It was getting close to 3 o'clock and I was thinking of finding a spot for the Festival of Fantasy parade, so I headed towards Main Street.
This new area of the hub is amazing beautiful and I was so pleasantly surprised! The construction walls were so unpleasant, and it seemed like they had been up forever. I wasn't sure it could be worth it - but it so is. If you're coming, make sure to plan in some time to enjoy them.
When I passed by Casey's the piano player was out so I stopped to listen for a while.
The crowds had already gathered on Main Street so I headed over towards Frontierland to find myself a spot. It was crowded there as well but I found a spot by an ice cream cart.
The cast members were trying to keep a nearby walkway empty so guests could get around. This was one mom's idea of keeping the walkway clear.
Here comes the parade!
Dreams that Glow Wondrous Dazzling Brilliantly, So Away we go Its a Festival of Fantasy!
I always love that parade.
I had a fastpass for Big Thunder Mountain and I wasn't sure I'd be able to make it, but I did! And I got to ride in the very front car all by myself.
There is an ice cream shop at the end of Main Street. People love it, but I had never checked it out. It seemed like a perfect time to fix that so I added myself to the very long line.
I got the All American Sundae; ice cream, hot fudge, peanutbutter drizzle and whipped cream. It was amazing.
As I was sitting on the curb enjoying it, I decided it was late enough I should just hang out a few more hours and stay for Wishes! I headed for the FP kiosk in FantasyLand when I was done and added a fastpass to meet Ariel later in the evening. Then I headed to meet my man Buzz Lightyear.
I headed towards Prince Eric's castle. When I went for the entrance to the Ariel meet and greet, a cast member told me "This is just to meet Princess Ariel." D'uh. I scanned by band and headed in to meet her.
She was great that night! She told me she liked the bag I was using to keep my collection and asked if I collected anything special. Then she noticed my bracelets and wanted to look at them. We talked about Tinker Bell and how she probably wouldn't do well under the sea. (You can watch an animated gif of us here.)
I headed for Frontierland after that to see if my friend Alex was working. We had chatted over Facebook way before we even got accepted for this program, but had yet to meet "in real life". I decided it would be smarter to message him and see if he was working than to search all over for him. He wasn't. So I turned around and headed back to find a spot for Wishes.
The new garden area was meant to be the FP area for watching Wishes, but since it had just opened it wasn't yet. I headed inside and found a nice spot on the ground to relax and people watch for a while.
When Main Street Electrical Parade came by I laid back on the fake grass and watched the sky. That was kind of amazing.
It was a great spot for watching Celebrate the Magic and Wishes! Everyone stayed sitting down which was very, very nice. I made my way through the exiting masses and headed for the ferry boat back to my car. It might have been my favorite day of this whole program!
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