Magic Kingdom

Yesterday morning we woke up really early and entered Magic Kingdom at 8:10. Unfortunately we missed the opening of the park but that's ok because we saw it today. With early entry we were able to enjoy all the rides in Fantasyland: The Carousel, Dumbo, Peter Pan, Winne the Pooh , It's a Small World, which wasn't too bad since they remodeled and changed up the music, and the Mad Tea Party. She didn't like the Mickey's Philromagic show. Donald wasn't very nice. We didn't ride Snow White because Lauren has a fear of the Queen Mother and since that ride is all about poisoning the Princess and killing her we decided that wouldn't be a fun one. We did ride The Piarates of the Carribean which also wasn't a fun experience for Lauren. We ate lunch at the Habour House which was excellent. I think it's the best in Magic Kingdom.

After lunch we thought we should get back to the hotel for naps but none of us really wanted to leave so we talked Lauren into taking a nap. My idea was for her to nap and then wake up for the 3:00 parade; however, she slept throught the whole thing. It really wasn't as much fun since she was sleeping. Before the parade started we were down in the rose garden area which was a quiet zone since two children were sleeping we watched the ducks swim peacefully in the pond. Rita left the area to go to the restroom and Brad and Bill came down to sit and visit. I showed the guys the little duckling swimming around with its mama. As we were commenting on the cute little thing a hawk came swooping down into the pond and picked up the duckling for lunch. We all became emotional and sad. We were going to stop off at the City Hall to make a complaint about our experiencing emotional distress but we were too upset to talk about it.

It is now 4:05 so we headed to Chef Mickey's to get in line for dinner. Got there around 4:30. At 5:00 the gal at the counter, Claire told us that they don't take walk ups but she was very kind and let us have dinner. The people in front of us did the same thing. The people behind so probably wouldn't be very happy to know we didn't have reservations. We had a great time. We saw Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, Pluto, Chip & Dale. Lauren had a blast.

After dinner we decided to go back to MK and enjoy the rides again. We did watch the fireworks again and see Tinker Bell fly from the castle. It was just a Magical Day!

Today, we were at the park this morning at 8:30 and got to enjoy Mickey and Friends ride in on the steam engine. We stopped off at the Bakery and got lots of stuff: a huge cinnamon roll, yogurt surprise and berry yogurt for Lauren. A ride on the train to Toon Town was a hit. Lauren rode her first Barnsteamer roller coaster which was really scary. I think we will try again next time. At age 2 it may have been a little too early. They had a play area and boat for Lauren to enjoy except her father didn't want to play too much as we were on a schedule and the Princess' photo areas were going to fill up quickly. After all the glamore and sickening smiles we rode all the Fantasyland ride again. We ate lunch at ESPN Zone and then headed back to the room for a nap. Now we are headed to Epcot for the evening...