BlessedMomOfTwo
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Cast: DH Dads first trip to Disney in 20 years
DD age 3 Princess Extraordinaire
DS age 5 Prince Of Our Hearts
Me - Mom & trip planner also my first trip in 20 years
DAY TWO: Magic Kingdom
We didnt make it to early entry. My family was so slow this morning, especially the kids. We didnt have to long a wait for the bus and we were off to the Magic Kingdom. As much as we wanted to follow Tour Guide Mikes advise, there was no way we were getting the kids past the characters at the front of the park and well, this was their trip so we decided to go with the flow. We had a lot of fun seeing Cruella, Gov. Jay RatCliffe, Sleeping Beauty & Aladdin. Then we went and rode the Carousel and Its A Small World. The song stuck with the kids and on several occasions during the rest of our trip, they could be overheard singing it in the stroller a very sweet memory.
Then we decided to see Ariel. This was our longest wait of the week (about 25 mins) and it was very hot. But the kids were happy to see her, especially dd as Ariel is one of her favorites.
Then we got a FP for Poohs ride, rode Peter Pans ride, did the tea cups ride, met Alice and the Mad Hatter ( a dream come true as ds5 considers Alice his girlfriend). Then we needed to find a Peter Pan hat for ds as he had seen another boy with one on. We found one in Tinkerbells Treasures shop and got to see Tink flying around in there.
Then it was off to lunch at Cinderellas Castle. We got very lucky and Cinderella was on her throne in the castle when we arrived. DD was soooo excited to meet and hug her. Our lunch was very good dhs favorite meal of the whole trip. He had the pasta special dish and I had the Major Domos pie. Of course, it is beautiful in the restaurant so we had a wonderful time. Then back out to ride Poohs ride. Then we met up with Snow White and met her and got her autograph.
Now here is where our day took an ugly turn. The kids both wanted to go in the Haunted Mansion. If only I had listened to my mothers instinct to tell them no! They were fine until we went into the room where it gets completely dark. When the lights went out, several folks around us started to scream (playfully) and both kids freaked. When we started moving towards the ride itself, I flagged down a CM and asked for a way out. He instructed us to go back down the line we just came thru and go out a side door. As we made our way to the side door, I turned around to look at dh carrying dd and note that she is covered in blood as is dh. Apparently dd had her face so tightly buried in dhs shoulder that she got a nosebleed. So, we get into the escape corridor and try to get the nosebleed stopped. It took quite a while. A CM brought us a towel as we were running out of Kleenex, etc.. It still wouldnt stop, so I knew we needed some ice, so out the door we go to head to the nearest restaurant. You should have seen how scared those kids in line looked when they saw us exit with dd & dh with blood all over their shirts. We were able to get some ice and get the nosebleed stopped, as well as get most of the blood cleaned off them. What an ordeal!!
The parade was getting ready to start, so we found a spot. The kids really enjoyed it. They both were pulled into the parade to play a game with the lost boys from Peter Pan. Belle blew dd a kiss from her snowglobe which just made dds day. After the parade, we went to see the Country Bear Jamboree. Dd loved it. Ds & dh both fell asleep and got a little nap in. Then we took the train to Toontown. We had to leave our stroller at the train entrance and were told to pick up another when we got off the train. So we did. However, dh didnt get it open completely and as we were heading to Mickeys house, the stroller collapsed. Oh my gosh, what a fright. It closed completely with both of them in it only their feet were sticking out. I immediately jerked it open and they were no worse for the wear, but I was starting to think the day was doomed. We had a lot of fun at Mickeys house. It was getting time to need to leave to make our PS for Ohanas. We wanted to stay in Toontown a little longer, so I sent dh to call to try to change the PS and took the kids to meet with Pooh, Eeyore, & Tigger. They loved meeting them and dd encouraged Tigger to bounce with them. The magic was back. Unfortunately we could only get the PS changed until 20 minutes later, so we headed back to the train and hit the monorail to the Poly.
Dinner at Ohanas was yummy. The kids ate pretty well. They liked the rice and vegetables and ate some of the meats too. Our server, Edward, was very good. The kids did the broom & coconut game twice and they loved that. On our trip back to the Magic Kingdom, we were able to ride with the monorail driver. What a great experience and awesome view. We all got co-pilot licenses which will go in the kids scrapbooks.
We headed back to the room and decided to head out to Downtown Disney. We did a little shopping. The kids each got a balloon ball. We also left them each pick out a Christmas ornament, dd picked out Ariel and her Prince & ds picked Donald. I got a beautiful ornament with Coronado Springs on it and a boxed set of ornaments. Then we went to Once Upon A Toy and got some Mr. Potato Head parts. Then back to our room to crash for the night.
