First, a couple of bonus photos (aka I forgot to upload them earlier):
Right out of Cinderella's Royal Table, my sister catches up with us again. She is carrying a bag with two 9/9/09 pins inside!
At this point, we head out of the castle into Fantasyland. We don't get far, however, because to the left is the Fairy Godmother.
Is it just me, or does the Fairy Godmother not seem all that happy in this picture?
Hailey has been wanting to ride the carousel for quite a while on this trip, so the first ride of the day is Cinderella's Golden Carousel. Wait time: non-existant
Ashley rode Cinderella's horse. I didn't really know where it was, so I was a bit surprised that it was on the 2nd row instead of the outside. Hailey said she rode Prince Charming's horse because we told her my sister was riding Cinderella's.
After the carousel, we went to the true Disney World rite of passage ride:
The wait was only 5 or 10 minutes.
As we were boarding, my mom and I were in the elephant in front of Hailey and my sister. A CM saw us looking back at her and told us that we couldn't look back during the ride. Really? No looking backward?
Needless to say, I didn't exactly listen...
But come on, how could I not get a picture of that?
Next up:
Here's where the ride pictures start to slack because I didn't bring my dark ride lens. I wasn't exactly thinking when we left the hotel because it was so early.
Hailey generally liked it, although I think she was saying it was scary just because of the name of the ride.
9/9/2009 9:50 AM Knocked out Carousel, Dumbo and Snow White in around 45 minutes. Now waiting for Philharmagic.
That's right, it's time for our favorite 3D movie:
Hailey's definitely ready to see it
:
Again, we only waited 5-10 minutes (are you noticing a pattern here?).
Of course, she absolutely loved it. I did notice that the "baked goods" smell has seemed to permeate the theater though, even when it's not supposed to smell like that. Maybe they should Febreeze the place every once in a while.
Right afterward, we headed next door:
We all know how the line for Peter Pan can get. However, we still only waited 10 minutes at most.
This was another ride Hailey liked a lot because she was flying through everything.
At this point, the west side of Fantasyland was pretty much done thanks to the short lines. We stopped at Ariel's Grotto to complete the princess collection. I think we waited about 20 minutes, including a break, to see Ariel.
I think Hailey really liked seeing Ariel as a mermaid; probably better than if she had seen Ariel in human form.
This is where Hailey really belongs:
Continuing east in Fantasyland, it's time to ride the ride for the character my mother likes the least:
I don't know why my mom doesn't like Pooh, but she doesn't. Hailey does, of course. Again, 5 minute wait at most. Hailey really liked when the honey pot started bouncing.
We were about to finish out Fantasyland with the Mad Tea Party, but it was temporarily closed! Time for a detour:
Again, 10 minutes at most to get in a car. The wait times today were amazing. My mom and wife didn't ride this one; mom took pictures instead and my wife didn't ride for obvious reasons.
Hailey got to "steer" (of course steering doesn't matter on the speedway, you'll bounce off that metal divider anyway). I pushed the gas pedal for her.
We rode all the way around the speedway, and I got my first look at the Tomorrowland Skyway demolition. When we got near the end of the Speedway, we stopped and sat there for a few minutes. A CM came up and started waving people out of the cars to walk to the exit. At first I thought a car stopped or something. I wish it had been that. An older lady must have tripped on the way out of her car and fell and hit her head on the concrete. When we passed she was laying where you get into the car with a pool of blood. She was conscious, but obviously dazed. I really hope she wasn't hurt too badly. It had just happened, and I don't think the medical staff had quite gotten there yet. We left the speedway a bit quicker than we might have otherwise to make sure we weren't in the way.
Back to the Mad Tea Party. Hailey loved it, of course. I don't think there's been a ride she didn't like. I'm not the biggest fan of spinning rides, but I sucked it up. Again, wait time: 5 minutes.
9/9/2009 11:43 AM EDT We knocked out everything we still needed to do in fantasyland and the speedway in less than 3 hours.
It was at this point where we started asking Hailey if she was ready to get out of her dress and put on some regular clothes. Let's face it, it was hot and we were sure she wasn't comfortable. She kept saying she was fine though. It was at this point we saw Tigger doing a meet and greet. We hopped in line and tried our best to stay in the shade of the umbrellas. It wasn't long before Tigger had to take a break, but we stayed in line because he would be back in a minute. Sure enough, we see Tigger on his way back and he brought Pooh with him!
As we're getting up to the front of the line, my mom says "they must be hot in those costumes."
To try to cover, I asked her "what costumes?" Sometimes my mom can't keep her mouth shut. I don't think any little kids heard her, but come on!
After meeting Tigger and Pooh, Hailey ran over to Pooh's Playful Spot. We had a tough time getting her out and we knew she was starting to reach her limit, though you wouldn't be able to tell from this picture:
We finally corralled her and headed to Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café, one of my favorite places. However, I wasn't hungry at all yet. My wife went to change Hailey's clothes and the rest of us sat in there and I went and ordered lunch for Hailey and a drink for my wife and myself. We were sitting near Sonny Eclipse.
9/9/2009 12:15 PM EDT Listening to Bright Little Star in Cosmic Ray's.
And just for continuity's sake:
9/9/2009 12:42 PM EDT Oh by the way we got the 9/9/09 pin. Sister ran to Uptown Jewelers when we were leaving CRT. Has Chip & Dale on the pin.
Coming up: how much longer do we stay in MK?
Maybe in December I'll try to make time for Nemo, but it's doubtful.
I think something also got in my eye right then. 
). Spectro is on the top of my list of things to do on my trip. I'll have to keep in mind to stay near Casey's. 
I did get the small box from the NYC store when I was there a few months back. But, somehow, it doesn't compare. 
