After eating to our hearts content, we headed back to the monorail platform and took the monorail back to the Magic Kingdom. The first thing we saw was a line forming for Pinocchio & Jiminy Cricket. We got on line to meet the characters and I noticed a VERY jolly looking man walking into the park with candy canes in his pocket. I whispered to DH that he looked alot like Santa Claus so he took the kids over to meet him while I stood on line.
The man said he was visiting a sick relative in FL, but since he and his wife came into the parks every year, they decided to take some time and keep their tradition. He asked the kids what they wanted for Christmas and handed them each a candy cane from his shirt pocket. The kids were so excited when they got back to me!
I then noticed that Mary Poppins was standing in line next to the Photo Emporium (I think that's the name of the shop). While we had already gotten her photo and autograph at breakfast, she was standing with one of the penguins from the movie. This time, it was my turn to get off the line, but only to go wait on another. There was a bit of confusion and I missed 3 of DH's calls (it was loud in the park) and I saw him calling for me out of the corner of my eye. I thought he wanted me to get off the Mary & Penguin line so I ran over to him and he says "What'd you come back for? I was just calling to ask you a question".
Since I was already off the line, I wasn't going back, but we only had 2 kids ahead of us so we didn't have long to wait to meet Pinocchio. He like DD's hat and tried to put it on his head until the handler told him it had a bow on it!! Then he just stuck it back on Bobbi's head.
We started to walk towards the castle and saw the Mayor...
Our first stop was Tomorrowland where we grabbed FP's for Buzz and since there wasn't a wait for Monsters Inc. LF, we ran inside. This ride is soo cute and I'm sorry I almost forgot about this one!!
You go inside into a waiting area, kind of like the waiting area for Stitch where they update you and tell you what's going on. At that time, they tell you to text any jokes you may have to a certain number and they might be used in the show. I sent my sons fave; "Why did the banana go to the doctor?" "He wasn't peeling well". Haha, I love that!!
Anyway, you get in to a theater that's separated into two columns with one middle aisle and they start the show. You get the interaction between Mike and Roz and then they start finding people in the audience and put their pictures up on the screen! They had this one older Hispanic woman who was a great sport. Every time her picture came up on the screen, they put this disco music on and she got up and danced. It was hysterical!! The kids really loved it and so did DH & I. I was disappointed that DS's joke wasn't used, but they show was great anyway!
Since we had a while to wait, we decided to take a ride on the TTA. DD seemed excited to ride the blue line...
We got to see the castle from up high...
When we got off, we saw MY favorite character, STITCH!!!
Stitch seemed to like DS's
Lego Mini Men and tried to take away his necklace that held them. He then tried to floss his fangs with the strings of the necklace.
After saying hi to Stitch, we grabbed some snacks, headed for a potty break and joined the line for the Speedway. DD rode with me and was upset because I really didn't give her a change to steer. I kept my foot on the gas, but she was all over the place
!! Thank goodness for those bars that keep the car in its own lane!!
Now it was time for Buzz!!
Since I rode with DD on Sunday night, I grabbed DS and played with him this time. The picture came out a little blurry.
After defending the galaxy, we headed over to see Stitch. Since there wasn't too much of a line, we decided to wait.
I forgot how much Stitch's burp stinks but since I love Stitch so much, we deal with it. Or should I say, I just make them deal with it
.
Since I knew that Pixie Hollow had just recently opened, I really wanted to head into Toontown to go see the fairies. It was really crowded in Toontown!
Before we could see the fairies, a 30 second ride for a 30 minute wait was necessary on the Barnstormer.
We skipped Minnie & Mickey's house. It's cute, but WE WANTED FAIRIES!
I stopped off for some cotton candy and FINALLY we got into the Judge's tent. The line for Pixie Hollow said 45 minutes
rolleyes2 ) and the Princesses was 20. DH suggested we just go visit the Princesses and I told him he was crazy!! I said, we'll see the Princesses at breakfast on Christmas Day and this is the only place we can see the fairies!!!
Fine, after a lecture reminding me that this trip was for the kids (isnt Christmas for me too?
) we remained on the Pixie Hollow line.
According to the timestamp on this picture... (DS Michael took this one)
...we didn't get into the forest that just LEADS you into the character room for almost another hour..
Overall, Pixie Hollow is really cute. There are sounds of birds chirping and pixie dust being spread over the walls. There are lady bugs crawling on the wall (fake ones of course).
At long last, we were being called in to meet the fairies!!! I was sooooooo excited
. Of course DD & DS were too!!
We walked in and......
Up next....We shrink to the size of a fairy and get to meet Tink!!
What resort are you staying at? We will be staying at POR.
and said yeah yeah, but I'm glad he said that. If you go during a really busy week like that and think to yourself that you just may not get on everything, you won't stress out. We walked around alot, took in the sights, saw the parades and had a great time. We tried to do as much as we could, but didn't stress out if we didn't get to anything.
