Countdown to Disney! Part Two

I'm going to go ahead with the second part of my Countdown to Disney post. Wow, two blogs in one day! I'm on a roll! :)

Day Four

A full Magic Kingdom day! I'm most looking forward to this day. You'll see why in a minute.

The first thing we'll hit here is Enchanted Tales with Belle. It's a new attraction in New Fantasyland, and my research points to the lines getting crazy long, and fast! You can't fastpass this one, and it has limited capacity, which is why the waits are so long if you don't go first thing. Once this one is done we'll hit the rest of Fantasyland. Depending on crowds, we'll decide where we want to go next..Adventureland or Frontierland. I don't think there is a single attraction in any of these that we don't want to do, but our must do's are...everything in Fantasyland, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and Pirates of the Carribean. We're really bummed that the Teapots are going to be down for refurb while we're there. :( Oh well...reason for another trip, right? :)

Early afternoon on this day, our little girls have reservations at...Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique! They are so excited to become princesses. We've gone all out and booked them the Castle package, where they will be able to have their hair, make-up, and nails done, and they'll get to select a princess dress and accessories. This is a once in a lifetime experience for us and them, so we're not wasting it. I don't know which princess they'll pick once they get there, but I have a pretty good idea. I'm almost certain I'll end up with a 5 year old Sleeping Beauty and a 3 year old Snow White.

Where are we eating dinner after this magical princess experience? Well, Cinderella's Royal Table of course! With (from what I'm heard) Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel and I've recently learned they've taken out Belle and replaced her with Jasmine. I guess this is because of the Belle attraction I mentioned earlier. My mother also really wanted to eat in the castle, so this meal is for her, too. :)

Day Five

We'll follow up our Magic Kingdom day with a trip to Epcot. First attraction here? Soarin! Love that one. We also want to experience Test Track, and I'm sure the girls will enjoy the Innoventions pavillions. I'm thinking our mothers will love World Showcase, so I'm excited for that. My favorite pavillion there is Canada--it's just so beautiful! We'll be there during the Flower and Garden Festival, and this year they have food kiosks there. Yum!

I hope we'll be able to see the mime in Italy, the acrobats in China, and the juggler...I can't remember where he is. But if we miss them it won't be the end of the world. I definitely want to the show the girls the trains in Germany, and let them pick a pearl in Japan. I've told my husband that after they pick their pearls, I would love to have my Mother's Day gift be a piece of jewelry containing said pearls. So we'll see!

We have dinner reservations at San Angel Inn in the Mexico pavillion. My mother-in-law loves Mexican food, so we selected this for her. When hubs and I were on our honeymoon, we also like the Mexican pavillion a lot and thought we might like to eat there one day. Well, the day has come! Almost.

Day Six

This is our Animal Kingdom day. We have pre-park opening reservations for a character buffet at Tusker House, which I'm really looking forward to. When we're finished eating we'll go straight to the Safari. I can't wait for that! Also at Animal Kingdom we want to experience Flights of Wonder, Expedition Everest, Kali River Rapids, all of DinoLand EXCEPT Primeval Whirl, and the Jammin Jungle Parade. And I want to meet Pocahontas! She's my favorite princess, and I've never gotten to meet her, because she is practically nowhere! AK is the only place. :(

We plan on heading over to Downtown Disney for the evening, b/c Animal Kingdom closes earlier than the other parks. We have dinner reservations at Rainforest Cafe, and I hope for relaxing evening of strolling around and shopping.

Day Seven

Our last day. Boo :(. Maybe my husband will let me book a bounceback while we're there, though. I LOVE Disney. I would go there every year if I could. I don't care if anybody thinks I'm crazy because of that, either. It is my happy place.

Anyway, we'll be hitting up the other water park this day, Blizzard Beach! I had a surprise planned for my husband, but he found out about it. Oh well. I booked us a Polar Patio! It was pricey, but I think it will be worth it. Blizzard Beach, I think, gets much hotter than Typhoon Lagoon, because there isn't nearly as much shade and because the sun really bounces off all of that white! The Polar Patio will give us a shaded place for the day, with a cooler stocked full or cold water, a service attendant, and towels and a locker we don't have to pay extra to rent. So, that sounds like a win to me.

For our very last night of course we'll head over to Magic Kingdom again. You really do need to set aside a lot of time for that park, because there is so much to experience there. If there is anything we haven't gotten to yet, this will be our time to do it. Or, if not, we'll do our favorites one more time. Our dinner reservations are at Crystal Palace, where we'll be dining with Pooh and friends. We'll watch Wishes and say good-bye to Disney. :(

Okay, hope you've enjoyed my Disney obsession. It won't be long until we'll be there! I promise to post some pictures when we return.

Until Next Time,

Ryann