"Mom, why does the Magical Bus have to be the happiest and the saddest bus?"NEW 8/24!

[Cory's Gal]

Once we had met up with my parents we had to make one more stop in Fantasyland. The ride that many have that love/hate relationship with, It's A Small World...FYI my dad would be in the "hate" category...the rest of us are fine with it and see it as a must do with the kiddos for now! Dad will ride for the grandkids but that is pretty much the only way he will get on it!

There was a not a line at all and we walked right on to our boat!
Grandpa SUPER excited to be riding!!

FRONT ROW!!!

Cheap seats...

I am born and raised in Minnesota and a HUGE Vikings fan, Cory was born and raised in Wisconsin and is a HUGE Packer fan. We both DISLIKE Brett Favre! We got a laugh out of this!! (We know the spelling is different, we had a good laugh though! )

After our "cruise" I think my mom and I went into a shop or two and Cory snapped these cute pics of the kiddos by the Cinderella fountain!

We wandered through Liberty Square and got a funnel cake!! And then we heard some music, it was time for Move It Shake It Celebrate It!!!!!!!!!!! We headed to the hub and the kids started to dance!!! There was a Photopass photographer taking pictures and we got a few great shots!!

What a fun celebration! The music was great and it was a blast!! We then had one more "land" to visit before we left the Magic Kingdom...

 

[Angies1274]

Great update Beth! Cute pictures on IASW and in front of the Cinderella fountain! We love the Move it Shake it Celebrate it Parade!! We were sad we missed it this trip. Adorable pics of Helen dancing!! That music is pretty catchy!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

Great update Beth! Cute pictures on IASW and in front of the Cinderella fountain! We love the Move it Shake it Celebrate it Parade!! We were sad we missed it this trip. Adorable pics of Helen dancing!! That music is pretty catchy!!

Thanks Angie!! The parade was a blast and it really makes you "move it and shake it"!!! The music is really catchy and it's really fun, it was a great way to see a "parade" without having to wait! I hope they keep something like this even after the "Celebrate" promotion is over! It was a great little break for the kids (and us adults too)!!

 

[Charlefours]

It was a great day! We got to do so many things all around the parks! Our "hopping" days are a lot of fun!!!! We had a lot of things on our "list" too Stephanie, that we never got to do! I guess we will have to go back, oh darn....

Definitely good to go back! I know there is definitely no way we will get absolutely every thing done we would like to or would want to. Darn the luck

So sad it is the last day!

The pictures of the Move It Shake It Celebrate It are adorable! I love the PP photographer got some candids of it!

 

[Christyo72]

Helen is a girl of many talents! LOVE the pictures of her dancing
Christy

 

[DisMomAmy]

Those pictures of Helen are too cute!!!

We always have to take a ride on IASW... Zach calls it his happy ride! It will be closed for refurb when I go this fall... that's fine with me, but I hope my friend isn't disappointed... she grew up going to Disney Land a lot so this might be one she's looking forward to.

This last day is always so sad, but it sounds like you guys are off to a great start! Love the PP pictures in front of the castle!

 

[Cory's Gal]

Definitely good to go back! I know there is definitely no way we will get absolutely every thing done we would like to or would want to. Darn the luck

So sad it is the last day!

The pictures of the Move It Shake It Celebrate It are adorable! I love the PP photographer got some candids of it!

Thanks Stephanie! There are always so many things that I find out about here on the DIS after our trip that get added to "my list" too! That's what I LOVE about Disney, so many fun and new things to try every trip!!

The Move It Shake It Celebrate It party was so much fun! Helen can never sit still when there's fun music! She was dancing a lot that day and pretty much every other day at Disney as well!!!

Helen is a girl of many talents! LOVE the pictures of her dancing
Christy

Thanks Christy!! She LOVES to dance especially when there is a great beat! She doesn't even need a crowd to dance, that girl will dance to a commercial on TV if it's peppy and fun!!

