Now we have arrived at October 2nd, 2012, the day Clair turned 3.
One major reason to celebrate a 3rd birthday at Disney World is because it is FREE!!!
(2 and under = no park ticket and free at buffets and family style meals. You just need to arrive at your Disney World Resort to start your trip at least 1 day before the 3rd birthday of your child if you want them to be counted as a 2 year old. Disney uses your "arrival birthdate" as the age for the whole trip.)
We started her day with an 8:05am reservation at Cinderella's Royal Table for her birthday meal! Clair gets to eat free because she was 2 when we started the trip.
This is what a pre rope drop view of Cinderella Castle looks like. Not as free of people as you would think with three things taking reservations at 8am (Crystal Palace, Cinderella's Royal Table, and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique)
We try to get a picture with the Cinderella fountain every trip. The key word is TRY. There are usually at least 5 people just sitting in front of it so that makes it tough. We took this while Doug checked us in.
Once checked in they call your name then you get in a short line to meet Cinderella herself. The picture is included with the meal. Then it's up the stairs (or elevator) to the dining room.
First they bring you a plate of breakfast pastries then you order off the menu. If you want to see more about the meal check out this link HERE.
First up we met Snow White.
Then peasant Belle.
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)
Last, but not least, Ariel visited us.
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| Clair with her birthday cupcake! |
Make sure you tell them when you are celebrating a birthday or anniversary because they will bring you a special dessert.
This meal has some question marks for us because they give all the boys swords, but the girls do get magic wands to defend themselves.
A picture with just the boy to counter balance all the princess stuff (but really he loved it just as much, you saw that hug with Ariel)
After breakfast we rushed over to meet Merida. Her meet is a rope drop priority because the line will build and stay there all day long. We were done eating just a little before 9am so we left the castle just as the people from the front gate were getting there. We ended up second in line for Merida, but while we were waiting the group in front of us let us go first because it was Clair's birthday (VERY sweet family to let us to do that).
They kids had lots of questions for her.
They got to talk quite a while because they were first. Thanks to the family that let us go first if you ever read this!
Right after Merida we high tailed it over to adventureland to meet some of pixie hallow's most important fairies. First up was Tink in her winter outfit.
Then we met Periwinkle (Tinker Bell's sister)
(Please note: you can only meet Tinker Bell alone as of May 2014)
And a nice smile with the winter fairy.
We then met Pirate Goofy who meets by Pirates of The Caribian. The sad thing is this was our first time to meet him and will be our last because this was the last day he met there. Tomorrow he would start meeting in the New Fantasyland Meet & Greet.
A spin on the Magic Carpets.
We met Woody & Jessie from Toy Story at the exit of Splash Mountain.
Then it was time for a wardrobe change as the temperatures were starting to climb and a princess dress is only so comfy in the heat!
The next thing we did was the Hoedown Happening. This is a "unscheduled event" that takes place in Fronteirland about every hour or so. If you ask a cast member about it they will claim they have no idea what you are talking about. The best thing about it is there are lots of Characters that you can't see any other way. We often call Clair "Clarabelle" as a nickname so we really wanted her to meet Clarabelle the Cow on her birthday. We mentioned this to one of the cast members that had "never heard of a Hoedown" and as the next hoedown started Clarabelle "magically" came over to Clair and asked her to dance!
Clair danced with Clarabelle the whole time. Alden and Sam danced with some other characters and Cast Members throughout the 10 min that it lasted.
These characters usually don't pose for pictures but they were extra nice with the birthday girl.
After all that dancing it works up an appetite so we walked into Pecos Bills for lunch around 11:00 to beat the crowds.
After lunch the big kids and I used a fast pass on Thunder Mountain, while Doug and Clair made their way over to Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.
After a Spin on Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, the kids were imprissioned with Zurg.
Then we met the Galactic Hero himself.
Followed by a spin on Dumbo
Clair and Doug
We used a Fastpass for The Many Adventure of Winnie the Pooh and a Photopass Photogarapher was catching people as the ride ended.
Next we split up again and Clair and I met Minnie & Mickey, while Doug and the big kids played Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
Daisy Duck
Marie (from the Aristocrats)
And a nice picture of the two of us!
This is what Alden and Sam were up to as we met the characters. They love the interactive game. They played on Main St. USA and beat the level. They were so excited. I could see them move from spot to spot as we went from character to character.
After all that we met up again with a Mickey Bar and a glass of free Ice Water!
Our day at Magic Kingdom had come to an end, and we went back to the hotel! Clair was asleep before we were out of the parking lot. I think it was a great way to spend a 3rd birthday.
This is a short video of the special day for Clair and her birthday!
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