Disney World, again!

Yesterday Cannon and I went Disney World, more specifically, Magic Kingdom. This was a planned trip, but it was pretty effortless. Now that the weather is pretty much perfect, I want to take advantage of my season pass before Cannon turns three.

I decided to leave around nap time so that Cannon could sleep in the car and be rested for our fun. And since we can come back whenever we want, there's no pressure to see and do everything. Our plan was to do some rides and see all of his favorite characters, but not overdo it.

We started the drive at about 11:30, a little earlier than I had planned, but Cannon was geared up and ready to go! He didn't actually fall asleep in the car until about 20 minutes before we got there. But he did great the whole day!

The weather was perfect! 80 degrees, with clouds. When we were on a ride it started to sprinkle a little, but nothing bad. It stayed cloudy and in the 70's for the rest of the day. Not hot, not cold, just right! I couldn't have asked for better weather.

We rode all the trains and train type rides,which I think were his favorite rides. He also really liked the big carousel. Most of the wait times for the rides were 20 minutes or less. Some were only just a few minutes, which was really nice!

Every time you get off a ride, it leads you right to the store that sells the characters that match that ride. For the most part, I was able to get out quickly so that Cannon wouldn't see all the toys. That is until he saw Buzz. He found a stuffed Buzz doll and I could see the joy in his eyes. I looked at the price tag and it was significantly less than the plastic Buzz (only $15). I decided to break my own promise to myself (not to buy any toys for Cannon until Christmas) and give in just this one time. I almost never buy things for Cannon upon his request and he is used to not getting things when we go to the store, but I have to admit that this felt so good. He LOVES this doll and it was so fun to see him so excited about a toy.

He was so excited to show Buzz his Buzz. You can't tell it from any of the pictures, but he was delighted to meet the characters (he is not into smiling for the camera).





Goofy was actually the first one we saw. We were about to get on the Pirates ride, when we saw Pirate Goofy.



Cannon's favorite characters are Goofy, Buzz, Woody, Jessie, and Mickey Mouse. We saw them all except Mickey Mouse (go figure!) I had just about given up hope to seeing Woody when all of a sudden I spied him! We were on the train and it stopped at the Frontierland station. Just before the train was about to go again, I saw Woody and Jessie in a remote spot behind Splash Mountain. We quickly jumped off the train and ran towards them. It was a good thing we did because one of the "cast members" got in line right after us to end the line. We made it just in time! The wait was long, but worth it! I felt bad because we left his Woody in the stroller where it was parked at the Main Street station.







The whole park was decorated in their Christmas theme. In fact, it was the first night of their Christmas event, which requires a separately purchased ticket. The park closed at 7pm, which was fine by us. We were able to do everything we wanted to do and still be home by 9pm.



I have to say that Cinderella's castle was breathtaking in person! I actually went back so that I could get a picture.



This morning Cannon played with his Buzz and Woody dolls. He's been so excited to have them both!