Disney Trip Report: Day 6 and 7

Thursday: This was our last day at the parks. We thought the kids would sleep in because they were up so late the night before, but nope, everyone was up and rarin’ to go by 6:15am. We headed back to Magic Kingdom, where we stood in the hottest, sweatiest line ever to meet Ariel. Apparently they didn’t turn the air conditioning on right away, so it was just awful. But, the kids were excited to meet her, and it was worth the wait. We then just walked around and did all the final things we wanted to see and do: ride Dumbo (loved the play area for kids to wait in), Barnstormer and the train, meet Goofy and Donald one more time, try a Dole Whip (good but not sure it lived up to the hype), eat at Casey’s Corner (yum!), shop, etc. 

 

We were going to try to stay the entire day, but we knew it was time to go when the kids were acting up so much and so extremely tired that at one point, Piper, Fletch, Deke, and I were all crying in the middle of Magic Kingdom. We decided our time in the parks was over and to end on a high note. We went back to the hotel and swam in the pool, to give the kids some downtime. We even skipped our reservation at 1900 Park Fare to meet Cinderella because we knew we were done. Plus, Fletch had told me earlier in the week that he didn’t want to see any of Cinderella’s stepsisters, so I was a little concerned he’d react badly at the dinner.

Friday: We just got up early and took the Magical Express to the airport. We got home around 3pm.

Overall, looking back, we had a wonderful time. In was, however, a ton of work, with three little kids. In the heat of the moment, I was vowing that we’d never travel with the kids again (especially on the flight home when JetBlue split up our family and we couldn’t find anyone to switch seats with us). However, by the time we got home and after I started looking at all the smiles in the pictures, it made me want to go immediately back. I’ve decided it was a bit like a marathon: during it, you’re working so hard and wondering if it’s worth it…the minute it’s over, you can’t wait to do it again. Thankfully, we’ve vowed to go back in a few years when Deacon is older, so we’ll get to experience the magic another time.