**For those of you who guessed MK you were right!
** For those of you who guessed the Castle you were even more right!
The Plan
-Pick up Birthday Card
-Castle Dinner 5:45
-Fireworks and Parade
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We practically flew out of our Hotel room on the fourth floor, down the stairs and out to the bus stop.
Luck was on our side because a bus was loading for the MK.
We even got a seat.
A couple people wished me a happy birthday and Dh took this opportunity to tease me for being a big kid at heart. He put his arm around me and gave me a big squeeze. We rode all the way to the MK like that.
I felt like I was on my Honeymoon again.
Since I had missed the video on the magic express I was pumped when we turned the corner by the contemporary to hear the speakers announce our arrival to the park and give us those generic tips. I grabbed Dhs hand once again and tried to communicate my excitement over our impending arrival with a series of squeezes. I dont know if he totally got what I was trying to impress upon him but he understood that the castle was nearing and I was excited.
We headed for the will call window to get my birthday pass. Dh felt the need to double check what the birthday card could and could not be used for.
He didnt believe me.
That angered me.
The fact that he still felt the need to ask the CM at the window when I had shown him the literature on the web and done my homework about it really pissed me off. Did he think I didnt know what I was talking about?
UGHHH!
How is it that I can be totally head over heels for him one minute and the next want to crush him down to his heels? Is this normal?
I told him I was angry at him for double checking and not trusting me. His response was that Disney might have changed their policy.
Since earlier this week? I think it would have been all over the disboards and I would have heard about it. I replied.
Dont do that again. I know my Disney. I said.
He just shrugged. He still didnt get why it bothered me.
However, I wasnt going to let this argument taint my visit today.
I did some deep breathing and tried to shake it off.
As we walked into the corridor and around the bend (we took the entrance to the right) to find ourselves on Main Street I started to skip. Dh noted it and grabbed my hand and skipped along right with me until we were practically in front of Tonys restaurant before we burst out giggling like two schoolgirls.
Of course we had castles to visit so we had to pull ourselves together and get a move on.
First I found us a photopass photographer to capture the moment on film.
Then off to the castle we went.
We have never eaten at the castle. It just didn't seem worth it to us to waste two table credits when we were here with the kids plus the menu didn't appeal to them. They do so much better with buffets. But now that we were on the deluxe dinning plan suddenly the Castle made more sense. Plus the more I thought about it, the more the idea of spending my actual 40th birthday in MK having dinner at the castle seemed like the perfect way to celebrate it.
I made my ADRs 6 months in advance and at the time the castle was supposed to close at 6pm. When the April park hours first came out the park was supposed to close at 7pm so we all suspected a Pirate and Princess Party was slated for this evening. I was looking forward to it.
Unfortunately, there was no party announced and they moved the park closing time back to 10pm. But the reason I am telling you this story is that when I arrived at the castle to register they still had open seatings. The castle was not booked. I witnessed a very happy (although a tad over-stressed) family of 6 get a table immediately. Another family of four was told to come back in 30 minutes. Understandably, I was a bit shocked by this. The CM at the desk said they must have forgot to reopen up the castle bookings when they changed the park hours. She said it happens sometimes.
We were sent to wander around for a few moments before they called our name. We were a tad late and Dh was shocked that we had to wait while the family of 6 just walked up and walked in.
I just shrugged it off and went over to take a closer look at the mosaics. I just love them; always have even as a child. I wanted to stay in a happy place. Complaining and moaning about it wasnt going to make my vacation any more magical. Looking at the mosaics would. So off I went.
Dh went back over to the check-in desk. I was thinking oh great. Since I was the person that checked in once again Dh felt the need to check up on me. Like I wasnt doing such a good enough job. It made it harder to stay in my Happy Place frame of mind.
Dh and the CM had a real conversation. It lasted a few minutes. Out of the corner of my eye because I was trying really hard to ignore Dhs presence and what I felt was an affront on my Disney planning and knowledge I watched him point at some piece of paper and nod at the CM.
Now it was getting suspicious as well as annoying. Doesnt that Man know by now that I am the Control Freak in the family? I make all Disney related decisions not him.
Hummpht! It took all my control to stay in my Happy Place.
Dh called my name and the CM he had been talking to showed us right in.
Still suspicious
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What was Dh up to? Click here to find out
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The resort pictures are lovely 
I'm glad you ended up having enough time to get settled in before your dinner!
I always want to stay at the AKL with a savannah view of course! Did you feel like it took a long time to get around from there on the buses? It seems so far away from everything! Can't wait to read more!
I would have clearly lost my mind.....head spioining around.....you know,....not pretty in general! It always shocks me when I get an incompetent CM, but hey, every organization has them and thankfully Disney has few andfar between.
I bet it's something good! How fun to spend your birthday dinner at Cindy's castle!!!! 
He cut back on not believing my DIS knowledge after that though 
thinks I'm losing it a bit when I do the hand squeezing so much at Disney....but hey, I could be screaming, "We're Here!" or "There's the CASTLE!!!" ... so really he should be happy it's just a hand squeeze and no one gets alarmed 
one minute, loathing 
the next, yes, so true...we do love 'em 
but they still drive us crazy at times! Especially when they don't believe that we know what we're talking about! WE KNOW! What we're talking about! WE are the ONES always talking about it, aren't we???
Chipolte so close by!! 
We have to travel all the way to Fargo to shop in those stores......not a hardship for the mama.....I get to go through Super Target, clearly how bad can that be???
