A Day for Princesses!

Monday Feb. 21, 2011- We started out our day in Disneyland today by going against the crowd as much as possible. This being Presidents Day we knew it would be a very crowded day so we decided to avoid all the most popular areas of the park and try to stay out of the long lines if we could. We started by taking a left past the town square into Frontierland. The first ride was the Tiki Room and we walked right in. Leo, Calry, and I thought it was cool with all the talking birds and smoking volcanoes. Next we went to get a fast pass for Indiana Jones and then rode the Jungle Cruise three times. There was only a 10 minute wait the first time and less than that the second time. The third time they had opened up the upstairs so we thought it would be fast but we were deceived. It was still only about 20 minutes but by the time we got off the line was out the door so we moved on. We went to Indiana Jones and Joey took Max and Carly and I waited with Gus and Leo. Then I got to take them a second time with the extra fast pass and the stroller pass! I think the consensus on Indiana Jones was that it was fun to go on once, but we were glad to have the fast pass because it was too bumpy and loud and wasn't worth waiting an hour for! We also saw Aladdin and Jasmine in their cove on our way through. We walked through Tarzan's Treehouse and found ourselves just outside the plaza. We walked through Fantasyland to see that the lines were still really long, so we made our way to the Princess Fantasy Faire for story time. Carly was so excited that it was Snow White that was telling her story because she had brought her Snow White dress. She promptly put it on and got a good spot up front where she could see. Then we got to meet Gwen the Lady in Waiting. We came back later for the Princess Coronation too where the Princesses taught you how to curtsy and to enter the room and to do a dance. Then every kid got to dance and twirl a ribbon around the may pole! So cute! Carly was in heaven! Then a little later Belle was telling her story for story time, and as she is also one of Carly's favorites we went to hear her too. During all this princess stuff, Joey took the boys to ride on the Nemo submarine, which Carly and I never got to ride. Oh well! It was a small price to pay to be with the princesses. And don't worry, we'll be back, as we have not yet stood in the huge line for the Princess walk. We'll brave that one later!