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I guess our early mornings had caught up to us, this is what happened on the bus ride home
Everyone but me had fallen asleep , so I just enjoyed the peace and quiet on a fairly empty bus back to POR.
We got off at the South Depot, because I wanted to stop in the gift shop to pick up the frame I had sent over from the MK on Sunday. The girls and I did some browsing while Chris took care of that, and I ended up getting a cute Minnie pullover sweatshirt for myself.
I loved these displays in the gift shop!
We were all feeling a bit hungry by now, so we stopped by Riverside Mill for some lunch. Chris and the girls went with the standard fare of burgers and pizza, but I wanted to try the make your own pasta bar that I had heard so many good things about. It did not disappoint! I had the Fettucine and chose shrimp, peas, artichokes and roasted red peppers in Alfredo sauce for my toppings. Absolutely delicious! They give you a rather large portion too, plenty to split as I could not finish it all on my own.
Bellies full, we headed back to our room for a bit of a rest before heading out to the MK tonight. After a quick freshen up, we were off to the MK. We stopped out front for some pictures in front of the train station
And then we made our way into the park and were pleasantly surprised to see that the fall decorations we had seen over the weekend had been taken down, with Main Street being transformed into a Winter Wonderland.
We stopped for a quick nature break and then moved on to Tomorrowland, which was completely empty. Everything was showing a 10 minute wait, or less, pretty good in my book! We wandered into a dance party with Chip and Dale by the stage, but the girls were uninterested. We decided to take a spin on the Peoplemover, one of our favorites.
After that, we went over to Monsters Inc Laugh Floor, and we just made it into the next show. As always, we had a good time helping those monsters collect our laughter. We still had time before we needed to check in for the dessert party, so we took a spin on SM and Buzz, which were both walk ons. In between all of our rides, I had been texting back and forth with another friend from home who we were hoping to meet up with tonight. They were running later than planned, so it didn’t seem like it was going to work out. But, as we were heading towards the bridge out of TL to get to the dessert party, I got a text that she and her family were walking in on the bridge, and as I looked up from my phone there they were in front of us. Perfect timing!
We chatted for a bit, but then went our separate ways, and we went and got in line to check in for the party. The line was pretty fast moving, and I was getting a little worried because my friend Chris and her family had not arrived yet. I wasn’t sure if they would let us check in without our full party, but stayed in line anyway, luckily they made it over to us just in the nick of time.
We had a table right up front, against the railing, with a great view of the Castle.
We enjoyed some delicious treats before Wishes started, Kaeli even got her own special plate of nut free desserts to enjoy.
This is what happens when I let Chris go up to the buffet by himself
After Wishes, we sat and chatted while finishing up our desserts. There were still some things left up at the buffet, and the CMs were not rushing anyone out of there at all. It definitely was a nice, relaxing way to enjoy the fireworks. The view is a little different from watching on Main Street, you can see in some of my pics that the fireworks are off to the side of the castle, but I didn’t feel that it took away from our enjoyement of them at all. Tinkerbell flew directly over us at the beginning, and the girls declared that their favorite part. Well, next to all of the yummy desserts of course!
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We love the Dessert Party! I can't wait to book it for June. They sure are dragging their feet opening up dates though. What a great ending to a wonderful day! Oh, and build your own pasta is definitely one of the reasons why we love POR!
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What perfect timing to get MK all decked out for Fall and for Christmas! Wonderful photos with the icy castle in the background. I know what you mean about the fireworks not being behind the castle seen from that spot, but it sure is a great place to watch Tink's flight.
LOL!! I like the pics of Chris in front of the castle at the dessert party!
SOunds like a very lovely evening enjoying desserts and watching Wishes. Tinkerbell flying is my DD favorite part too. We always have to make sure to stand where she can see her fly.
Glad you got a little nap in before the big party!
The sleeping pics on the bus are classic! The build your own pasta bar sounds delicious. The Wishes dessert party is a neat experience.
The pasta bar was so good, a nice alternative to typical food court finds!
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We love the Dessert Party! I can't wait to book it for June. They sure are dragging their feet opening up dates though. What a great ending to a wonderful day! Oh, and build your own pasta is definitely one of the reasons why we love POR!
This was our first dessert party, and we loved it! Kaeli has been asking me everyday if we can do it again next trip I wish it was easier to make reservations for though, I don't know why they are so slow at releasing dates for it
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Love the pics of the sleeping crew on the bus!
We did the dessert party for my birthday......it was FANTASTIC!
We loved the party too, definitely worth every penny!!
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What perfect timing to get MK all decked out for Fall and for Christmas! Wonderful photos with the icy castle in the background. I know what you mean about the fireworks not being behind the castle seen from that spot, but it sure is a great place to watch Tink's flight.
It was pretty perfect timing to see both the fall and holiday decorations, wasn't it? We could have done both MNSSHP and MVMCP too, which would have been really cool. Too bad my wallet couldn't handle it
I tried to get a picture of Tink as she flew overhead, but all I got was a streaky green line
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The Wishes dessert party sounds very neat!
It's a great experience, definitely worth trying once!
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LOL!! I like the pics of Chris in front of the castle at the dessert party!
SOunds like a very lovely evening enjoying desserts and watching Wishes. Tinkerbell flying is my DD favorite part too. We always have to make sure to stand where she can see her fly.
Glad you got a little nap in before the big party!
I had no idea that Chris posed for those pictures until we got home. I had quite a chuckle when I saw them in our photopass account
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Great pics from MK! Glad you enjoyed the dessert party! Great relaxing way to watch the fireworks!
It was so nice not having to stake out a spot and deal with the crowds on Main Street to see the show
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Isn't the build-your-own pasta delicious? Too bad I waited to try it until my last, if I had known I would've gotten it sooner.
What a great way to finish the evening! Desserts and Wishes... it doesn't get better than that.
Oh, that pasta bar was so good, I could have eaten it every day too!
It was a pretty good ending to the night, we all enjoyed the party
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Looks and sound like you all have a great time. The pictures of your family sleeping on the bus are great!!
I must have pooped them all out with too much Disney fun
How cool that you got to see MK with both fall and Christmas decorations!
I agree that the make your own pasta is an excellent choice at POR. And a huge portion! My DDs and I shared one serving for lunch when we stayed there.
The dessert party sounds great! I think I should put that on our list of things to try one of these days!
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Chris and the girls went with the standard fare of burgers and pizza, but I wanted to try the make your own pasta bar that I had heard so many good things about. It did not disappoint! I had the Fettucine and chose shrimp, peas, artichokes and roasted red peppers in Alfredo sauce for my toppings. Absolutely delicious! 
They give you a rather large portion too, plenty to split as I could not finish it all on my own. 
Everything was showing a 10 minute wait, or less, pretty good in my book! We wandered into a dance party with Chip and Dale by the stage, but the girls were uninterested. We decided to take a spin on the Peoplemover, one of our favorites. 
But, as we were heading towards the bridge out of TL to get to the dessert party, I got a text that she and her family were walking in on the bridge, and as I looked up from my phone there they were in front of us. Perfect timing! 
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The build your own pasta bar sounds delicious. 
The Wishes dessert party is a neat experience. 
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I wish it was easier to make reservations for though, I don't know why they are so slow at releasing dates for it 
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