We rode a few rides, too, but it was mostly all about the characters.
Tip #11 Disneybound (dressing up)
The idea behind Disneybounding is you dress in similar colors and pieces to a Disney character, but you aren't necessarily in costume. Jillian and I cheated a bit with her headpiece and my tiara, but our outfits were legit. |
| Her Maleficent was a huge hit. I am always up for wearing a tiara! |
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| All ways are MY ways! |
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| We didn't get wet on Splash Mountain. I still think it hilarious we had no problem with Kali River Rapids or Splash Mountain and were drenched on Pirates of the Caribbean. |
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| Aurora balked when Jillian asked her to cower. Too bad, 'cause that photo would have been funny. This dress is amazing -- so flowy! |
We had lunch at Be Our Guest and sat in the ballroom this time. For dessert, I tried the chocolate cupcake with "grey stuff" frosting, and it was delicious! If you're wondering what it tastes like, Jillian says it's like oreos, and I agree.
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| Gaston was excellent. When we walked up, he immediately put his arms around us. We then proceeded to talk for about five minutes. He didn't seem to be in any hurry, and there were a lot of people waiting behind us, so finally Jillian asked if we could take a photo. We like to think he wouldn't have minded standing there like that all day. Me: Have you killed anything today? Gaston: Why would I? Me: Why wouldn't you? Gaston: Good point. |
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| These women were possibly my favorite of the day. Drizella is friends with someone who is friends with Jillian, so they had fun playing together. Anastasia and I talked about curly hair and the color pink. Truly good times. |
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| Peter Pan was kind of ADD -- this was the only time he stood still. We played follow the leader and musical chairs (with no chairs). He was utterly charming. According to Peter: I lost Wendy -- on purpose... She drools and snores! |
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| Rapunzel loved my shoes |
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| Adorable and so fun |
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| Admiring Cinderella's shoes. She said they were a gift from her Fairy Godmother. |
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| I was a little disappointed by Cinderella. She is my favorite Disney princess, so I was annoyed that she spoke so quietly I could barely hear her, and she didn't let me talk to the prince at all. I will say that she and Prince Charming were darling in their quiet moments alone together. I liked watching them. They had a very sweet chemistry. |
Tip #12 Line up early for character meet-and-greets
The characters are only out for a certain amount of time before they take a break. The attendants let the lines get to a predetermined length, then they close it off. So it's smart to get in line before the characters come, especially the popular ones like Gaston or Peter Pan, or rare ones like Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters. It's a good idea to show up to the line at least 10 minutes before the characters are scheduled. The line fills up quickly ones the character appears. The good news is they make sure to take their time with each guest and will make the wait worth it. (I was about the end that sentence with "especially for little kids" but they made an effort with Jillian and me, too.)
Other fun things:
- Tomorrowland Speedway... well, I didn't enjoy this one, so maybe it was less than fun
- Space Mountain and People Mover again
- Small World
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
When MK closed for the Very Merry Christmas Party (we didn't have tickets for), we took a bus to Epcot. We rode Star Tours and found our friend Brandon who was in town with his family. The three of us saw most of Fantasmic, then took a ferry to Epcot and the Boardwalk hotel for a snack. At that point, I hadn't eaten in about 8 hours and I was STARVING!! Hanger is real, kids. I should have packed an extra PBJ. Lesson learned. A chocolate croissant has never tasted so good.
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