We got up a bit earlier to see if we could be at Magic Kingdom when it opened. It was fun because we took the monorail there and went through the Contemporary hotel right above Chef Mickey's where we had eaten earlier in the week. We arrived in time to watch all of the Disney characters coming by train and to see them arrive at the opening gate with songs and dancing :) It was one of the many times today we were in the right place at the right time!!
The lines were very short so we were able to ride many of our favorites in a short period of time. Cam loves the "shooting one"..Buzz Lightyear.
Caleb's happy look before the ride when I gave him the chance to redeem his loss to me at Toy Story Mania...except that by some miracle I hit 4 high scoring targets and got over 400,000 points..beating him..again :)
Snack time while the older kids rode Space Mountain and Astro Orbiter. Then from up above Tomorrowland while we were on the People Mover ride we saw Buzz Lightyear!!! Cam has been very excited about the characters so we got in line and got pictures! He is always a bit shy when we take the photos but loves it all the same :)
My favorite ride is still "It's a Small world"..I resisted the urge to buy a snow globe that sings the song..for fear it might drive the rest of my family insane..but it makes me smile :)
Christian age 12
Caleb age 14
Chelsea age 16
Cameron age 5 1/2
Caelyn age 7
Corey age 5
We enjoyed being able to get there in time to hop on a few rides that are popular before it got crowded and hot (it's uncharacteristically hot here in Florida for this time of year..I think 80 was going to be the high for the day!!) We happened upon an afternoon show around the castle that was fun to watch and the little kids got gummy Mickeys to enjoy :) We went back to the house for about 2 hours before returning to the Magic Kingdom in the evening.
The crowds were very low so we let Corey and Cam walk together holding hands...so stinkin' cute!!!
We enjoyed a "to-go" dinner at Chickfila and then rushed back to our last night at Magic Kingdom!! We attempted a few more family photos (with a crane in the background as this is the time of year when they are fixing things around Disney) and finished our evening with a last time Carousel of Progress ride (we had the theater to ourselves) and then a final fireworks before slowly leaving the park..just magical.. we left with thankfulness in our hearts..knowing the time was coming to an end but just so thankful for God giving us this time together as a family. HE was so amazing to give us wonderful weather and good health and strength!
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