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Fred, Wilma and Family do Disney Day 5 Geeks, Parades and Fireworks
Tuesday 16th April
I was awake early again and took myself off to my normal reading place. It occurred to me that I was going to miss this when we moved to Old Key West on Friday.
At 6:30, off I went to Roaring Fork to get the breakfast supplies for me and the kids and then back to the room, where everyone was up and about with the exception of Daniel. By now, Daniel seemed to have well and truly settled into the routine a late bedtime and a lie-in. It was rare for him to be up before 7:30 wish hed do that at home!
Today, Gary, Chuck and Reeny (aka the geeks) were off to Kennedy Space Centre. We knew Daniel and the girls would probably not enjoy it so I was staying behind with them and we planned to spend the day at Magic Kingdom. To be honest, I was definitely ready for a break from the in-laws and I think they were ready for a break fromt he kids so it worked out perfectly
Everyone was ready by 8:30 so Gary and the in-laws went down to the valet podium to collect the car while the kids and I headed for the bus stops. Although there is a boat that runs to the Magic Kingdom, Daniel wanted to go on the bus and, as this day was all about the kids, that was fine by me. We had to wait quite a while but finally one turned up and we were off. As we left Wilderness Lodge, we noticed that Gary and the others were in front of us and when we stopped at the lights, we all waved madly at each other. The other people on the bus must have thought we were bonkers!
Unfortunately, we arrived at MK too late to see the opening ceremony - this was the only park where we've never been in time for it but I was determined to change that before we went home.
Once inside, we headed straight for Tomorrowland as Rea wanted to ride Space Mountain. As Daniel was too short (and didnt want to go on it anyway), we asked about child swap and were given a voucher for me and up to 3 others to enter throught he fast pass line later on. Rea and Sian went off to join the standby line and Daniel and I headed for Buzz.
Buzz was a walk on and Daniel absolutely thrashed me (I let him). We bought the ride photo and went back to meet the girls. Sian then took Daniel on Buzz again while Rea and I went on Space Mountain. I can never make up my mind whether I like this ride or not I think I have to be in the mood for it.
After that, it was off to Mickeys Toontown Fair to see if we could find Mickey and Minnie. The kids rode Goofys Barnstormer and then we went in search of characters first up was Donald, Pluto and Goofy. There was quite a wait (over 30 minutes) but Daniel was pretty patient and it was worth it in the end as the characters made a real fuss of the kids and I got some great photos.
We spent some time in the shop and ended up buying loads of stuff so I could get the 4-park limited edition lithographs for $10 I told myself I was saving money in the long run They are lovely and will look great on the wall in my Disney room when the house is finally finished.
After that, we went through Mickeys House (Minnies was closed for redecoration) and off to see the big cheese himself. After a 10-minute wait, we had an audience with Mickey and Minnie. Daniel gave them both a big hug but, unfortunately, chose this moment to decide hed rather not pose for a picture. This was the best I could do!
After that, we decided to ride the train through to Frontierland.
This was a first for us all, as weve never done it. Daniel loved the train and wanted to stay on but then he spied Woody and Jessie and decided he wanted to go meet them. We got some great pictures and Daniel promised Woody hed see him at Cowboy Camp later.
We were all getting a bit peckish now so it was off to Columbia Harbour House for lunch a tuna sandwich for Sian, chicken nuggets and fries for me and Daniel and macaroni cheese for Rea.
Back into Frontierland, we caught the end of Woodys Cowboy Camp and did the hokey cokey. Great fun.
Daniel really wanted to go on Peter Pans Flight and Snow Whites Scary Adventures but both of them were over 50 minute waits and we didnt want to waste time waiting in line. We got fast passes for Winnie the Poohs Hunny Pot ride and went off to the castle where I took some pictures of the kids.
Afterthat, it was off up Main Street to look in the shops and get an ice-cream an Itzakadoozie for Daniel and Mickey ice-cream sandwich for Rea. Sian and I both bought chocolate covered marshmallows as neither of us fancied ice-cream. We also managed to meet Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket.
After that, we decided to find a spot on main street to watch the parade another first as Ive only ever seen the Halloween parade at Magic Kingdom. The parade was great and was preceded by some school marching bands, who were fantastic. Daniel got really excited, especially when he saw Cruella De Ville and started shouting Youre bad! at her. She shouted back and pointed at him, which just made him shout even louder. He got really into it it was great.
When the parade was over, Daniel said he wanted to go on the monorail so we left the park and headed for the resort monorail to Contemporary. On the way down Main Street, we spotted someone who I'm sure must have been a DISer
Continued in the next post (too many images).
