The Tale of the Grow Walk ….Hunh? DCL Magic and WDW Review

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They paraded around and Claire did not look happy about it at all.

See? She was giving me evil eyes…that ungrateful child!

Claire was happy to sit back down. She and the other girl did start to talk a little bit and we found out she was 10. I was shocked because she seemed much younger than Claire, and of course Claire was the tallest of all the kids. But they did talk a bit and that made things seem a bit better for Claire.

Cake was then served.

This cake was some of the best cake I have ever had! It was darn good!

And all the kids got a back pack to put their dolls in.

Aurora came around and gave each girl a rose and signed their books.

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Rose Petal did too and she gave the girls a necklace.

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While all this was going on Baron Von Branch had been playing music…different Disney songs. At one point he started playing “Let It go” and Claire and the other little girl locked eyes and they both started singing every single word. It was so cute.

This guy had been helping Aurora out.

Aurora made the rounds again and handed out a thank you type card.

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And then she left and it was kind of over, though Rose Petal mentioned something about getting a picture taken. Some people left, but we were gathering our things when we saw some people now were lining up to be taken to get a picture. Claire did not want one taken, but I told her too bad.

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And of course she had to go to the bathroom and the mean mother that I am told her she couldn’t go till she had her picture taken.

I think she also got a wand like the one in that last picture too.

We then made a quick potty stop and went back downstairs so I could try and take a picture of her on the stairs, but there was a family in the background that let their little boy roll up and down the stairs and we soon just gave up.

I believe the party lasted about 2 hours. I enjoyed it and Claire complained a lot about it, but later on she admitted she did like it and was glad she had gone. We won’t be doing this again and if someone asks me about it, I would recommend the child be a little younger and maybe more outgoing. Claire is really becoming very shy lately and she won’t “let lose” in front of others till she knows them.

I know if she had a friend her own age she would’ve been more comfortable there too.

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We next headed over to the Magic Kingdom. We had some fast passes to use! We took the monorail over and then entered and went directly to get a locker to put her doll and a few extra things in.

Then we headed down Main Street and stopped for a few photos.

As you may have noticed, she is still wearing her party dress…..there is a reason why.

Oh yeah, I was wearing another pair of hoochie momma shorts today too.

I always try and ask for magic shots when I think about it. Some are more than happy to do it, some are reluctant and some tell me no.

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Off we go! And it was hot again today, I am not sure why some people are wearing sweatshirts.

And we stopped again for more pictures…and we got a photobomber bubble!

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And as we entered the hub, the Move It Shake It parade was coming around.

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We didn’t stay to watch, but of course I got a few pictures of it.

It was time for our FP+!

We headed right over as we were going to meet some princesses. I bet you can guess who!

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Yep! We just had to get a picture of Claire with Rapunzel!

I want to thank my dear friend Janet for loaning us this dress…without it we never would’ve gotten this special picture.

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Needless to say, Rapunzel was very impressed with the dress.

The other Princess in the room was Snow White! She loved Claire’s dress as well and they had to do some twirling.

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That was fun. Before I would let Claire change out of the dress there was one more spot I needed to go.

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It’s important to get Rapunzel in front of her tower.

And of course near her bathrooms!

We then got Claire changed into some comfy clothes and headed out to find some more fun.

My next picture shows Splash, but we didn’t ride it. I think we might’ve went to go see how long the wait was as this is a favorite of Claire’s and it must’ve been too long.

We then decided we wanted a snack. We headed over towards the Dole Whip stand, but it was still crazy crowded so we went to the little stand near the Aladdin Flying Carpets and got a Citrus Swirl. This was a first for us, but I had read about them and it did not disappoint at all.

We sat near the exit to the Tiki Room and enjoyed it without too many people bothering us.

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We then set off towards the Hub.

If your remember…Today was the day I had FP+ for the new parade, but the system messed up and only had Claire showing up as having one. I wanted to check with a CM in the area to be sure all was fine and that I would be able to get in. The CM I talked to said it would be fine and to find her when it was time to go in.

We still had a little more time to waste and Claire wanted to go see the laugh floor again so we did that. We got out just a little before our parade viewing FP time was to open so we headed straight back there and found our special CM and she let us in.

It was already getting crowded. I was shocked…we weren’t late at all, right on time, but evidently they allowed people in much earlier than the set time. I worried we wouldn’t find a good spot to see the parade as all along the rope it was already full. I found a family with a little bit of space and a stroller parked next to them so we decided to stand behind the stroller as we would not be blocking anyone’s view. Well I guess I picked the wrong spot. It was a family with the grandparents along as well. All were sitting along the ground, except Grandpa, who was nowhere in sight. Grandma turns to me about 5 minutes or so after we have been standing there and says that we are in Grandpa’s spot, so when he returns we will have to allow him in. I say OK, but there really was more than enough room. The lady next to her looks at her and at me and says “I can scoot over and your daughter can sit on the ground next to me”. I thank her profusely and Claire goes and sits down. Grandma gives that lady some dagger eyes. Not sure why it was such a big deal, but I guess it was to her.

Grandpa comes around and says I am in his spot could he please get his drink…sure thing! I move over a bit and there is still room for both of us, but I can see he will block my view. Grandma has a satisfied look. After about 45 seconds Grandpa gets impatient and walks off….never to come back to his “spot” again. He walked around the area the whole time the parade was on, so I lucked out, but I am sure that made Grandma annoyed. LOL!

While waiting for the parade I was texting back and forth with my friend Janet. I think she was as excited as I was for the 2nd viewing of the parade! LOL!

I took this picture while I waited.

It would’ve been a cool picture if it didn’t have the darn crane in it, so I played with photoshop and though it’s not perfect in any way, this is my fixed version.

Soon the parade was getting ready to start!

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And then we wait!

And a little bit of bad video off my phone as it was getting ready to start!

I see the Beast!

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Our spot yesterday was actually better and I am so glad we had seen it then too. With everything coming around the corner of the circular hub it was harder to get shots.

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Today I actually captured Cinderella and Prince Charming.

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And then the two sisters!

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Today I didn’t get Tiana and Naveen though.

Next up, Rapunzel’s group.

Today I was also trying to get a few more phone pictures so I could text them to Janet.

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I did get a few better shots of Flynn today.

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Now time to get Under the Sea!

That darn Ariel did not want to look my way today though.

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And now for some Lost Boys!

 

 

 

 

 

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Again, today, they all had fabulous expressions as well.