Day 3
Part 2: Royalty at their finest
(There are short videos intermixed so watch for the links. At many points my descriptions are very brief because in many cases the video just says it better!)
The plan was this, Early BBB appointment, pictures, then straight to Merida to hopefully be one of the first in line, nip over to the fairies, . (Clearly this was everyones plan, but we were a bit after 9 by the time we were done pictures and Vs meltdown.) When we got to Merida (going the LONG way of course) There was already a good sized line, but not awful. We got in it and Merida came out soon after. V was excited to meet Merida. The week before I had taken her afterschool to see Brave and although of course she was scared of the movie (shes scared of ALL movies!) she was excited to meet Merida. We got to the front of the outside line and of course were stopped! (Story of my life!) However this proved to be interesting as we chatted with the CM about where we were from. He asked V if shed met Rapunzel yet, (she was in Rapunzels wedding dress) and she answered no. Well, he said. Be sure to head over to Town Square Theatre. But make sure you get there before 4, because after 4 Rapunzel goes to spend some time with Flynn Ryder. (Remember this info for later).
Finally, it seemed endless but we were let in and we joined the inside line. V didnt want to color so she just stayed with me. She was still in a funk. I asked her if she wanted to go shoot Meridas arrow but she didnt.
V was so quiet going up to Merida! She seemed excited and I was so impressed with the whole Meet & Greet. Merida was awesome, the accent was spot on! She really engaged V! The costume was gorgeous and so was her hair! I hopped in for a quick picture before we said goodbye!
After we said goodbye to Merida, I warned V it would be her last chance to shoot the arrow and she was definitely game now after perking up a little bit. I took a video and the photo pass photographer got some great shots!
Heres a video of V meeting Merida, Its not long if you want to give it a whirl.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK0DOhlYDW4
Our next stop was the Fairies since their line is the second longest, but we had to pass through Liberty Square and spotted Tiana with hardly a line at all so we quickly jumped in. There were only 3 kids in front of V so the wait was fast and in no time at all she was meeting her. V was so shy with Tiana. But she proved to be one of our funniest meets of the day it was cute!
Tiana asked V if shed been to see Rapunzel yet. V replied no that she was on a date with Flynn Ryder and Tiana seemed pretty shocked. I loved Tiana, she really tried to engage V despite V being quite shy and distant with her. Tiana isnt a favorite of Vs but she is definitely a favorite of mine!
I also took a video of this meet with Tiana and it is definitely worth a look! Tianas reaction to Vs answer was too funny.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oeK06cNcqY
After saying goodbye to Tiana, we skipped over to the fairies and joined their line. It wasnt too long of a wait and before I knew it we were seeing Vidia! This was a very different experience seeing Vidia. She was different... She was so friendly and just was not quite the same as our last meeting with Vidia. I suspect somehow she was Drizella in another life!
A Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zxlrbVJGVQ
And Pictures:
I love this one!
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRDwyESQdI
She certainly loved meeting Tink and Tink was great, fabulous and perky. She gave us a good video when she was looking at Vs autograph book. She wasnt too fond of Wendy!
After saying goodbye to Tink, we headed back to the castle. The Fairy Godmother was a must do for us today. We joined her line and we saw her almost immediately. She was lovely as usual. She spent a decent amount of time with V and wasnt rushed or anything. V adores the Fairy Godmother. I think she adores everyone but something about the Fairy Godmother just makes her light up a bit!
The Fairy Godmother had a great conversation with us.
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6BLILyPwvY
After we said goodbye, we headed into Castle Couture for a few minutes taking a break from the heat. I knew that The Fairy Godmother and The Tremaines traded off so we only had a little bit of time to wait. And of course what is in Castle Couture but Princess Heaven. V had kept up her end of the bargain and so did I. She was settled on Aurora so I picked up the Aurora dress, crown and wand for her.
(continued next post)