WDW a.k.a. Walt Disney World - Day 3

Tuesday, January 26th

Celie woke up and was very excited to try to repeat our adventures of multiple rides on Goofy's Barnstormer. However, before we headed to Magic Kingdom, we decided that we needed a hearty breakfast. So, we headed to the Whispering Canyon Cafe at the Wilderness Lodge. It is a very fun restaurant full of characters and antics. It is not a quite restaurant at all. While we ate breakfast, the girls were asked to participate in a hobby horse race - Celie had a blast running around the restaurant. However, Anna started out well, but ended up in tears because she ran into something. But overall, it was a great breakfast.



We had decided that the girls' little legs really couldn't keep up with us. So, we broke down and rented a stroller for the rest of the week. I had wanted to do this ahead of time, but we went with the wait and see approach - another lesson learned. So, yesterday I called and was able to get one delivered by 9am to the hotel. After breakfast, we picked up the stroller and headed to Magic Kingdom. The girls were happy to be riding in style. It was a sunny day and Mainstreet seemed a little busier than usual, so, I decided that I would do a little quick shopping before we headed back to Goofy's Barnstormer. I snagged some gifts that I had been wanting to get and then we were on our way. Goofy's Barnstomer, here we come. Once we got there, it was almost a repeat of the night before. We walked right on and did it multiple times. I think this time we did it 9 times. After that, we headed to the meet and greet of the Princesses. We saw Cinderella, Belle, and Aurora. The girls really enjoyed seeing them and having them autograph their pillowcases.




After the princesses - it was Tea Cup time. We actually fit all of us on the teacups. I tried to do sequence shots of Anna - much like I did with Celie 2 years ago - See?











Anna wasn't too sure about the ride and she didn't do it again after that. But Celie did. We headed back to Fantasy Land to do Dumbo and than have lunch at King Friars. It was a decent lunch.


We then went to see if we could find Tiana - the newest Princess as she has been rumored to hang out near the Paddle boat near Liberty Tree Tavern. But she was no where to be found. We headed over the Adventure Land and Celie and Bob decided to ride Big Thunder Railroad (a roller coaster that Bob has fond memories of riding when he was a kid with Papa Tony). Celie & Bob had a good time, but didn't like the wait - they were spoiled by GB (Goofy's Barnstormer). Anna & I did a little shopping and then waited for Bob and Celie to finish.


The girls on Aladdin's Magic Carpets.



We made our way through Magic Kingdom and decided to grab a snack at the MainStreet Bakery to take back to the hotel with us. It was a good morning at the Magic Kingdom, but we thought we would see what else we could find to do back at the hotel.


On our way out of the park we found Snow White - ALL by herself. She was very gracious with the girls. It was awesome.


Since the weather was on the warm side, we decided to hit the pool. We all got dressed, yes, even me, and headed to the pool area. The girls had a blast.

After the pool, we decided to have dinner at the counter service place at the hotel - Roaring Fork, then we headed to Magic Kingdom to see if the girls could wait out the Fireworks.

We of course went to Goofy's Barnstormer to see if it was open. And it WAS!!! with no line. We walked onto the ride and the girls LOVED it. When we got off the ride, Celie asked if we could ride it again. We said sure. So, we walked to the front of the ride, walked in and walked right on the next train/coaster. That was #2. We then continued this process until after #8 and my tummy was feeling it a little bit. So, we decided to give our tummies a little rest. See a theme with this ride?

We headed to Fantasy Land to do some more rides. Celie decided that she really didn't want to do any more - so Bob took her back to the hotel and Anna and I stayed. We rode the Carousel and I was getting excited because Wishes - the Magic Kingdom's beautiful firework display would be happening soon and it looked like we were going to be able to see it IN the park. I haven't done that in AGES!!!



Then, Anna looked at me and said, "Mamma, can we ride Dumbo, pwetty peas - double, double peas?" How could I resist THAT? So, of course we got in line and were riding Dumbo at 7:55pm. In the meantime, much of the park in FantasyLand had been roped off in anticipation of Wishes. So, after our wonderful Dumbo ride, I tried to find a good spot for us to watch the fireworks and more importantly, watch Tinkerbell fly from the Castle. We found our spot and the music started. I pointed to the top of Cinderella's castle and Anna exclaimed "Tinkerbell!!!" and we watched her fly away from the castle. Then the fireworks began. It was amazing. We had them going off in front of us and behind us. However, about 1 minute in, I felt a tug on my shirt. "Mama, I want to go." I said O.K. and we headed toward the front of the park. Now, mind you, were in the VERY BACK of the park. So, we had to walk to the side of the castle and then I saw the mass crowd in front of the castle and on Mainstreet looking at the wonderful presentation of Wishes. I knew that Anna's little legs wouldn't keep up and we had very limited time until the show was over and the mass exodus would begin. So, I scooped up Anna and began walking as FAST as I could through the crowd. Mind you I am VERY out of shape and walking fast could have presented its own challenges, but I was also carrying an extra 35+ lbs. to boot. I kept saying excuse us, excuse us through the crowd. I know that most people were thinking, " Really? Lady, do you have to disrupt our moment?" I could easily hear the music and knew that it was almost over. I had made it to Main Street - and the mass had cleared - but I headed to the sidewalk that was COMPLETELY cleared and picked up the pace. The ending fireworks and music had hushed the crowd. The applause happened and then the Whoosh of people turning and heading toward the entrance/exit of the park could be heard. We were ahead of the game, but I wasn't quite sure how much longer my legs and arms were going to hold up. We made it through the exit and toward the Boat Launch back to our hotel. There were about 5 people in front of us. Phew. I put Anna down and told her that she would have to walk the rest of the way. She was definitely a trooper. We made it back to the room. Celie was snoring and we told Bob all about our adventure. It was quite exciting and thrilling - yet exhausting. Anna & slept well that night and my arms ached the next day.