own!
We’re making progress here!
After Enchanted Tales with Belle, we had a little bit of
time until our next Fast Pass, which was to meet Ariel at her grotto. We took the long way around to check the
times for Dumbo and it was a doable wait so we got in line. Sarah got so excited to ride Dumbo. She loved it!
After Dumbo, we started making our way to Ariel’s area but
Dakota had to make a pit stop for the rest room. After our quick stop, we went to “Under the
Sea” and since the wait wasn’t too long, hopped on that ride. I was actually a little surprised at how cute
this ride was. It was adorable!
Next, it was time to meet Ariel. I took Sarah up and sat her
down next to Ariel and she sat there so good.
We were definitely making progress on the characters. Ariel was the best princess we’d met
yet.
Next, we headed for Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor. I was not prepared for how cute this show
was, either. I actually wouldn’t have
minded seeing it again. We’d never done
this attraction before, so it was something new for all of us. Sarah fell
asleep during the show, but the rest of us really enjoyed it.
With little bitty asleep, and a fast pass in tow, we headed
to Space Mountain. Jon and Dakota rode
first while Sarah slept and I waited.
Afterwards, I used the Rider Swap and Dakota and I rode. I like Space Mountain. It’s not my favorite, but it’s a cool
ride. Dakota enjoys all coasters, so of
course he liked it.
It was about time for the parade, but Sarah was still
asleep. We gave up on the parade and
instead took a brief few minutes to grab a few pretzels from the Lunching
Pad. They were very good and a great
mid-day snack to keep us satisfied until supper. I saw somewhere that the parade might be at 3
(bad information) and Jon wanted to find the barber shop so we headed back to
main street for a bit. After some
shopping, a starbucks stop, and some sitting down waiting on nothing, we
decided to continue.
At this point, we pretty much completely broke off our plan.
I’d been able to score a fastpass for It’s a Small World and I saw that Mad Tea
Party had a short wait and the kids wanted to do it. So we headed to Mad Tea Party and I rode with
both kids. One thing I’m discovering is
as I’m getting older, I don’t do quite as well with spinning. I had to close my eyes a few times on the
teacups. The kids enjoyed it, though.
We decided to do It’s a Small World again because Sarah just
loved it so much the first time. She
loved it just as much the second time as she did the first. I love seeing her get so excited and I’m glad
we had the opportunity to let her do it one more time.
After It’s a Small World, it was time for dinner. We had scored the ultimate dinner reservation
– Be Our Guest. I know – twice in one
day. It wasn’t intentionally planned
that way, but it was fine. Reservations
were a little harder to come by with the Halloween Party going on. We loved the steak and Dakota was excited
that the kids fish option was shrimp. I
told them that someone at our table was trying the grey stuff. I mean, it’s delicious. Don’t believe me? Ask
the dishes. They can sing. They can dance, after all this is France… Wait, I
digress. The grey stuff was very good,
but my strawberry cupcake was delicious also.
After dinner, we walked around the castle for a bit before getting Sarah
back into her Belle dress and going to meet the one person she’d been saying
she wanted to meet at Disney.
For months, both of my kids would say “The Beast” is who
they wanted to me. We had that
opportunity after dinner. My mom still
can’t understand why Sarah was so scared of the other characters but not of the
Beast. She just loves the Beast.
After dinner, it was getting closer to the time of the
Halloween party so we started towards the exit and to the bus. We went back to the resort and took the kids
to the kiddie pool for a while.
One more day to go…I’m not ready to leave!
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