Day one at Magic Kingdome was a chilly one -- highs in the 40s! That meant the park was empty in the morning. So, Adam and Savannah made a beeline to the Space Mountain roller coaster, and Gage and I went right to Buzz Lightyear -- which we road 4 times in a row. That made for a happy boy. This was the first year Savannah was tall enough for Space Mountain,and of course...she wanted to go over and over.
Turns out the day got very busy at the magic kingdom. You know it was busy when we only rode It's a Small World ONCE! Usually we ride it a bunch of times.
Our last trip to Disney, Gage actually pulled the sword from stone. This year...no such luck. I looked online to learn about how it works, and it seems that there is a person who sits in a room upstairs in the Cinderella castle and controls it. But, they only do it now and then, so it's a complete surprise when it happens. The word is that the person has a view of the stone, and only releases it for kids. And...sometimes they have fun with it. They will release it for a kiddo every time that kid tries it, but not for anyone else - so some kids will do it over and over and over and get the sword every time, but any other person who tries has no luck. We keep trying...and trying..and trying. Maybe someday we'll get lucky again.
Visiting some princesses --- this is Cinderella's glass slipper!
Meeting Rapunzel for the first time. I don't know what she was talking to the kids about, but she had them giggling up a storm. I heard her ask the girl who went in front of Savannah and Gage if she had stinky feet. They are so silly!
The speedway. Savannah and I were hot on Daddy & Gage's tail. We may have bumped into them a few times ;-)
The new section of Fantasy Land is open!!
We left after lunch this day because the park got very busy. But, we came back to have dinner and squeeze in a few rides. We found Cinderella and Prince Charming's horses on the carousel. One of the Disney secrets that not many people know...but we do! Cinderella's horse has a gold ribbon on the tail, and Prince Charming's is all red, black & gold (that is what Gage is riding) and has a crown on the saddle.
One more try....no luck!
The castle was still lit up from Christmas and it looked so pretty!
Saying goodnight to Main Street for the day. Off to Animal Kingdom the next day.
