Disney World 2: Magic Kingdom

We got two full days to spend in the Magic Kingdom. We rode a lot of rides on the first day and only met a couple of characters. We ate at the Beast's Castle and Gaston's Tavern. We saw two parades and walked all over.

Scared of the Haunted Mansion (too scared to ride, actually) 

 

 

The first day, though filled with unbeatable memories, was also the day that Larkin came down with strep throat. He is such a trooper! He stayed in the park and helped me wrangle all four kids until about 10 p.m. because I was determined to watch the nighttime parade. We didn't realize it was strep until we got the kids in bed that night and looked at his throat. We took him to a doctor the next morning and got him on antibiotics immediately and were cleared to return to the Magic Kingdom the following day. Through modern medicine and MANY prayers, Larkin felt well enough to spend a wonderful second day in the park!

On our second day, we ate a delicious brunch at the Crystal Palace where we met Winnie the Pooh and his friends. We went on a few rides, and we talked the twins into riding their first roller coaster! Though terrified, they ending up loving it. Then we got caught in a thunderstorm and got soaked! We were hot, wet, and felt gross. We decided to go back to the resort, maybe return later after getting dry, but we would stop at the front of the park and get Mickey Mouse's autograph before we left. Then this happened:

It was amazing!!!! We weren't expecting Mickey to talk. We thought he would wave and pose, like the other characters did, but we weren't expecting a full-blown conversation with a fully-animated Mickey. Josh, who was tired and cranky in line, was a different kid afterwards.

Josh in line to see Mickey: "Me no meet Mickey Mouse!"

 

 Josh after meeting Mickey: "Me snuggle Mickey!"

We were all rejuvenated after that. We took the train to the back of the Magic Kingdom and started it all over again. We met lots more characters, hit more rides, walked through shops, and spent the rest of the day in the park.

Will on stage with Captain Jack Sparrow

 

Enchanted by the Enchanted Tiki Room

 

Disney World was exactly what everyone told us it would be: a magical place full of wonderful memories! We still talk about it constantly, and I'm secretly planning our next Disney vacation. It won't happen any time soon, but it WILL happen!