the kids were asking to ride buzz lightyear again. So we started heading from Adventureland towards Tomorrowland. That brings us through Fantasyland, where we stopped for a ride on It's A Small World. Ok, call me a geek. Yes, it is hoaky. Yes, it is sappy. And I LOVE it. Again, maybe it's the nostalgia thing. This is one of the few rides I really remember riding when I was 4 in Disneyland. I was so excited to see my kids face for this, their first ever It's A Small World ride. This ride screams Disney. BOOM!!!!! That's my bubble bursting. Now, remember my kids are only 6 and 7. And do you know what they said as we got off? "I hated that. How boring. That ride is just stupid." Now, that is the reaction I expect from a "too cool for words" 14 year old boy. But, these are my babies. I made a point to bring them while still young (and for Philip, too short to ride Space Mountain) so that they could experience their innocent child in Disneyworld. Nope, this ride was "stupid and boring". What a dissapointment (for me - they had no expectations).
Well ... on to Buzz ... that is where we were heading. Hey, maybe Buzz is the reason they thought It's a Small World was stupid and boring - it's his fault, maybe I need to hunt him down since he's to blame - forget shooting at Zurg!. So ... off we go.
Hey kids, there is the Peter Pan ride, it's really cool. Umm ... no mom. :( Ok. I'm not going to push, especially given that Snow White scared them and Small world was "stupid".
Turn the corner, "Oh Wait, there is Philharmagic." The really cool 3D theater show that I've heard so much about. "Sorry kids, Mom has just got to try this." It is a new attraction since my last trip to Disneyworld. The kids are actually interested in trying this. Why? They get to wear 3D glasses! (Thanks to IMAX - they remembered the cool 3D bug movie we watched at the IMax theater back home). Virtually no line - less than a 10 minute wait. YAY!!
Disney really goes into so much detail with these shows. The water droplets, the smells (I WANT that pie!), the music, the bursts of air and smell with the champagne corks, just everything. Too bad my contacts were giving me fits. They were dry and making my eyes 'tired' and things felt a little blurry. The 3D effects seemed off to me, but not to the kids. It still was a great show. The diversion was a good one Mom, unlike the "boring and stupid" Small World. No complaints about the Buzz delay this time.
Still ... on to Buzz. Finally, we are back in Tomorrowland. While there, we ride Buzz again (and when I jokingly suggested Stitch's Great Escape again ... NO!!!!!!!, ok, just checking ;) ). We ride the Transit Authority again, a good place to sit and relax. Last night was a late night after and early morning and very long day. We had plans to head back to the resort for a nap before our early dinner reservations, but it was becoming clear that we just wouldn't have enough time to do that. So, we needed to find some relaxing things we could do around the park to kill some time.
First stop ... Carousel of Progress. That lasts nearly 20 minutes. And it is another one of those nostalgic rides for me. The kids kind of liked it (didn't complain about it being boring or stupid). They may have even fallen asleep, though I don't think so. Philip had to go to the bathroom partway through the 3rd section. *sigh* You really can't get out (ok, you can for an emergency, but you just said for the first time you have to go, so you can hold it 5 minutes, right?). He held it but we ran for the bathroom when we got out.
While in that area, we got to meet and get autographs from Stitch and Buzz Lightyear (Buzz's is a stamp).
At this point, we decided to walk out of Magic Kingdom and take the Monorail to Epcot and back. Just for a chance to sit and "ride" and unwind. It is a nice little ride, and the kids really wanted to ride the monorail. We did that, and both kids fell asleep on the ride back. Now, we had just a bit of time left to kill. We hopped on the train at the entrance and rode it around once, and then to the next stop, which is the closest to Liberty Tree Tavern.
We went to dinner at Liberty Tree - it was really good. The forks were true colonial style, the theme was perfect. The meal was a Thanksgiving meal served family style. And it was good. We met Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Chip and Dale.
After dinner, we started back towards the front and went back to the resort. We were all tired and while we still had a LOT to see at Magic Kingdom, it isn't fun staying to see it if you are tired and cranky. So we went back to the resort and had an early night. It was needed.
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