We tried to get to the MK early on Thursday morning for extra magic hours. We didn't do too badly -- I remember we were going through bag check as the opening show was going on. DD was not happy that she couldn't see it!
On this day I finally remembered to have DD wear her First Visit button that they gave her when we checked in. She didn't like it though and took it off as soon as I let her.
Mom's Memo: DD has a little stuffed dog named Violet that she takes everywhere with her. She would be devastated if we lost her. When we checked in one of the CM's saw it and warned us not to leave it in the bed in the morning so it didn't get scooped up with the bedding by housekeeping. DD didn't like it, but I made her leave Violet on a high shelf in the room every time we left the room. Well, by mid week as she got more and more tired she started fussing about this, and as a substitute I let her take a little blanket with her. So that's why she has a blanket with her in the 90 degree heat in Florida in August. lol
Once inside the park I had hoped to get another photopass photo with the castle while Main Street was not too crowded. Unfortunately there was only ONE PP photographer on Main Street and he had a line. So, we headed back to that perfect spot by the Crystal Palace and asked someone to take a picture for us.
Next we made a beeline for Enchanted Tales with Belle. If I remember correctly the sign said it was a 30 minute wait, but I think our actual wait was more like 15 or 20 minutes. The queue is nice and we enjoyed the view of Beast's Castle.
DD kept asking me if the Beast would be in Belle's Cottage and I assured her he would not. We didn't get much time to look around in Belle's Cottage because the line moved quickly. When they chose people for parts in the show I didn't encourage it for DD because I felt she was too young to follow directions. Well, this was a bit of a mistake maybe because she wanted to hold one of the props once she saw people using them.
The room where the show takes place is lovely and the show was very cute.
Unfortunately, DD cried at the end because she wanted to meet Belle. It was not easy to explain to her why she couldn't, and assurances that we would meet Belle at dinner that night didn't help, but luckily DD recovers from disappointment quickly, especially when we told her we were going on the Little Mermaid ride.
This time around I managed to take a few more pictures during the ride.
After that DD wanted to ride Dumbo again, so DH took her on. There was no line. I have to say again how pleasant this area of the park is. I was quite content waiting for them while they rode and the area had some shade and was breezy and cool.
After this DD and DH played in the water area a bit. This is so cute and wonderful on a warm day!
After that DH took her on Goofy's Barnstormer again. My memory's a little fuzzy here on what we did next, but I know we rode Winnie the Pooh again, and stood in a fairly long line for it, which irked me but it was what DD wanted!
The next thing I remember is going over to Frontierland to meet Jessie and Woody. By this time Frontierland was wall to wall people and the sun was burning hot. Standing in line was miserable, but it was worth it because DD really loves Jessie and we are big Toy Story fans in general.
While we were waiting Jessie and Woody had to go for a break to "feed Bullseye." Well after that DD was obsessed with wanting to see Bullseye, and didn't understand why we couldn't go in the barn to see him!
After this DD spent at least 15 minutes playing in the Laughing Place area. DH and I were tired and hot and happy to just let her play.
We planned to leave the park at that point, but somehow wound up riding Pirates again. We were starving by the time we got off the ride, so it was time to cash in some snack credits.
I love that picture. What can be better than a Mickey bar and popcorn at the same time?
We went back to POR and had lunch in the food court. DD had a very nice mac and cheese kids' meal there. It came with grapes and apple slices and a little bottle of water.
DH and I both did create your own salads which were huge and very good.
Then it was nap time again. Up next: dinner with the princesses!
I seen a TR about princesses and was hooked immediately. Loving this trip report and the adorable pictures of your daughter 
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