Holy Princesses!!

We had a royal day of princessing at Disneyland today, it's called a Magical Morning and with our tickets we could get into the park an hour before everyone else and enjoy an essentially empty park. What that meant was getting to the park at 7am dressed in royal princess attire with hair carefully done and crowns carefully placed by mama.



Mickey mouse was there to greet us when we entered the park and no matter how many times the kids saw Mickey, their faces lit up each time. AAaahhhh, the Magic! We were able to get a family photo without crowds and it was so special.

Then off we raced to Fantasy land to ride Pinocchio, Peter Pan, and Dumbo the flying elephant. Then we went on the storybook ride where you ride a boat and see little miniature lands where the storybook characters live. Seraya loved it so much she wanted to go on it again. Since there were no lines, it was as she wished!

We also went to the Royal Princess Walk where the girls met Jasmine, Mulan and Princess Minnie. The girls were in awe!


At the royal coronation, they girls were able to dance with the princesses. The whole room, adults and children alike, let out an audible gasp when Cinderella entered the room. The girls took an oath to be kind and princess-like at all times, then they were deemed princesses themselves. (We'll see how long that oath holds up!)

Afterwards I asked one of the ladies standing by if she knew if Cinderella would be on the Pricess walk later that day. She took one look at Kaija dressed in her princess gown and said, "I can guarantee you can meet Cinderella if you come back here at 10:55 am." So we got a royal invitation, a part of the year of a million dreams celebration, for a private reception with princess Cinderella for just our family! We told the girls they got a invitation, but they didn't know who it was from. When they were able to see Cinderella at her royal reception place all by themselves, they were star struck. I could see the sparkle in their eyes and it was enough to make any parent get choked up with Magic! Cinderella told Seraya she looked like her friend Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) and she told Kaija, "You look like me when I was little!"

After the Cinderella encounter, it was story time with the princesses and royal craft time. By then the girls were wiped out! It was only about 11:30 am, but they were ready for lunch! We were amazed at how much we had already accomplished by that time of day with no lines around. Starting at 7am really payed off and who would have guessed they'd still be going strong at 11pm!

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