Cinderella's Castle

October 5th

This was by far THE best day of our vacation-for me, at least. The first day was awesome because, well because it was the first day. However, this day was the BEST. Truly magical. We started the day by going to Epcot, wandered around and had an early lunch. Then we headed to Magic Kingdom, Ellie had a reservation at Bippity Boppity Boutique, which is located in Cinderella's Castle, (***note***there are two Boutiques-one in MK and the other Downtown Disney)darling little place for kids. She just LOVED! it. You walk in, give your princess' name (must make a reservation in advance)she gets a "Fairy Godmother in Training" assigned to her. She picks which Princess she would like to be (dress, shoes, tiara and hairstyle). Ellie, of course picked Sleeping Beauty. Afterwards, we walked across to the restaurant, which is also located in the castle. Now, whether you have kids, whether you have (all) boys and/or girls, I recommend you to eat there, at least once in your life, preferably dinner. It was a wonderful experience. You get to have your picture taken with Cinderella. Then, when your table is ready, they announce your name and you are escorted to your table. Kids had their usual chicken tender meal. For an appetizer, I had the assortment of cheeses- OMG! Deeelicious!! Chris had the "Best Beef Stew I have EVER eaten!". For my main course, I had the Braised Cobia over angel hair pasta, also delicious, Chris had the Roasted Beef Tenderloin. We both ordered the Almond Cheesecake, also, delicious. During dinner, four of the Disney Princesses come to each table, we had Snow White, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Belle and Ariel. My kids were in Heaven. But that is not MY favorite part. As we exited the restaurant, we were directed towards the front, JUST as they were getting ready for the fireworks display. We got to sit all the way up front, the best place to sit. The night was just settling in, the music started, the images were being displayed on the castle. Ellie was sitting right in front of me, leaning into me. Chris was right next to me, holding Pooh. Just the four of us. It truly was magical, very emotional night for me. My most favorite night in Disney World.