diberry
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Thursday 10th November
Well, it had happened once again you look forward to it for months and then, in the blink of an eye, youre on your last day!!!!
We packed, took our cases to the left luggage lockers at the station and then set off to enjoy our last few hours in the park. We wanted to meet Mickey first of all up at the top end of Liberty Arcade a nicely organised meet n greet. We were delighted to see he was wearing his green cloak and red top hat very Christmassy!!!
Had our usual GMF brekkie and then decided to queue up for a photo with Cinderella who was meeting people at the front of the castle. We queued for 15 minutes and then Sleeping Beauty came and took over from her which was a bit annoying as wed already met her a couple of days ago!! In the afternoon we saw Belle there too but not in her princess costume (its supposed to be a Disney princess greeting session) she was wearing the blue dress and white pinafore that she wears in her Musical Medley show where you can also meet her. We would have liked to have seen her in her beautiful yellow princess dress. We never saw Snow White there but she may appear at other times.
So we ducked out of the queue and as we walking down Main Street we saw the character bus and it was snowing beautifully too!!
Back in Central Plaza we met Prince John
and then went across to PotC in Adventureland and climbed up to the top of the Swiss Family Robinson tree house. We went to the Coolpost opposite Col Hathis where you can lift up the lid of a box of Coke bottles and hear the sound of a bottle being opened and poured as well as pick up the old fashioned phone there and hear the delivery mans conversation (more secrets!!!). Outside Colonel Hathis we again were lucky enough to bump into a whole load of characters including Mickey & Minnie in their safari suits again, Goofy, Abu and the Genie from Aladdin.
We wandered through to Frontierland where we had to wait 25 minutes to go on BTM by far the longest queue of the week!!! Then across to Phantom Manor and then to the Chapparal Theatre where we watched the Mickeys Winter Wonderland show which was really good lovely Christmas music, loads of characters and very colourful.
We caught the railroad train round to Main Street where wed booked lunch at Inventions in the Disneyland Hotel. Wed expected it to be a character lunch but it wasnt. Its a very nice restaurant with a lovely view towards the park and loads of delicious food but it was extremely expensive and without the characters certainly not worth the expense IMHO.
Went back into the park to see HIStA in Discoveryland and finally persuaded Rhiannon to sit in the pram outside Videopolis to have her photo taken!!
Had one last go on IASW before we had to leave. Wed had a really wonderful stay and filled every available moment. On the train Rhiannon gave me these gorgeous Mickey and Minnie Christmas cuddlies which Id been admiring all week but hadnt been able to justify buying for myself shed got them as a surprise for me and I absolutely love them!!!!! What a lovely daughter Ive got!!
Got back to Nottingham just after midnight now to start planning the next trip!!!
Well, it had happened once again you look forward to it for months and then, in the blink of an eye, youre on your last day!!!!
We packed, took our cases to the left luggage lockers at the station and then set off to enjoy our last few hours in the park. We wanted to meet Mickey first of all up at the top end of Liberty Arcade a nicely organised meet n greet. We were delighted to see he was wearing his green cloak and red top hat very Christmassy!!!
Had our usual GMF brekkie and then decided to queue up for a photo with Cinderella who was meeting people at the front of the castle. We queued for 15 minutes and then Sleeping Beauty came and took over from her which was a bit annoying as wed already met her a couple of days ago!! In the afternoon we saw Belle there too but not in her princess costume (its supposed to be a Disney princess greeting session) she was wearing the blue dress and white pinafore that she wears in her Musical Medley show where you can also meet her. We would have liked to have seen her in her beautiful yellow princess dress. We never saw Snow White there but she may appear at other times.
So we ducked out of the queue and as we walking down Main Street we saw the character bus and it was snowing beautifully too!!
Back in Central Plaza we met Prince John
and then went across to PotC in Adventureland and climbed up to the top of the Swiss Family Robinson tree house. We went to the Coolpost opposite Col Hathis where you can lift up the lid of a box of Coke bottles and hear the sound of a bottle being opened and poured as well as pick up the old fashioned phone there and hear the delivery mans conversation (more secrets!!!). Outside Colonel Hathis we again were lucky enough to bump into a whole load of characters including Mickey & Minnie in their safari suits again, Goofy, Abu and the Genie from Aladdin.
We wandered through to Frontierland where we had to wait 25 minutes to go on BTM by far the longest queue of the week!!! Then across to Phantom Manor and then to the Chapparal Theatre where we watched the Mickeys Winter Wonderland show which was really good lovely Christmas music, loads of characters and very colourful.
We caught the railroad train round to Main Street where wed booked lunch at Inventions in the Disneyland Hotel. Wed expected it to be a character lunch but it wasnt. Its a very nice restaurant with a lovely view towards the park and loads of delicious food but it was extremely expensive and without the characters certainly not worth the expense IMHO.
Went back into the park to see HIStA in Discoveryland and finally persuaded Rhiannon to sit in the pram outside Videopolis to have her photo taken!!
Had one last go on IASW before we had to leave. Wed had a really wonderful stay and filled every available moment. On the train Rhiannon gave me these gorgeous Mickey and Minnie Christmas cuddlies which Id been admiring all week but hadnt been able to justify buying for myself shed got them as a surprise for me and I absolutely love them!!!!! What a lovely daughter Ive got!!
Got back to Nottingham just after midnight now to start planning the next trip!!!
I'm glad you both had such a wonderful time. 
and everyone who had previously walked past them started queuing up for a turn 
and 
!!!!!!!!!!!! for MOM !!!!!!!
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I haven't been to DLP yet but am looking forward to taking my first trip sometime next year. I can't wait, it'll be my first trip to Europe. 
but tears in my eyes.
