In case you’re wondering why she looked like this when we got to Magic Kingdom this morning, I have no idea. She woke up happy, only got one spanking before we got to WDW and was so excited to be back at Cinderella’s castle. My only guess is that she wasn’t thrilled with the crazy cast member taking our photograph! She cheered right on up once we were riding rides.
Today we spent the morning in Tomorrowland, riding some things we hadn’t seen yet. Then we headed off to Mickey’s Toontown Fair to see none other than Mickey Mouse himself! While there, we had our picture taken with Minnie & Mickey, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. Ella is getting braver with each character and did remarkably well with each of these. We also rode the WDW Railroad around the entire park before leaving TTF.
We then attempted to make a quick pass through Fantasyland, but since that is Ella’s favorite part of the park, we ended up hanging out there for several hours. We rode the Mad Hatter, Cinderella’s Carousel and were getting in line for Dumbo’s In Flight when Josh & Ella spotted snacks. We took a timeout at Scuttle’s Landing for bananas and a chocolate chip cookie when we spotted Ariel’s Grotto. Not only could we wait in a 45 minute line to see Ariel (our longest line yet), but we could run around in the water spouts barefooted while our daddy saved our spot in line. Luckily, he didn’t mind so Ella played in the water the entire 45 minute wait and was thrilled once we saw princess Ariel. Let me say, she was STUNNING! We’ve seen several princesses up close now and they’ve all been pretty, but Ariel was gorgeous. Ella & I sat down on her rock for a photo op and Ariel started talking to Ella about playing in the grotto and how maybe she could play with her and Flounder one day and Ella looked up at me and said, “Hop up, mom.” Y’all, she took a picture by herself! She was so proud.
After we’d had our fill of Fantasyland, we heading through Frontierland on our way to Adventureland to ride The Carpets of Aladdin and walk through The Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse (Poppy’s favorite!). Ella loved the tree house and decided that if SD built her one, we’d climb it. She was full of one-liners today.
Next we had lunch at Crystal Palace with Winnie-the-Pooh and Friends. This was the best food we’ve had in the parks so far – it was an all-you-can-eat buffet with lots to choose from and a frozen yogurt bar to finish things off. Eeyore, Pooh, Piglet and Tigger came by the table to visit and pose for photos while we were eating. Ella’s revelation of the meal was that “Piglet is my best friend. ‘Cause she’s pink.” Well said.
We finished up the afternoon with a jungle cruise, that Ella slept through, and a quick ferry ride back to our car. We’re hanging out, eating pizza and waiting for LOST to come on. Enjoy the pictures below and we’ll share some more tomorrow!
