Disney Trip Report: Day 5

Wednesday: We got up early to be at rope drop at Magic Kingdom. I loved the little show they put on to start the day. And then, as soon as the park opened, Eric, me, and ten thousand other people all ran to get in line to meet Anna and Elsa. It felt like running in a race because people were passing each other, yelling, etc. It was crazy. I got to Princess Fairytale Hall, and then saw Eric. We jumped in line, and only had about a 5 minute wait. Anna and Elsa were together in the same room, but you get to meet them separately, and they spent a good amount of time with each child. I was very impressed. Piper was in heaven. Fletch got all giggly and goofy when he met Anna. It was a magical experience for all of us.

After that, we rode the carousel, It’s a Small World, the Jungle Cruise and Peter Pan’s Flight, and met Chip and Dale and Tinkerbell. 

We had lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern. This was probably our worst meal. The food was just mediocre, and they kept us waiting for about 25 minutes past our reservation. We actually had gotten there about 20 minutes early, so it was a long wait. After lunch, the kids were exhausted and just acting up so much because they were overstimulated, overtired, and overwhelmed. We ended up going back to the hotel early with the hopes that the kids would all nap when we got there. Of course, that didn’t happen, so we just did quiet time with lots of TV. 

Around 5:30pm, we went back to Magic Kingdom, and it was relatively empty, so we got to go on a few rides (Buzz Lightyear—so much fun) and just walk around without a million other people. We also went to the Incredibles Dance Party, which was a lot of fun. It gave the kids some time to just run free, dance, and not be told they had stand in line, watch out for anyone, ride in a stroller, etc. They needed that to burn off some energy.

 

 After the dance party, we had dinner at Cosmic Rays (decent, not great but the music entertained the kids), and then we watched the Main Street Electrical Parade and then the fireworks, which were all awesome. 

It was such a fun night and the kids did great staying up so late. Getting out of the fireworks was a chaotic with such a huge mass of people all funneling to the exit, but we got home in about 20 minutes since MK is such a short walk to Bay Lake Tower. By that point, it was nearly 10pm, and we all just collapsed into bed.