Tuesday 16th April
I was awake early again and took myself off to my normal reading place. It occurred to me that I was going to miss this when we moved to Old Key West on Friday.
At 6:30, off I went to Roaring Fork to get the breakfast supplies for me and the kids and then back to the room, where everyone was up and about with the exception of Daniel. By now, Daniel seemed to have well and truly settled into the routine a late bedtime and a lie-in. It was rare for him to be up before 7:30 wish hed do that at home!
Today, Gary, Chuck and Reeny (aka the geeks) were off to Kennedy Space Centre. We knew Daniel and the girls would probably not enjoy it so I was staying behind with them and we planned to spend the day at Magic Kingdom. To be honest, I was definitely ready for a break from the in-laws and I think they were ready for a break fromt he kids so it worked out perfectly
Everyone was ready by 8:30 so Gary and the in-laws went down to the valet podium to collect the car while the kids and I headed for the bus stops. Although there is a boat that runs to the Magic Kingdom, Daniel wanted to go on the bus and, as this day was all about the kids, that was fine by me. We had to wait quite a while but finally one turned up and we were off. As we left Wilderness Lodge, we noticed that Gary and the others were in front of us and when we stopped at the lights, we all waved madly at each other. The other people on the bus must have thought we were bonkers!Unfortunately, we arrived at MK too late to see the opening ceremony - this was the only park where we've never been in time for it but I was determined to change that before we went home.
Once inside, we headed straight for Tomorrowland as Rea wanted to ride Space Mountain. As Daniel was too short (and didnt want to go on it anyway), we asked about child swap and were given a voucher for me and up to 3 others to enter throught he fast pass line later on. Rea and Sian went off to join the standby line and Daniel and I headed for Buzz.
Buzz was a walk on and Daniel absolutely thrashed me (I let him
). We bought the ride photo and went back to meet the girls. Sian then took Daniel on Buzz again while Rea and I went on Space Mountain. I can never make up my mind whether I like this ride or not I think I have to be in the mood for it.After that, it was off to Mickeys Toontown Fair to see if we could find Mickey and Minnie. The kids rode Goofys Barnstormer and then we went in search of characters first up was Donald, Pluto and Goofy. There was quite a wait (over 30 minutes) but Daniel was pretty patient and it was worth it in the end as the characters made a real fuss of the kids and I got some great photos.
We spent some time in the shop and ended up buying loads of stuff so I could get the 4-park limited edition lithographs for $10 I told myself I was saving money in the long run
They are lovely and will look great on the wall in my Disney room when the house is finally finished.After that, we went through Mickeys House (Minnies was closed for redecoration) and off to see the big cheese himself. After a 10-minute wait, we had an audience with Mickey and Minnie. Daniel gave them both a big hug but, unfortunately, chose this moment to decide hed rather not pose for a picture. This was the best I could do!
After that, we decided to ride the train through to Frontierland.
This was a first for us all, as weve never done it. Daniel loved the train and wanted to stay on but then he spied Woody and Jessie and decided he wanted to go meet them. We got some great pictures and Daniel promised Woody hed see him at Cowboy Camp later.
We were all getting a bit peckish now so it was off to Columbia Harbour House for lunch a tuna sandwich for Sian, chicken nuggets and fries for me and Daniel and macaroni cheese for Rea.
Back into Frontierland, we caught the end of Woodys Cowboy Camp and did the hokey cokey. Great fun.
Daniel really wanted to go on Peter Pans Flight and Snow Whites Scary Adventures but both of them were over 50 minute waits and we didnt want to waste time waiting in line. We got fast passes for Winnie the Poohs Hunny Pot ride and went off to the castle where I took some pictures of the kids.
Afterthat, it was off up Main Street to look in the shops and get an ice-cream an Itzakadoozie for Daniel and Mickey ice-cream sandwich for Rea. Sian and I both bought chocolate covered marshmallows as neither of us fancied ice-cream. We also managed to meet Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket.
After that, we decided to find a spot on main street to watch the parade another first as Ive only ever seen the Halloween parade at Magic Kingdom. The parade was great and was preceded by some school marching bands, who were fantastic. Daniel got really excited, especially when he saw Cruella De Ville and started shouting Youre bad! at her. She shouted back and pointed at him, which just made him shout even louder. He got really into it it was great.
When the parade was over, Daniel said he wanted to go on the monorail so we left the park and headed for the resort monorail to Contemporary. On the way down Main Street, we spotted someone who I'm sure must have been a DISer
Continued in the next post (too many images).
It sounds like you all had a fab time 
