Monday, July 16, 2012

Day Two at Disney

Our second day at the Magic Kingdom was just the three of us since everyone else had to head back to catch flights or head home.  We had mapped out the day and planned to hit the rest of the rides that were Arianna size as well as pop over to Epcot and of course at both parks see a few more of the characters. 

We started the day by meeting the Disney Fairies, Tinker Bell and Vidia.  Arianna doesn't watch much TV but she absolutely adores a Tinker Bell video she got from her Godfather Chuck and so this was one of the few characters that she actually recognized.  After that visit we were able to ride Aladdin's Magic Carpets (three times as Arianna kept wanting "more"); Pirates of the Caribbean; The Jungle Cruise and even see a show at the Enchanted Tiki Room.  Then it was time to hop the monorail over to Epcot.  Arianna was getting close to her nap time and we thought Epcot would be a quieter option for hopefully a longer nap.  She did get a little under an hour sleep while we walked around the various countries and then when she woke up we did the Nemo ride and were going to do Crush the Turtle but she kept wanting to walk up to the screen and touch it so we had to leave early. 

Arianna was getting pretty exhausted from several long days and this last afternoon she bounced between really excited, really tired, and melting down.  She got to see Chip & Dale and Daisy Duck at Epcot and then two different visits to "The Mouse" when we got back to Magic Kingdom.  We picked up a personalized pair of mouse ears with Arianna's name on them and she happily wore that around the park.  There were just a few rides left on our list of Arianna sized ones so we headed to tomorrow land and rode Buzz Lightyear and then did the People Mover.  That turned out to be an unfortunate circumstance as it broke down and we were stuck on the track for 20 minutes waiting for them to repair it.  Arianna was not pleased and let the world know about it drawing stares from below. We had thought about staying for the fireworks but it was clear Arianna needed to get a good nights sleep and both of us were feeling the same way so we headed out around 5 to get some dinner and have a quiet night at the hotel. It was a great two days in the park and we will definitely be bringing Arianna back again.