Magic Kingdom x2

We had an extra park ticket and decided if we didn't see everything at Magic Kingdom on Halloween, we would go again. We could have done another park but Elinor had so much fun the day before so we went back. 

 As soon as we walked in there was a show going on right in front of the  castle. Dave ran into Starbucks (yes there is a starbucks on Main st now which means soy milk for our coffee!  also Dave said its the craziest Starbucks hes ever been in) and Elinor and I watched the show.

 When Dave came back with coffee, he took her closer to the stage. She loved it! Pointing to everyone and yelling their names.

 We wanted to meet Tinkerbell the day before while Elinor was dressed up as her but we ran out of time. Before meeting Tinkerbell we met Terence. Elinor didn't care so much for him. I wonder if he gets that a lot. Tinkerbell is right next to him but you have to see him first.

 Even though she tried to run passed Terence and photo bomb the family in front of us, when it was our turn she went numb. Maybe she was just starstruck by everyone.

 Tink managed to get a hug in.

 We went on just about every ride, except Peter Pan that is closed for renovations :(!!! She thought the animals in the Jungle Cruise were real. She was really excited about all of them and started yelling Dumbo when we saw the elephants.

 We ate lunch and after some milkies, she fell asleep. Dave and I looked in stores and planned out the rest of our day. We also stopped by Guston's for another LeFou brew. It was getting close to parade time. We picked an awesome spot right on the curb and let Elinor finish her nap. When the parade was getting close we woke her up (great parents). So many characters came right up to her and she actually loved it. I thought she would try to hide.

 We met a ton of Characters this day. After riding the Little Mermaid ride we went right next door to meet her. Poor girl could barely move. She told Elinor she loved her boat dress and that her Prince has a boat too.

 We didn't realize it the day before but next to the Dumbo ride was a spot to meet Daisy, Minnie, Goofy and Donald. After Elinor picked out the toy we promised her we went over expecting there to be huge lines. Daisy and Minnie were on one side with only about a 10 min wait and there was no wait for Goofy and Donald. While we were waiting in line for Daisy, Elinor started yelling "I see Goopy!!" I didn't even know she knew him.

 We had a great idea to give the characters Dumbo's mama to help Elinor go up to them. It helped a little. They all got really into playing with her.

 "Goopy play Bumbo?!!!"

 I love this kids face

 We had went by to meet Cinderella earlier that day but it was a 40 min wait. We stopped by before we left and there was no wait. Cinderella was so sweet and we even got a smile out of Elinor!!

and then back to her serious face for Aurora

We spent one more day in Florida. We had plans to try to meet up with some friends but it was pouring. We found a cheap theater and took Elinor to Despicable Me 2 for her first movie theater experience. She did surprisingly well. We also ate some vegan grilled cheese at Toasted and then spent the rest of the day at Downtown Disney were we met up with Lynn and Garvey. 

I'm so glad the rain decided to only ruin our last day and it wasn't a park day.

Some Photopass shots..

Hollywood Studios

For some reason I forget we went to Hollywood Studios. It isn't too big but we managed staying there all day. Also there isn't a parade! I had seen pictures of all the Disney Jr guys in a parade and I was excited for Elinor to see. We did a quick google search while we were there and found that they stopped doing the parades a few months ago. Bummer!

We also read that as soon as you get there run to the Toy Story ride for a fastpass. We walked there pretty quickly right as the park opened and our fastpass was for 4pm! The whole day the wait time for the that ride was over 60 min. We tried out the Muppet movie first which Elinor did not like. She was still getting over seeing the Bugs Life movie from the day before.

Elinor hung out with Mamoo and Papa (my parents) while Dave and I went on the Star Wars ride and then the Great Movie Ride which was cute. The Star Wars ride was fun but apparently both us can not handle any kind of fast movement because we both felt so sick after. We watched the young jedi training that looked super cute. Elinor really liked Darth Vader.

She liked the Indiana Jones stunt show too. I was surprised. The nice lady next to me warned that it is loud and might be too scary for her.

The Disney Jr live on stage was the best part. It was so cute and they worked all the hit shows in, which are some of Elinor's favorite. She sat so good for the whole thing and got so excited when each character puppet popped up.

outside of the Disney jr live stage you could meet Jake and Sophia. The line for Sophia was really long.

Right after seeing the show we headed to meet more characters. At the Magic of Disney Animation there were multiple ones to meet. I don't know if it's the same everyday or if they switch them up but we got to meet The Incredibles, Mickey and Minnie. Wreck it Ralph was there too but she doesn't know him yet. The wait wasn't too bad for any of them. I figured when we walked in it would be crazy but the longest we waited was for Mickey for about 20 min. Elinor did the same thing as the day before, screaming their names, pointing, asking for Ellie's turn until it was our turn and she would shut down. We did get her to go to Minnie by herself though! It was so sweet.

The lines for Buzz and Woody though...whoa! We came back 3 times waiting for a shorter line. Each time Elinor would look in the window and freak out yelling "Buzz Woody" and waving. One time they saw her and kept waving back. After the last time of us checking the worker told us to just wait by the back door for minute. He held the line up and let us go next! When we walked in Buzz and Woody were facing the wall hiding their eyes. They jumped around and were probably expecting Elinor to be so excited but instead she clung to me more and said "ALL GO!" She warmed up a little to give them high fives. After seeing the rest of the park and before it closed we went by to see them one more time. No one was in line and they remembered her. They tried so hard to connect with her but she was too nervous. As soon as we walked out every time she would yell "yay! I did it!". She remembers still and tells us that they kissed her and played with her Jessie doll.

First time meeting them

This guys was just hanging out next to them. Elinor had no problem holding his hand and talking to him. You would think she would be scared since his face is covered.

second time meeting them didn't go much better. They tried so hard

sleepy Elinor coming back on the tram

Hollywood Studios was a lot of fun and we will go back next time. Elinor got to see all of her favorites. I like that they changed how meeting characters go and have them out all day now. Sometimes they will take a 2 minute break but come right back out. Even last year we head to wait for so long to meet Minnie and this time there was one person in front of us.

Photopass ones..