This morning we took a vote to see which park we would head to. It was pretty much a unanimous vote for Magic Kingdom, since we had not done a full day at MK during this trip. We were out the door, and as we have seen for the past days, at the bus stop, just after a bus leaves. No big deal though, it allows us to pick the seat on the next bus.
Once at the Magic Kingdom, we took our usual picture just past the ticketing area, in the center of the garden. It was very interesting to note however, there were no PhotoPass photographers in the area. After the photos outside, we proceeded to Main Street to take a photo by a Disney photographer.
Since DD3 was in her Jasmine dress today, we decided to go to the Barber Shop and get the girls and my hair cut, complete with mickey heads and Pixie Dust. We got there just in time, because after we got in line for the haircuts, there was quite a bit of backlog. The girls got their mickey heads, and pretty hair, I got my mickey head, and a coating of hair gel that served as my sunscreen for the day.
Since we had already been in the park for an hour and a half and not accomplished anything but a haircut, we decided to head to the Plaza restaurant for lunch. Along the way, we stopped at the Virtual Magic Kingdom shop to see if they had the "Boo to You" song, to use as the background music for the trip. They no longer sold the custom CD's, and I was told the Halloween song wasn't available. I plan to continue my quest for the song once I get home.
We decided after lunch to get some ice cream for the girls, Dole Whip Sundae, and slice of pineapple for me. This led us into Adventureland. We walked through the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, visited the Tiki Room, and Aladdin's Carpet ride. Next up was Frontierland, and a trip on the Big Boat, I say that, because I don't remember the name. It was the first time that we have ridden it as a family.
We then made our way into Fantasyland to secure FastPasses to Peter Pan. We rode Cinderella's Carousel, and Snow White's Not So Scary Adventure. The made our way down to watch the Dreams Come true parade. After the parade, we made our way to Toontown to get the Princesses autographs, and to let DD3 take in some rides and playtime.
Since it was close to dinner time, we had been trying to get seating at any of the MK restaurants, which turned out to be impossible. Did I mention yet that the crowds were quite large today? It seemed like it was very busy, but most of the attractions we went on had a 20 minute wait. I am not sure what was going on, but it just seemed crowded. We chose Cosmic Ray's as our dinner of choice, since for counter service you either get a hamburger, hot dog, or chicken tenders.
We decided to go scope out a place to watch Spectromagic, and ended up on the wheel across from the castle, what looked to be a great location, ended up testing my patience. We were close to the box that the CM's mark out to allow them a place to sit during the parade. The box ended up being encroached by about 6 - 7 kids, and a few parents. The wouldn't listen to the CM that was telling them that they could not be there, but yet, the CM would not be forceful and force them to move. That is my only rant that I have for this trip, I promise.
After Spectromagic, we went into tomorrowland to ride Buzz Lightyear, and the TTA. We found it interesting that the TTA closes before Wishes. But anyway, we made our way towards Main Street only to decide, actually DD7 decided, let's get out of there before everyone else makes a run for it. We did however stop in the bakery for a couple of Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast.
Tomorrow is our last park day, so we are going to fill in the rest of the blanks that we didn't hit today.
See ya!
Once at the Magic Kingdom, we took our usual picture just past the ticketing area, in the center of the garden. It was very interesting to note however, there were no PhotoPass photographers in the area. After the photos outside, we proceeded to Main Street to take a photo by a Disney photographer.
Since DD3 was in her Jasmine dress today, we decided to go to the Barber Shop and get the girls and my hair cut, complete with mickey heads and Pixie Dust. We got there just in time, because after we got in line for the haircuts, there was quite a bit of backlog. The girls got their mickey heads, and pretty hair, I got my mickey head, and a coating of hair gel that served as my sunscreen for the day.
Since we had already been in the park for an hour and a half and not accomplished anything but a haircut, we decided to head to the Plaza restaurant for lunch. Along the way, we stopped at the Virtual Magic Kingdom shop to see if they had the "Boo to You" song, to use as the background music for the trip. They no longer sold the custom CD's, and I was told the Halloween song wasn't available. I plan to continue my quest for the song once I get home.
We decided after lunch to get some ice cream for the girls, Dole Whip Sundae, and slice of pineapple for me. This led us into Adventureland. We walked through the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, visited the Tiki Room, and Aladdin's Carpet ride. Next up was Frontierland, and a trip on the Big Boat, I say that, because I don't remember the name. It was the first time that we have ridden it as a family.
We then made our way into Fantasyland to secure FastPasses to Peter Pan. We rode Cinderella's Carousel, and Snow White's Not So Scary Adventure. The made our way down to watch the Dreams Come true parade. After the parade, we made our way to Toontown to get the Princesses autographs, and to let DD3 take in some rides and playtime.
Since it was close to dinner time, we had been trying to get seating at any of the MK restaurants, which turned out to be impossible. Did I mention yet that the crowds were quite large today? It seemed like it was very busy, but most of the attractions we went on had a 20 minute wait. I am not sure what was going on, but it just seemed crowded. We chose Cosmic Ray's as our dinner of choice, since for counter service you either get a hamburger, hot dog, or chicken tenders.
We decided to go scope out a place to watch Spectromagic, and ended up on the wheel across from the castle, what looked to be a great location, ended up testing my patience. We were close to the box that the CM's mark out to allow them a place to sit during the parade. The box ended up being encroached by about 6 - 7 kids, and a few parents. The wouldn't listen to the CM that was telling them that they could not be there, but yet, the CM would not be forceful and force them to move. That is my only rant that I have for this trip, I promise.
After Spectromagic, we went into tomorrowland to ride Buzz Lightyear, and the TTA. We found it interesting that the TTA closes before Wishes. But anyway, we made our way towards Main Street only to decide, actually DD7 decided, let's get out of there before everyone else makes a run for it. We did however stop in the bakery for a couple of Cinnamon Rolls for breakfast.
Tomorrow is our last park day, so we are going to fill in the rest of the blanks that we didn't hit today.
See ya!
