All rested up and ready for our Magic Kingdom day! For Magic Kingdom, we had to park at the Ticket and Transportation Center and take a boat or monorail from the parking lot to Magic Kingdom. Briggs was thrilled since riding the monorail was on his list of musts for the week. We ended up taking the boat to the park (since the monorail was down at the time) and then took the monorail back at the end of the night. Winning!
We decided to purchase Genie + for our Magic Kingdom day. I again had technology issues first thing in the morning and wasn't able to get my first reservation for the day as early as I had hoped. Once in the park, I again was so pleased when guest services was able to give us an extra reservation for the day to rectify the inconvenience from their glitchy technology.
The weather was warm and beautiful. We used our Genie + reservations for the more popular rides and then filled the rest of our day with lower wait time rides, calvalcades, characters, and shows.
We used our Genie + to ride Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan, Dumbo, Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Winnie the Pooh, and Ariel.
When the lines were short, we also rode Tomorrowland Speedway, Ariel (3 more times!), It's a Small World, tea cups, Goofy's Barnstormer, the People Mover, and the magic carpets.
We used our end of the night ride on Seven Dwarves Mine Train for me and the kids while Zach did Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean again.
Briggs said he loved Seven Dwarves Mine Train, although his tightly closed eyes might have indicated otherwise.
Zach always enjoys the Haunted Mansion ride. The kids have never wanted to do it, so it's one ride at Disney that I have never done either.
We tried some new shows we've never done before like Hall of Presidents, Carousel of Progress, and the Enchanted Tiki Room. And because it's a favorite, we made sure to do Monster's Inc Laugh Floor as well.
We packed our lunch again, had some Dole Whip for a mid-afternoon snack, and then had a fish dinner from Columbia Harbor House. We were always able to find some nice, shaded outdoor seats for all our meals and snacks so we could enjoy the beautiful weather while eating our meals.
We caught the princess calvalcade once (that had all the princesses and the fairy Godmother) and the Magic Kingdom calvalcade once (with Moana, Peter Pan, Aladdin, Alice, Mary Poppins, and Gaston). Adelie was so excited to get to see Ariel! The fact that mermaid Ariel was not in her grotto for a meet and greet this time was the biggest disappointment of the trip for Adelie.
But we still were able to meet a few other princesses. Staley was the kid that insisted we wait in line to meet Tiana...
and Rapuzel.
The girls had so much fun together throughout the week. Staley was very supportive and helpful when Adelie was apprehensive about a roller coaster or ride. They had tons of fun making up games and playing together in the pool. And they entertained each other really well while waiting in lines. They made up clapping games to 'We Don't Talk about Bruno' and clapped and sang their way through multiple lines each day. Staley isn't always inclusive or attentive to her little sister, so I loved seeing them enjoy each other so much during our trip.
I love how Staley was always holding Adelie's hand on the roller coasters.
We finished our last rides of the day in time to see the fireworks show. Because we were already back in Fantasyland, we just watched from the backside of the castle instead of on Main Street. We couldn't see the castle projections, but had a great view of the fireworks, had plenty of space to spread out, and didn't have to the battle the crowds on Main Street. And we could even see Tinkerbell fly down from the castle from where we were sitting.
We were in no rush to join the crowds leaving the park, so we took our time once the park closed. We took some pictures...
admired the castle...
found some more of the golden statues...
and then let Adelie and Briggs shop for their souvenirs from Grammie and Grandpa. Adelie got an Ariel bubble wand and a baby Ariel stuffed animal. Briggs got a remote control RC car from Toy Story.
It was another fun, full, beautiful day at Disney.
