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Woke bright and early (5:30am) and got
ready for Day 2. Let the girls sleep until 6:30 while we got everything
ready to go. There were a few more animals out this morning including
a couple Giraffes and three zebras. The girls were very excited to
see the Giraffes but we had to get on the road. Early checkin at Villas
at the Wilderness Lodge (VWL) and off to the Magic Kingdom (MK) for the
day. (Or as much of the day as the girls could take!)
Bell services was great and had us loaded up and ready to hit the road
in no time. We made excellent time getting to the Wilderness Lodge to checkin
and the CM here (missed his name, but Kristen is pretty sure it was Cody)
was MUCH more pleasant than Rosa at AKL. He earned the second CM appreciation
card we gave out. Brinn suggested giving him one because he was so
thoughtful toward both girls. The first card went to another gentleman
at the Contemporary that went out of his way to help us get a family picture,
and talked to the girls for awhile. Very pleasant man who was just
a very friendly sort. Anyway, back to the VWL. The room was
not ready (again as expected) and after a couple trips in to get things we
forgot in our stored luggage we were all set. Just call in to see when
room was ready.
About then the Character Caravan showed up. (I'm sure it was great,
but I still hate the thing since it 'replaced' early entry.) Pluto,
Pinochio, and the Fox and Cat from Pinochio were here today. Brinn
was into the characters but Madison was not ready for these guys. Would
not get her picture taken with any of them. This is a first this year.
She has loved all characters up to this year. Not sure if she
is getting shyer, or if it is just because she doesn't feel well. We'll
see as she starts feeling better.
Caught the first boat to MK, and got there just as they started letting
people into the parks (about 10 minutes before 9am). Security check
goes really quickly, but they really do check everything. Zipped into
the parks and headed for Fantasy Land. Ended up waiting about 8 minutes
for the rope drop (hadn't expected that). Started out on Dumbo, then
Peter Pan, Carousel, Pooh and Tea cups a couple times. In between
tea cup rides, Pooh, Tigger and Eeyore came out and stood near the entrance
to Toon Town Fair. Got a picture with Tigger (these were some characters
that excited Maddy) and then headed over to Pooh and Eeyore's line. You
could get a picture with both Pooh and Eeyore because the lines were pretty
short. As we got our turn, Tigger bounced on over as well! This
turned out to be one of those magical Disney moments. Got a picture
of the girls with all three characters together. Kristen even got
into the act and I got a great shot of her with Pooh, Eeyore (her favorite)
and Tigger!
Now its time for the Princess Breakfast! Brinn backed out of wearing
her Jasmine outfit today, but that's OK. We are doing the new Princess
Storybook Breakfast next week, and Jasmine (Brinn's favorite) has been attending
this Epcot Breakfast. We'll talk her into wearing it then. After
we checked in, we stood in line to see the Fairy Godmother. She was
very sweet, but Maddy was back to shy again. Headed upstairs fairly
quickly, and the girls were excited to see Cinderella, Snow White, Mary
Poppins, Belle and Aurora. They all came around fairly soon after
we arrived, and the girls loved them all. We had nice Princess t-shirts
that Kristen found at the Disney Store; several princesses with the
castle in the background. All the princesses we're quite impressed
with the shirts. Thought they were a great idea.
Maddy was getting fairly cranky. Her sore throat was really bothering
her now. Everything hurt, but she was hungry. We asked the waitress
if she could pass on breakfast, but she said we'd be charged anyway. It
turned out OK, because Maddy seemed to be able to eat pancakes and loved
the bacon. Go figure! :-) I think she was getting pretty
hungry by now. The waitress was very thoughtful and brought out a banana
as well (not a typical item). Maddy ended the meal by falling asleep
on my lap and then switched to Kristen while I called to check on the room.
It was only 11am, but they said they would assign a housekeeper right
away and to call back in an hour. (Very thoughful of them!)
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