DisneyWorld November 2010 Day 6

We slept in again this morning. Then we played some Bocce Ball and table tennis, and the kids went swimming. My baby still pumped up after conquering Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain Railroad, walked right up the steps on the big slide at the pool and went straight down the slide. She was so excited to not be left behind by the big kids and play with them as they would slide down and hike up the stairs over and over and over again.

We took it easy for most of the afternoon, and then changed and got ready to head to the Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Christmas Party. I loved seeing all the decorations they have up along main street. We caught a glimpse of the parade as it finished, and before we had our dining reservations for the night. The view of the Magic Kingdom at night is so cool! I love how they have the castle lit up and all the lighted decorations.

Alyssa tried space mountain again... it's still a little dark for her and she decided it isn't her favorite ride.

The waiting area at the Winnie the Pooh ride has been completely revamped... they have all these interactive displays and we were almost dissapointed that the line wasn't longer. There wasn't much time to play with the displays as we went through the line pretty fast.

We missed finding a good spot for the fireworks the night before, so this night we made sure we got a good viewing spot that we could see the castle and fireworks really well. It was worth the wait and we loved the fireworks show.

The night was such a great night! The kids loved the hot cocoa and cookies that they could just walk into the counter service places and get a cup and as many cookies or apple slices as they wanted. The lines were all shorter than normal and the fun of walking down main street at 12:30 am is just such a unique and fun thing. I'm so glad that we went to it.

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Rocky Mountains and Idaho

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Magical Magic Kingdom

We got to the park for the opening, and almost made it through to closing at 1am (we left about 12:30). We did take a break in the afternoon to go check into our second hotel and settle in and grab a bite of dinner. The magic kingdom is the magical park- fairy tales and wonder. The seven dwarfs train ride- we went to first- and managed to get into the line fast enough to not have an hour + wait like everyone else later in the day had. It's so fun now that the whole family can ride most of the rides together. And the parade.... So much fantasy and I love the costumes- so much fun to see! Angela was very happy with her souvenir of choice....it's hot this week!! It's just my magical park- I love it lit up late at night. :)

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