Frozen2014
DIS Veteran
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- Jan 12, 2014
Thurs Oct 23 Continued - Magic Kingdom
...We left BBB and DD really felt like a princess. She got to walk around the park for the rest of the day as Anna on Coronation Day (well, cause of the bun-like hair style). And everyone knows how to play it as she kept getting called 'Princess'.
DD is like me in that she loves shows...and she really wanted to see the parade. So off we went to find a spot to stand. I had read about good spots to stand, and which were less busy, but really didn't feel like walking far off, so we grabbed a spot near the castle hub. We were a bit early so she could go right up to the front. We wait a bit (only because it started at Frontierland), but then the floats and stuff started coming. Now I thought it would be "just a parade" but will say I was thoroughly impressed. Such beautiful costumes and details on the floats. And the people were in character and moved accordingly. It really is something everyone should catch once.
We had some time before our Enchanted Tales with Belle FP, so we headed to Fantasyland to go on Dumbo and Barnstormer. DD had fun but I'll say I was expecting a bit more (but hey, guess I forget I'm an adult sometime). Maybe I'm turning into a Disney snob since I've seen some of the themed rides and so these were just simple standard amusement park rides. But one good thing though is that both were walk on rides.
Next was our ETWB FP. DD is shy but still wanted to participate, but she got the role of the salt and pepper shaker (For anyone who has seen this, it lets them participate but really isn't much of a role). Oh well...it was cute watching her. However, I would say though that this is another attraction that DD enjoyed, and it gets good reviews, but I found it quite disappointing. Maybe it was because the Belle we had talked so quietly and was so unenthusiastic that she seemed bored.
After this we decided to head over to Tomorrowland to go on Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger. Now it seemed like the same idea as Toy Story Minia Mania...the target shooting game, with one exception...it was so hard to see your laser so you didn't even know what you were shooting at. The lighting and characters were cool, but quite frustrating. I think DD and my score were both close to zero. Oh well...we got a silly picture out of it on our memory maker.
Funny thing is...DH and DS could have been anywhere in the park and we hadn't seen them since late morning when we split up after BTMR, but from texting, they had just left Buzz Light and were basically next door on Astro Obriter. So we met back up with them before dinner. However, that didn't last long since as we were walking back to the main area, DD saw a show at the castle, and it was too girly for DS. So we separated again...but then met up for dinner.
Now poor DS as understandably he wasn't so excited for dinner since it was at Cinderella Royale Table (we had to book it after BBB). But we tried to keep it light for him and promised him he'd at least get a good meal and dessert out of it. Nevertheless, he was a bit grumpy at first while DD got her picture with Cinderella (we got such a magical shot with Cinderella and DD looking up at her). Obviously DS had no interest in the princesses during dinner, but he lightened up as he got his meal. Felt bad, but really wanted to do CRT for DD and the one thing that I insisted on was that our meals would at least be together. DD was so happy meeting Aurora, Snow White, Jasmine and Ariel (but very shy to even respond to them)...and cute how she'd get her autograph book ready for each one. And DS was ok. I think it was Snow White that tried to talk to him, but most of them left him alone. Very cool dinner and glad we got to eat at "The Castle".
After dinner we had to leave the park since it was a Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party night, but we got a sneak peak of what we'd see the next evening when we attended.
...We left BBB and DD really felt like a princess. She got to walk around the park for the rest of the day as Anna on Coronation Day (well, cause of the bun-like hair style). And everyone knows how to play it as she kept getting called 'Princess'.
DD is like me in that she loves shows...and she really wanted to see the parade. So off we went to find a spot to stand. I had read about good spots to stand, and which were less busy, but really didn't feel like walking far off, so we grabbed a spot near the castle hub. We were a bit early so she could go right up to the front. We wait a bit (only because it started at Frontierland), but then the floats and stuff started coming. Now I thought it would be "just a parade" but will say I was thoroughly impressed. Such beautiful costumes and details on the floats. And the people were in character and moved accordingly. It really is something everyone should catch once.
We had some time before our Enchanted Tales with Belle FP, so we headed to Fantasyland to go on Dumbo and Barnstormer. DD had fun but I'll say I was expecting a bit more (but hey, guess I forget I'm an adult sometime). Maybe I'm turning into a Disney snob since I've seen some of the themed rides and so these were just simple standard amusement park rides. But one good thing though is that both were walk on rides.
Next was our ETWB FP. DD is shy but still wanted to participate, but she got the role of the salt and pepper shaker (For anyone who has seen this, it lets them participate but really isn't much of a role). Oh well...it was cute watching her. However, I would say though that this is another attraction that DD enjoyed, and it gets good reviews, but I found it quite disappointing. Maybe it was because the Belle we had talked so quietly and was so unenthusiastic that she seemed bored.
After this we decided to head over to Tomorrowland to go on Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger. Now it seemed like the same idea as Toy Story Minia Mania...the target shooting game, with one exception...it was so hard to see your laser so you didn't even know what you were shooting at. The lighting and characters were cool, but quite frustrating. I think DD and my score were both close to zero. Oh well...we got a silly picture out of it on our memory maker.
Funny thing is...DH and DS could have been anywhere in the park and we hadn't seen them since late morning when we split up after BTMR, but from texting, they had just left Buzz Light and were basically next door on Astro Obriter. So we met back up with them before dinner. However, that didn't last long since as we were walking back to the main area, DD saw a show at the castle, and it was too girly for DS. So we separated again...but then met up for dinner.
Now poor DS as understandably he wasn't so excited for dinner since it was at Cinderella Royale Table (we had to book it after BBB). But we tried to keep it light for him and promised him he'd at least get a good meal and dessert out of it. Nevertheless, he was a bit grumpy at first while DD got her picture with Cinderella (we got such a magical shot with Cinderella and DD looking up at her). Obviously DS had no interest in the princesses during dinner, but he lightened up as he got his meal. Felt bad, but really wanted to do CRT for DD and the one thing that I insisted on was that our meals would at least be together. DD was so happy meeting Aurora, Snow White, Jasmine and Ariel (but very shy to even respond to them)...and cute how she'd get her autograph book ready for each one. And DS was ok. I think it was Snow White that tried to talk to him, but most of them left him alone. Very cool dinner and glad we got to eat at "The Castle".
After dinner we had to leave the park since it was a Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party night, but we got a sneak peak of what we'd see the next evening when we attended.