So contrary to the late night, the kiddos were ready to go by 8:00 am. We had breakfast in our rooms and headed off to the Magic Kingdom. Crazy as it sounds, they were pretty pumped to ride the bus!
We didn't have to wait long to get in or get our special pass for Sammy. Boy, are we glad we got it! The lines for many of our preferred rides were over an hour long. The pass allowed us to check in and then go get lunch or a snack and come back at our scheduled time. I'm sure we squeezed more into our day than most.
First ride was Aladdin's Magic Carpets...
We made it on several more and then the kids wanted to try a roller coaster, so we hiked clear across the park to try Barnstormer. It was a kid version roller coaster, mind you, but they had the front row and we parents sat behind. It was all I could do to not reach out to hold their heads from bouncing around. But they squealed with glee the entire way!
So we stopped for a bite to eat, hit a few more rides, and headed to a full size roller coaster. We got a return time and found a line to meet Woody and Jessie. When it was finally our turn, Sammy gave a giant bear hug to each... And showed Jessie that they both had braids. It was SO sweet! I cannot wait to see the professional pics!
Next was that roller coaster... They had to pair up with parents this time but LOVED it!
From there we decided to call it a day, we had only been in the park for 5 hours but didn't want to overdo it. So we grabbed a bus back to the resort to spend some time in the pool.
We had dinner at a nice restaurant at our resort... The kids especially loved the Mickey shaped plates! Seriously, it doesn't take much!
We offered to head out again tonight but the kids voted we stay in and watch a movie... So we got PJs on and settled in for the Little Mermaid. I headed out later to run some errands and make plans for the rest of the week.
It's been such a great experience so far! Both kids having a great time!
