Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Magic in the Magic Kingdom
Today we went to the Magic Kingdom for the first time since they've added the New Fantasyland. We had a little bit of a rough start. We had a breakfast reservation for Cinderella's Royal Table at 9 but the park doesn't open until 9 so we called concierge and asked what we do, she said you just go to the gate and they will tell you what to do just be sure you have the conformation with you. Well we didn't have that so we already had a slight problem then we got to the park; we showed them our Diamond Parking Pass from Triple AAA and the guy just waved us down so we kept going and the next guy we showed it to said you're in the wrong place but this is closer. So we parked in the Aladdin parking lot and then we found out we had to take the monorail to get to the park, some closer parking. So we finally got in to the park at about 5 after 9 and by the time we reached the castle it was quarter after, luckily they held our reservation so we checked in and got to get our picture with Cinderella. She told me that I kinda look like Prince Charming! Then we got upstairs and ate breakfast our waiter from Jamestown gave us a sword for me and a wand for my mom. We got to get pictures and autographs with Snow White, Aurora, Jasmine and Ariel. After breakfast we decided to head over to New Fantasyland and on our way we saw 3 characters we've never seen before Lady Tremaine, Drizella and Anastasia (Cinderella's step mother and step sisters). Anastasia took a real liking to me. When I offered her my arm for the picture she. Took it and then said we were gonna get married and then she told me I smelled nice like cotton, coleander and fresh air and that I was warm (probably from the sun). Meanwhile, Lady Tremaine invited my mom to bridge on Captain Hook's Yacht, she said she was required to tell everyone that she cheats and that my mom should bring lemon squares! After that we checked out Gaston's Tavern and some of the new gift shops and then we saw Gaston himself, first time I've seen him as well. Next we got a FastPass to ride the Voyage of the Little Mermaid, but since the ride wait wasn't long we decided to get on the ride as well. After we rode that we went to Storybook Circus which has taken over where Toontown used to be. We saw Lady Fortuna Daisy, Minnie and then we got back in line to see Donald and The Great Goofini. After that we were heading back toward the castle and we saw Pooh, Tigger and Rabbit were out so we waited to see them and then by the Mad Hatters Tea Cups we saw The White Rabbit. Then we decided to try for Be Our Guest Restaurant since we were unable to get a reservation for dinner and since lunch is Quick-Service meaning you can go right in, we did. Unfortunately we did have to wait about 45 minutes but it was worth it! The detail in that restaurant is exquisite! For lunch you even use a computer system to order and they bring it out to you on carts! The ballroom looks just like the one Belle and Beast dance in, including the falling snow out the ballroom windows! The West Wing looks just as if it is the Beast's chamber, including the Enchanted Rose! The final room has pictures of various characters from Beauty and the Beast and in the center is a giant music box that has Belle and Beast dancing. Later we rode The Haunted Mansion and we walked out and saw a parade was just starting so we got right in a visible spot and got to catch the Celebrate A Dream Come True Parade, which was the one we missed last time! Since I was at the front I could see pretty well which is good cause some of the characters will come right in front and wave or high-five or whatever. You will never guess what happened next, Anastasia (the stepsister from earlier) with her mother and sister were in the parade and you could tell it was the same people from earlier. She stopped right in front of me and just kinda looked at me and I smiled and said you remember me? And she put her hand on my arm and said how could I forget such an adorable prince and then she's like I'm getting married! But the fact she remembered me and then stopped during a parade to talk to me was pretty awesome haha! After the parade we rode a few more rides, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Jungle Cruise and the Flying Carpets of Aladdin. While riding the carpets I noticed that instead of just Aladdin and Jasmine being out they had the Genie with them, another one I've never seen before so we got in line and were the last ones to see them! At that point it started to rain and we were both tired and thirsty so we decided to get Ice Cream we ate it outside of the Tommorrowland Terrace and we caught the end of the Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It Parade. Then we decided to check out this new card game called the Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom, so we got some of the cards and started playing! Basically each card has a spell and you get sent to various portals throughout the park and you have to defend the kingdom from the villains it's pretty cool! So we were running around Adventureland playing that and then our next portal was on Main Street and since that was packed with people wanting to watch fireworks we decided to just stay in Liberty Square and watch Wishes Firework Spectacular from there. So after the fireworks we headed back up Main Street which was packed with everyone flooding to get out and this beautiful blonde haired girl stops me and says are you Scott? And I said yea... Ashley? Cause I recognized her from Facebook cause she is also doing the program and she said yes. We talked about the program and stuff and she was with her roommates and we all were just talking and we exchanged numbers to keep in touch and she gave me a hug. After that we headed back and went to bed!
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