On our last day in the Magic Kingdom, we concentrated on the Adventureland section of the park. Each day we had a flexible schedule, but we thought ahead and mapped out what sections of the park we would conquer each day. When the gates opened, we walked with a purpose to our destination. This strategy helped us to not miss anything we wanted to do. We did stop in our hustle to take the ever coveted popular picture in front of Cinderella's castle. And, yes that little man is mommy's prince charming.
I think our family opened Adventureland on this morning. Landon's dramatic style does all the talking...can you tell he's asking me, "Where are all the people?" Many cast members were waiting outside the attractions welcoming us in their friendly Disney way. Miller's "Happy Birthday" button was proudly displayed on our backpack so we even got Birthday wishes as we passed by. The cast members go out of their way to welcome you warmly and overflow with happiness;)
We were the first to board the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Watching the Disney history preview on Netflix it all clicked that the movie was based around this classic ride. This "vintage" attraction came first and the designers studied the characters and story to make the movie. It was an entertaining boat ride as our family of scalawags braved the rough waters and shooting canons. Jack Sparrow looked just like Johnny Dep.
The Jungle Cruise was our next stop. This one was more entertaining for the adults as we were cracking up at our cruise captain's jokes and play on words. She had a humorous tale of danger that kept us in suspense. I had to really concentrate on her jokes over the crackling of her microphone. It was more like a tongue and cheek cruise way over Miller's five year old head.
The Jungle Cruise took us on a grand tour of the world's most exotic rivers in Asia, Africa and South America..
We set sail on a tramp-steamer tour in the untamed waters of the Mekong, the Amazon and the rivers of Africa. We felt relieved that we survived the 9-minute Jungle Cruise intact.
The audio-Animatronics animals including the Bengal tiger, king cobras, elephants, lions and hyenas really held Miller's interest. Then again, after seeing the real thing in Animal Kingdom we could tell they were not alive.
After a quick tour of the Swiss Family Robinson tree house, Miller set his sights high in the sky.
We held onto our carpets on The Magic Carpets of Aladdin. The friendly skies of Agrabah was our destination. Miller loved to have control of the lever to control the carpet up and down while spinning on our clockwise circle around the genie bottle.
I made sure to fly the exotic skies ahead of my crew to record the carpet cruising. Aladdin and Princess Jasmine even greeted us on our exit off the ride.
Miller's birthday surprise appointment awaited us next. More on his transformation into a pirate in another post.
The Jungle Cruise took us on a grand tour of the world's most exotic rivers in Asia, Africa and South America..
We set sail on a tramp-steamer tour in the untamed waters of the Mekong, the Amazon and the rivers of Africa. We felt relieved that we survived the 9-minute Jungle Cruise intact.
The audio-Animatronics animals including the Bengal tiger, king cobras, elephants, lions and hyenas really held Miller's interest. Then again, after seeing the real thing in Animal Kingdom we could tell they were not alive.
After a quick tour of the Swiss Family Robinson tree house, Miller set his sights high in the sky.
We held onto our carpets on The Magic Carpets of Aladdin. The friendly skies of Agrabah was our destination. Miller loved to have control of the lever to control the carpet up and down while spinning on our clockwise circle around the genie bottle.
I made sure to fly the exotic skies ahead of my crew to record the carpet cruising. Aladdin and Princess Jasmine even greeted us on our exit off the ride.
Miller's birthday surprise appointment awaited us next. More on his transformation into a pirate in another post.
More walking...this pirate got his exercise.
A big highlight of the day was riding Splash Mountain with Miller man. Our fam of three boarded Disney's flume ride with high hopes that we'd stay dry. Miller was excited to go on this ride as he had no expectations. The little story was cute and made it feel like we were on a kid's ride instead of a thrill ride.
As we approached Br'er Fox's cave at the top of Chickapin Hill on Splash Mountain, Br'er Rabbit tricks Br'er Bear and Br'er Fox." Don't throw me down, down, down into the briar-brimmed pond, he pleads. Anyplace but there!" are the last words we heard before we plummeted over the mountain peak 5 stories down. We splashed down on our riverboat into the pond below screaming along the way. It was refreshingly fun. Both Landon and I shielded our boy from the soaking wetness of the splash. We couldn't let his pirate makeup run, afterall!
To our surprise, he immediately asked to do that one again. If only there was a five minute wait.
Next time, I'm going to take my camera phone to snap the hilarious ride photos that they captured of all of us.
As we approached Br'er Fox's cave at the top of Chickapin Hill on Splash Mountain, Br'er Rabbit tricks Br'er Bear and Br'er Fox." Don't throw me down, down, down into the briar-brimmed pond, he pleads. Anyplace but there!" are the last words we heard before we plummeted over the mountain peak 5 stories down. We splashed down on our riverboat into the pond below screaming along the way. It was refreshingly fun. Both Landon and I shielded our boy from the soaking wetness of the splash. We couldn't let his pirate makeup run, afterall!
To our surprise, he immediately asked to do that one again. If only there was a five minute wait.
Next time, I'm going to take my camera phone to snap the hilarious ride photos that they captured of all of us.
While we waited to redeem our fastpass for Winnie the Pooh, we rode the classic Carousel of Progress. After Miller conquered a couple thrill rides, this was a calm, leisurely way to pass the time.
We decided to call it an early afternoon at the park and journey back to "The Pirate House" for a long nap. And, that's just what we all did! The Disney exhaustion hit us all on this day after a solid schedule.
We decided to call it an early afternoon at the park and journey back to "The Pirate House" for a long nap. And, that's just what we all did! The Disney exhaustion hit us all on this day after a solid schedule.
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