Magic Kingdom - November 19th, 2013

We got up bright and early to be at the gates for the grand opening.

We snagged a photo with Pluto and stopped at City Hall to get our "1st Visit!" buttons. 

   

          

We were only a few minutes into the park taking these pictures in front of the castle.  After Carver gave me the hand I had to institute the "you take a picture-you get a treat" rule. 

 We brought autograph books, and the girls were bound and determined to get every autograph and picture possible.  Carver was kind of irritated by it, but mostly cooperated for a chance to dig into the candy stash at the bottom of the stroller.  I brought Hawaiian Punch and Crystal Light drink mixes for their water bottles.  You would have thought it was gold.  There were times when I felt like they could have cared less about being at Disney World, as long as they knew when they got their drink mix!
We brought plenty of snacks and bought our other meals. I worried I would regret not doing a character meal, but I am so glad we didn't.  The kids didn't even want to stop and sit down for a quick meal, let alone a three hour meet and great meal.

Charlotte was all about the princesses.  I loved it.  She has been in this year long  phase of grouchiness, so it was wonderful to see her eyes light up and sparkle when she saw a princess or Mickey.  Loved it.  

pure torture -

Charlotte was our photographer during the fireworks show-

For a three-year-old who takes a two hour nap everyday, Carver did great.  He had some moments, but he kept his eyes open until we were in line for the tram. He was out cold - but kept that Pirates of the Caribbean sword close! 

We never had any problems with the rides.  We did most of them together.  For the height restriction rides, Riley did a few by herself.  Riley and Macie did a few more by themselves. There wasn't a single ride we didn't get to do.  Most of the lines were non existent - by the time we walked through all the ropes, we were at the loading area with no wait.  We used fast passes when I was organized enough, but they weren't really necessary.  The only real wait was for the Toy-Story ride, so we waited once and used a fast-pass once.  

We opened that park up and shut that park down.  No better way to do it!