When we got to the platform we asked if we could ride in the front. We were told we would have to wait until the monorail arrived so they could check for availability. I knew that meant that it was not the monorail for that resort for that day. So I was not getting my hopes up! When it arrived the cast member told us they only had room for two people. Drew, gracious as always, offered to sit in the passenger car with me and Malcolm while the young of the clan rode in the front. This kinda worried me because those little ones fight a lot. I could just see the battle breaking out while the driver tried to control them! The two of them were so excited. They were racing to the front when Steven had the idea that he should take the camera with him to record the event. So I handed him the camera and we set off on our journey.
You know, I love having three children. I love chaos and I love to stay busy busy busy. But those few moments when it was just the three of us were very peaceful. It took forever to get to the Magic Kingdom because they stopped to do one of those routine safety checks. I knew we should have walked. Precious time was a wasting! I took a deep breath and reminded myself that this was vacation. A vacation at Disney where there was nothing new to see or do for us. It would be okay to go slow.
So with my renewed outlook on the day we arrived at the station. When we got out the two drivers got their licenses but also got some new trading cards.
They were so excited and wanted to show me the pictures that they had taken. They took pictures of each other. As I scrolled through the photos I found pictures of them making funny faces. Steven said it had been Rachels ideas to make those faces.
So now that we were at the park what to do first. I had some really good ideas about a certain pirate, or some rides through the fantasies or even a trek through the future. Instead we headed to a store. Hmmmmmm
well that was good too. So we grabbed a few goodies and during this shopping trip I became the owner of a new visor. I do not often wear hats, but Malcolm really likes me in hats, so I was game.
My other goal of the day was to get some more group photos for the Photo Pass card. So we stopped three times on Main Street to get pictures snapped.
Eventually we made it to Fantasyland to ride our way through all of my favorite movies. I love the Disney Classics. Some of my favorite memories as a kid involve those movies. Sunday nights meant sitting on my dads lap and watching The Wonderful World of Disney. When a movie was re-released it meant a very rare trip to the movies to see the magic on that humungous screen. That is when this all started for me. This obsession with all things Disney that I am plagued with. I fell in love with a man named Walt and all of his magical creations. I loved when they had the shows on nature and animals, but my absolute favorites were the cartoons. I loved the beautiful shows about love and romance that involved princes, princesses and a promise of happily ever after. So that is why Fantasyland will always be so special to me.
So here we were to say goodbye to all of these rides until our next trip. So we hit Peter Pan first. We got fast passes just in case we were able to come back again, but since there was no wait we jumped in the line for now. Peter pan is my favorite Disney movie. My favorite nonDisney movie is probably Big Fish and To Kill a Mockingbird, but that is a completely different story! As we glide over London we yell goodbye to Nana and the nursery we hold our arms out and pretend it is our silhouette on the moon. We whistle at the mermaids and yell How to my favorite princess; Princess Tigerlilly.
Then we fight off all of those nasty pirates and help Peter Pan save Wendy. We really get in to these rides so if you were in the car behind us and our rowdiness disturbed you, I do sincerely apologize. Caution to you though because next time we ride we will do the same thing. We ended this ride (after saving Wendy of course) by throwing the dreaded Captain Hook over to my name sake Tic Toc.
So Fantasyland was a little deserted still on this morning. We made it through all of the rides in no time at all. We rode everything too. We went to Philharmagic and smelled the wonderful smells of apple pie and we sang the beautiful songs while wearing the silly 3D glasses. On the way from one side of Fantasyland to the other Malcolm kind of veered in another direction. We had parked the stroller so of course Rachel followed her favorite parent and I was alone. I yelled out that it was fine if they went their way. I heard Malcolm laughing out loud. Really laughing like the funniest line ever from Blue Collar Comedy Hour just played through his head.
Mewhat is so funny?
MalcolmRachel just said, go ahead Daddy, dont you want your freedom?
Now I can not say Malcolm was not tempted to make a run for that freedom thing, but he stayed strong and remained with me.
We said goodbye to the Quicked Ween. . . .
See those two buzzards? Do you know what they represent?
Goodbye Dumbo. . . .
Goodbye Ariel. . .
We went to ride those fabulous Hunny Pots next. I do love that bear and pals. I even hand painted those characters on Rachels bedroom wall. I did this while 7months pregnant and really feeling bad. I made a hand made tree and a swing for that bear to rest upon. So I have sacrificed for that guy. But you know, I am kind of a traditionalist too and that ride is full of melancholy for me. I miss a certain little toad and his wild ride.
As we rode through the room filled with smoke rings and into the rainy room Malcolm made not of the two watering cans over head.
Malcolmsee those two watering cans?
Meyes.
MalcolmThey are representative of the two buzzards in Splash Mountain.
Meyou know so much about Disney. . . .
In reality, in my head I was yelling that he was wrong wrong wrong!
But that was the spirit of the day. Everything was representative of those buzzards and we looked not for hidden Mickeys but for hidden rocks, and cement and water and anything else that was in plain sight.
After pooh, Rachel noticed Alice was out and about at the teacups so off we went to say goodbye to her new best friend. We stood very impatiently in the line while we waited to see her. Now, even though there was a line, I think it was only three or four people deep. So we were impatient but not for good reason. It only took moments before we were up to Alice.
So next up we page Mr. Morrow, Mr. Tom Morrow. . . . . .
