laura74
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Monkston and I stroll along Main Street, people watching, looking in windows. This leisurely visit to the park is kind of nice, I think to myself. I do feel like we should do something though.
Hey Monk, why dont we go visit Mickey and get your picture taken?
No thanks Mommy.
How about the princesses? We can get a fastpass.
No, I just want to walk around and take some pictures.
Sigh.
I remember not so many years ago, standing in line to meet the princesses. It was during an extra magic hours evening so the crowds had thinned a bit. I think we still had to wait 40 minutes but Monkston was so excited to have her picture taken with them.
This was at the end of a commando day. We had spent all day at Animal Kingdom and were already tired, but we decided to take advantage of the extra hours at the Magic Kingdom. Maybe we would get a second wind. At least one of us had a stroller.
Back then, I handled all of Monkstons wardrobe decisions so she had suitcase of girly little outfits. That morning she started out the day in a cute little pink skirt and matching skirt. A spill later in the day necessitated changing into some jeans and as nighttime arrived, and it got chilly we added a jean jacket. My little princess was looking a bit tomboyish now.
As we were waiting for Wishes to start Mr. Squid decided to get her a light up something or other. He came back with this enormous Flava Flav sized necklace that Monkston loved.
We finally get to meet the princesses and theres my scraggly little girl in all her denim, wearing her enormous glowing necklace and posing for pictures. Each of the princesses would greet her with, Well look what we have here. A pirate princess!
I could see the confusion on her face and Im sure I looked confused as well. Why are they calling her a pirate princess?
It wasnt until later that evening that I got a closer look at the necklace and discovered the pirate connection. It had a skull and crossbones in the middle of it.
So no more princesses for Monkston I guess. Maybe next year I can sneak in a reservation at Akershus. Mr. Squid likes all that pickled fish they serve. (Hah! Look what happened. The squid likes fish!)
I hand Monkston the camera and tell her Ill follow her lead. And she leads us straight to the confectionary.
I love the old fashioned outfits they make everyone wear. I wonder if they hate wearing them. Maybe theyre not that comfortable. At least theyre inside in the air conditioning. Those Citizens of Main Street must get pretty ripe in this Florida heat with all that finery they wear.
Do they look happy?
Heres another random shot.
I watch Monkston study all the cases and displays of sweets and wait for the inevitable request. Nope. Still just looking and taking photos.
We head outside and see another parade going by. Its always much nicer to happen upon a parade rather than wait around for one to start. The sidewalk isnt too crowded so were able to see most of it. I pray that one of the characters will wave their hand our way. Monkston will be disappointed if she doesnt get a greeting. One of the dancers shakes her hand in our general direction and I tell her she was waving right at her.
After the parade passes by, we spot a couple of Citizens across the street.
We walk over and they tell us and several others to get into a circle and sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat. I pretend to sing, but Monkston has a great voice. She inherited Mr. Squids musical ear and has perfect pitch.
Luckily, the singing doesnt go on too long and they launch into a campaign to get us to join their cause. Theyre Suffragettes and they need our help.
Monkston asks me, Whats a Suffragette?
I explain that a long time ago women didnt have as many rights as men did. One of the things they werent allowed to do was vote. The Suffragettes wanted to change that.
Imagine if your teacher said, Tomorrow you can have a special treat. Vote if youd like chocolate covered grasshoppers or ice cream. But by law only the boys are allowed to vote. And the boys vote for grasshoppers! How would that make you feel? You had no say but there were more girls in the class than boys.
Boys are dumb.
Well ok. Lesson over. Who said Disney wasnt educational?
We decide to head over to the castle for some more picturesque photos.
We happen upon the castle show in progress. I have no idea what this story is about but at the end Mickey and Minnie are dancing together.
What do you want to do now Monko? Are you hungry? Want to get some popcorn or something?
(Record screeching)
Josh from easywdw.com: I cant take it. Youve been in the park for three hours and youve done what? Talked to some minor characters, played with the sorcerers, taken pictures and shopped. And the next thing on your list is popcorn? Do you know how much an admission ticket is? Suze Ormond would have a thing or two to say about this. Its now 3:00. You can forget about getting any fastpasses now. I give up.
Laura74: Oh gosh! 3:00 already? Mr. Squid had wanted to rent a boat today. Wed better head back.
Josh: Sigh.
What do you say, Monkston? Why dont we head back to the front of the park and grab something for the walk back?
We stop at a popcorn cart and Monkston decides to get a frozen lemonade.
After the short walk back to our resort, we change into our suits and head out to the pool. We get some loungers in the back row and Monkston heads for the pool.
Within minutes, I see shes made a friend.
I remember how easy it was to make vacation friends when I was a kid. You could just walk/swim up to someone and ask if they want to play. Easy as that.
I guess this means that well have to put off the boat rental for another day. We cant break up a new friendship so quickly.
Hey Monk, why dont we go visit Mickey and get your picture taken?
No thanks Mommy.
How about the princesses? We can get a fastpass.
No, I just want to walk around and take some pictures.
Sigh.
I remember not so many years ago, standing in line to meet the princesses. It was during an extra magic hours evening so the crowds had thinned a bit. I think we still had to wait 40 minutes but Monkston was so excited to have her picture taken with them.
This was at the end of a commando day. We had spent all day at Animal Kingdom and were already tired, but we decided to take advantage of the extra hours at the Magic Kingdom. Maybe we would get a second wind. At least one of us had a stroller.
Back then, I handled all of Monkstons wardrobe decisions so she had suitcase of girly little outfits. That morning she started out the day in a cute little pink skirt and matching skirt. A spill later in the day necessitated changing into some jeans and as nighttime arrived, and it got chilly we added a jean jacket. My little princess was looking a bit tomboyish now.
As we were waiting for Wishes to start Mr. Squid decided to get her a light up something or other. He came back with this enormous Flava Flav sized necklace that Monkston loved.
We finally get to meet the princesses and theres my scraggly little girl in all her denim, wearing her enormous glowing necklace and posing for pictures. Each of the princesses would greet her with, Well look what we have here. A pirate princess!
I could see the confusion on her face and Im sure I looked confused as well. Why are they calling her a pirate princess?

