A Final Visit to the Magic Kingdom

Rather than visiting the fourth park today, which would be Epcot, we opted to return to the Magic Kingdom since it had much more to offer to little ones the ages of Sadie & Ella. As well, there were many attractions we didn’t get to on the first day, so clearing them from our list was our mission.

We took the matching sisters with us today.

While I once again picked up some fast passes, the rest started the day with It’s a Small World – always a hit with the little ones. Gee, I’m really sorry I missed that one! Then we watched the 3D movie called Mickey’s Philharmagic, featuring the misadventures of Donald Duck and some of Disney’s best movie music.

Then we embarked on a Jungle Cruise. This ride now pales a little in comparison to Disney’s live Animal Kingdom safari, but the children still enjoy it. Following some time in Adventureland, we met our last Disney princess, Tiana, featured in the Princess and the Frog movie. She was very animated and had the girls totally captivated.

By this point we had pretty much seen what we had come to see - that would be in Ella & Sadie’s comfort zone - so we boarded the Walt Disney World Railroad featuring a steam locomotive and did a circuit of the park.

We left Disney shortly after lunch and returned to Sandy Ridge for a quiet afternoon. The girls opted for some more shopping time while Chris and I manned the fort during naptime – a tough job but somebody’s got to do it. We discovered yet another of the creatures that inhabit the wildlife area upon which the house backs. A large and beautiful hawk stopped for a brief rest on the roof of the pool lanai.

As the afternoon progressed, the monsoon descended and the long-awaited Florida rain finally came. Hopefully it snuffed some fires. In any case, the temperature did not fall, so when naptime was finally over and the ladies returned from shopping the pool was in full swing. This was a great finish to the Florida vacation for the White family.