Valentine's Day was so sweet!

[SOCALMouseMommy]

Went to the parks today with my almost 3-year-old and a friend and her two boys under 3. We had the best day! The crowds were fantastic, at least while we were there (9am-4pm). The first thing we did was stop at the Candy Palace to buy a treat for later. The CM who helped us was so sweet! She walked around the counter after our sale and gave my son a handmade valentine (we were the only people in there!). Then we went over to Jolly Holiday because I heard they might have some special macarons for Valentine's Day. As it turns out, macarons don't come out until closer to lunch time, so she told me to come back later, which we did and the adorable conversation heart macarons did not disappoint! They were HUGE and adorable! I bought one to take home to hubby. He let me have half (did I mention they were huge?!). Delicious! We also picked up a pink frosted Matterhorn macaroon, which was my first time having a Matterhorn macaroon. OMG. Those things are amazing! And huge! I was a happy camper.

After our treat excursions, we rode Nemo submarines and Pirates as walk-ons, plus the carousel, Mr. Toad and Peter Pan (!) all before 11:00. We got lucky on Peter Pan, walked by around 10:30 and the line looked shorter than usual so we hopped in line and it was 30 minutes. Not bad for Peter Pan. I also had a fan moment when I saw one of the Magic Kingdom Mommies in line in front of us on Peter Pan. I so wanted to tell her how much we enjoy their Instagram and blog, but I chickened out lol.

Later, we hit DCA where we wandered around Carsland, rode Little Mermaid, watched the Mulan Lunar New Year procession, and went to Turtle Talk With Crush and the Disney Junior Dance Party. My friends 2.5 year old had the best time! He's never been to Disney before and his little face was so precious all day!

In addition to the Valentine's Day treats, I saw some Photopass photographers on Main Street and Buena Vista street with photo frames for people to take cute Valentine's Day photos. I also saw lots of guests dressed up very dapper for Valentine's Day on dates. It was such a fun day!

 

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His favorite to do after Pirates....look at the food in the windows.

 

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The Red Rose Tavern is now serving breakfast.

 

[Kender]

Omg that "I [Mickey] you" macaron is too cute! I'm going to have to remember the idea about turning them into conversation hearts next time I make some at home.

And oh! I may need to go get breakfast at Red Rose Tavern this weekend now!

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

Omg that "I [Mickey] you" macaron is too cute!

That is the one I bought! Adorable and it was strawberry filling but in the center was chocolate. Kind of like a reverse chocolate dipped strawberry. So good!

 

[cruisehopeful]

Thanks for the pics. It looks great. I briefly thought about going yesterday, but decided against it because I thought it would be packed for V-Day.

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

Thanks for the pics. It looks great. I briefly thought about going yesterday, but decided against it because I thought it would be packed for V-Day.

I thought it might be too be decided to go anyway. It was a great sign when there was no line to get into DL at 5 minutes to rope drop!

By the way, from the photos of my son it might look like it was cold and rainy. It was cool but sunny in the morning and then hot by afternoon. We ended up in the sun to watch the Mulan processional and we were roasting. Our crazy Southern California weather!