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Day 1 – January 12, 2013 – Part 7
On the last update, we just got off ISAWH and we are now in Mickey’s Toontown to meet the characters. DD2 was looking forward to meeting more Disney characters that day after seeing all the Disney characters during Mickey’s Soundsational parade. We just finished meeting Goofy and now we are on our way to meet more characters at MTT.
After meeting Goofy right by his house, DD2 saw Minnie’s house and wants to meet Minnie. When I looked at the waiting time for Minnie’s house, it was at 10 minutes which seems really reasonable at this time at night. So we head on over to Minnie’s house to meet her. My aunt decided to wait with the stroller and ECV along with our bags. It was really nice to have other people on this trip where I got to talk to other people instead of my DA who goes with me to the DLR a lot.
We got in the queue for Minnie’s house and when we got in the line it was a little long than I have thought. The line was just right at the door which seemed quite long for just 10 minutes. I could tell that the wait time was longer than 10 minutes. So DBF, DD2 and I decided to just wait it out and see what the wait time was like. I also looked on my iPhone at Mousewait app and saw that it was only a 10 minute wait.
I got to get some pictures from Minnie’s house which I haven’t been in to her house in a long time. As always this house has a lot of heart shape from the furniture, appliances, pictures etc. which is great if you are doing a scavenger hunt for hearts which I have done in the past.
We were finally in the house and DD2 was roaming around the living room looking at all of Minnie’s furniture. I was taking a few pictures while we were waiting and talking to DBF about the day so far at DL. She was having a great time and to be able to enjoy this trip with her daughter is a great thing. She is also glad that I came along as their guide.
DD2 sitting on Minnie’s couch
There are a lot of heart shapes in the living room.
Now we were in her bedroom and it was past 10 minutes since we were in the queue and I knew that it was going to be about 20 to 30 minute wait to see Minnie. But DD2 was enjoying herself in the house and played with other kids around her age.
She was sleeping on Minnie’s bed while we were waiting.
Now we were in the kitchen and looks like DD2 is looking for something to eat in the refrigerator.
We waited in the queue to meet Minnie for almost 30 minutes until it was our time to finally meet her. When it was our turn to meet her, DD2 was so speechless that her mom had to tell her to go over to Minnie and greet her. When she finally got close to Minnie, she got all excited. Unfortunately DD2 didn’t take her eyes off her when I asked her to look at the camera.
It was time to move on but DD2 still wanted to stay with Minnie and her mom told her that we had to go and meet up with my aunt since she was sitting with the ECV and stroller for over 30 minutes. I knew that she was wondering why it took so long to meet Minnie that day.
After DD2 finally let go on Minnie’s hand, we head on back towards my aunt and she was so surprised to see us so late. We told her that the wait time was a little longer than expected. It was already dark that day and I knew that they will love seeing IASWH at night with the Christmas lights.
But before we head on out of MTT, we had to use the restrooms. Then DBF wanted to stop at the Gag Factory store which is the only store in MTT. When we were in the store, DD2 was looking through all the merchandise at the store and she told her mom that she wanted a Minnie doll. So my aunt told DBF that she would buy her the Minnie doll for DD2. My aunt hand me the money to buy the doll since I am a Premier AP holder and would save them some money with my 20% discount on merchandise. I was so glad that the DLR have extended the AP merchandise discount all the way towards the end of the year in December. I originally thought that the DLR wasn’t going to extend the AP merchandise in 2013 after the last few years where they have extended it.
When I was at the check-out line, I remember that I was planning on getting the Glow with the Show Ears for my aunt, DBF and DD2 for this trip. I was hoping that the GwtS Ears would interact with “Remember Dreams Come True” fireworks like “Believe…In Holiday Magic” fireworks during the Holiday season where ears interact with the firework show. But they didn’t have them.
We started to head on out of MTT and over to IASWH to see the lights. When we got over to IASWH, my aunt and DBF were all at lost for words to see the façade of IASWH. They were all amazed that they were glad that we came in mid January to see IASWH with the Christmas lights.
I told them that we should get a picture of them at the front of IASWH. So we head on over to the front and got a picture of DBF and DD2 together which is a nice picture of them.
It was really nice to see IASWH in mid January which I am so used to seeing it during November and December during the Holiday season. Especially with most of the Holiday decorations are already taken down in mid January, there was still some Holiday magic during this time where we got to see the snow on Sleeping Beauty Castle which is nice to see.
After looking at IASWH, I knew that we had a while to do some other rides until it was time to head on over to the Hub and get a spot for the 8:45pm RDCT fireworks show. We left IASW Plaza and head on over towards FL to do some other rides before we head on over to the Hub.
