When I got home I was able to skype with my family for a bit :) I chatted with Dad and made Disney plans with Mom :) I can't believe it's only 9 days away :)
When we stopped skyping, I promptly fell asleep. An unexpected two hour nap later, I headed out to Magic Kingdom for Wishes. I got to MK by 8pm And just... wandered.
I wandered in and out of Tomorrowland, Fantasyland and Liberty Square and found myself on the bridge between the castle plaza and Liberty Square as the Electrical parade was about to begin. I squeezed myself a spot and took a lot of pictures! After the parade, I found a front seat for the Celebrate the Magic show on the castle - I sat on the pavement right in front :)
After the show, while people tried to crowd even closer to the castle for Wishes, I went to Fantasyland, because I've heard that watching Wishes form behind the castle is really cool. What I didn't realize was how far away most of the pyrotechnics are. I watched Wishes with a front row view as it happened behind Beast's Castle!!! I got in line for Enchanted Tales with Belle and was able to watch fireworks from her cottage. So cool!
The Enchanted Tales with Belle attraction is quite clever - although not what I was expecting. The first part of the queue is her cottage - my favorite Disney prop yet sat on the table. A book, with a photo of a couple, with the corner ripped off as though it was eaten by a sheep! I just about had a freak out right there in the line. The next area was Maurice's workshop, where the magic mirror on the wall opens up into Beast's castle. There, Madam Wardrobe greets us and invites us to take part in the story-telling. Each participant gets a prop and it's really cute and interactive for little kids. We then enter Belle's library; which is really cute even if not as large as it should be ;)
Lumiere is there and he's wonderful and the animatronics are so advanced he looks almost real. It was so cool! :) Belle comes in and we tell her story, and all the participants get their pictures with her. It was quite cute - but honestly, I'm glad I did it tonight and not tomorrow morning like I was planning. It would have been a disappointment for getting up at the crack of dawn to catch a bus for park opening.
When I left the attraction, the park was emptying, but not yet closed. So, I went to Gaston's Tavern and had myself one of the giant cinnamon rolls they have there. I sat and enjoyed it while sitting in front of Gaston's chair and fire and listening to the Gaston soundtrack. Outside, the village song was playing and I walked through the shop for a few minutes. When 11pm approached and I knew they wanted to close down the shop, I made one last detour to the Tangled area to take pictures of the lanterns that are there in the dark. It was so beautiful! As I walked towards the entrance though, I was able to walk through the castle and get a magnificent view of Main Street! :)
I walked to the Contemporary bus stop and... my bus didn't show up. I was waiting there for 45 extra minutes before the next bus arrived. I was not impressed, and neither were the people that didn't fit at the next stop. Sigh. This bus system needs some help. I didn't think I'd ever miss Halifax Metro, but here I am. We did see a guy walk right into a pole as he got off the bus though. It was hilarious.
Ah well, I made it home eventually. I'm now swapping Disney movies with Sam and Emily... Sam has 3 I don't have, Emily has 6. I had 19. So it's less of a swap and more of a "take Stephanie's movies", but it's okay because I got some good ones out of the deal! :) I love technology! :)
Another day off tomorrow! And then back to the grindstone for the week. I think I'll do some Property Control shopping and some MK wandering and maybe some relaxing by the pool! Goodnight!
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