Before leaving DCA, we grabbed some FP's for RSR so we could ride it at night.
We hopped over to
Disneyland and made our way to the Silhouette Studio. By now, Kira was full-on GRUMPY!!!
We got in line, with 3 people ahead of us. The lady who does the silhouettes is talented and very quick!
I told Kira that this was something I wanted to do and that all she had to do was just sit there. Well, she even managed to complain about just sitting there
She kept complaining about wanting to ride stuff so we headed for the Train station because we hadn't been able to ride that yet.
Inside the station, we spotted a pressed quarter machine, the first one we spied this trip.
Rob decided to see what happens when we put a Canadian quarter in there...
Surprisingly, it made quite a difference! US on left, CDN on right..
By then, Kira's attitude just SUCKED! I mean, the worst I have ever seen it! I don't know what triggered it really. Yes, we've been going all day for a few days now but we've been getting lots of sleep, eating regularly...maybe it was the heat? Whatever it was, it was getting intolerable and I was not taking any more of it!
I told her that we were not going on the train and to go for a time-out on the bench across from us. She was not happy about that at all so she turned the other way
Earlier in the week, I had jokingly talked about dropping her off at Pinocchio's (kids club) while Rob and I went and had some sass-free fun in the parks by ourselves. Well, as we sat on that bench, shaking our heads in disbelief at her recent attitude, we started talking about actually doing it and how her complaining and whining and bad attitude was sucking the magic out of the day.
Kira turns around and says "I can hear you, you know!!!"
I was still mad on the outside but I was laughing my butt off on the inside
We sat there for a good 10-15 minutes, just to give her a little cool down period. During this time, all the people that had boarded the train while we sat there were now being removed as there was some kind of issue on the track and they weren't running any trains. Well, guess the whole train ride wasn't meant to be anyway!
We then had a big talk with our little princess. I told her that the way she was acting today was not acceptable and that if it kept up, we would end our day and head back to the hotel. I explained to her that she was a very lucky girl to be at Disneyland and that a lot of little girls would love to take her place right now. I also told her that there will be no more purchases for her made by either us or her and any money she had left could be spent on Friday evening IF her attitude improved.
That seemed to help the situation. By now, there was no time for any other rides before our reservation at Carnation Café. A few minutes early, we checked in and asked for a table outside on the patio so we could get a glimpse of the parade.
Rob and I both ordered the baked potato soup...the whole reason I wanted to eat here
It was as good as everyone says it is and I ate every single bite!
Kira had an amazing meal! I wish they offered the make-your-own-pb-and-j-sandwich at every single restaurant! She loved this meal and ate almost everything! The bread was a little big and not very soft, if they would just change it, I think this would be the best kid food on property!
Rob had the chicken fried chicken, which he said was good but made him long for the fried chicken at The Plaza Inn
I had the cheeseburger because people say that it is the best burger on Disney property...
They lied!!!!
The meat was okay but the bun was gross! It was not fresh at all! It was flaking and coming apart! Nothing like a bad bun ruining a burger
The fries were good and I was half full from that delicious soup anyway!
In the middle of our meal, the parade passed by and Kira LOVED being able to watch it from our table. It kept her entertained and helped to hugely improve her attitude
We ended up talking to one of the bus boys for quite a long time. He was super nice and chatty and Rob ended up giving him some Canadian coins.
Kira was wanting to make a return trip on pirates but I was done with pirates by now so Rob and Kira went and I took a spin on my fave...
I decided to take a few pics this time and despite just using my camera phone, they turned out decent enough!
I love that this stretching room actually has a purpose and you can tell that you are really going down.
When I am alone, I tend to straggle behind everyone else to enjoy the details
I tried to spot the spider and his web on the glass but I couldn't find it. Rumour has it that someone pelted the glass with a BB guns years ago and the cost and work required to fix it was just not feasible, so they decided to put a fake spider near the damaged glass as it looks like a web.
The new window at the end of the attic...
Grim Grinning Ghosts!
Don't pick up hitchhikers people!
After my solo ride, I met back up with my family and we did a HM ride together. We were debating about actually using our FP's for RSR but I felt like we should do it another night.
At that point, we decided to call it a day. I figured we could take the train over to Tomorrowland and then the Monorail to DD. That would save us a LOT of walking and we could hit two new attractions that way
This was the only time I got a glimpse of Toontown!
Stopped on the bridge over the Toontown entrance...
We got to the Monorail platform just as the sun was setting behind the Matterhorn.
With the Monorail in the background
We had just missed the monorail but that was okay because I knew we would have a good chance at riding up front on the next one. As the next one approached, I asked a CM and he directed us to the front, yay!
Fantastic view all the way to Downtown Disney, lucky us!!
Loved the view as we approached the front of the Grand Californian!
Kira and I managed a quick swim together since we got back early and then we hit the sack.
Here's her bed made by Mousekeeping
Oh, I almost forgot! Here's the finished product from the Silhouette Studio...
They give you two copies of the silhouette but they didn't do a good job finalizing the second one, you can see the glue they used and where it is not flat
I love the one in the frame and I am glad we did it! We call this new piece of art, "The Grump"
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