Part of Your World - Disney World, that is!

After a restful night in the hotel, we headed out to the Magic Kingdom for the day. Marina dressed as Ariel today. Christina wore her Rapunzel costume and Leisa was Sleeping Beauty. It was exciting to be back at Disney World!

We met Mary Poppins on the way in. Then we went over to Fantasyland where we took advantage of short lines. The girls all wanted to sit together. We rode nearly every ride in Fantasyland - including Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan, It's a Small World and Dumbo. At that point, it was time to say goodbye to Linda, Christina and Leisa. They were off to meet their grandmother while Marina and I went off to have lunch.

We had reservations for lunch at Cinderella's Castle - exactly one year after our first visit there. We had a lovely meal and got to meet Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel and Belle.

After lunch, we headed over to Adventureland. We rode the Magic Carpets of Aladdin and the Jungle Cruise. Marina met with Ariel and Prince Eric there as well. We watched the Celebrate A Dream Come True parade, where Ariel excited waved at Marina, and the Dream Along With Mickey castle show. We also met with Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen.

After that, we walked over to Tomorrowland. We rode the Tomorrowland Motor Speedway, the Buzz Lightyear ride and saw the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor show. During the show, Marty Wizowski had a few princess jokes. He asked for a kid to help him. Suddenly, Marina was on the screen. He asked her name and called her "Princess Marina." She loved doing that!

We watched the Main Street Electrical Parade before going into the Main Street Theater to meet Mickey and Minnie Mouse as well as three princesses - Sleeping Beauty, Belle and Cinderella. Marina never gets tired of talking with princesses. We don't get much of an opportunity at home, so we're doing that while we can.

Our day ended with the Wishes fireworks show. I'm amazed at how long we spent at the park today. But it was fun!

Disney World - Day One

After many months of planning and dreaming, we finally made it to Disney World. As we entered the Magic Kingdom today my eyes misted over. I was as excited to be there as Marina was. It was a rainy day, but it didn't dampen our spirits.

Just after we arrived, a short parade began. Frozone from The Incredibles saw Marina in her Cinderella costume and bowed to her. On the next float were Woody and Jessie from Toy Story. Marina is a big fan of Jessie lately, so she was very excited. It was a fun way to start the day.

We found where Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen appear in Liberty Square. They were on a break but due back soon, so we waited to see them first. Tiana was pleased to hear we were the first stop on our visit to Disney World. She asked Marina who her favorite princess was. Marina answered, "Jasmine!" Tiana was very gracious and even told us where to meet Jasmine and Aladdin in Adventureland.

After hearing this, Marina immediately wanted to go to Agrabah to meet Jasmine and Aladdin. They were not there when we arrived, but we did ride the Magic Carpets of Aladdin while we were there.We happened to see Ariel and Prince Eric, so we decide to meet them. Ariel twirled around with Marina while Eric spoke very kindly to her. She was enchanted with them.

We left Adventureland and headed for a very important date at Cinderella's Castle. We had lunch with the princesses. We started out by meeting Cinderella and having a picture with her. Marina had worn her Cinderella dress for the occasion. We had a lovely table near a window overlooking Fantasyland. The food was wonderful and so was the service. Best of all, during the meal, we had visits from four more princesses: Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel and Belle.

After lunch, Marina was anxious to meet Jasmine, so we went back to Agrabah. This time we managed to meet them. They spent a while talking to Marina and she even showed them her loose tooth. Aladdin said he thought it would fall out tonight. I didn't think that was likely since it has been loose for weeks.

We went back to Fantasyland and rode some of the rides. Many of Marina's favorites are there: the Carousel, Dumbo, the Teacups. She was happy to ride them all again.

Then we wandered into Toon Town. We toured Minnie's country house as well as Mickey's. We went to the Toon Town Hall of Fame where we went to meet the fairies. We got to see Tinkerbell, Silvermist and Rosetta. Marina told them she wanted to be a water fairy like Silvermist. She even got a lesson on how to put dewdrops on spider webs.
We briefly visited Tomorrowland before having dinner. We'd had a very full day, so we left after dinner. I was amazed at how much we covered today.