Day Two - Parks & Resorts

This morning was CRT, breakfast in the castle with the Cindy and the princesses. We had an 8:10 AM seating. The park opened at 9:00 AM, which means we entered the park before it opened to the masses. It was nice to walk down Main Street with very few people around. We took some nice, non-crowded photos of the girls in their princess outfits in front of the castle.

After breakfast, we waited at the rope drop for the 9 AM park opening. That was when I witnessed the infamous dash to the Tink gift shop. When the rope dropped, a mother with her two kids pushed their way into the front of the line and ran for the store. Boy, that pissed off some people. One of the most unmagical moments you don't want to witness. Those parents, along with those cheerleader moms, should be made to sit through 10,000 rounds of It's a Small World.

The morning was spent doing the many rides in Fantasyland and Thunder Mountain Railroad. DD7 road it twice, once with DW and once with me. She loved the ride. DD2 didn't care for any rides that are dark and with loud noises. So, we went on It's a Small World for her again. I am sure we'll do this ride many times over before this week is out.

In the afternoon, DD7 went swimming at the pool while DD2 napped. There were 3 kids TOTAL in the entire pool and there were 3 lifeguards walking around the edge of the pool watching the kids' every movement. There were no adults in the pool. Whenever DD7 seems to be struggling in slightly deeper water, they would ask to see if she was okay. I classify this as Disney paranoia, but it is a good thing, I guess.

DD2 had a meltdown after she woke up from her nap. Instead of punishing DD7 with DD2's bad attitudes, DW took DD7 to MGM while I stayed behind to wait until DD2's meltdown came to a final, full stop. Then, I took DD2 to MGM and met up with the rest of the family.

It had started to rain, so the crowd was thinning out. We saw couple shows, one with Belle and the other one with Little Mermaid, and also walked through the Osborne Light Show. The sadist in me also took DD7 through the Tower of Terror.

Mistake.

She was okay until the drop. Then, she grabbed my arms, would not let me go, and started sobbing.

She said she did not like her butt leaving the chair during the drops.

The night ended with us back at the resort. We sat in front of the WL's huge stone fireplace for a while. Then, we got hot cocoa from the gift shop (cheaper to make our own for next few days this way than buying from the snack bar every time) and sat outside our hotel room door looking out over the lobby until bedtime.