Friday, April 06, 2007

By Rachel - 3/21/07



Today we went to the most famous Disney park of all…Magic Kingdom. Magic Kingdom is home of Cinderella’s Castle. Before you enter the park, you have to take the monorail. Well, while we were on it, the one in front of us broke down, so we had to wait about 20 minutes before we could move again. When we finally got in, it was 9:30. In front of Disney, there are all sorts of characters such as Chip and Dale. Can you tell the difference between the two? Well, Dale has a round red nose and Chip’s nose is black. Some more characters were Horris and Clarabelle Cow.

We headed right over to get a Fast Pass for Space Mountain which is a roller coaster, but it was broken. While we were waiting for it to get fixed, we went on Buzz Light year Star Command. That ride is like a moving arcade shooting gallery. Then 1 ½ hours later, Space Mountain was open so we got a Fast pass for it. We did the Country Bear Jamboree (this is one of Grandpa’s favorites), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Tomorrowland Indy Speedway, and I think that was all until we used our Fast Passes. Space Mountain was a pretty thrilly ride.

After that, we waited in line for a LONG time for a not-so-great ride, Splash Mountain. Then we rode the MOST ANNOYING ride in the history of annoying rides, It’s a Small World. “It’s a small world after all; it’s a small world after all, blah, blah, blah. And on top of that, Mom sang. But this is funny…try to picture this sound in your head…Grandpa singing on that ride. Woo, thank goodness that was over!

There is something called Mickey’s Toon Town Fair, which has a lot of the characters such as Chip and Dale, Pluto, Minnie, Donald, and Mickey. Did I get them all??? I think so. There is also a ride called the Barnstormer, which is a small roller coaster, kind of like the older kid’s version of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, another roller coaster in Magic Kingdom. The Barnstormer stays true to its name. It is a barn stormer…actually in Goofy’s barn. Goofy’s plane crashed into the barn. Of course, what do you expect from a dog who wears his belt buckle upside down? There are two houses…Mickey’s and Minnie’s. Minnie’s is all open and you’re able to touch, but Mickey’s has ropes across the doors of each room. But across from his garden, there is the Judge’s Tent which ahs the judge in it, and the judge is Mickey. There is a gift shop near there, and there are lines that you can get in to see different characters. We went in every line except the princess line. The characters that were in there were Chip, Dale, Pluto, Minnie, and Donald Duck.

When we go their autographs, Pluto and Donald had to put the paper on their noses so they could see. LOL (Laugh Out Loud). Did you know that the princess line was the longest one of all three of the lines? Before we left to go find a place to watch the parade, we went on Pirates of the Caribbean which is based off of that movie. On your ride, you go down a waterfall, through a pirate battle, and more.

Then we went to watch the parade. There were a lot of cool floats and a lot of Disney characters included. After that, we moved across the street for fireworks over Cinderella’s Castle. Before it started, we ran into some homeschooling friends. Those friends are the Browns, and they also run the co-op that Sis goes to. During the fireworks, Tinkerbell flew in the sky coming down from the Castle. After that, all we had to do was find a souvenir penny machine and get back to the townhouse to sleep. It was a long, tiring, but fun day!

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