Polynesian Parking

We spent the day at the Magic Kingdom with my parents. The day started out perfectly for MJ because we showed up ten minutes before the park opened for guests staying on the property – a full hour before everyone else – and WE GOT THE BEST PARKING SPOT EVER!!! MJ was beyond excited. She’s been trying to get here before the park opens for the better part of a decade. We got in, got our bearings and headed towards the tea cups. They were the only piece of unfinished business we had left from the last time we came to Disney. I’m always surprised at what LMJ is up for. We got in our tea cup after next to no wait (remember, we got in early) and she took the wheel and started spinning us around. I guess that I’m just going to have to learn that if she feels as if she’s in control then she really isn’t afraid of anything. She moved to Piglet’s House playground where she sat in Winnie the Pooh’s chair and pretended to eat some honey. We spent the morning going from ride to ride and enjoying each other’s company, usually with Ama, MJ, LMJ, and me riding the ride while Grammy and Granddad watched and took pictures. We finished off the morning by taking turns on Splash Mountain. LMJ watched the flumes, yelling “Splash! There goes another one!” every time one went down the falls. We were all spent after four and a half hours in the Magic Kingdom and headed back to the hotel for a siesta. We hit the park again for Pirates of the Caribbean and the Jungle Cruise to make sure we didn’t miss anything. I learned a couple of things travelling with my parents. They have a lot more stamina than they would like to let on. They’re really good sports. LMJ is going to have a lot of fun adventures with them. And if she spends any time alone with her Granddad, there’s a good chance she’ll come home with a pony. He was trying to buy MJ everything she randomly said she was interested in. What won’t he buy LMJ when she starts to ask?