We got to Magic Kingdom right when it opened, around 9am- there were fireworks! We stepped onto mainstream and immediately went to the steam train that takes you around the park. We were off to a good start as big guy was thrilled to be able to ride a train. I got a little misty as we were waiting for the train and looking towards the castle. It's just such an amazing experience to have with big guy. We did the train loop and then walked up main street towards the castle. Big guy was pretty grumpy following our train ride. He refused to walk, demanding to be carried and was whining. We went on the carousel after walking through the castle. Big guy was not pleased about there only being horses on the ride. I was surprised he didn't like it, since he loves the carousel at the zoo, but then again, he can ride a monkey! following the carousel, we went on "it's a small world after all." There was no line and we were immediately put into a boat. Big guy loved it! It is a really nice ride, everything is sparkly, moving, singing, and it is absolutely gorgeous. And mercifully, it was air conditioned! Spirits were up following the ride, so we went onto the enormous "Liberty bell boat" ride. We had a few minutes before the boat ride started, so we went to get a Mickey shaped pretzel! Incidentally, we had one everyday around 10:30am. We munched on our pretzel while riding the boat around the park. Another winner!
On the carousel
On the train
After the boat ride, we went over to the "pirates of the Caribbean " Again, we barely waited on line, that is until the ride broke! Had it actually been working, we probably would have only waited about five minutes. Hubs and I are taking it personally, since the last time we were in Disney, it also was broken! We went to the gift shop instead, purchased a kid telescope and Mickey pirate shirt. Big guy was doing great! He loved waiting in line and seeing all the pirate paraphernalia. We decided to call it a day and headed back to the hotel.
We swam for an hour until a thunderstorm rumbled through. We all napped and then got ready to go to Chef Mickey- a character dinner. We had a little over an hour before the dinner, so we went back to Magic Kingdom and rode the train, as well as the people mover train in fantasyland before heading to Chef Mickey. It was a complete disaster! Big guy got totally freaked out by the characters and their size. In fact, we couldn't even be in the room for dessert because when he saw Mickey, he freaked. So, $200 later, I was sitting on a couch out of eye sight from Mickey with big guy eating some candy totally upset that I had just scared the crap out of him! However, once we were away from the characters, he loved Mickey again and was happy to go back to Magic Kingdom! We rode the train for the third time that day! And then went on the Aladdin Magic Carpet ride, which we all loved. We had some popcorn and ice cream before heading to the hotel for bath and bed!
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