So I bet you all thought that I was done with Disney documenting. Not so! Just way behind. Life has been absolutely nuts since November and now I am getting a breather so there is going to be a lot of updating in the next couple of days. Hopefully.
So the conclusion of the Disney World saga:
Friday, January 25, 2013
We started the day at the Magic Kingdom in Fantasyland. We
did the new Little Mermaid ride which may be Aurora’s favorite. We got
breakfast at one of the new little places that was “Beauty and the Beast”
themed. They had frozen apple cider with marshmellow cream that they called
“LaFou’s Brew” and it was super weird. It was interesting though to try
something new.
After breakfast we went on the Little Mermaid again and then
got to meet Ariel. Aurora was actually a little puzzled by her I think because
she had fins. Then we saw the Princesses again - Princesses Rapunzel, Aurora
and Cinderella. Cinderella is definitely her favorite. Aurora liked comparing
shoes with her.
And then miracle of miracles the Peter Pan ride had a
reasonable line so we we actually went on it. Usually the wait is 60min or
more. I will never understand why.
After Aurora took a terrible nap we went to Epcot. Nick went
on the Sun of All Thrills while Aurora and I went on the Nemo ride 3 times. We
saw the shark statues afterwards and she seemed to not mind them – she actually
thought they were kind of funny. I keep telling her they are friendly sharks
and she seems to be slowly warming up to them. I had a Mama Bear moment when a
little kid came up out of nowhere and shoved Aurora. Really?!?!?!?! And then he
tried to do it again but I grabbed her before he could. The parents didn’t do
anything about it. Seriously people – parent your children. Pushing is not OK.
Ugh, my blood still boils thinking about it. I just can’t believe what some
parents let their kids get away with. I almost cried because Aurora didn’t
react immediately, but her lower lip stuck out and then after a few minutes she
started to cry. I know it didn’t hurt her, but it hurt her feeling and that
makes me so sad. She is very sensitive.
Aurora had a blast playing in the phone booths in “England.”
So in to them – who knew that would be such entertainment? We had teriyaki chicken in “Japan” for
dinner and then saw Mickey, Pluto, and Minnie. Aurora starting showing Minnie all
her parts – nose, mouth, shoes, knees. Minnie was very sweet and very patient.
Then we got super yummy ice cream and watched a water show.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Ugh, now it is a month later and I’m trying to remember the
rest of our trip. I’ve got to say I got such great documenting done while
Aurora was napping.
We started our day at the Magic Kingdom. Aurora got her
second official haircut (once again done at the Harmony Barber shop on Main
Street). It was really quick and it’s amazing how well she sits for other
people. She got some Pixie Dust too and looked like a real princess so we went
to see the Princesses and Mickey since we were right there anyway. Then we
spent a little time in Tomorrowland and did the People Mover (Aurora was so not
a fan) and the Buzz Lightyear ride. Nick got to go on Space Mountain. I didn’t.
Oh well. We also got to watch the little parade they do – a dance party thing.
Aurora loved it and loved watching the characters. They even let the kids go
out and dance with the characters so of course Aurora got as close to Donald as
she could. They weren’t in the giving hugs mode though so I think she was a
little disappointed.
After Aurora’s nap we went to Hollywood Studios. They don’t
have a ton for little kids to do there, but they did have a really cool little
playground. It was “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” themed and had giant bugs and
spider webs and stuff. It was like you were an ant outside or something. Aurora
had a lot of fun climbing and going on the slides. Then we saw the Ariel show
twice in a row. Aurora got her Disney tattoo – she chose Duck Tales this time.
And fortunately the park closed at a reasonable time so Aurora got to bed at a
decent hour. Hooray!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
We started the day at Animal Kingdom. We got to see lots of
animals. Aurora was just really into pushing Mickey in her stroller. She is
getting very independent and I am constantly hearing “Rora do it.” We went on
the Safari ride, which we did not brave with her last time and she did pretty
well. It was a tad long for her, but she had fun seeing the animals. And of
course we went to see characters. And we saw the Bug’s Life show. Which, I’m
sorry, I love Disney, but that show is terrible. Terrible.
We did the Magic Kingdom after Aurora’s nap. Our last hurrah
– our final park visit. We spent most of our time in Fantasyland going on rides
and seeing characters. We got to see Daisy, Minnie, Goofy and Donald which was
very exciting. We went on the Dumbo ride, Ariel ride, Merry go Round, It’s a
Small World and a bunch of others. Of course we had to do the Tiki Room too.
And Winnie the Pooh. I don’t know if Aurora could tell that this was her last
day, but she definitely was acting like it. She would get hysterical about how
she wanted to stay on a ride the second she got off. She just wanted more of
everything and was so sad each time something was over. We ended the night once
again running through the park as the firework show went on, covering Aurora’s
ears as she buried her head. She really did not like the loud noises. But the
second they were over she wanted more. Again.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Time to say good-bye. It is always sad to leave Disney. I’m
thankful for the time we had and I feel like it was the perfect amount – we got
to do everything we wanted to. But it is still sad to leave. We spent a little
bit of the morning walking around the Caribbean Beach Resort and having
breakfast. It is beautiful! I will say that we could have easily spent more
time just at the resort, but oh, well. After that we went to Downtown Disney
for the rest of the day until our flight left.
Downtown Disney is always fun. We played at the Lego store
for over an hour – Aurora discovered Duplo and they had little play stations
for the kids so we literally stood there for an hour while she built things. We
have since pulled out the legos at home and I’ve got to say – not the same. I
get maybe 15 minutes of entertainment out of them here… Unfortunate. But she
had fun. We went in a lot of different stores. We went in to a sock store and
Aurora got a bag, put socks in it, took it up to the register and tried to pay
by trading Nick’s sunglasses. Adorable. We had lunch at the Dinosaur
restaurant. I don’t remember exactly what it was called but it’s the Dino version
of Rainforest Café. It was really cool and fun to look at. They originally
seated us in a room right next to some moving dinosaurs, but Aurora was afraid
of them so they moved us to the colorful room with fishies. Much better. The
best part was that they had a Build A Dino Workshop (just like Build a Bear).
So cute!
And that's the end of our Disney Story for now :)
