Magic Kingdom, Day Two

We are spending six days at Disney World this trip, and there are four parks, so yesterday we went back to The Magic Kingdom. There is so much to see here that we knew we would need a second day. We started a little later than we have the rest of the week. The kids, and adults, needed a little time to sleep in and relax before heading off to the park. We had good luck with the bus again, and one was pulling up as we got to the bus station. I love when that happens!

Once we got to the park we decided to split by families again and meet up for lunch. The Bilky's spent the morning in Mickey's Toon Town. It is a part of the park that we missed on our last trip here, and we wanted to see it, especially because they will be closing it later this year to make room for the Fantasyland expansion. We went on Goofy's Barnstormer, which is a kid size roller coaster. Jake loved it and there was no line, so we rode a second time. The kids cooled off a bit on one of those water fountain splash pad things before we headed over to Fantasyland. The construction has already started there on a Little Mermain ride and a Beauty and the Beast restaurant. All the rides were still open, except for It's A Small World which is closed for an annual inspection. Al was really disappointed about that! We hit evey ride there and even were able to see Fairy Godmother and Cinderella's evil stepmother and sisters. Cinderella is one of Jake's favorite movies so we was excited to see them.

Next it was back to The Crystal Palace where we ate on Sunday for lunch. The Magic Kingdom has only a few table service restaurants, and only one buffet. With all the kids appetites, the buffets have been great in keeping them full between meals! Today was also Christopher's birthday so they brought him a cupcake with a candle to help celebrate.

If anyone has ever been down to Disneyworld, you must have seen all the little girls running around dressed up like princesses. They now offer something similar geared toward boys, although girls can do it too. It is called The Pirates League. First they get a pirate name and them have their faces painted to look like one of four pirates. Once they get their bandana, eye patch, and fake teeth they take the official pirate oath. Then they receive their sword and sheath and are then pirates. It sounded like fun and wasn't too expensive so we signed up all the boys. Marc has never been a fan of getting his face painted so he decided not to do it. The other four had a blast and wore their stuff the rest of the day. It sure was interesting trying to wash all the face paint off when we got back to the hotel. I am not sure about the Wilinski boys, but Jake may look like he is wearing eyeliner today!

 

We split up again after the Pirate League and the Bilky's went on Pirates of the Carribean (fitting isn't it?), Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Railroad. We decided to see The Hall of Presidents next, and ran into the Wilinski's on the way over there. The funny thing is, they went on the same three rides we did and planned on seeing The Hall of Presidents next too! Next it was the Haunted Mansion before splitting again to see those last few things before dinner. We headed back to Fantasyland and rode the Buzz Lightyear ride for the third time this trip and the boys bought their light-up things they have been looking at the entire trip. Jake picked a light-saber type sword, and Marc picked clear drumsticks that light up when you hit something with them. We were planning on seeing The Tiki Room next, but it was closed so we hopped on The Jungle Cruise so we could see it in the daylight. Then it was Pirates one more time before meeting the Wilinski's for dinner.

The first two places we wanted to eat had closed already so we ended up at Casey's Corner right on Main Street for hot dog and corn dog meals. Although we didn't plan it, it worked out great because the fireworks started about five minutes after we finished eating. The show right now is called Wishes, and it is pretty cool. The fireworks are timed with the music and they use Cinderella's castle as a screen to project images on. The only downside to staying and watching the fireworks is the fight to the buses after. We made it to our line and had to wait three buses before we were able to get on. The Wilinski's ended up behind us in the crowd and had to wait two more buses after ours before they were able to board.

When we got back to the hotel the kids wanted to swim so we headed down to the pool. The laundry room is right off the pool so we all brought some stuff down to wash. We spent about an hour in the water and then headed back to the room. Everyone was in bed pretty quick and asleep within minutes.

Today is Hollywood Studios. I am really looking forward to The Tower of Terror and Aerosmith's Rockin' Roller Coaster. I haven't seen the weather report yet, but the last two days have been more bearable outside. The humidity has dropped and there has been a nice breeze which helps a lot!