A Sweet Beginning: Walt Disney World

Friday, January 6, 2017

Walt Disney World

Santa brought Ava an autograph book and 3 tickets to Disney on Christmas morning! Matt and I are so thankful she chose to take us (at one point she was taking Brady and only one of us)! We left at noon on Tuesday, got checked into our hotel, and went over to Disney Springs for the evening. Ava had an appointment at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique and chose to be Cinderella!

We walked around Disney Springs and went to dinner at The Boathouse. It was great!

After dinner we went back to the hotel to get our beauty sleep before the big day!

In the morning we caught the earliest shuttle from the hotel to Magic Kingdom and were there when they opened! When we got inside the gate Matt had to set up his disability pass (still on the crutches) and Ava and I saw Minnie Mouse walking by. Ava hadn't warmed up yet so she gave me the autograph book and asked me to get Minnie's autograph for her :)

All set up and ready to enjoy the day!

We rode some of our favorite rides in the morning before the lines were too long.

We had lunch at Cinderella's Royal Table and it was amazing! We got to meet Cinderella first and then were taken to our table. While we were eating, Aurora, Ariel, Jasmine, and Snow White all came around to our table. Ava loved it and the food was delicious!

After lunch we started our Fast Pass selections. We went to meet Tinkerbell, Mickey Mouse, Tiana and Rapunzel and rode some more rides. Ava said her favorite ride was the Jungle Cruise and her second favorite was It's A Small World.

We found a spot to watch the Fireworks and they did not disappoint!

The park was still decorated for Christmas and the castle was beautiful!

After the fireworks we had dinner at The Crystal Palace with Winnie The Pooh and friends. It was late and Ava was very tired. We got their autographs but did not take any pictures with them. After dinner we had 10 minutes until the park closed so headed to our shuttle to go back to the hotel.