Magic Kingdom; November 10

Magic Kingdom

We had a fabulous day at the Magic Kingdom. We hit all of our favorite rides: Splash Mountain, & Space Mountain..., Jake got to learn how to fight from Captain Jack Sparrow. We even stayed a bit longer for Mickey's Very Merry  Christmas Party. 

Space Mountain

Space Mountain
Jake is cracking me up!

Captain Jack Sparrow

Jack was so excited to be chosen to fight with Captain Jack Sparrow. I knew he would like to do it, so I told him to go stand with the kids in the front and excitedly raise his hand. It worked. He was picked, and he had a blast doing it!

 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

We debated as to whether or not we should spend the extra money to attend Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, but in the end, we decided to do it, and I am so glad we did! For the party, you are given a special wrist band. If you do not have one, you are excused from the park. The lines were shorter; there was hot chocolate, cookies and cider; awesome fireworks; parades; and, amazing characters! Our kids had a blast! It was Amber's favorite experience at Disney!

The Seven Dwarves was Definitely a Highlight

We didn't have to wait to go on Space Mountain

Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom

We left Hollywood Studios with the intent of going to dinner and going to bed; however, when we were done eating, Hailey and Amber wanted to see Fantasmic. We had purchased park hopper tickets with the intent of finishing our evenings at the Magic Kingdom; however, Bryan and I had been awake for 36 hours. The kids had gotten some sleep on the airplane, but they weren't much better for sleep either. We were exhausted. I think the excitement of being in Florida, and most importantly--Disney World, kept the kids too enthralled for sleep; therefore, to Fantasmic we went. The show was amazing...a perfect and to a perfect day...or at least, that is what I would have thought. Yet again, my family wanted to explore, and so we ended the night with a few rides, a few pictures, and one last light show at the castle. We crawled into bed just after 1:00 a.m. I thought I was exhausted before Fantasmic, but this time--I needed another vocabulary word to describe my exhaustion; I needed something bigger than "exhausted". It was a magical first day.

At some point during the show, I couldn't help myself and I cried out, "Mickey No! Mickey No!" Apparently, I needed more sleep...

We joke that this is what Jake looks like when we allow him to drink caffeine.