Day 5 July 21, 2006
This was an early morning for us.
Getting ready to head to the bus stop.
We left for the MK at 8:15am we took the bus from the WL, so it was a quick ride. 5 minutes! We were through security and the turnstiles with plenty of time to spare before the opening show. I love the opening show at MK. The music, singing and dancing really tugs at my heart strings. The show was great and Erika loved seeing the characters arrive by train.
After the show, we took our time getting into the park because all the people rush in. We headed to Main Street Bakery for breakfast which was delish, as always!!! Then we headed into Fantasyland and were still able to get on the tea cups, Winnie the Pooh and Peter Pan with less than 10 minutes to wait. In fact, Pooh and the tea cups were walk-ons. Nice, huh?
Erika on the tea cups.
I took Erika on these rides while Chase played in the 100 Acre Wood playground. He got to meet Pooh AND Tigger and was so excited about that!
Scott and I met up with my parents after this and did a kid trade! My mom and dad took Chase to Adventureland to play in the squirting Tikis and Scott and I took Erika on Its a Small World. I wanted to take her on Snow White, but by the time we were done IASW, there was about a 20 minute wait and we were meeting up with my parents and Chase.
He loves the squirting TIKIS!!!
When we got to Adventureland, Chase and my mom were shopping for Pirate effects. Chase got a sword, hook and eye patch and told me he was Jack Sparrow!
Erika met Captain Hook and Mr. Smee.
We then headed over to Pecos Bills for a snack and Erika took a nap in the stroller.
Chase, Gmom and Dude in Adventureland.
After our quick break, Scott and my dad took Chase through the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. Chase loves this and Its a Small World and not much else right now. He knows just about everything about all the attractions at WDW but will only go on a select few. I suppose its just his vivid imagination that keeps him off of rides like Pirates and Haunted Mansion. Hopefully in a few years, hell get back on some of these classics.
While Scott, Chase and my dad were in the Treehouse, my mom and I went to Tomorrowland and took Erika on Carousel of Progress. This is such a classic and I hope that what Ive read of WDW getting rid of it by 2007 are NOT true. This is Walts stamp, you know? I say leave it be.
We met up with the boys after this and headed into Toontown. Scott had Fastpasses for Winnie the Pooh, so he, my mom, my dad and Erika went on that while I took Chase into Minnies house.
He loves Minnie and her house and we had fun fooling around! Then it was off to the playground where Chase and Erika played for a bit before spying Donalds boat.
Once they saw the boat and the squirting jets of water, they were there! They had such a great time splashing around here. Im glad I brought their sandals. I did not have any towels, though, so I knew this was going to wrap up our morning in the MK.
As we made our way back to the WL, the kids shared some cotton candy. I didnt care because we were planning on going for a swim AND a bath after that, so all the stickiness would be taken care of.
We ended up swimming for about an hour then had to get ready for our dinner at 1900 Park Fare. I think I was the most excited for this dinner. I dressed Erika up in a Cinderella dress and she looked so cute.
I hoped she would be comfortable and she seemed to be. I wanted to leave with plenty of time to spare because our reservation was for a party of 4, but I was hoping theyd have room for my mom and dad. You see, my parents paid for most of the trip, so Scott and I wanted to thank them. We had made a dinner reservation for them at Citricos and purchased a gift card for them to use there. Well, since my dad had the bout of sickness, he still wasnt up to a huge, heavy meal, so he explained that to me and cancelled Citricos. I wanted them to come with us, though, to help celebrate Erikas 2nd birthday, so they came along and we hoped for the best.
We took the boat to the Contemporary and then the monorail to the GF and got there in plenty of time. I checked us in for our dinner and asked about adding my parents. I was told it was no problem at all and we were seated within 10 minutes. I was so happy that they were able to accommodate us!!!
Dinner was great! Scott said it was the best meal all week. The kids had fun meeting the characters
and Erika also made friends with a couple of little girls at the table next to ours. Finally, the moment I was waiting for all week arrived. The cake I ordered for Erikas birthday was brought out to the table and it was GORGEOUS! Wow! I was so excited I even forgot to get any dessert from the buffet! They announced Erikas birthday and we all sang to her. Then we had cake.
It was so good! White cake with white chocolate mousse filling. Heavenly! We had so much cake that I was able to give a large slice to the two little girls that had been playing with Erika. We also wrapped the rest up and took it to the hotel. Good thing there are refrigerators now!!!
After dinner we took the kids back to the WL and got them settled in bed. My mom agreed to stay in our room while the kids slept so that Scott and I could go back to the MK for evening extra magic hours. We were able to ride Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Aladdins magic carpets and the Haunted Mansion. Space Mountain had a 30 minute wait and we were just too tired at that point, so we headed back to the WL to call it a day.
This was a great day all around! Truly magical and filled with lots of Disney characters!!!
Look! Another towel friend!
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