We had a wonderful dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern. It was wonderful dining among friends, those we came with and the characters whom we've come to feel like we know over the past five years. This was our fourth visit here. The photo to the left is of Jake and Katie with Minnie this year. The kids have really changed since that first visit in 2001. Here they are again in 2003 and 2005.
We finished our day at Disney-MGM Studios with dinner and a show.
Not an ordinary dinner, but dinner at one of our family's favorites, Hollywood and Vine.
Definitely not an ordinary show. It was Fantasmic! -- something that you really can't accurately describe. It's something you've got to see for yourself!
Our kids and a few others were asked to hold the rope in the Stars and Motors Car Parade. As soon as the last character, Pluto, passed, they had the kids get up and grab a place on the rope. I walked behind them and took photos all the way through the parade route.
It started so innocently; photos taken of kids on their first Disney trip. However, somewhere along the way it became a tradition for us to take our kids' photos in certain spots to see how they change. One of those places is at the fountain in Disney-MGM Studios. Here is the same pose in 2005 and 2003.
I guess our most favorite spot for photos in this park is on the crates by the boat. It's neat to see how much the kids and the crates have changed over the past six years:
"We interrupt this blog entry to remind you of the importance of proper 3D eyewear and frequent use of hand sanitizer. Now, back to report."
After breakfast in the castle, we went back to finish up in Fantasyland. We saw Mickey's Philharmagic, It's a Small World, Peter Pan's Flight, and my first time <gasp> on The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Jake got to take a spin in the Teacups with Emily. Some of the kids played in the new Pooh playground which was really cute. My kids have gotten too big for Pooh now and that's just really sad.
This reminds me that so many people wait for their kids to get "old enough" to enjoy Disney World. Please don't wait if you don't have to. There are so many things for young children to enjoy. The longer you wait, the more you take a risk of it not being so magical for them. Sure, wait until they are ten or older to take them to Six Flags. But my opinion is that the perfect "Disney age" is six. If you are only going once, then a six year old is old enough to enjoy most rides, but young enough to believe in the magic. However, regardless of age, Disney has something everyone.
