Day three we woke up and headed to Downtown Disney. We had to fight off the rain most of the day, but it most definitely could have been worse.
T-Rex restaurant is a super cute Rainforest Cafe type place that has movable dinosaurs and whatnot. The girls are very much spoiled by their Grandma and this was their big gift for the trip from her. "Build-A-Dino", like Build-A-Bear but with cute little dinosaurs.
The Lego Store was a big hit. The grown ups were as impressed with the giant lego statues as the kids were with all the stuff you could buy. We did, shockingly, make it out without purchasing anything.
I thought Gianna and Evie were going to have an "I want that and that and that for my birthday" panic attack in the World of Disney store. I'm certain they were on sensory overload after that store.
For lunch we ate at
Earl of Sanwich. Excellent prices for a Disney affiliate and so tasty. We also made a stop after at the candy store for Yogi and the girls, and then the Ghiradelli for coffees for mom and I.
After Downtown Disney we headed back to Magic Kingdom to spend the afternoon and evening there. It started pouring down on the drive over, but my cleaver "clothes pinned ponchos" on the strollers helped keep the girls dry.
We met Pluto coming into the park.
We then headed over to Adventureland and Gigi and I hopped on Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride. Because of the rain the crowds had cleared out and the waits for rides even without FASTPASSES weren't bad.
We rode the Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Carribean as a family, and enjoyed both. Though the girls were a little scared of how dark Pirates was.
After meeting Peter Pan we ventured toward Tomorrowland. On our way we got a good spot to see the Celebrate a Dream Come True Parade.
We got a FASTPASS to Buzz Lightyears Spaceranger Spin, and while we waited we drove the racetrack. Yogi rode with Gigi and I got the wonderful pleasure of riding with Evie. She feels she needs to everything in life for herself, which is a wonderful trait, and I'm proud to be raising such an independent woman. But, it can get frustrating at times, one of which is her trying to see to drive a race car. She would just whip the steering wheel back and forth, and occasionally bang her had on the side of the car from the sheer volume in which she would whip said steering wheel.
Yogi and I rode Space Mountain, which as everyone knows is one of the original rides at Disney. It felt like it. That bad boy whiped you around and up and down. It felt like Evie was operating it.
We stopped by and had hamburgers and french fries and apple slices at a quick service counter for dinner and then headed to claim a spot on Main Street for the Electrical Parade.
We sat towards the front of the park. The parade starts there so as soon as it's over you can sneak out. We didn't stay for the fireworks...we were pooped.
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