June 4, 2011 – Dayspring Disciples

After a day by the pool on Tuesday, we were ready to hit the Magic Kingdom bright and early on Wednesday. The weather was gorgeous and HOT! [Love it!]

After parking at the Transportation and Ticket Center we rode the ferry to get in position before rope drop.

We took a few minutes to sunscreen! Winking smile

The morning did NOT start out quite as we had planned, however. MY touring plan had us heading directly to the Rapunzel Meet and Greet to meet the newest princess and her brave friend Flynn Ryder. Despite moving quickly to the castle, our group [notice the word group] showed up in time to be told we would likely be part of the third group to enter the meeting area… around 10:15AM. It was 9:06AM at that time. We made the difficult decision NOT to spend our first hour in line and abandoned that plan. Everyone agreed, but it was clear a little later that Angel wasn’t sure why she hadn’t met Rapunzel. It broke my heart a bit, but she wasn’t frantic or demanding. Just confused. I made up my Mommy-mind then that we’d try again [harder!] next week.

Our day was not a bust, however.

We met characters.

Rode lots of rides.

Ate a lot! Winking smile [This Coke wasn’t hers, but she didn’t know that!]

And enjoyed the parade!

More rides, including all the Mountains – Splash, Big Thunder, and Space.

Mommy, Daddy and the girls voted NO for future rounds of Space Mountain. Poor Angel. She sat behind me and every time the ride evened out for slightly a moment, I’d hear a pitiful little voice calling, “Mommy?”

Scooter even got to go on a few rides! She liked It’s a Small World.

We found our spot for the even festivities a solid 75 minutes before they started. My kids did a magnificent job staying entertained on the sidewalk. People from trying to squeeze into our spots, sadly. Sad smile We actually had to defend ourselves somewhat. Crazy.