Disney Part 1

We stayed in a beautiful villa at Kidani Village in the Animal Kingdom. Our villa had great amenities and the two room, two bath layout was the perfect amount of space for us.

12/14 - Magic Kingdom

When we walked into the park, Claire was immediately drawn to Cinderella's castle. She wanted to go inside, but there really wasn't an "inside" to go into (Since Claire loves to see others' bedrooms, she was disapointed that she couldn't see Cinderella's bedroom in her castle.). When we walked around the back of the castle, we happened to run into Cinderella's fairy godmother. It was exciting!

We went on lots of rides - Claire especially loved It's a Small World and the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We rode each of them twice!

After spending a good amount of time at the Magic Kingdom, we left to search for some winter hats and gloves (It was unseasonably cold in the Sunshine State. One cast member used the words "freakishly cold."). Visits to Target and Walmart did not yield winter gear, but we were successful at Cracker Barrel.

That night, we returned to the Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Christmas Party which was billed as an "exclusive" event. We, along with thousands of other guests, enjoyed watching a Christmas-themed musical show performed on the stage in front of Cinderella's castle, then lined the streets of Main Street USA to watch a special Christmas parade. It even snowed!! Despite the crowd and the freezing temperature, Claire loved every minute of it!!