It wasnt until later that evening that I got a closer look at the necklace and discovered the pirate connection. It had a skull and crossbones in the middle of it.
So no more princesses for Monkston I guess. Maybe next year I can sneak in a reservation at Akershus. Mr. Squid likes all that pickled fish they serve. (Hah! Look what happened. The squid likes fish!)
I hand Monkston the camera and tell her Ill follow her lead. And she leads us straight to the confectionary.
I love the old fashioned outfits they make everyone wear. I wonder if they hate wearing them. Maybe theyre not that comfortable. At least theyre inside in the air conditioning. Those Citizens of Main Street must get pretty ripe in this Florida heat with all that finery they wear.
Do they look happy?

Heres another random shot.

I watch Monkston study all the cases and displays of sweets and wait for the inevitable request. Nope. Still just looking and taking photos.
We head outside and see another parade going by. Its always much nicer to happen upon a parade rather than wait around for one to start. The sidewalk isnt too crowded so were able to see most of it. I pray that one of the characters will wave their hand our way. Monkston will be disappointed if she doesnt get a greeting. One of the dancers shakes her hand in our general direction and I tell her she was waving right at her.
After the parade passes by, we spot a couple of Citizens across the street.

We walk over and they tell us and several others to get into a circle and sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat. I pretend to sing, but Monkston has a great voice. She inherited Mr. Squids musical ear and has perfect pitch.

Luckily, the singing doesnt go on too long and they launch into a campaign to get us to join their cause. Theyre Suffragettes and they need our help.
Monkston asks me, Whats a Suffragette?
I explain that a long time ago women didnt have as many rights as men did. One of the things they werent allowed to do was vote. The Suffragettes wanted to change that.
Imagine if your teacher said, Tomorrow you can have a special treat. Vote if youd like chocolate covered grasshoppers or ice cream. But by law only the boys are allowed to vote. And the boys vote for grasshoppers! How would that make you feel? You had no say but there were more girls in the class than boys.
Boys are dumb.
Well ok. Lesson over. Who said Disney wasnt educational?
We decide to head over to the castle for some more picturesque photos.

We happen upon the castle show in progress. I have no idea what this story is about but at the end Mickey and Minnie are dancing together.

What do you want to do now Monko? Are you hungry? Want to get some popcorn or something?
(Record screeching)
Josh from easywdw.com: I cant take it. Youve been in the park for three hours and youve done what? Talked to some minor characters, played with the sorcerers, taken pictures and shopped. And the next thing on your list is popcorn? Do you know how much an admission ticket is? Suze Ormond would have a thing or two to say about this. Its now 3:00. You can forget about getting any fastpasses now. I give up.
Laura74: Oh gosh! 3:00 already? Mr. Squid had wanted to rent a boat today. Wed better head back.
Josh: Sigh.
What do you say, Monkston? Why dont we head back to the front of the park and grab something for the walk back?
We stop at a popcorn cart and Monkston decides to get a frozen lemonade.
After the short walk back to our resort, we change into our suits and head out to the pool. We get some loungers in the back row and Monkston heads for the pool.
Within minutes, I see shes made a friend.
I remember how easy it was to make vacation friends when I was a kid. You could just walk/swim up to someone and ask if they want to play. Easy as that.
I guess this means that well have to put off the boat rental for another day. We cant break up a new friendship so quickly.