Part 10: Magic Kingdom visit #3!

The 3rd day of Mike's conference was a shorter one, so we decided to finish our vacation off with a literal bang at the Magic Kingdom's fireworks show. After spending the day at the pool and park again, of course, we got ready and headed off to the theme park when Mike got home at 4:00. The day was beautiful and sunny, even though the forecast called for showers. Paige got to wear her Cinderella dress without pants and a shirt underneath for the first time.

We didn't have tons of time at the park, but Paige really wanted me to ride the Pirates of the Caribbean with her. The 4 of us did the Haunted Mansion first, as Pirates wasn't working, and then had some dinner. After dinner Pirates was functioning so Paige and I rode it and then Mike and Paige rode it--Rose had fallen asleep in her stroller by this point. She loves the big drop in the dark at the beginning....so do I. I find the pirates a bit creepy though, and always have, but she doesn't seem to notice, or get creeped out. When we finished this up most people were securing spots for the big show, which is a perfect time to find short lineups for the rides! We rode on the Aladdin flying carpet ride before finding a spot to watch the show. The park was about 10 times as busy as it was the other time we watched the show. It really doesn't matter where you are though, the fireworks are massive and the music is pumping out from every angle. An unbelievable show. I can't begin to describe it, or do it justice. You just have to see it for yourself. It's one of those multi-sensory experiences that makes you a little misty eyed watching it. I'm happy that Mike recorded it the first time--I definitely want to watch it again.

Paige taking it all in:

My attempts to capture something interesting:

More worrying then finding a spot to stand in the huge crowd, was getting out of the park in a timely fashion when the show was finished without losing each other! But in true Disney fashion, everything ran smoothly and we were on the monorail in no time. Rose woke up just before the show started, watched the show, sat silently on the monorail on the way to the parking lot, and then fell asleep the moment we started driving without uttering a peep.