Because we were so early and because it was January 2nd, which is when Disney attendance starts to really drop for the Winter, there were NO LINES that morning. By 9:00, we had ridden It's A Small World twice, and Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Winnie the Pooh Ride. And then we hit up the carousel again.
After that, we happened to walk past Cinderella's castle just in time for a show. I think I would like my next career to be a Disney show dancer. I think that this is a realistic option as they were not that great of dancers and some of them appeared to be pretty old. I'm looking into it. After the show, we went to meet Ariel in her "grotto." The whole grotto thing cracks me up, cause it just makes me think of the Playboy Mansion. Sorry, that was not a Disney-like thing to say.
After Ariel, we stumbled onto a parade. We randomly ended up with a front row seat to see every Disney character in creation. It was good stuff.
Next, we hit up Crystal Palace for lunch. The only reservation we could get was at 2:00, so we were pretty starving and tired at that point. Can I just say that we ate like 100 character buffet meals and they were all pretty crappy. I read all these blogs before going that said how great the buffets are....disagree. I will say that they were very accommodating to Miller's allergies and had the chefs come out and tell us what she could/could not eat at each buffet. But the food was not so great at any of them. Just FYI. At Crystal Palace, we met all of the Winnie the Pooh characters.
We managed to muster up the energy for one more ride (Aladdin's Magic Carpet) and one more Dole Whip (and a Mickey Head Rice Krispie treat for Miller) before we headed back for the day. The next morning, we got to make one final stop before heading home. We had reservations at Chef Mickey at 7:20! That was the only time that was available because we planned this trip so last minute. It was totally worth getting up at the crack of dawn.
As you can see, M was a little excited. When the chef came out to give is the allergy talk, he said that he could make Miller some egg-fee Mickey waffles. I was so happy that I almost cried.
Look at all that food. She basically ate it all-not surprising. The
And there it is, folks. The picture with Mickey that we got up at 5:30 for. I hope you like it. For Miller, Mickey was not the highlight of the day. She was dying to meet Pluto. We told M that she could pick out one stuffed animal and for some bizarre reason, she chose a baby Pluto. The thought of showing her "Baby Plu Plu" to the "Real Pluto" was almost more than she could handle. Her first glimpse of Pluto...
And Baby Plu Plu meeting Real Pluto. What a great way to end our trip!
I want to go back tomorrow!
What a darling! It was great fun seeing the three of you have so much fun. I want to go.
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