Day Two August 19, 2007 – Magic Kingdom

The girls woke up around 7 AM this morning and were not very excited about the Disney deal today. I guessed it could because of the fact that they have not seen any real Disney stuffs yet. Steve cooked his famous scramble eggs, which, of course, is one of the hand full things that he could make in the kitchen. By the time we got to the Magic Kingdom right before 10 AM, it was already very hot. The girls were grumpy because of the heat. On top of this, we forgot the park’s map in the car and did not take one from the gate. Without a navigator, we choose to follow the crowd, which later on was approved to be a very bad decision.

The Liberty Square could be skipped if one is not crazy about riding boats and American history. With young kids, I’d pass rides at Frontier Land as well but take some time to enjoy the Country Bear Show. The girls would go back for that show in a heart beat. After these two lands, we decided to go out for lunch and take a nap back at the resort. On the way back, we watched part of the Princesses dance right in front of the Castle. Kathy danced wherever there was music. She got people stopped and watched her dancing, and sometimes applauded.

We came back in the late afternoon around 4:40. This time we were all equipped with map, water, snack, and we even recharged our energy from nap. Here I have to change the topic a little to say something about Kathy. Today she made me to re-evaluate her. As a two and half year’s old child, she enjoyed every ride that she could get on, and behaved very well while waiting for her turn. She could name most of the Disney characters, and greeted them with cheerful voice and big smiles. Almost all the time she walked with big kids when stroller was not permitted.

Back to the topic on the park. We spent the entire afternoon and early evening in the Tomorrow Land. Both girls enjoyed the rides and the show very much. Only that Kathy was disappointed again by the height restriction to the Lilo and Stitch ride. I had to take her to the blue ride again. If we’d go back again, which might happen someday before we head back home, we would definitely start with the Tomorrow Land then move on to the Fantasyland. Advenrureland seems to be very attractive with quite some young kid’s friendly rides and activities, but we didn’t have time to visit it today. Mickey’s Toontown Fair seemed more for younger kids. Neither of the girls was much interested in that section. The firework was nice but way too later for toddlers. The parade was fantastic but crowded. I’ll see if we could watch these two the next time.

Couple more things need to be written down. Staying till late at night in the park and with a long afternoon nap, it was impossible to have diner outside of the park. There was not much choice in the park, but good enough to fill up the stomachs. Stroller rentals were available at rates of $18 for double, and $10 for single. And couple bucks of discount if purchase multiple days.

Tomorrow we are going to the Animal Kingdom. Let's get ready.