Those pictures of Helen are too cute!!!

We always have to take a ride on IASW... Zach calls it his happy ride! It will be closed for refurb when I go this fall... that's fine with me, but I hope my friend isn't disappointed... she grew up going to Disney Land a lot so this might be one she's looking forward to.

This last day is always so sad, but it sounds like you guys are off to a great start! Love the PP pictures in front of the castle!

Thanks Amy! I love getting those more candid shots of the kids having fun!! I can totally pass on IASW too, but the kids like it and we usually get on it when there is no line, so it's a nice break from the sun too!!! We tried to pack in so much on the last day!! This is why I LOVE the Park Hopper option so much, we get to see all of our faves one more time!!!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Last park day already?!

haha, Cory has good taste in football teams. It's funny you mention that sign on IASW because every time we ride it I always think of Brett Favre too. I used to like him but not since he "retired" and then went to the Vikings!

OMG, those pictures from the Move it shake it celebrate it parade are adorable! I always get a kick out of watching the kids dance.

 

[Cory's Gal]

Last park day already?!

haha, Cory has good taste in football teams. It's funny you mention that sign on IASW because every time we ride it I always think of Brett Favre too. I used to like him but not since he "retired" and then went to the Vikings!

OMG, those pictures from the Move it shake it celebrate it parade are adorable! I always get a kick out of watching the kids dance.

I figured you would like the Packers like Cory does Sarah! Too bad the Vikings are better... We thought the sign was really funny and thought that there had to be others who found the humor in it!!

Move It...parade was fun! I even liked dancing to the music, there were so many kids having a great time! I think it's a great addition to the MK!!!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

I forgot to post these two pretty pics of the castle that I took while Cory was waiting for his funnel cake!

It's so beautiful from all sides!

After we danced in the parade we had a couple stops to make before we headed out of the Magic Kingdom! First we needed to take a "cruise", a Jungle Cruise that is! This is the first cruise for both kids, we didn't get on it with Gabe on his first trip! We waited in Stand-by for only 15 minutes and then we loaded onto our boat!
We saw some beautiful butterflies (they must eat a LOT of nectar)

A hungry hippo:

Gabe was really into it and I could tell he was trying to figure out if those animals were really real...

Backside of Water...

Happy Elephant!

Gabe REALLY had a nice cruise!

Next the kids and my parents rode on the Magic Carpets, they waited almost 20 minutes to ride!!!

Then they were flying!

After their flight we made a pit stop and took a couple more pics with the castle!

Gabe didn't want to take another picture...boys...

We then waved good-bye to our Magic Kingdom one last time and hopped on the monorail...

 

[Charlefours]

Love the castle (no matter which side). We have never been on the JC either. The little girl behind the parents in the Aladdin line looks very unhappy. I love the pictures by the castle. So precious!!

 

[rndmr2]

Great updates! You got lots of cute pics of the kids. I love the Jungle Cruise, it's corny but fun, (I took a picture of the "backside of water", too ! )

 

[Angies1274]

YAY for the Jungle Cruise! We love that ride...corny jokes and all! Aww...it looks like Gabe really enjoyed it too! I don't think you can ever take too many pictures of the castle...it's so beautiful!

 

[DisMomAmy]

It's so sad to say good-bye to the castle... I think MK has to be the hardest park to say good-bye to. I'm glad you had a nice cruise before leaving.

 

[Cory's Gal]

Love the castle (no matter which side). We have never been on the JC either. The little girl behind the parents in the Aladdin line looks very unhappy. I love the pictures by the castle. So precious!!

Thanks Stephanie! I just think the castle is so pretty! I could seriously just sit on a bench and look at it! It's so magical!!

Great updates! You got lots of cute pics of the kids. I love the Jungle Cruise, it's corny but fun, (I took a picture of the "backside of water", too ! )

Thanks Danielle! I was so happy with the pics we were able to get of the kids! I love that we captured them having so much fun!! Next trip we will have to try JC at night, I guess it's a whole new experience!!

