Hollywood Studio --
Too short for some rides, too young to properly appreciate the others, Lauren was largely bored here. The only ride that she really, really enjoyed and wanted to do again was Toy Story Mania. She also liked the Disney Playhouse Live Show, singing and dancing along. Indiana Jones she found silly. Beauty and the Beast and the Voyage of the Little Mermaid were sort of okay, but too loud for her.
Evelyn, however, found a favorite in the new Star Wars ride. It's not a gentle ride. Daddy actually found it "scarier" then some of the rides that Evelyn rejected based on her scary scale. But it's Star Wars! And ever ride might present a different story line, and so Evelyn couldn't get enough of it. She rode it four times. Each time existing the ride with such a beam on her face and spring in her steps, there is no mistaking how much fun she was having.
Magic Kingdom II --
Crowds! Is it a national holiday somewhere? There was so much people there that the park actually delayed closing for one blessed hour. The day started out promising, we went from ride to ride without much wait time. Then, we stopped for breakfast, and all momentum was was lost. The long wait at lunch at Chrystal Palace (with reservations!) didn't help either. We went back to the hotel for a midday break and for Evelyn to thoroughly enjoy the slide at the pool (perhaps her favorite thing in all Disney), then went back for a show and the Electric Parade. After the parade though, the crowd either lingered for the fire works show or missed the prolonged opening hour announcement and dispersed. Yay for us. We rode probably as many rides in that one hour as we did the rest of the day. We saw the firework light up the world and bloom overhead as we went from ride to ride. Even the way it caused the shadows to shift was magnificent.
After Star Wars ride, Evelyn is much more open to various rides, and finally agreed to try Space Mountain. She enjoyed the initial parts, but got annoyed when the ride caused her headband to fall and got scared during the pitch-dark-drop parts. Despite all this, on the second day, when we were discussing which park to visit again, she volunteered to go on it again if we decide to go back to Magic Kingdom. Her thrill-riding parents are very proud of her for just trying.
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Awesome! I think it's time to introduce Star Wars to Michaela, so perhaps she'll play Princess Leia as much as Jasmine :)
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