Fun, Sun and Mickey ~ Easter 2007 ~ Day 3

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Sunday March 25th
Weather ~ very hot and sunny 87*F

We were up early and left the hotel before 7am as we were going to Cinderella’s Royal Table for breakfast!
As we left they were assembling the hot air balloons on the land next door to our hotel. I rather fancy doing that, so maybe next time!

We arrived at the TTC, only to find that the monorails had broken down! :eek: Oh dear, I had planned on taking lots of photos of an empty Main Street! We eventually got going and arrived at MK just in the nick of time so we really did skip (well, OK then, hurry ;) ) up to the Castle! It was lovely seeing the park so empty and I did manage to sneak in a few quick photos, especially of the Partners statue which is normally so crowded.

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We entered CRT and had our photo taken with Cinderella.

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She was lovely and made a big fuss of Francesca who had worn her Cinderella dress. The photo package is included in the price of the meal and because there were 5 of us we qualified for two packages so were able to have a family one and one of Francesca on her own.

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I looked up for Gus and Jacques and there they were, hiding up in the rafters.

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The restaurant was very regal, just as I expected it to look. The girls were all given Magic wands with wishing stars and boys were given a Magic sword.

The food was delicious - orange juice, sausages, bacon, scrambled egg, French toast, potato, waffles, pastries, breads, fresh fruit, tea and coffee. Very yummy. :goodvibes

We were visited by the Fairy Godmother, Jasmine, Belle and Snow White.

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Every so often the children are asked to make a wish with their wands/swords and Pixie Dust sparkles around the room. pixiedust: This was a lovely meal and a wonderful experience to see so many little princesses and princes so taken up with all the magic.

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When we came out the rides were walk-ons so we went on Winnie the Pooh (had to do it twice as someone forgot to look at the picture of Toad handing the deeds over to Owl), Mickey’s PhilharMagic, it’s a small world and Haunted Mansion.

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The park was starting to get busier so after riding Big Thunder Mountain twice

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we decided to explore Frontierland

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and Tom Sawyer Island

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then head over to Animal Kingdom, stopping first for an ice-cream break, of course!

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I love Animal Kingdom and it’s even better now with the new ride Expedition Everest! I’d watched an interesting programme on TV about this so couldn’t wait to see it for real! We headed straight there, collected fastpasses for later and as the queueing time was only 20 minutes decided we could handle that! I do like to go in the standby line for each ride at least once as I think the fastpass line, although brilliant for saving time, can miss out some of the fantastic theming.
Well, what can I say other than it didn’t disappoint! A fantastic ride, with lovely views of Epcot and MGM from the top. :yay:

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We had a lovely time meandering around the park, I am enjoying this trip to WDW sooooo much more (is it possible?) as I think the first time there is always that fear that it is a once-in-a-lifetime trip and you mustn’t miss out on anything in case you don’t return. :love:

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We decided we were getting hungry so wandered over to Tusker House where we watched Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade, waited for the crowds to disappear then videoed it on its return. We then went inside and had a lovely meal in Tusker House, the girls and Bryan had a chicken sandwich and fries whilst I had a chicken salad.

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We caught the last of the Kilimanjaro Safaris which we always enjoy, then it was back to Expedition Everest with our fastpasses and finally we did some shopping until the park closed and made a VERY important purchase – a Christmas tree skirt! We had wanted to buy one back in 2004 but didn’t like the design. Now there was a new one with Mickey and Pluto! ::MickeyMo pluto: Hooray, roll on Christmas, I can’t wait to use it!!! :santa:

Tomorrow – Sea World. :fish:
 
What a magical day, Elaine. I love all the pictures from CRT - I didn't even know that you could see the little Gus Gus and Jac Jac!!

Laur's princess:
 

Great stuff Elaine ~ Lots of lovely photos also.
 
The girls and yourselves looked like you had a great breakfast at CRT.
Loved the photo of Jacques and Gus :goodvibes
 
What a fantastic day. CRT looks lovely but I dont think I could convince DS 5 to mingle with the princesses:lmao:
 
Great report.

Can I see a picture of your Christmas tree skirt Elaine?? :)
 
It's been put up in the roof with the other deccies but when we get them down for Christmas I will post a picture of it in Mandy's tree thread. :goodvibes
 
brill trip report so far i have enjoyed reading it up to now and there are some really good pictures (really good scenery).
 
A busy day with fab photos:goodvibes
 
Your breakfast at CRT sounds wonderful, and your little princesses looked lovely

Glad you made a start on your Christmas decoration shopping - keep up the good work :rotfl2:

Mandy :santa:
 
Such a lovely day Elaine - your thoughts on the magic of CRT are very similar to mine. Your princesses all look lovely :goodvibes :goodvibes
 







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