We scored a Magic Morning pass when we purchased our tickets, which allowed us entry to the park 1 hour and 15 min prior to the usual time. Other than this special offer (which I think was primarily because of the December measles incident), only guests that stay on the Disney property have this benefit, so it's definitely a way to get in the park while the lines are minimal!
Once we entered the park gates and walked down Main Street, there was such a magical feeling. The theme song from "Up" was playing, and I recall getting the chills. Happy people everywhere. Beautiful weather. And the start of a vacation we will always remember.
We headed to Fantasyland first to start out with all of the classic rides. Nico loved the teacups and kept wanting to spin faster.
He thought it was the funniest thing to control Dumbo up and down. His laughing increased each time Dumbo reached the highest peak.
He had breakdown 2/2 this morning while we were in line for a boat ride. Don't ask me why, but he started whining that he wanted to go back to the hotel. I was so mad at that kid for about a 10 minute stretch and kept thinking about how ungrateful he was and all of the kids that would die to go on a trip like this. David (and later, my mom too!) then compared Nico's moment to how much of a brat I was on my Boston trip with my dad when I whined about not wanting to walk the historical red line. Dang it, they were both sooo right. Like mother, like son?!
Luckily, a popcorn break helped him regroup, and there were no problems from that point on!
It's a small world after all...
We spent about 1-2 hours going through ride after ride on that side of the park, and then we headed to Mickey's Toontown!
When asked what he wanted to do, meeting Minnie was at the top of his list today.
The wait for this was about 45 min. Not too bad but definitely our longest wait yet. We were accustomed to about 10-15 min max wait at that point! Because it's difficult for a 3 year old to stand still for more than 30 seconds, you could find him climbing over all of the railing in any line we were in. About halfway through, he lost his balance on one of the rails and landed in a flower bed. A few of the flowers broke off, and David suggested that he bring one to give Minnie. He held that flower so tightly and carefully for the remainder of the line and was so pumped to give it to Minnie. He smiled so proudly when I kept telling him that he was being such a gentleman.
(Then ofcourse, he became bashful when his moment came.) Nico has such a big heart.
After accepting her flower, she gave him a big kiss. He didn't like that and later told us, "Minnie kissed me and I wiped it off!" He thought he was so clever with his wipe off move.
Mickey's house was next door, and this was a must do. Even though it was another long line, at least both lines toured through their homes and had some interactive things to see and do.
He wasn't as shy around Mickey and walked up to him to give him a high 5!
We went on Nico's first rollercoaster here in Toontown thereafter, and he cracked up loudly the entire time. I can still vividly remember the sound of that. Pure happiness.
He sure was my buddy today and was so clingy. He only wanted me to push him in his stroller and mainly wanted me to ride on the rides next to him. Not to mention, he often would kiss my cheek and tell me, "Mama... I love you." I soaked in every minute of that.
We went back to the park for a couple hours and went on a few more rides. One of the highlights was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a rollercoaster that definitely was a step up from Nico's previous one in Toon Town. I was hesistant about this since it was also dark, and I knew it would be going fast and curving through tunnels, but his laugh on that first rollercoaster convinced me that this would be fun too. He definitely laughed SO loudly again- the entire time! The ride came to a stop and he said, with such energy and excitement, "That was fun! Let's do it again!!" We also went on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and the jungle cruise before the park closed.
While walking out of the park and back to the shuttle, he spontaneously told us, "I had a really fun time at Disney."
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