Day 2 (MK cont)
By now it's after 3pm, I think. We decide to walk towards Storybook Circus area. Under the Sea has opened but the posted wait time is 30 min or so, so I decide we will just catch it on our next MK day. Sylvie really wants to meet Minnie, so head there. The posted wait time is 20 min for the ladies and 15 for the gents, but when we get inside I can see that the line is LONG and much more like 45 min, so we pop out and cross over to the boys. It was still a 20 min wait on that side even though the line was MUCH shorter, but we were next to a family with a cute baby so Sylvie was entertained! Our photopass pictures did not come out very well because Sylvie was holding her big princess Minnie doll nearly over her face in all of them. Oh well!
By the time we finished we were well into our Cindy and Rapunzel FP window return, so we headed back towards Princess Fairytale Hall.
Met Cinderella first:
Then Rapunzel:
We got done at about 345, I think, and our ETWB FP started at 4 or 410, so we just headed over there. The CM let us through a few minutes early. THere was just a couple of young women in line ahead of us, that was all for our FP crew. I think they were off duty CMs. I talked to Sylvie about the characters, she has been Chip before and assorted flatware. She practiced hopping. When we were let into the room, we were quickly followed by the hoards of people waiting in the regular line. It was the most packed experience with ETWB ever... and was not pleasant. I used to LOVE this attraction, but now my last two experiences have been marred. This time it was a huge family with several VERY pushy mothers who just totally crowded everyone else out. The kids pushed over Sylvie and nearly knocked her down, so she ended up being pretty clingy to me after that and didnt want to participate. That's fine with me, but I know she LOVES Belle and has done it many times without issue, so it was a little disappointing. Then when I went into the room and sat next to someone from the "family" on the bench, she freaked out at me, "where is my husband supposed to sit???" I moved over a bit for her and put Sylvie on my lap so he could squeeze in... maybe they should have stayed together? How was I supposed to know she was with someone? It was totally packed in there. On my other side was the parent of the little boy who was chosen to be the Beast, and they were so sweet and clearly had no idea what to expect. It was wonderful as always watching them experience that special moment! I snapped a selfie with Sylvie...
Oh, this picture,... it was my UNDOING,
Because when we got out of ETWB, I realized I had LOST MY PHONE. I noticed by the time I got to the stroller area, and immediately went to the CM at the entrance. He said it happens all the time and someone would take it to guest relations at the front of the park. He called in and told me they had found 3 phones today. I told him I lost mine about two minutes ago... anyway because of how the show runs he warned me it may be a while.
Being alone on a vacation with no way to contact home had me completely freaked out. I went to guest relations right away, even though I knew they wouldnt have it yet. THey let me call my husband and I left him a message that I had lost my phone, and gave him a rough outline of my plans for the night, so he could find me in case of emergency. We left Guest relations, it's about 430 now, I we have about an hour until dinner. I dont want to go all the way back through Main street because the park crowd is high... not as bad as earlier in the day but still pretty crowded. I see that Tink has a short wait so we head over there.
Tink!
15 min wait, tops. Another clueless family. When we got into Tink's home they just let their baby (15 months old or so) wander around?! SHe just passed about three families and went right to Tink, while another family was trying to get pictures. THey literally did nothing about it, it was so weird. Eventually the CM was able to get their attention and the grandpa came and picked her up, and then tried to cut the whole line to have her meet him next. The CMs straightened them out! Luckily the photopasses of this one came out great, since I didnt have my own camera.
Once we left we went back to Guest Relations to check again for my phone.... no go.
It's almost dinner time so we go to Crystal Palace and check in, get our pager, and sit on the bench. I am feeling pretty stressed out now, and then realize that I dont have my phone so I cant take any character pictures at all at Crystal Palace.... wahhh!!!!! I feel like a total idiot, really. I chat with the hostess a bit, and then we get in to be seated. I told the waiter our story too, I think, because i am not good about hiding my emotions and I was pretty stressed about the thought of a vacation wihtout my phone. I already had plans to figure out where the ATT store is, take a cab first thing in the morning, and see what I could get! Contingency planning.
As we are waiting for our drinks, a lady in a suit come up to our table. She says, "I heard you are having a rough night. I was chatting with Pooh about it and he didnt think it was right that you couldnt take any pictures for your daugther. He really wanted me to bring you this..." And she gives me a disposable camera! Disney Magic!
I immediately started crying like a baby. And I gave then poor woman a hug, ha ha ha.
The weird thing was it NEVER even OCCURRED to me to go buy a disposable camera, like i forgot they existed! Ha ha. Anyway I was so grateful and totally overcome. And I got old school pictures with the characters as we enjoyed our meal.
Note to self: buffets with a kid when you are the only adult are not easy.
I have to get the photos developed, and finish the roll first, before I can share any pics with you!
We finished dinner by 615 and I was truly exhausted by then. We went to guest relations on the way home with our fingers crossed....
And they HAD MY PHONE
Tragedy averted. Before anything else happens we are going home, ha ha ha.
We got on a nearly empty bus with another family, with two little girls. Sylvie made best friends and they chatted in the most adorable manner all the way back to Yacht club.
Good night, crazy, wonderful, stressful first day at Disney!!!