Disney - Day 3

This was by far our busiest day at Disney. We left our hotel bright and early Saturday morning, and didn't get back until late that night.  We started the day off with some Mickey waffles at our hotel, then we headed straight to the Animal Kingdom.  We got there right when it opened, so we were able to walk around and check out some of the animals. Once Camp Minnie-Mickey opened, we went straight for the characters. We were able to check out Minnie and Mickey in their safari gear, and we even saw Pocahontas!!! 

The timing was perfect for us to make the 10:30 showing of "The Festival of the Lion King". This was another one of my favorites at Disney. I thought the singing and dancing were wonderful!   After the show we grabbed a quick lunch at Restaurantosaurus and then headed back to the Magic Kingdom.

Blair immediately slipped into her princess dress when we got there, so she could be ready for her super-fun afternoon.  We made a quick stop to visit Jessie before heading to the Bippidi Boppidi Boutique.

The BBB was definitely one of Blair's highlights of Disney World.  It is definitely an experience she will always remember, and she is already talking about which princess she wants to be next time ;) There would be no other than the great Belle for her first trip! I love these pictures because you can see the excitement all over her face.

I also love this picture of Felix as he watches his money go up in hairspray flames ;)

Blair was so obsessed with the fact that she got to wear make-up and get her nails painted. She keeps asking what I did with her "lip-glock".  I think I may have left it in the comfort of our hotel room along with the glitter, hairspray, and goo remains ;)

After all of this excitement, it was time to go take a load off and get a little sweet treat. We made it just in time to get our snack, and get a good spot for Dream Along with Mickey.  This was another one of my favorites. When I think of Disney World as a kid, I think of the shows in front of the castle. There is no other place to see something as cool as that!

Just as the show ended, it was time for the Move It! Shake It! Celebrate It! Street Party! We basically just had to turn around with our backs to the castle and we could see the floats rolling in.  Some of the more popular characters came riding in on floats with music blasting. This was really cute because when the parade stops the kids get to go into the street and have a dance party. We were SO close to the characters! 

At this point, it was time for another highlight of our vacation. I had purposely planned to have dinner in Cinderella's Castle on the same day as the BBB, so Blair could be all dressed up when we ate there. I had heard that this was a "must-do", and it did not disappoint. This was actually one of Felix's favorite things that we did. The castle was so beautiful on the inside, and SO MANY princesses were there!  Cinderella greeted us at the front door, and then we were taken to our seat. The food is delicious here, but the only thing they are missing is WINE!! It is much needed by this point in the day ;)

Once we had been seen by all the princesses we scurried out the door so we could make the Wishes Nighttime Spectacular. At first, we thought we were going to be trapped in the castle for the fireworks because they weren't letting anyone leave because the show was about to start.  Finally, a cast member came to our rescue and escorted us to the VERY FIRST ROW in front of the castle to see the show. Between the flight of Tinker Bell and the fireworks, it was just one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I don't see how it could get old to anyone. That's exactly what I took one thousand pictures ;)

The only thing I can think of that made this day even more special was the fact that it was Felix's birthday!  He was so lucky to get to dine with all this royalty on his special day ;) Not only was it is birthday, but this was also his first trip to Disney as well. I am so glad that he got to share this with his princess at The Most Magical Place on Earth!

Stay tuned for our 4th and final day!