YAY for the Jungle Cruise! We love that ride...corny jokes and all! Aww...it looks like Gabe really enjoyed it too! I don't think you can ever take too many pictures of the castle...it's so beautiful!

Thanks Angie, Gabe had fun on the ride and laughed at the gorillas! I think that's his favorite part of the "cruise". I was glad we didn't have to wait long, that's the one line that usually seems never ending!!! I agree with you that the castle is so beautiful, I wish I had one in my backyard to look at everyday!!!

It's so sad to say good-bye to the castle... I think MK has to be the hardest park to say good-bye to. I'm glad you had a nice cruise before leaving.

I totally agree with you Amy, MK is the hardest park to leave. I hate walking down Main Street towards the exit, I always shed a few tears and hope that we get back sooner than later! We did have a nice cruise before we left, I was happy to get in so many attractions that morning before we headed out!

 

[Mombits]

I love the pic of Helen dancing at the parade!!!! So adorable. Sad that the trip is almost over

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Hi Beth!

Oh, what a great last day! The pictures of Helen dancing are just adorable!!! So cute!! The Favre sign made me laugh too - we feel the same way....not big fans (anymore)!

IASM looks really cute, as does Jungle Cruise!! Gabe looks so intense looking at those animals!!! Did he ever ask if the animals were real?

Karen

 

[Cory's Gal]

I love the pic of Helen dancing at the parade!!!! So adorable. Sad that the trip is almost over

Thanks Chris!! We were sad on our last day and I think that's why we kept trying to do things fast. We wanted to get in as much as we could! We had fun!!

Hi Beth!

Oh, what a great last day! The pictures of Helen dancing are just adorable!!! So cute!! The Favre sign made me laugh too - we feel the same way....not big fans (anymore)!

IASM looks really cute, as does Jungle Cruise!! Gabe looks so intense looking at those animals!!! Did he ever ask if the animals were real?

Karen

Thanks Karen! Helen is quite the dancer so this parade was right up her alley! I thought you would appreciate/not appreciate the Favre sign!!

He did ask about the animals right away and even though we told him they weren't real, I could tell he still wasn't 100% convinced! It's a fun ride those, as corny as it is!!!

 

[Cory's Gal]

We took the monorail to the TTC and then on to Epcot, our last park!
Gabe enjoyed his ride and I can't remember if Helen fell asleep, I think she may have.

I am pretty sure she was sleeping because once we got into Epcot, Gabe and my parents went to Electric Umbrella for lunch and Cory and I walked around a bit with her and snapped a few pics!

We went into MouseGears and I picked up t-shirts for the kids. We found my parents and Gabe (Gabe and my dad seemed like they were having a "deep" conversation!)

After lunch Helen woke up and we headed over to Nemo for one last ride!
One more Bruce pic too!

We headed to Innoventions and did the "Don't Waste It" activity, mainly for my garbage truck obsessed son!!!

It was really fun and interesting to see how much waste and recycling our family produces. Gabe loved the interactive activities and LOVED LOVED to push that little trash truck around!!

It was a lot of fun and then we met up with my parents to go to the Visa Meet and Greet!!
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[Cory's Gal]

We wandered over...

I was excited to see who we were going to meet. We waited about 15 minutes and then we walked through the curtain to see MICKEY and MINNIE!!!!

We got a lot of nice Photopass pics!

This last one was our free 5x7

It was a special way to end our trip!!!
We had to kill a little bit of time before our Visa pic was ready so we stopped at the Fire Truck!

Then we walked around a little bit and ran into Chip and Dale!! Two characters we hadn't seen yet, so we waited about 15 minutes to see them!! The pics were so worth the wait!!

We headed over to take the stroller back and snapped this pic of Spaceship Earth!

We checked for our Visa picture, wasn't loaded yet...so we waited...