Tuesday, Magic Kingdom!

It was NOT hard to get the kids to fall asleep after our long day at Epcot, and we all slept well.  We woke up early, ate breakfast in our hotel room, and headed out to the bus stop.
 
We took the advice to be early to the parks VERY seriously!  We were first in line at the bus stop.  Magic Kingdom here we come!

We were also first in line at the turnstiles to get into the park. This sweet worker at the turnstiles sprinkled our girls with "pixie dust" while we waited.   

 After a few minutes, they let everyone pass the turnstiles and wait in the open area at the entrance.

 We took a family shot while waiting.

About 30 minutes before the official park opening time, we were gathered by the walkway into the park when a worker said they were in need of a family who was excited and had a camera.  I jumped up and down and said we were definitely excited AND had a camera.  The worker then escorted us onto the nearly deserted main street and spent the next 20 minutes taking pics of our family exploring the park with no crowds!  It was awesome! 

They even did these darling pictures of Megan and Brooke holding Tinkerbell.  They were too cute not to buy.  ADORABLE!

 After all the pictures, we headed into a gift shop to kill the last few minutes before the park officially opened.  

And then bam!  The park opened and we booked it to the Dumbo ride.  We grabbed fast passes for Dumbo, and rode it twice in a row.  Megan and Brooke LOVED it.  Candy was a little nervous but she rode it anyway :).  

From there, we went on "It's a Small World".  I loved the nostalgia.  Dan thought it was as boring as he remembered!  The girls loved it.

We rode the Carousel next.  

In between rides we stopped to eat our lunch and the girls were pretty goofy.

We met Mary Poppins (who had to tell Megan that ladies kept their fingers out of their noses!) and then Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella.  

Brooke was pretty star struck to finally meet her beloved "I Know You".  She would have stayed by her all day!

While Brooke and Candy napped, we rode Splash Mountain with Megan.  We also went on Space Mountain--even Megan!  She didn't want to ride it twice though!

The park closed early this day (at 8 pm I think) for Mickey's Halloween party.  We headed back to the hotel and were thankful for the extra rest that night!

We walked past this Ariel by the hotel pool as we came and went each day--our kids loved climbing on it.