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It was time for our FP+! We headed right over as we were going to meet some princesses. I bet you can guess who!
Yep! We just had to get a picture of Claire with Rapunzel!
I want to thank my dear friend Janet for loaning us this dress…without it we never would’ve gotten this special picture.
Needless to say, Rapunzel was very impressed with the dress.
The other Princess in the room was Snow White! She loved Claire’s dress as well and they had to do some twirling.
That was fun. Before I would let Claire change out of the dress there was one more spot I needed to go.
It’s important to get Rapunzel in front of her tower.
And of course near her bathrooms!
We then got Claire changed into some comfy clothes and headed out to find some more fun.
My next picture shows Splash, but we didn’t ride it. I think we might’ve went to go see how long the wait was as this is a favorite of Claire’s and it must’ve been too long.
We then decided we wanted a snack. We headed over towards the Dole Whip stand, but it was still crazy crowded so we went to the little stand near the Aladdin Flying Carpets and got a Citrus Swirl. This was a first for us, but I had read about them and it did not disappoint at all.
We sat near the exit to the Tiki Room and enjoyed it without too many people bothering us.
We then set off towards the Hub.
If your remember…Today was the day I had FP+ for the new parade, but the system messed up and only had Claire showing up as having one. I wanted to check with a CM in the area to be sure all was fine and that I would be able to get in. The CM I talked to said it would be fine and to find her when it was time to go in. We still had a little more time to waste and Claire wanted to go see the laugh floor again so we did that. We got out just a little before our parade viewing FP time was to open so we headed straight back there and found our special CM and she let us in. It was already getting crowded. I was shocked…we weren’t late at all, right on time, but evidently they allowed people in much earlier than the set time. I worried we wouldn’t find a good spot to see the parade as all along the rope it was already full. I found a family with a little bit of space and a stroller parked next to them so we decided to stand behind the stroller as we would not be blocking anyone’s view. Well I guess I picked the wrong spot. It was a family with the grandparents along as well. All were sitting along the ground, except Grandpa, who was nowhere in sight. Grandma turns to me about 5 minutes or so after we have been standing there and says that we are in Grandpa’s spot, so when he returns we will have to allow him in. I say OK, but there really was more than enough room. The lady next to her looks at her and at me and says “I can scoot over and your daughter can sit on the ground next to me”. I thank her profusely and Claire goes and sits down. Grandma gives that lady some dagger eyes. Not sure why it was such a big deal, but I guess it was to her. Grandpa comes around and says I am in his spot could he please get his drink…sure thing! I move over a bit and there is still room for both of us, but I can see he will block my view. Grandma has a satisfied look. After about 45 seconds Grandpa gets impatient and walks off….never to come back to his “spot” again. He walked around the area the whole time the parade was on, so I lucked out, but I am sure that made Grandma annoyed. LOL!
While waiting for the parade I was texting back and forth with my friend Janet. I think she was as excited as I was for the 2nd viewing of the parade! LOL! I took this picture while I waited.
It would’ve been a cool picture if it didn’t have the darn crane in it, so I played with photoshop and though it’s not perfect in any way, this is my fixed version.
omg, my dd so wants to do that tea and get the doll! she has several of the American Girl dolls from her younger days. (DD is 30 now and much too old) so we just do the regular tea
Love the pics of Claire with Rapunzel and around the Tower area!
I think it is funny when people are so worried about their spots and you aren't even in their way!!! That is just too funny that he didn't even stick around and watch the parade. Glad the other lady let Claire sit down by her. That is one of the reasons I always hate trying to watch the parades or fireworks.
Glad you were able to snag some special time with Rapunzel! Love the pic of them hugging Happy to hear your viewing spot turned out okay and I think you did a great job removing that crane!
omg, my dd so wants to do that tea and get the doll! she has several of the American Girl dolls from her younger days. (DD is 30 now and much too old) so we just do the regular tea
your photos are so wonderful.
Thats funny!
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Beautiful pictures of Rapunzel and Snow White with Claire! I love how you have princess dresses for your DD.
Thanks. We do like the Princess dresses, but I think we are at the end of doing those as well.
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I absolutely love that photo of Claire with Rapunzel. Too funny about grandma!
I do too! I know Grandma was on a power trip or something!
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Love the pics of Claire with Rapunzel and around the Tower area!
I think it is funny when people are so worried about their spots and you aren't even in their way!!! That is just too funny that he didn't even stick around and watch the parade. Glad the other lady let Claire sit down by her. That is one of the reasons I always hate trying to watch the parades or fireworks.
We once had a lady ask if her kids could squeeze in in front of us to watch the parade....sure as I stand and it looked like she was positioning them and then she plopped her rear down and stayed. I was so annoyed! Everyone around just looked at her and shook their heads.
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Glad you were able to snag some special time with Rapunzel! Love the pic of them hugging Happy to hear your viewing spot turned out okay and I think you did a great job removing that crane!
We just had to do a picture with her since we had the dress!
Thanks. I am not an expert at all with photoshopping things like that, but it was fun to try.
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Great interaction between Claire and Rapunzel! Can't wait to see your parade photos.
Those are coming up!
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Love love LOVE the photos of Claire with Rapunzel!!!!
Our spot yesterday was actually better and I am so glad we had seen it then too. With everything coming around the corner of the circular hub it was harder to get shots.
Today I actually captured Cinderella and Prince Charming.
And then the two sisters!
Today I didn’t get Tiana and Naveen though.
Next up, Rapunzel’s group.
Today I was also trying to get a few more phone pictures so I could text them to Janet.
I did get a few better shots of Flynn today.
Now time to get Under the Sea!
That darn Ariel did not want to look my way today though.
And now for some Lost Boys!
Again, today, they all had fabulous expressions as well.
I swear I can never get a good front shot of Mr. Smee.
And another one of our favorites was next…..Merida!
Sadly he was still coming around the corner so I didn’t get the best shots, but I sure was happy!
I was hoping he would blow again, but no such luck.
The next group was on its way!
Everyone loves the Dwarves
Pinocchio!
Love the balloon hair!
I just love these girls!
Hi Mickey!!!!!
And that was another fabulous parade. I do think our spot yesterday was actually much better. With the preferred spot I have found you really need to get there even earlier than the time says if you want to be along the rope. I would probably prefer to be right where they enter the hub as well since I think getting pictures would be easier there.
We were so happy that we had gotten to see this parade twice and it is on our favorite list now and probably our favorite of the now existing parades left at WDW.
I am not exactly sure where we headed next….. probably to make a bathroom stop somewhere, but we got behind this CM carrying this tub…and it was full of food! (I think it was corn).
Did I mention it was crowded?
I can’t tell you how many times people would just stop right in front of us and we would basically step on them as we were all in motion still. Or we would try to pass them and they would seem to double in size almost every time making it impossible to pass.
We now were working our way to our next FP+ of the day.
And yes, it had something to do with a special mermaid.
But wait, there’s the Mine Train!
Ok, not the actual Mine Train, but it was exciting to see more of it than I had in 2012.
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Too funny about grandma! 
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Happy to hear your viewing spot turned out okay and I think you did a great job removing that crane!
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