Magic Kingdom #2 (Day 5)

We did Disney, and we did it big! We knew we couldn't hit everything- and didn't want to- but with two 5-year-old girls that love Disney Princesses, we knew that one day at Magic Kingdom wasn't enough.

I must say that we planned it perfectly. We hit the must-dos at Magic Kingdom on Day 2 and had more time for tooling around and window shopping the second time around.

One of my most favorite surprises was with the talking trash can outside of the exit of Stitch's Great Escape. It's one of those random things that comes and goes, and maybe even moves around, but my kids were SO tickled by it! The man with the headset microphone speaking nearby went completely unnoticed by the kids and the trash can's interactions with them was hilarious. Definitely one of the kid's most talked about experiences!

Here we are riding the classic Mad Tea Party teacup ride!

We spent some time in Storybook Circus, opting to watch the water fly from the animals in the water park instead of getting wet in it!

I love, love, love the bright, colorful and creative treats around Disney. So cute and yummy!

Mickey ears are always on the menu, of course!

With hands up the girls are ready for a thrill upon Goofy's Barnstormer roller coaster!

Upon a big win and being named MVP of Super Bowl XLVII, Joe Flacco exclaimed, "I'm going to Disney World!" It just so happened that we were there too and caught the celebratory parade with Mickey and Flacco riding and waving to the crowd.

Back on Main Street we captured a nice family photo in front of Cinderella's Castle. It was nice that Flacco had come to Magic Kingdom because there had been a giant crane directly beside the castle everyday leading up to his arrival and was finally taken down for just a few hours during his visit. It made for a much better photo op.

See what I mean? But thanks to photo editing, it wasn't too big of a deal for pictures anyway.

It's hard to tell with Spiderman, but that is Tinker Bell there in the girl's hands!

Hayden loved these balloons and this scene felt very Walt Disney World-esque to me!

What's that? Yep! Another parade and opportunity for Mommy and Daddy to SIT!

Madison was so proud of herself after using her money to buy her very own (and expensive) green Arial dress just like Arial wore around WDW. And she was giddy with excitement when Arial spotted her and her matching dress and blew sweet Madison a kiss!

Well, hello, Tiana!

On our way to meet more princesses, we took a break by a TV near the Town Square Restaurant and Theater. It only took a few minutes for our littlest princess to crash out.

Hayden had all sorts of important things to discuss with Rapunzel.

Meanwhile, the real sleeping beauty (i.e. Madison) was unknowingly greeted by Sleeping Beauty, the character.

She slept through all of her meet-and-greets until she heard Cinderella's voice. The last thing she remembered was falling asleep in front of a TV only to wake up just a few inches from her favorite princesses' sweet voice and smile. I've never seen her wake up happier!

For dinner, we dined at the new, popular Be Our Guest restaurant inside the Beast's Castle. It is quite a hot ticket to get your hands on.

We sat in the West Wing where we experienced the sounds of storms and thunder, the flashes of lightning and the falling of petals off of the enchantress's rose. Strawberry cream cheese, triple-chocolate cupcakes and cream puffs in chocolate cream or passion fruit were our dessert options- how can a princess ever choose?

And the Beast was our host, of course!

We were able to overlap our trip with a few friends so that the kids could attend sweet Claire's 5th birthday party at Goofy's Candy Company in Downtown Disney on our last day before departing. So we met up with them for the three big evening shows at Magic Kingdom on our last night.

Here are some of the kids all gathered and ready to enjoy the Main Street Electrical Parade!

Tink waving to the kids!

Although we had watched the Wishes nighttime spectacular firework show from our hotel room each night, nothing compared to being able to view the Celebrate The Magic nighttime show that played upon the castle walls accompanied by music. Experiencing the magic of Disney up close and personal like that was the perfect way to end our trip. Absolutely beautiful and thoroughly entertaining.
(See Madison's little Minnie ears?)

Goodbye, Walt Disney World! Thank you for the memories!