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We left Norway and headed to China. The rain was still coming down HARD! Ally's heart was set on meeting Mulan as she was the only princess Ally had not met yet. I knew she was usually out walking around but with the rain I wasn't sure if she would make an appearance. So we headed into the China Pavilion and had Ally's passport signed and stamped. We looked around the shops and I stopped to ask a CM what time Mulan might be out. She said that she should be coming out again at 4:00 p.m. and she pointed to these red doors across the shop. She said she would be making her way to the temple. Well it was only a little after 3:00-uggh! So we looked around for awhile longer and decided to go ahead and check out the temple. We walked in the temple around 3:37 p.m. and guess who we saw! It was Mulan!! But she was about to head out of the doors for a break! Oh no! I was afraid she wouldn't stop to see Ally--but she DID!!! She was soooo sweet!! She took some time talking to Ally and signing her autograph book.
And then we got a picture!
As soon as she said goodbye, she walked out of the doors that you see behind Ally in the picture! Ally was beyond THRILLED to have met Mulan!!
And I was thankful that she didn't brush Ally off--now THAT'S some Disney magic!! We continued into the temple and I got some pics of the inside.
the ceiling
After we saw everything we decided to head back outside. Well, it was still pouring! So we took a seat on the benches outside and ended up striking up a conversation with a family from New York City. I was too afraid to get out my nice camera to get pics of this rain but Lessa (Lifelong Dreamer) said I could borrow some from her TR (she was there the same day as us). Take a look at this rain!
Remember how I said before how it was up to my ankles?
Here it was coming down for Lessa in Japan:
We decided to move on to Germany and then to Italy (sorry no pics due to the rain). Ally of course had her passport stamped and signed! Then we headed to the USA Pavilion. Thankfully by then it was only drizzling!
Claire was asleep in her stroller but I REALLY wanted to see the Voices of Liberty perform. So Brent offered to stay with her outside while I took Ally inside (They have turnstiles you have to go through to enter so we would have to take Claire out of the stroller to enter--I didn't want to wake her up). The Voices of Liberty were already singing as we entered--they were singing "Rockytop"--uggh! Of all the songs, we walked in on that one! You see, we are HUGE Alabama fans but we live in Tennessee. We have to endure that song ALL the time during AL/TN games and it tends to be very annoying. My dad is a big TN fan and sings it to my girls just to rile me up! However, I must admit that this version was beautiful! The Voices of Liberty are AMAZING! They sing accapella in EIGHT part harmony! It reminds me of the madrigal choir I was in during high school but sooo much better! I had left the camera with Brent outside so I didn't get any pics. However, Lessa is letting me borrow some (thanks again!!!). We must have missed each other by an hour or so. So this was the same group of singers that we saw!
The lady on the far left is the most incredible Soprano I!!
Check out this video from Lessa! The singing sends chills up my spine! It brought me to tears as we watched! I'm can't wait to show this to Brent--he was pretty bummed he had to miss this! Next time we will definitely ALL see it!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvjYfrOhmVU
As we were inside, Brent took these pics of our stroller cover! Best $25 I spent for our trip!! You can see the bandanas from my PTR on our stoller. These worked great for spotting our stroller in the crowd! We ended up having to throw them away after the trip b/c they were sooo mildewed from all of the rain!
And Claire alseep inside! And yes, there are air holes--no worries!!
Once Ally and I got her passport taken care of, we headed over to Japan.
We went inside the stores and looked around for a bit. Then we were off to Morocco! The rain was coming down pretty good again and we were having the hardest time finding the Kidcot stop. We thought we had found it but as we entered the room it ended up being the meet and greet for Jasmine and Aladdin! What luck! Claire was still sleeping so Brent took her elsewhere as Ally and I stood in line. We were maybe the third in line! Aladdin and Jasmine arrived very soon after with a CM holding HUGE umbrella over their heads. They were glad to be in a dry room!! Soon it was Ally's turn!!
They spent so much time interacting with her!
We said our goodbyes and met back up with Brent and Claire. We were able to find the Kidcot stop and we were on our way to France!!
We stopped at the Boulangerie Patisserie and had some chocolate eclairs for a snack!! YUM!! Sooo good! As we headed out we saw Belle, the Beast, and Aurora inside one of the shops with beautiful stained glass windows. Brent didn't want to stop so I was bummed about that. So we moved on to the United Kingdom.
We went into one of the shops and Ally saw some Alice in Wonderland dresses that she LOVED! They were sooo cute!! We noticed by the Kidcot stop there was a line forming. I asked a lady who was standing in line with her daughter who they were waiting on--she said Alice! So we jumped in line behind them! We had not run into Alice yet!! The lady explained how they had been in the shop earlier that day looking for Alice and they had told her to come back around 6:15ish for the last time to meet Alice. The girl was even wearing an Alice dress from the shop! She couldn't WAIT to meet her!! Well, in walked a CM and behind him came--well let's just say it was NOT Alice!! The CM said they must have given her some wrong info. The little girl was in tears and the mom quickly left with her, obviously very upset!
We hung around anyways! Next up. . . who was it that we got to meet?
