Sadly our final day at Disney arrived. This time we headed back to Magic Kingdom to catch up on all that was missed on the super short first day.
I really contemplated going the opposite direction in the park to catch up on the side that was missed, but we decided to go straight up the middle instead. Mom, Dad, and the kids headed to Fantasyland while I dashed off to get fast passes for Space Mountain. As I am waiting to get fast passes, I notice the line to see Mickey & Minnie and it is super short. So I start calling & calling & calling. Finally I gave up and started my brisk walk to join the rest. I can't believe I was within 5 people of seeing Mickey & Minnie and no one heard their phone ring. Grr!!!
Anyway first up was "It's A Small World". Alex absolutely loved the dancing dolls. Its funny, Riley's favorite ride the first time was Dumbo, but Alex likes the music & dancing. In fact she was even orchastrating the music throughout the ride. SOOO cute!
I don't think any of us minded this being a favorite ride. The line was cooler & much shorter than Dumbo.
After this we headed back to Space Mountain. Again I was a little nervous because the ride is totally in the dark. But of course Riley loved it. Then we rode Buzz Lightyear one more time, because we just had to!
After that we headed to the other side of the park to ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, this time with Gampa and then because the line was so short we rode Splash Mountain.
Calling Nana in between rides to let her know what our plans were. Alex really wanted to ride Splash Mountain and she would have loved the characters, but unfortunately it has one big drop off and she is not big enough yet. Another trip...
Right after we came down the mountain. Just a little wet, because you know we had to be in the front car!
This sign just seemed to fit how our day was going this time around!
After getting off the ride, we found Frontierland Mickey & Minnie posing in a tucked away spot. So Dad & Riley got in line and I ran to find Mom & Alex, because she couldn't hear the phone. Notice a trend???
Alex was so excited as soon as she saw Mickey & Minnie. Oh and fever had finally broken. Woohoo! Maybe that was why the day was soooo much better!
As our turn came around, Alex and Riley went straight up there to give them each a big hug. It was absolutely precious. It took the whole trip, but I was able to stand back and just admire them enjoying their special time with the characters.
After Mickey and Minnie time we discovered this little toddler playground tucked away. I really wish we had realized this was here while Riley, Dad, and I were riding the rides. Alex would have been perfectly content hanging out here for quite a while. Mom had taken her to ride Aladdin's Magic Carpet ride that is alot like Dumbo, but she did not like it at all.
Then we all headed over to ride The Jungle Cruise & Pirates of the Carribean.
So much excitement from the day and Alex was stealing a quick nap during the Pirates line.
We thought we would head back to the hotel to take a quick nap, but along the way we realized it was time for the afternoon parade. We had never actually seen this and were curious. So we went to our usual spot for the night parade and got settled in. I decided to treat us all to an ice cream float, which sounded heavenly on this extra warm day. I just didn't realize the line was going to take so long. We were literally passing it around as the parade began. It is kind of crazy juggling an ice cream float and a camera.
It was so cute to hear Alex yell, "Woody" before I even spotted him. She really knows the Toy Story characters. Almost as much as Beauty and the Beast.
Loving every minute of the Disney characters and the parade from the perfect location of Gampa's arms.
The beautiful Belle
After the parade we went and rode Buzz Lightyear and Its a Small World one more time. Then it was time to go, but I think this smile on the bus ride home says it all!
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