Confessions of an RVer: DAY TWO OF DISNEY

This day started early and I knew it was going to run really late. DIL had made a reservation for the girls to have breakfast with the princesses and she booked an appointment for them to have their hair and nails done at the Bippity Boppity Boo Salon. What a very special day for them. Their salon appointment was at 8:15 a.m. and breakfast was at 9:00. Girl-child had been a little "too cool" for a lot of the Disney stuff, but I got a glimpse of the little girl left in her during this special time. I didn't pay for this but I'm sure DIL felt like it was well worth every penny.

Two beautiful princesses ready for their breakfast with other princesses

I don't care what anyone says, there is nothing as magic as walking in and seeing Cinderella's castle. I think every little girl really believes that dreams do come true and that Prince Charming will come one day and take her to the castle to live happily ever after. Why not? It really could happen, right? It is really awesome.

For those of you that do not have kids or grandkids, Frozen has been the Disney show of the year. Everything is related to Frozen. So, during this Christmas season, Disney freezes Cinderella's castle every evening.

Magic Kingdom is probably my favorite park. Judging by the number of people there, it is the favorite park of most every one! There are lots of characters that show up here. There are more rides here. There are more shows/programs here. It is great. One of the rides that was here 25 years ago and is still here today is Pirates of the Caribbean. There are a few things that are different about the ride but Jack Sparrow wasn't around 25 years ago. But, most everything is still the same.

One of the main things you notice in any Disney park is how clean everything is. Everything is very well maintained. I had heard that the garbage is handled through an underground system. Each garbage can sits on top of a door that is opened from an underground tunnel system. The garbage cans can be emptied from this underground system and no one in the park will see anyone changing out the garbage bags. It is said that Walt did not want people walking around throughout all of the parks and the public seeing them change out the garbage.

The kids wanted to go drive the cars. So, I sat in the "Gallery" to watch and take pictures.

I love Boy-child's face as he watches Girl-child drive by.

One of my favorite rides 25 years ago was It's A Small World. There are tons of mechanical figures from all over the world. These little figures sing the song "It's A Small World." There was some mechanical problem that happened while I was on the ride and we were stuck in one area for about 3-4 minutes. Mr. W said that he was beginning to feel like he was in a horror movie and the little dolls were taking over and would be killing him soon. I had to laugh but I sort of felt that way too!

We happened to be at the right place at the right time. The Fantasy parade came right by where we were. People had lined the pathway an hour before the scheduled time to get their "perfect" spot to view the parade.

Ariel

Peter Pan and Wendy

Merida

Mickey and Minnie

One of the highlights of my trip was to have dinner at the Beast's castle, better known as the Be Our Guest restaurant. They had 3 dining areas and each one looked like that room in the movie. It felt like the Beauty and the Beast were hosting the dinner and you had been personally invited. The food was excellent. The atmosphere was perfect and the service was great. Beast came in our room twice while were eating.

After you ate, you could go in the room and meet the Beast.

Just walking down main street is an experience. That morning, a street car stopped and a group of musicians/dancers hopped off and began singing and dancing Christmas songs.

I could have spent another day at Magic Kingdom. I arrived there when it opened and I left early at 9:30 pm. Yes, I said early. Son and DIL and kids stayed until 11:30. There are a lot of people who stay until 2:00 am. During the Christmas season, there are certain nights that Magic Kingdom closes at 7:00 and Mickey's Christmas party begins. You have to had bought a separate ticket to the party. But, they do make everyone else clear out of the park and only those with tickets get to stay. If you really hate long lines and crowds of people, the ticket to the party might be worth it to you.

All I know is that I kept humming this the whole way back to the RV -

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you.