princessallison71
Chasing after my new dream
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The Plaza, costume changes, and Tomorrowland!
Once we reached the hub we headed over to... The Plaza. Let me tell you, this is such a hidden gem.
Our reservation was at 5:05, and we checked in at 5. We were given a buzzer, and took a seat at one of the yellow umbrella tables.
Our buzzer went of at 5:05, and we were seated right next to the window with a view of the castle
. I tried to get a picture, but it turned out blurry. 
Oh well, here are some pictures of the restaurant anyway.
Everyone got water, and I got a vanilla milkshake!
It was delicious, but not as good as the ones at Sci-Fi.
My dad caught another great picture of me looking over the menu.
I know, I'm just too pretty. I should really stop trying
.
Next up were our entrees. My mom and I split the Strawberry Chicken Salad that had chicken, cucumbers, strawberries, Gorgonzola, with white zinfandel vinaigrette dressing. We also split the Vegetarian Sandwich that has fresh mozzarella, hummus, basil pesto, cucumber, red pepper, tomato , and lettuce on focaccia.
This was my half, and boy was is good. They both tasted amazing. I was very proud of my choices.
My dad ordered a burger, but I was too distracted by my food to take a picture. Oops.
During our meal I could hear the trolley show going on, but I was confused because I thought they only performed it in the morning.
While my parents took care of the check I took the bag with my costume and went to go change. The Plaza doesn't have a bathroom because it's so small, but it was a short walk to the nearest bathroom. After I awkwardly changed in a stall I came out to do my hair. They moved the mirrors away from the sink, so it's in its own area. I thought that was genius!
Part of my costume involved converse that I put glitter on, so that was getting everywhere. Two really sweet girls complimented me on my chucks.
Now I know you're probably dying to know who i dressed up as, and I guess it's time to spill the secret.
I WAS TINKERBELL!
My friend, Emily ,was amazing and actually made most of this costume for me. I had wings, but they seemed like too much of a hassle, so I left those in the hotel room.
When I got got back to our table, my parents were getting ready to leave. Perfect timing!
We left the restaurant and my parents wanted to take a bathroom break, so I was just hanging out watching Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It.
Then the most magical moment of the entire trip happened here. I was near one of the entrances to the backstage areas, and about 5 cast members, who I assume were going to be part of Boo To You later tonight, were skipping down Main Street while doing the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It choreography while going backstage. And they looked so happy. It took every ounce of my strength to not go up and join them. Literally their happiness was just so contagious, and I can only hope to be that happy one day.
It definitively was one of those you had to be there moments, but it was so moving and I took it as a sign of how happy I will be when I do my CP and eventually work here.
I was in shock and couldn't get a picture so just use your imagination.
Once my parents were ready to go we headed off to Tomorrowland.
But first we ran into these ducks who were sprinting away from this bunny that was chasing them. It was adorable.
We also had to get a picture of my costume in front of the castle!
We finally made it to Tomorrowland. It had been 7 months since I had been reunited with my Carousel of Progress, and I was in need of some Rover love.
Well we got up to the platform, and they told us that it was closed. WHAT!?
They could tell we were disappointed, so the cast member continued on to say that it's always closed during the Halloween and Christmas Party.
I didn't say anything, but my mom and I shared a look that said, "It's only 6, the party doesn't start until 7."
So that wasn't fun.
To make up for it we took a spin on the Peoplemover!
I took about 100 pictures, but I'll spare you and only share my favorites.
My shoes up close! These ended up actually cutting the back of my feet. They didn't give me blisters, they cut me! Thankfully my mom had some handy-dandy band-aids.
Up Next: Is there such thing as too many castle pictures?
Once we reached the hub we headed over to... The Plaza. Let me tell you, this is such a hidden gem.
Our reservation was at 5:05, and we checked in at 5. We were given a buzzer, and took a seat at one of the yellow umbrella tables.
Our buzzer went of at 5:05, and we were seated right next to the window with a view of the castle
. I tried to get a picture, but it turned out blurry. Oh well, here are some pictures of the restaurant anyway.
Everyone got water, and I got a vanilla milkshake!
It was delicious, but not as good as the ones at Sci-Fi.
My dad caught another great picture of me looking over the menu.
I know, I'm just too pretty. I should really stop trying
.Next up were our entrees. My mom and I split the Strawberry Chicken Salad that had chicken, cucumbers, strawberries, Gorgonzola, with white zinfandel vinaigrette dressing. We also split the Vegetarian Sandwich that has fresh mozzarella, hummus, basil pesto, cucumber, red pepper, tomato , and lettuce on focaccia.
This was my half, and boy was is good. They both tasted amazing. I was very proud of my choices.
My dad ordered a burger, but I was too distracted by my food to take a picture. Oops.
During our meal I could hear the trolley show going on, but I was confused because I thought they only performed it in the morning.
While my parents took care of the check I took the bag with my costume and went to go change. The Plaza doesn't have a bathroom because it's so small, but it was a short walk to the nearest bathroom. After I awkwardly changed in a stall I came out to do my hair. They moved the mirrors away from the sink, so it's in its own area. I thought that was genius!
Part of my costume involved converse that I put glitter on, so that was getting everywhere. Two really sweet girls complimented me on my chucks.
Now I know you're probably dying to know who i dressed up as, and I guess it's time to spill the secret.
I WAS TINKERBELL!
My friend, Emily ,was amazing and actually made most of this costume for me. I had wings, but they seemed like too much of a hassle, so I left those in the hotel room.
When I got got back to our table, my parents were getting ready to leave. Perfect timing!
We left the restaurant and my parents wanted to take a bathroom break, so I was just hanging out watching Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It.
Then the most magical moment of the entire trip happened here. I was near one of the entrances to the backstage areas, and about 5 cast members, who I assume were going to be part of Boo To You later tonight, were skipping down Main Street while doing the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It choreography while going backstage. And they looked so happy. It took every ounce of my strength to not go up and join them. Literally their happiness was just so contagious, and I can only hope to be that happy one day.
It definitively was one of those you had to be there moments, but it was so moving and I took it as a sign of how happy I will be when I do my CP and eventually work here.
I was in shock and couldn't get a picture so just use your imagination.
Once my parents were ready to go we headed off to Tomorrowland.
But first we ran into these ducks who were sprinting away from this bunny that was chasing them. It was adorable.
We also had to get a picture of my costume in front of the castle!
We finally made it to Tomorrowland. It had been 7 months since I had been reunited with my Carousel of Progress, and I was in need of some Rover love.
Well we got up to the platform, and they told us that it was closed. WHAT!?
They could tell we were disappointed, so the cast member continued on to say that it's always closed during the Halloween and Christmas Party. I didn't say anything, but my mom and I shared a look that said, "It's only 6, the party doesn't start until 7."
So that wasn't fun.
To make up for it we took a spin on the Peoplemover!
I took about 100 pictures, but I'll spare you and only share my favorites.
My shoes up close! These ended up actually cutting the back of my feet. They didn't give me blisters, they cut me! Thankfully my mom had some handy-dandy band-aids.
Up Next: Is there such thing as too many castle pictures?
So... I've been terrible and went almost a month without an update! 
) So now I will get back on track with the report, but I can't make any promises about when I will finish because I have research papers, finals, and the SAT in the next month, so I may be spotty but I will do my best! Thanks for sticking around and I will get back to updating!
But it is a cut costume
Not the best way to end the trip, but we still had a great time!
but glad you had a good time! Love the marie pin you got!
