Disney Day Three

Our plan was to head to Animal Kingdom this morning, but being the spontaneous people we are, changed our plans. When we woke up, the chance of thunderstorms had increased from 40% to 70% for the majority of the day. We knew we wanted to spend a good amount of time in Animal Kingdom, so with the chance of inclement weather, we decided to head to Epcot and, depending on the weather, maybe head back to the resort early.

We caught the 9am shuttle to Epcot.

It was perfect because large majority of the exhibits in Epcot don't open until 11am, but right inside the gate is a Meet and Greet with the characters that starts at 9am. The line wasn't bad at all and you get to see five characters, so we jumped in. After waiting only about 15 minutes we got to meet everyone. We weren't sure how Brennan would react, but he loved it. He wanted nothing to do with Momma and Dada and just ran right up to each character. When people told me their kids' first trip to Disney was priceless, this is what they were talking about. By far the highlight of our trip!

Brennan and Mickey:

Brennan and Pluto:

Minnie got a big hug!

Donald got a kiss!

Brennan and Goofy:

If you travel to Disney, I definitely recommend heading to Epcot early to do this Meet and Greet. I think the crowds were down since there was a chance of bad weather, but it's all indoors so rain wouldn't even matter.

Since the World Showcase part of Epcot wasn't open yet, we just walked a quick loop around and snapped a few more pictures of Brennan. I love the look of pure joy on his face!

The weather was still cooperating, so we took the Monorail back over to Magic Kingdom. Right inside the gate there was a Meet and Greet with Pooh and Tigger. The line was super short, so we decided to do it. Once again he loved these characters. I couldn't pick just one picture to share because they were all so cute!

After that we got to watch the parade again!

Then it was time to ride the Disney World Railroad!

After the train ride, Momma and Brennan rode The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh while Dada grabbed himself a snack. It was starting to sprinkle a little after the ride and it was already passed B's lunch time, so we decided to eat at Pinocchio Village Haus. People had advised us to bring our own food into the park, but we did want to eat Disney food one day. This was the perfect spot because it's connected to It's a Small World. We were able to get a table next to the window and B was able to watch the boats from that ride.

As we finished up lunch, we realized it was raining harder. We entertained B a little longer inside the restaurant and then just hopped next door to It's a Small World. We had already ridden it on Monday, but Brennan loved it and today there was no line, so we went again. He loved it this time too! By the time the ride was over, the rain was done too! Then we headed to Adventureland to ride the Magic Carpets of Aladdin. Mommy wanted to ride it since the Dumbo ride is currently under construction and this was the next closet thing.

After the ride, we just did a little more walking around and let Dada snap some more pictures.

Then it was time to catch the Monorail back to the shuttle and return to the resort so B could take a late nap. Once Brennan woke up, we headed to Downtown Disney (third day in a row) for dinner. Tonight we ate at T-Rex. It's a lot like The Rainforest Cafe, but with dinosaurs throughout. It was a very yummy dinner!

After dinner we had to grab some dessert from Ghirardelli!

Then it was back to the room for a bubble bath!

Brennan, how do you feel about tomorrow being our last day in Disney???

I agree! Hehe.

Once again we had a fabulous day. Even a little rain couldn't put a damper on it. I'll leave you with a video of B talking about our day. Sorry it's so dark.