While we were in FL, everyone was getting hungry when we passed by Dumbo. That was going to be our next ride since DD2 wanted to ride on Dumbo. But my aunt and DBF were hungry and wanted something to eat while we were in the area. I thought about taking them over to New Orleans Square to have dinner at the French Market Place or Royal Street Veranda like we have talked about. But they wanted something right now and the closest restaurant in FL was the Village Haus. So we head on over to the Village Haus to have dinner that night.
It was really nice to have dinner at the Village Haus after it’s refurbishment. When we went inside there was something for everyone that was nice. They served pizza, cheeseburgers and salads. I got a Angus Cheeseburger while my aunt had the Chicken Sausage in a Pretzel Roll, DBF had the Angus Pastrami Cheeseburger and DD2 had the Yummy Cheesy Macaroni.
I only had a picture of my cheeseburger from that night and we got to eat inside the Village Haus.
After eating at the Village Haus restaurant, it was around 6:00pm when we finished dinner. We had a little time to go on one or two rides until we head on over towards MS Hub to get a spot in front of SB Castle for RDCT.
But first we head on over towards Dumbo since DD2 wanted to ride it. Luckily, Dumbo wait time was only 10 minutes. So DBF and DD2 were in line while my aunt and I were waiting for them until they got on Dumbo.
It was also a great opportunity to head on over towards the Mad Hatter store which sells hats and ears. I knew that the store would carry the Glow with the Show Ears so I could buy three for them. So I told my aunt that I was heading on over towards the Mad Hatter which is around the area to get the ears for all of them.
She wanted to buy the ears for all of them but I told her that I wanted to do that for them since she have invited me to come along and contribute my share to the trip. So I was able to buy three GwtS Ears for my aunt, DBF and DD2. When I got back they were on Dumbo and I was able to get a picture of them before they took off.
After they got off Dumbo, DD2 was so excited that she wanted to go on it again. But I told her that we will do it again later during the trip since we needed to head on over to MS Hub to get our spots for the 8:45pm RDCT fireworks. Just as we were about to go through the castle and towards MS Hub, it was closed off for the CM’s to set up RDCT fireworks at the castle. So we were about to head on over towards the backside of Frontierland to the Hub since the 6:30pm Mickey’s Soundsational parade was happening. But then when we were right by the Fantasyland and Frontierland border on the backside, I completely remember that Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was going through a major refurbishment and the backside of Big Thunder Ranch was closed off for the construction. So now we had to wait around FL until the 6:30pm parade was over and passed by so we can head on over towards the MS Hub.
When we got back to FL around the Tea Cups, the parade was just finishing up. So we waited until the parade passed by the Tea Cups and the Matterhorn and we head on down towards MS Hub.
When we got to the Hub it was around 7pm and luckily for us there were barely any people in the area right at the curb side close to the Hub. Most of the people took the benches as their spots for the fireworks and we were able to secure a curb side. Since my aunt had the ECV, she parked it right by the curb on the street. I was so glad that we were to get my favorite spot to watch the fireworks. DD2 wanted to go on some rides before the fireworks so DBF and she went on back towards FL to ride King Arthur’s Carousel. So they went towards Snow White Grotto on the right hand side of the castle and head on back towards FL. My aunt and I stayed with the ECV and stroller until it was time for the fireworks at 8:45pm.
It was also nice to see SB Castle with snow on it in mid January which is strange to see the snow on the castle without the decorations.
While the two of us were waiting, my aunt was relaxing in the ECV chair while I was on my iPad reading the threads that night including uploading some pictures from the trip. I wasn’t able to post them since my internet on my iPad was very slow. So I had to upload them later that night instead of the time while we were waiting for the fireworks.
It was around 7:45pm when DBF and DD2 came back from riding KAC. DD2 was so happy that she was able to ride KAC again that night since she like to ride the carousel. So the four of us waited until it was time for the fireworks at 8:45pm. I also gave the GwtS Ears to my aunt, DBF and DD2 and they were all happy to be able to get these ears. I have told them about the ears before the trip and I knew that they will enjoy wearing them at night. I brought my ears with me during the trip and I wasn’t about to bring them during the trip since they could be damaged during the flight. But I was able to bring them and buy them for my aunt, DBF and DD2.
When it was time for the 8:45pm RDCT fireworks, we had all our GwtS Ears and turned on just when it was time for the fireworks. Just about 10 minutes before the fireworks is about to happen, the CM’s told the guests to stand up and move in closer towards the castle so they can fit more people for the show. Some of the people were not that happy since they had to move up closer or stand up. I remember that one group was not that happy that they had to stand up for the fireworks. But that is a fact when you see the fireworks at DL and at the MK in WDW.
It was almost time for the fireworks and we had our ears all light up and standing while my aunt was sitting in the ECV and carried DD2. I had my video camera all set up on my tripod while I had my DSLR camera in my hands. I was thinking of using my tripod for my camera to get the firework trails but I wanted to videotape the show for them so I will have to take the fireworks trails on another trip.
That’s it for this post and I will have the firework pictures from Remember Dreams Come True.