We started our day in Adventureland where we obtained our fast passes for Jungle Safari--definitely not worth the wait without a fast pass; debatable if it was worth even the short we had with our fast passes--the animals and natives were fake and the jokes and puns were nauseating. While we were passing the time waiting for our "reserved" cruise time we sailed the Spanish moors with Captain Jack Sparrow, climbed into the Swiss Family Robinson's tree house, flew over the streets of Agrabah on our magic carpets, and were spat upon by the resident camels.
After our cruise we meandered into Frontierland planning on lunch, but instead found ourselves in prime front row seating for the upcoming parade. The kids and I set up camp (Ethan was sleeping in his stroller after all) while Kevin grabbed fast passes for Splash Mountain just in case Sofia decided to brave the 5 story plunge... (our fast pass could not be used for 6 hours! And, ultimately, Sofia chickened out just in time for us to take in the oohs and ahhs of the Electric Light Parade.). Sofia loved the parade though she complained about the heat yet again...
After lunch we went back to Fantasyland and took a spin on the carrousel and meandered through Cinderella's castle where we found the Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique, a salon where girls can be made up to look like princesses for the mere price range of $50-240 ($240! Really?!?! That seems insane!). Of course Sofia wanted a make over, but since we'd already agreed on getting her face painted I filled her mind with empty promises that we'd make an appointment the next time we're in Disney World and she's a little older... Don't judge-it allowed us to walk away from the salon with no tears shed. We saw Rapunzel from a distance (Sofia thought the cast members were quite mean for cutting off the line and not letting her in since (in a New York accent), "this is the place where dreams come true." Ultimately, we made our way back to Tomorrowland, rode the peoplemover not once, but twice and used our fast passes for Toy Story.
Sofia on the Peoplemover
By this time in the day, we were only about an hour from using our Splash Mountain fast passes do we decided to wait it out. We had dinner and Sofia decided she wanted me to go on the tide with her. We walked over to the entrance and got in the fast pass lane, we made our way up the long and windy path past 100s of people that were still waiting 90 minutes for this ride, we elected to sit in the back of the log, and... Sofia literally FREAKED OUT! I mean there was kicking and screaming and clawing and crying. An all out break down. So we got to take the bridge over to the exit sign and we left the ride. Oh well, maybe next time.
Her freak out allowed us to see the entire Electrical Parade, which next the Tomorrowland's Peoplemover was Sofia's "bestest" part of the day. By the time the parade was over at 9:30 it only made sense to stay and watch the fireworks, right? Well, we did and the fireworks show at Magic Kingdom was awesome (dare I say better than Epcot's?)! Of course, the kids wanted to go on more rides so we made another run through some of the rides in Fantasyland and finally started to head back to the car after 11pm!
Needless to say we were all dealing with sensory overload and both kids were asleep in their strollers before we even hit the parking lot. But we had a GREAT day!
With only one day left in the place where dreams come true, the plan was to finish up at Hollywood Studios with the secret hope that the kids would sleep in the next morning... They didn't.
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