DD age 3 Princess Extraordinaire
DS age 5 Prince Of Our Hearts
Me - Mom & trip planner also my first trip in 20 years
DAY TWO: Magic Kingdom
We didnt make it to early entry. My family was so slow this morning, especially the kids. We didnt have to long a wait for the bus and we were off to the Magic Kingdom. As much as we wanted to follow Tour Guide Mikes advise, there was no way we were getting the kids past the characters at the front of the park and well, this was their trip so we decided to go with the flow. We had a lot of fun seeing Cruella, Gov. Jay RatCliffe, Sleeping Beauty & Aladdin. Then we went and rode the Carousel and Its A Small World. The song stuck with the kids and on several occasions during the rest of our trip, they could be overheard singing it in the stroller a very sweet memory.
Then we decided to see Ariel. This was our longest wait of the week (about 25 mins) and it was very hot. But the kids were happy to see her, especially dd as Ariel is one of her favorites.
Then we got a FP for Poohs ride, rode Peter Pans ride, did the tea cups ride, met Alice and the Mad Hatter ( a dream come true as ds5 considers Alice his girlfriend). Then we needed to find a Peter Pan hat for ds as he had seen another boy with one on. We found one in Tinkerbells Treasures shop and got to see Tink flying around in there.
Then it was off to lunch at Cinderellas Castle. We got very lucky and Cinderella was on her throne in the castle when we arrived. DD was soooo excited to meet and hug her. Our lunch was very good dhs favorite meal of the whole trip. He had the pasta special dish and I had the Major Domos pie. Of course, it is beautiful in the restaurant so we had a wonderful time. Then back out to ride Poohs ride. Then we met up with Snow White and met her and got her autograph.
Now here is where our day took an ugly turn. The kids both wanted to go in the Haunted Mansion. If only I had listened to my mothers instinct to tell them no! They were fine until we went into the room where it gets completely dark. When the lights went out, several folks around us started to scream (playfully) and both kids freaked. When we started moving towards the ride itself, I flagged down a CM and asked for a way out. He instructed us to go back down the line we just came thru and go out a side door. As we made our way to the side door, I turned around to look at dh carrying dd and note that she is covered in blood as is dh. Apparently dd had her face so tightly buried in dhs shoulder that she got a nosebleed. So, we get into the escape corridor and try to get the nosebleed stopped. It took quite a while. A CM brought us a towel as we were running out of Kleenex, etc.. It still wouldnt stop, so I knew we needed some ice, so out the door we go to head to the nearest restaurant. You should have seen how scared those kids in line looked when they saw us exit with dd & dh with blood all over their shirts. We were able to get some ice and get the nosebleed stopped, as well as get most of the blood cleaned off them. What an ordeal!!
The parade was getting ready to start, so we found a spot. The kids really enjoyed it. They both were pulled into the parade to play a game with the lost boys from Peter Pan. Belle blew dd a kiss from her snowglobe which just made dds day. After the parade, we went to see the Country Bear Jamboree. Dd loved it. Ds & dh both fell asleep and got a little nap in. Then we took the train to Toontown. We had to leave our stroller at the train entrance and were told to pick up another when we got off the train. So we did. However, dh didnt get it open completely and as we were heading to Mickeys house, the stroller collapsed. Oh my gosh, what a fright. It closed completely with both of them in it only their feet were sticking out. I immediately jerked it open and they were no worse for the wear, but I was starting to think the day was doomed. We had a lot of fun at Mickeys house. It was getting time to need to leave to make our PS for Ohanas. We wanted to stay in Toontown a little longer, so I sent dh to call to try to change the PS and took the kids to meet with Pooh, Eeyore, & Tigger. They loved meeting them and dd encouraged Tigger to bounce with them. The magic was back. Unfortunately we could only get the PS changed until 20 minutes later, so we headed back to the train and hit the monorail to the Poly.
Dinner at Ohanas was yummy. The kids ate pretty well. They liked the rice and vegetables and ate some of the meats too. Our server, Edward, was very good. The kids did the broom & coconut game twice and they loved that. On our trip back to the Magic Kingdom, we were able to ride with the monorail driver. What a great experience and awesome view. We all got co-pilot licenses which will go in the kids scrapbooks.
We headed back to the room and decided to head out to Downtown Disney. We did a little shopping. The kids each got a balloon ball. We also left them each pick out a Christmas ornament, dd picked out Ariel and her Prince & ds picked Donald. I got a beautiful ornament with Coronado Springs on it and a boxed set of ornaments. Then we went to Once Upon A Toy and got some Mr. Potato Head parts. Then back to our room to crash for the night.
