We had one last princess to track down, so today was all about finding her. We found out Pocahontas was only at Animal Kingdom so we headed there first thing in the morning. Poor Pocahontas. There were only a few people in line to even see her. I don't know if it is her lack of popularity or the nonsensical location. I mean, why is a Native American princess stationed in the heart of Africa?!?!?!? That's just unfair ;)
Despite her underwhelming scenery, they girls loved her just as much as the other. And, with her signature on the back cover, our autograph books were finally complete!
Feeling satisfied, we used our last quick service credits to have brunch and then head back to change for the water parks. We actually got to go to Blizzard Beach today. Once again, Disney did not disappoint. Really, where else could you find snowmen at a water park??
The wave pool here was more tame and won the girls over. The backdrop is impressive with the highest, steepest water slide in North America. I tried to get Dan to go on it, but was unsuccessful :)
The little kids play area wasn't as fun here for the girls and they were just a little to small/young for the bigger kids area. But, Alyssa still loved the sand and Hannah was obsessed with the lazy river. It was shallow enough that she could walk the whole thing...something she was very proud of! And she loved the snowman's house...when you passed it he 'sneezed' and blew water out all over you!
They also had a really awesome family raft ride we all wanted to go on. You had to go to the top of the mountain in a 'ski lift' ride to get in line. It took us forever to wait in that line and, would you know, when we got to the top it was temporarily closed due to possible lighting in the area. We waited for a few minutes to see if it would reopen, but Hannah was so tired she fell asleep and we were all getting grumpy so we agreed to just forget it. We had to walk all the way back down the mountain, carrying Hannah.
We just decided to have one of their monster sno-cones and call it a success. We just made it back to the hotel for a little rest before it started storming. The girls played with some of their new treasures and we dozed off before our dinner reservations.
Dinner was easily one of favorite character meals. It was the Cinderella Storybook dining at 1900 Park Fare inside the Grand Floridian. Cinderella was there, but her ugly step-sisters stole the show! They were awesome and had the best personalities.
Courtsy-ing with Anastasia
Lady Tremaine...who know that was her stepmothers name?!?!? The girls were terrified.
Drizzela was my favorite. Alyssa was sitting next to me so she just pulled up a chair and sat down next to Hannah. She was witty and sassy...and just fun!
Here is a great example. When Prince Charming came over to our table she was making faces in the background...we were all laughing so hard!
The girls would not take a picture with Charming without Daddy so this one is a group shot. And, notice Drizzela got in on this shot from another conversation ;)
After that, the girls were done eating and ready to go. However, this was the best dinner buffet we had been to all week so we weren't going anywhere yet. They had some awesome dishes I plan on getting the recipes to, including sweet corn chowder and strawberry soup. SO good! Since we were still indulging, the girls watched 'Doc McStuffins' on our phones. Seriously, we were IN Disney World and they were bored...they don't show this on the vacation planning DVD ;)
After dinner we took the monorail back to the Magic Kingdom to spend our last night.
One of the things we wanted to do was watch the 'Dream Along with Mickey' show on the Castle steps. They saw portions of it throughout the week, but we never caught the entire show. We staked out a spot and had great seats for it this time! They loved it. It was everything you think of when you think of 'Disney'. Here are a few of the shots I got while we watched:
Watching in amazement!
We just spent rest of the night spent riding our favorite rides. We didn't stay out too late though because we had to finish pack and be up to catch the Magical Express to the airport for our 9:30am flight. Here are a few pictures I snagged while they were playing on the Dumbo Elephants!
Before we left we finally got to ride 'Peter Pan's Flight' using a fast pass. It was one we had skipped all week because of the long wait. It really isn't anything super spectacular, but it was cute. And, Hannah couldn't stop talking about it. She said it was her second favorite ride. So sad to be leaving. I want to stay forever. We have decide we will definitely be coming back in 2014...either over Christmas or a long weekend in the Fall. I already can't wait!!
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