This post is a little over due, but better late than never, right?!So we got to Orlando on Sunday night, and Monday morning we got to Disney World’s Magic Kingdom with the whole family (Nana, Poppa, and the Larisons) before the park opened. We saw Mickey and his gang, plus all the princesses and other characters arrive on the train and when the park opened we headed straight for the Dumbo ride since it gets pretty crowded later in the day. Then the kids all rode Prince Charming’s Carousel and I took pictures. I got a good one of Paisley!
After that, we did Its a Small World – it was probably my favorite ride of the day… We hopped over to Mickey’s PhilharMargic and the kids LOVED it. I was surprised by how good it was and how much the kids liked it. We did Peter Pan’s Flight next, and then looked around a bit. We found Donald the Duck and the kids met him and got some pictures with him.
By then it was almost 12:00, so we headed back for the bus to the hotel and did lunch, took naps, and did some swimming. Around 6:00 we headed back to the park. It was a great way to do it with little one since we got a good rest and missed the hottest part of the day at the park.
Back at the Magic Kingdom, we walked up Main Street and got some family pictures in front of Cinderella’s Castle.
We rode the Mad Tea Party with the teacups a-spinning, of course! I took pictures from inside the teacup and got some great ones! Here is one of Paedyn Rose that I just love!
After that, we took some time to get our bearings and figure what to do next. I got a nice shot of everyone that I really like for some reason and did some editing on it in iPhoto just to mess around. The end result is kind of neat. I think I might frame it.
Next we headed over the Haunted Mansion, which Pressly LOVED – the other kids weren’t so hip on it, but it wasn’t scary… just a CREEPY as Pressly would put it.
We caught the Electric Parade and actually got pretty good seats for it along the parade route. This was the highlight of the day for the kids. The saw Mickey, Minnie, Cinderella, Snow White, and many other characters pass by in the parade. Pressly sat on my shoulders and Paedyn sat on Desirae’s shoulders. They both screamed constantly – “MICKEY!” “CINDERELLA!” “SNOW WHITE!”, etc….. It was pretty awesome I must admit.
Next we started a slow trek back towards the front of the park, if we hurried we could make the fireworks over the Castle. Well, that was a mistake. We got caught in a traffic jam and had nowhere to go. It was a nightmare. People were not very considerate of the fact that you were pushing 2 tiny kids in a rickshaw stroller, nor were they too eager to move along too quickly. We got stuck in the traffic behind all the trees, which blocked our view to the fireworks. Oh well. They looked like they would have been pretty great… I’d like to go back and see them from Main Street.
We finally got out of the park and in the giant queue for the tram back to the parking lot where our bus would be. It was late, the kids were tired, the parents were tired… it was a great first day.
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