Magic Kingdom, is that you calling our name??!
Yes, indeed! RISE AND SHINE, you pretty little princess!!!
We broke through the gates just minutes after the park opened and quickly knocked out Peter Pan's Flight and It's A Small World. No lines! [...If onlyyyy the rest of the day would've followed suit!]
After jumping off Under The Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid, we waited in line to see the REAL Ariel at her grotto! This was definitely a highlight; Harper was totally starstruck. :)
About 30 minutes after leaving the grotto:
Harper: "When Ariel was born, was she a mermaid?"
Me: "Yes!"
Harper: "Well, did she come out of another mermaid's tummy?"
Me: "Yep..." ..........
The rest of the morning ticked by fairly quickly as we waited in lines here, there, and everywhere to check off Goofy's Barnstormer roller coaster and Dumbo the Flying Elephant [x2!]. Right before lunch, we used a FastPass for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad/roller coaster; after that, Harper was hooked on "big rides" and was beggggging to go on more!
At 2:00, we took a break to enjoy the parade down Main Street...
...which showed off all our favorite characters and princesses right up close!
Afterwards, we snagged a stroller to save Harper some energy [because why reinvent the wheel on something that worked out perfectly for us at Hollywood Studios?!] and then headed straight for the lines to see Rapunzel and Tiana. Starstruck again! These character meet and greets are the best!
I think I forgot to mention at the beginning that we hit up Magic Kingdom on a Saturday, and a Saturday with beautiful weather and EXTENDED hours at that [8am-midnight!]... Needless to say, the place was absolutely PACKED. The lines for all the rides ranged from 45-120 minutes, and even the lines to meet princesses were usually 45 minutes long. We had to park the stroller outside in a designated place before hopping in ANY line, and Harper was just amazing through all of it [she definitely didn't inherit the "patience" gene from her momma!]. I figured she'd be antsy and fidgety and bored through it all -- mostly because she's 4 years old and, honestly, I was antsy! -- but she never complained once and usually ended up striking up a conversation with our neighbors in line. Brian and I were both sooo pleasantly surprised with her perfect behavior and calm demeanor for the duration of the day. You're the real deal and a total dream, Harp!!!
12 hours into the park day and we still be goin' strong...
...and even stronger with an adrenaline rush of meeting Cinderella and Elena!!! Cinderella bun #ONPOINT.
At 8:30pm, there was a Frozen show on the castle steps; Elsa lit the castle with tons of twinkling ice!
Then, fireworks and light show at 9:30pm...
...and as people flooded out of the park following the finale fireworks, we fought the crowd hard and DASHED the opposite direction straight to the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Roller Coaster! We ended up waiting about 60 minutes before we actually stepped foot on the ride, but we'd been eyeing the ride and its horrid line allllll day, so now's the time to #gobigorgohome! We met some wonderful people standing behind us who came all the way from England to honeymoon with Micky Mouse; Harper loved chatting with Ashley and "Princess" [never did learn the poor guy's real name, lol!], and they really enjoyed her, too.
After coming off the Mine Train on a huge high, we had 1.5 hours left to squeeze in every.last.ounce of fun that we could. Harper caught her third wind and was cartwheeling around the park while she waited for me to use our 11:15pm Space Mountain FastPass. And when I came out and Brian went in to use his, Harper and I ran to the opposite end of the park for another go at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad! We skipped through a fairly short line and hopped on the ride...
...and then went right back in to the line and rode AGAIN! Upon riding for the second time, Harper announced that she had to go potty but really wanted to ride ONE.LAST.TIME, so when we got off we sprinted out the gates in hot pursuit of a restroom...
...but none were to be found...
...and the minutes were ticking by...
...11:56 pm...
...11:57 pm...
...and finally I told her we could keep running around looking for a potty OR go on the ride one last time and then find the potty...
...[!!!]...
...to which she replied, "Mommy, PLEASE let's go on the ride!!! I peed in my pants just a little, but I can hold the rest until afterwards!" Oyyy vey.
So at 11:59:56, we lunged through the gates...
...and at 12:03, WE WERE SEATED ON THE LAST RIDE OF THE DAY!
Harper girl, I literally can't believe that YOU ARE SO CRAZY. I love doing life with you and trying to keep up with your adventurous spirit, hahah! When we exited Big Thunder Mountain [for the third time in the last 30 minutes but the fourth time total!], Brian was waiting for us by the stroller parking and we found a restroom not too far away.
After an undies change, a monorail ride, and an Uber lift back to the resort...
...we dumped a VERY limp, totally lifeless noodle into the bed...
...and quickly followed suit, ourselves!
WOWWWWZERS, what a day!
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