Magic Kingdom Day

When visiting Orlando for the first time it is mandatory to visit the Magic Kingdom first.  We decided to head over in the late morning after a short visit to the park. 

Henry was weirded out by the astroturf. 

Grandma Val and 4/5 Grandchildren.

the Disney bakery

Grandma Val and her kids!

Waiting in line for Big Thunder Mountain railroad. 

On my top list of priorities this year was bringing Paige on Big Thunder Mountain--a favourite of mine and my family when I was a kid.  It sure brought back lots of memories.

Disney with 11 people requires a little more coordination than when we had fewer numbers, but the day went well.  It was so fun to see Lizzy enjoying Disney for the first time...as well as her parents and Uncle Tyson of course.  When you get to Disney there are still so many things that need to happen.  A tram ride in, followed by the ferry (as the monorail was closed most of the time this trip), followed by lining up to go through security, and then lining up to scan your ticket. As you can imagine there were a few baby meltdowns during this time, but we eventually got the babies fed and happy before continuing on in our journey into the Magic Kingdom.  The weather was great and the new fast pass system as well as light crowds meant that the day went by without too much waiting around for rides.  The original plan was to go to the fireworks on the next Disney day, but Jen had the (smart) idea to just push through and try to fit it in.  The day was going well and it was best to make the most of it.  The fireworks were awesome as usual and then we had the arduous task of making it back to the car.  Luckily we had agreed on a meeting place by the stroller rental area, because as soon as the fireworks ended our group of 11 promptly lost one another in the massive crowd.  The kids were all accounted for beforehand of course. All of the kids were exhausted and Henry passed out in the stroller.  The girls just got quiet as it was way past their bed times.  Disney at night is so fun and we realized there was a nightly dance party as well as other activities that we'll one day enjoy more when the kids are older.