And then we got a picture!
As soon as she said goodbye, she walked out of the doors that you see behind Ally in the picture! Ally was beyond THRILLED to have met Mulan!!
And I was thankful that she didn't brush Ally off--now THAT'S some Disney magic!! We continued into the temple and I got some pics of the inside. the ceiling
After we saw everything we decided to head back outside. Well, it was still pouring! So we took a seat on the benches outside and ended up striking up a conversation with a family from New York City. I was too afraid to get out my nice camera to get pics of this rain but Lessa (Lifelong Dreamer) said I could borrow some from her TR (she was there the same day as us). Take a look at this rain!
Remember how I said before how it was up to my ankles?
Here it was coming down for Lessa in Japan:
We decided to move on to Germany and then to Italy (sorry no pics due to the rain). Ally of course had her passport stamped and signed! Then we headed to the USA Pavilion. Thankfully by then it was only drizzling!
Claire was asleep in her stroller but I REALLY wanted to see the Voices of Liberty perform. So Brent offered to stay with her outside while I took Ally inside (They have turnstiles you have to go through to enter so we would have to take Claire out of the stroller to enter--I didn't want to wake her up). The Voices of Liberty were already singing as we entered--they were singing "Rockytop"--uggh! Of all the songs, we walked in on that one! You see, we are HUGE Alabama fans but we live in Tennessee. We have to endure that song ALL the time during AL/TN games and it tends to be very annoying. My dad is a big TN fan and sings it to my girls just to rile me up! However, I must admit that this version was beautiful! The Voices of Liberty are AMAZING! They sing accapella in EIGHT part harmony! It reminds me of the madrigal choir I was in during high school but sooo much better! I had left the camera with Brent outside so I didn't get any pics. However, Lessa is letting me borrow some (thanks again!!!). We must have missed each other by an hour or so. So this was the same group of singers that we saw!
The lady on the far left is the most incredible Soprano I!!
Check out this video from Lessa! The singing sends chills up my spine! It brought me to tears as we watched! I'm can't wait to show this to Brent--he was pretty bummed he had to miss this! Next time we will definitely ALL see it!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvjYfrOhmVU
As we were inside, Brent took these pics of our stroller cover! Best $25 I spent for our trip!! You can see the bandanas from my PTR on our stoller. These worked great for spotting our stroller in the crowd! We ended up having to throw them away after the trip b/c they were sooo mildewed from all of the rain!
And Claire alseep inside! And yes, there are air holes--no worries!!
Once Ally and I got her passport taken care of, we headed over to Japan.
We went inside the stores and looked around for a bit. Then we were off to Morocco! The rain was coming down pretty good again and we were having the hardest time finding the Kidcot stop. We thought we had found it but as we entered the room it ended up being the meet and greet for Jasmine and Aladdin! What luck! Claire was still sleeping so Brent took her elsewhere as Ally and I stood in line. We were maybe the third in line! Aladdin and Jasmine arrived very soon after with a CM holding HUGE umbrella over their heads. They were glad to be in a dry room!! Soon it was Ally's turn!!
They spent so much time interacting with her!
We said our goodbyes and met back up with Brent and Claire. We were able to find the Kidcot stop and we were on our way to France!!
We stopped at the Boulangerie Patisserie and had some chocolate eclairs for a snack!! YUM!! Sooo good! As we headed out we saw Belle, the Beast, and Aurora inside one of the shops with beautiful stained glass windows. Brent didn't want to stop so I was bummed about that. So we moved on to the United Kingdom.
We went into one of the shops and Ally saw some Alice in Wonderland dresses that she LOVED! They were sooo cute!! We noticed by the Kidcot stop there was a line forming. I asked a lady who was standing in line with her daughter who they were waiting on--she said Alice! So we jumped in line behind them! We had not run into Alice yet!! The lady explained how they had been in the shop earlier that day looking for Alice and they had told her to come back around 6:15ish for the last time to meet Alice. The girl was even wearing an Alice dress from the shop! She couldn't WAIT to meet her!! Well, in walked a CM and behind him came--well let's just say it was NOT Alice!! The CM said they must have given her some wrong info. The little girl was in tears and the mom quickly left with her, obviously very upset!
We hung around anyways! Next up. . . who was it that we got to meet?
on...good for you!
my guess is you either met Mary Poppins or WTP and friends.
. I think GF would be a good choice for your next trip. Did you see those cabana's you can rent by the pool? I would love to do that. GF is not my top choice for theme but Kaylee is dying to stay there. We eat there almost every trip and she loves the lobby. I guess any little princess would love to stay there. You know I'm laughing about your TN comments 
everyone in this town bleeds orange. It's kind of crazy. We are not really college football fans though.
We'll probably go sometime next year--Springish. Then I want to do Christmas, Halloween, and a cruise--not sure when--but it's all on my list!!
And thank goodness Ally's hair was put up and out of her face, it still looks so cute, with all that rain!!
Heather!! So glad you are joining my TR!! I see that you are from Georgia! What part?! I grew up in Toccoa (Northeast GA)!
