Orlando Fun...Day 4

Saturday, May 9, 2009
Blizzard Beach
Today we took our time waking up and hit Blizzard Beach again. We were there right as the park opened so we got a primo spot in the "Tykes Peak" area of the water park. We started off in Melt Away Bay, did the wave pool for a little bit, then rode on Teamboat Springs. Then we let the kids run the gamut of the Ski Patrol Training camp area. And finally ended the morning with Taylor sliding in Tykes Peak. After 2 and half hours time, we left since we had done everything we wanted to do. Then we came back to the timeshare and showered up and decided to use our extra day in the Magic Kingdom again.

Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom was opened from 9am to 11pm today. We got there around 2pm and left at 9:30pm.

Immediately we walked over to Adventureland. We got the kids autographs with Rafiki from "The Lion King" and with Meeko from "Pocahontas".
Taylor wanted NOTHING to do with Rafiki. I had asked her if she wanted to be in the picture and her response was a hair raising "NOOOOOOOO". Poor Rafiki!
The kids also met Meeko. At first Taylor was shy but realized which movie he was from and was just content watching him talk to her brothers from afar. Anthony is asking Meeko for directions or something...who knows!
The kids and Meeko. Taylor was perfectly content posing for a picture with Meeko. I guess being Pocahotas' friend has it's benefits.

Ride Time!
Aladdin's Magic Carpets
Pirates of the Caribbean (the boys did it 2 times)

Dinner
We ate a DELICIOUS supper at Liberty Tree Tavern in Libertytown Square.
-- (All you can eat salad, bread, turkey, flank steak, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, cornbread stuffing, the most delicious green beans EVER, macaroni and cheese, and for dessert apple cobbler a la mode).

This wasn't a character meal but it was a nice sit down restaurant. We have never eaten there and Tony thought this would be a nice change of pace. We are DEFINITELY going back the next time we invade Disney!
Disney.com website description: Check in at the Liberty Tree Tavern restaurant podium and rest until the town crier summons your party. Be escorted through this authentic recreation of an 18th-century American inn, then sit and enjoy a New England-inspired meal. Comprised of six comfortable rooms, Liberty Tree Tavern is furnished with colonial artifacts and provides a pleasant respite from the bustle outside.

Big Ride Time!
As crazy as we are, we decided to go and check out the lines for the 2 big rides that were open. We weren't sure how the boys were going to do and after eating a big meal...how their stomachs were going to hold up but they both did great! Jackson was tall enough to ride on Splash Mountain (the boys rode 2x thanks to the rider switch program) and Big Thunder Mountain (Jackson rode 2x using rider switch, AJ didn't want to go a second time). Jackson's favorite ride now is Splash Mountain.

Then we took the back way out of Frontierland and headed towards Tomorrowland where we rode Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin. Then it was time for some rides for Taylor.

Fantasyland
On our way over to Fantasyland we stopped to take some pictures. It was becoming night time and Cinderella's castle is lit up right as dusk begins. Every 30 minutes it changes color too.
One of the best picture spots in The Magic Kingdom. You can see the rose gardens in the background and a fairly unobstructed view of Cinderella's castle.
Cinderella's castle is so pretty lit up at night time! Every year I stop to get a picture because it's so beautiful! It's redundant and touristy but oh well!

While in Fantasyland we saw Mickey's Phillharmagic. Rode on It's A Small World and ended the day with a spin on Cinderella's Carousel.
We made Taylor sit on the inside with Anthony very close by. He's the oldest he has to look out for the younger ones!
I trusted Jackson enough to sit on the outside on the other side of Anthony.
Yay! Daddy saves mommy's sanity and is right there next to Taylor during the whole ride!

The kids are SACKED OUT! As soon as they got in the car and we buckled them up so we could head to the airport they were zonked. We brought them home and made them shower up because they were sweaty and sticky from the hot humid no breeze day. No homework for the kids on this night.