Sunday morning we awoke to howling winds and driving rain! Sounds like a winning combination for a fun filled day at Disney, don't you think!? Literally, we were sitting at breakfast and watched the umbrellas on the terrace fly by.
As that was the case, I decided to NOT bring my nice camera to Disney. So guess what.....after we pulled through this magical sign in the rain....
....the sun burst through the clouds, and it turned out to be an almost perfect day at Sleeping Beauty's castle!
It figures! But oh well!!
This was our first time to Disney with kids, and it is such a different experience. We spent a lot of time in Fantasy Land. A lot. And we had to take turns riding rides, especially ones Audrey could not ride or was sleeping during..... Also, Disney was a gazillion times more crowded then Disney Studios was. Lines were so long.
Grace really enjoyed the rides. I don't think there was much apprehension with any of them. She seemed to really like Pirates of the Caribbean. But I think the highlight of the day/trip was seeing Rapunzel. She got to see her twice. Once she walked right by us. She was on her way into the Princess Pavilion, and we were standing outside trying to decide if it was worth waiting in line for 60+ minutes or not. And there she was. I think Matt and I were more excited to see her then anyone! She was with her 'handler' so she wouldn't/couldn't stop. But she waved at Grace, and she was so excited. We decided not to go in, banking on that by the time we got through the line, she wouldn't be there anymore given union/labor laws and breaks, and such. :) But honestly, at this age....I think Grace was A-OK with just seeing her. Later, we also got to see her during the parade. We camped out and got front row seats right where the parade started. The girls put on their Snow White dresses for the occasion.
The parade was a special new parade to celebrate the 20th anniversary of DisneyLand Paris. And almost all of the Princesses were there. When Snow White saw the girls, she waved and blew them kisses.....
And then we saw Rapunzel and Eugene on the float. I think this is what Grace refers to as the best part of her whole trip!
The parade was really good. All EIGHT minutes of it. The girls loved it. They were in such good moods afterwards, we headed over to Frontier Land for a Mexican dinner. These two led the way!
Here is a link to all of our pictures from Disney Land:
Disney Land Pictures
We had a good time. We might go again before we leave Europe when Audrey (& India - hint, hint!) are older to enjoy it, too.
