Thursday - we flew out Thursday afternoon. My dad took us to the airport and we made it through security OK. Biggest bump here was the $50 charge for our suitcase being over the 50 pound limit. Gak! We got into Orlando, got on the Magical Express, and got to our hotel by 5:30'ish. We got our carry-on luggage put away, hung up the garmet bag clothes (the boys' wedding outfits) and went to dinner at our hotel.
YUM! The Maya Grill, at our hotel, was YUM! We had the dining plan, so Brian and I ordered nice steaks, had dessert. The kids barely ate, but that's not unusual.
We walked around the resort, saw the pool, and got to bed early. Our luggage arrived around 9.
Friday - we were up bright and early and headed to the Magic Kingdom. The kids were in awe when we walked in and saw the characters on Main Street and the castle. I actually got a little teary. :)
We went straight to Fantasyland and rode Winnie the Pooh. When we got off, we were met by a crew from the Year of a Million Dreams who gave us passes to "The Ultimate Character Meet and Greet" - which was a small group meeting with 16 characters, free autograph books, and pictures.
We did the rest of Fantasyland - Dumbo, Peter Pan, Mickey's Philharmonic, etc. Then we did Pirates of the Caribbean, etc. The boys loved it all - though...Owen didn't "get" that even though you go into a store at the end of every ride, you don't always get something!
We had a late lunch at the Liberty Tree Tavern which was good. We rounded out the afternoon with a ride on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Owen was NOT impressed) and the Haunted Mansion.
Our character meeting was around 5 PM and we walked in with about 40-50 other people and got to meet and get pix with two groups of characters - "the princesses" which were Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, and Snow White and their associated men. And the "classic" characters - Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Chip, Dale. The kids got autograph books already filled out by these characters, family pix with each group, individual pix, they got to dance and hang out with the characters, etc. Really fun.
We did dinner at our hotel in the food court which was a fun experience - and everyone got to choose their own thing.
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