Showing posts with label Fireworks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fireworks. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Disney 2018 ~ Magic Kingdom, Day 2, Part 2


After enjoying a great day at the Magic Kingdom we took a friendship boat to the Polynesian Resort to ‘Ohana, one of our favourite places to eat!  Their food is delicious!
Umm, I’m pretty sure we won’t go hungry and could possibly eat for an entire week with the amount of food they brought to our table! Surprised smile  There is a large wood fire grill in the centre of the restaurant and they bring giant skewers of chicken, steak and shrimp to your table throughout dinner.  ‘Ohana is one of our new favourites that we now book each trip.
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Noodles anyone?
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That’s better!  My beautiful girl.  Oh how I love her!!
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Hannah also enjoys the coconut races at ‘Ohana.  Love the extra activities offered at many Disney restaurants.
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We also decided that this would be the day that we celebrated Hannah’s 9th Birthday so when they asked for birthdays she went up.

After our delicious supper we wandered around one of the stores at the Polynesian that Hannah enjoys browsing through.  From there we headed back to the Magic Kingdom with plans to see Happily Ever After since we had missed it Sunday night due to rain.
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We had an opportunity to go on a few rides and then staked out spots for the castle projection show, ‘Once Upon A Time’ and the new fireworks and projection show, ‘Happily Ever After’. 
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A friend loaned Hannah this coat and it was perfect for our trip.  It bundled into a tight little package and weighed next to nothing but it was warm when she needed it.  Thanks so much Liz and Ava!  I want to keep an eye out at Costco to pick one of these up for Hannah next year.
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The projections on the castle are nothing short of spectacular and SO detailed!  I had purposely not watched the shows online as they were both new in 2017 and I’m so glad I waited!!
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Although we hung out in the hub for a while waiting for the crowds to thin, one glance behind us let us know getting anywhere fast wasn’t going to happen.
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It was easy to decide that now was the perfect time to surprise Hannah with her early gift that I had been planning for her for the past number of months….a Pandora bracelet.  Buying it at Disney with her first charm being from there was an easy decision.  And she quickly knew exactly what charm she wanted too!
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Cinderella’s Castle…..perfect for my Disney loving girl!!
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Happy 9th Birthday Hannah!  Mommy loves you sooooo much! Red heart

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

*Pirate Party! Argh!!!

(Tuesday, February 25, 2014 – PM)

Welcome to Pirate Night!  Argh!!!  IMG_2517

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Hannah and I were walking about the ship about an hour before supper and I was surprised to see how many people go all out for pirate night!  Our table was fairly tame but we sure did have fun together!!

Hail, hail the gangs all here!  Introducing our wonderful table mates!  From l to r, back row:  Me, Maggie, Barbara and in the front row:  Hannah, Sharon, Kirk, Jacob and Toyna.  We are so thankful they sat our families together for the week!IMG_2528

Hannah’s little buddy Jacob.  They were absolutely adorable together and only got cuter as the week went on!  On this night she shared a box of Smarties, a Canadian candy with him and I think she won his heart.  Winking smileIMG_2520

Our servers Tina and Ari all decked out in pirate style for the evening.IMG_2521

Head Server LiamIMG_2533

The parents offered to buy glowing Pirate glasses for the kids.  Their beverage of choice?  Milk!IMG_2527

As we were leaving supper somehow Hannah tripped an took a tiny tumble.  Before we could get to her Tina was on the floor giggling and having fun with her.  Just one of the many reasons we loved Tina!IMG_2536 - Copy

Hannah was super excited after supper as she was finally going to introduce Nana to the movie,  ‘Frozen!’  It was the 3rd time we’d seen it and it was as enjoyable as ever!  Nana had heard the CD (and Hannah!) many times in the car but not seen the movie yet.

After the movie – bedtime?  No way!  We had a Pirate Party to attend!!  IMG_2539

Unfortunately Nana was fighting a cold so she chose to settle in the room while Hannah and I made our way up to the 11th deck.  I found a spot where I could sit Hannah on a towel bin so that she could see the show well.

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By now it was after 11 and my girl was fading fast.  IMG_2548We made our way up 1 more deck to 12 Starboard side in time to watch the fireworks.  Daniel, guess what happened moments before the fireworks started?  Yup!  Sound asleep!  Hannah has a habit of falling asleep right before or during fireworks shows!  (Here and here.)IMG_2550

It was neat to watch fireworks while floating in the middle of the ocean!IMG_2552

As we made our way back to our stateroom I had fun looking down at all those enjoying the Pirate Deck party.   (This is the same deck that normally has the pools on it.  The pools are drained and power washed each night and on special nights like this they are covered over to make a big deck for party fun!)IMG_2560

I was still full from supper but took time to wander through the Pirate buffet.  Everything was so well done!

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Time for bed.  Rapunzel lanterns floating in our virtual port hole.)

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