We left off after my solo outing to Illuminations. DH and the girls enjoyed the Disney channel and an early evening to bed. When I got back at 9:40 everyone was fast asleep. I was glad everyone was getting rested because we had 9 a.m. ADRs for Cinderellas Royal Table and we also were going to
MNSSHP in the evening.
Everyone arose in good spirits for our last full day in the World. DD4 chose to go to breakfast in her Cinderella dress and DD7 would of course be going in her Hannah Montana dress. We had very high expectations for dining in the castle. I had booked these ADRs Easter morning before we were even sure wed be going. We booked our trip around this ADR. (And of course free dining.)
We had done BBB last year so chose not to do it this year. We did bring the face gems, nail polish, and make up that they received last year. Somehow it had remained untouched. Dont ask me how. Its a mystery.
DD4s tierra is even the one she received at BBB last year. Youll notice DD7 has the Mickey barrette in her hair from BBB. The girls felt almost as special as leaving BBB as we headed out the door.
I was looking forward to walking down Main Street before the park was open. It did not disappoint. I love how there are even photo pass people available for the early ADR guests.
The photog took a tone of pictures. Heres just a couple.
No, it wasnt quite MNSSHP but since we did attend this day and because Main Street is decorated, and the girls are dressed up I did use some of the borders in these pictures.
So we were about 15 minutes early so we took our time strolling down an empty Main Street.
As we passed the bridge to Fronteirland DD7 finally got her wish. She got to actually see and touch THE ROPE. The whole trip we kept talking about rope drop but up until now shed never actually seen the rope.
Here are people waiting under the castle against the rope and we make our way to check in.
Let me take a short moment before I continue w/ my report on CRT to make a quick disclaimer. I do not want my comments on CRT to discourage anyone who has not dined in the castle. We are certainly glad we did it. It will always be a good memory that we got to dine in Cinderellas Castle. Im not sure if well ever do it again. Certainly no time soon. But I encourage everyone to try it at least once for memory sake.
We checked in at the desk outside the doors and were ushered into what appeared to be mayhem. I think one of the biggest problems is that this area was not originally designed for the crowds ushered in and out of this space. Cinderella was standing in the middle of the room and families were being called by name to line up and take a picture with Cinderella while everyone else stood or sat on the edges. Cmembers kept calling out for the families to stand single file in line so more families could fit.
I took a few pictures of the inner wall detail while we waited. It really is beautiful.
As we sat down and waited to be called DD7 leaned over and whispered that she had thought it was just us dining with Cinderella. I had talked about this breakfast for so long and with such expectation and hadnt realized DD7 thought it would be just our private family eating with Cinderella in the Castle. My heart sank a little.
I smiled and explained that it was just like other character meals weve had. How precious the poor thing. She didnt seem too disappointed, just not what she had expected.
So the time came and it was our families turn to do the military line up for Cinderella. Here is a picture that we took of the girls.
We did get the package with us all in the photo. After the photo we were given and buzzer and had to wait some more before we could ascend the Royal Staircase.
When our buzzer went off I was excited. I was hoping that the mayhem was limited to the entrance and that all things magical waited for us up the stairs. Here is a video of us ascending the Royal Staircase. You will see how unRoyal (okay I know thats not a word) it was.
Disney really needs to hire me as the manager of this restaurant. I could turn it into the 2 TS dining experience it is meant to be. The first thing I would do is have someone handle the traffic on the stairs so that people are not ascending and decending at the same time. I will say though that the girls didnt seem to be phased by this at all.
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It was hard to hear the voice coming over the speaker. Both girls really concentrated on their wishes. I did not find out until recently what their wishes were. DD7 would not tell me until it came true. She wished for a Hannah Montana microphone. (She received it from her Aunt for her birthday. It was only $15.) DD4 wished for a purple car. 
: MK attractions we've NEVER yet experienced!
