In addition to our must-do's we had a little extra time so B and I hit Everest an extra time (and even got to ride in the front), Noelle and Kellen hit the Boneyard play area and rode on the Triceratops again, and we saw some of my favorite friends, Pooh, Eeyore,and Tigger! Kellen was even ok with the characters as long as Daddy acted as a barrier between them!
We all got together for the last time to watch the Festival of the Lion King and then it was time to say our goodbyes to the Hayhoe crew. It was a fun adventure together! Our fun wasn't quite done as we had a later flight. So the Saxton crew journeyed over to the Magic Kingdom for our last few hours.
We knew it was supposed to be more crowded Friday then the rest of the week. The crowds at Magic Kingdom were absolutely crazy! Apparently the local schools were out and everyone and their mother were at the park. Of course our daughter wanted to meet princesses. And the line to meet them was 90 minutes with fastpass return times being 10 minutes after we had to be gone. We even had to wait almost 30 minutes to get on a monorail! Thankfully the line for the new Belle show was posted at 50 minutes, longer than we had waited for anything all week but doable. 27 minutes later Noelle and I got in and she was able to be in the show (she was a picture frame) to meet Belle. As Belle was leaving at the end, my adorable daughter yelled out, "Belle, yellow is my favorite color!" Belle turned around and kneeled down to tell her yellow was her favorite too. Success! Lady who played Belle, you don't even know how happy you made my little three year old. Or how happy you made her mommy who really was not excited to stand in line 90 minutes for a 3 second meet and greet!
After we saw Belle, we met Bryan and Kellen and got a yummy spicy chicken waffle sandwich and then let Noelle make her souvenir selection. She had spent the week telling us what she wanted (pretty much everything!) and we had played up for two months that she had a gift card from her birthday that she could use to buy what she wanted but that she only had $25. Her selection: a pink umbrella they paint-penned with her name, flowers, hearts, and princess Belle. This was actually the very first thing she had wanted and while it was a rip off and will probably break by the end of the year, she was so happy to get her umbrella and twirls it around constantly. Going the gift card route and telling her she could only spend what was on her card was great! Besides that, I bought two Christmas ornaments - one for us and one for Ms. Rose, and otherwise we came home souvenir free. The Saxton's love Disney so much that we don't need to spend our money on mementos - we know we'll be back soon!
After shopping we rode the Disney railroad and watched the afternoon parade. After the parade it was time to leave the parks and head back to the hotel. There, we decided to split a signature Elvis cupcake while we waited (peanut butter, chocolate, banana, and bacon) and give the kids some dinner before heading outside to get on the bus. The cast member outside by the bus area played with Noelle and made her day when she asked her who her favorite princess was and then magically presented her with a miniature plastic Belle figurine to take home. Again, thanks for making my little girl's last day magical Disney staff!
Our flight was a little delayed but the kids ran around the airport so much that they were exhausted when we got on the plane. Noelle was asleep before take off and Kellen ate during take off and was asleep before we were cruising! A perfect end to the magic since I couldn't imagine wrangling two grumpy and tired kids for two hours! We made it home around 11 and Maddie was already there waiting for us, happy from her vacation playing with Georgia.
So that's our trip! We had an absolutely fabulous time and can't wait to do it again! 2014 here we come!
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