Seven Dwarfs Mine Ride

We did sleep in until 9 a.m. or so this morning.  Everyone was glad for the extra sleep.  We had breakfast in the lounge.  Their fresh fruit and crescent rolls were wonderful. We caught the bus to Magic Kingdom and arrived just as our first fast pass to Space Mountain was expiring.  Meg, Cam and Brett made it with a minute to spare.  On our way to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party we ran into Alice in Wonderland.  Brett decided to wait and have his picture taken with her.  She has long been on of his favorites since his role as the executioner many years ago.  While we were waiting on Alice and the White Rabbit, Cameron spied Tigger and Winnie the Pooh.  He ran to be first in line and had his picture taken with them.

After the character meet and greet it was time for our fast passes to the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Ride.  We couldn't wait to ride it as we saw it being built on our trip last Spring.  Although short, it was an awesome addition to the park.  We tunneled through the mine and rode over the mountain.  Once we finished we enjoyed Mickey's Philharmagic.  Cam picked out his second shirt - a picture of Donald that said "The Official Angry Bird."

We were able to ride Splash Mountain and then they rode on Big Thunder Mountain. Everyone was excited to have ridden all three mountains twice within 24 hours.  Cameron and I headed to Gaston's tavern after the mountain rides as he wanted to try Le Fou's Brew.  It came in a souvenir mug and was surprisingly delicious.  We were able to shop at Mickey's Emporium before traveling back to the Boardwalk.   This time rode the monorail to Epcot and walked back.  We decided to have dinner at the Big River Brewing Company on the Boardwalk.  It was nice to eat outside.  For the second time today we saw a seagull swoop down and try to take someone's food.  Luckily, they left us alone.

We walked over to Fantasia mini-golf, but it was too crowded to play today.  We caught the bus to Downtown Disney once we left there.  It took awhile to get there and Downtown Disney was packed.  We all had fun shopping, however, and found some great items.  Brett really liked the Oswald the Rabbit shirt he found and plans to wear it home tomorrow.  Cam bought an Emperor Zurg gun and Meg picked up some gifts for her friends.

We spent the rest of the evening at EPCOT once again.  Brett wanted to catch Finding Nemo before he left.  Doug was finally able to try the avocado margarita we had read about.  It definitely was an interesting tasting drink.  We made it back to the Boardwalk for desserts and then enjoyed the street performers from our balcony.  It was the earliest that we had made it in, but worth it to enjoy the Boardwalk.