After Buzz, we had one FP left for the day. It was Enchanted Tales with Belle. The day was HOT! Everyone was pretty tired. Summer started talking that maybe she and her family were going to go on back to the hotel and take a nap (especially since Belle is a princess and this FP seemed a little girly for her boys.)
I was not going back to the hotel. I had read in a book in my Disney World research that this was one of the best "secret" attractions that turns out to be super special. I told her what I had read and she stuck it out and was so glad she did. We ate a hot dog lunch next to the carousel in the middle of Fantasyland and we were ready to meet Belle.
We headed over and entered with no wait. We didn't quite know what to expect except I knew this was not a "ride." They took a group of kids into the library and explained what was happening. The kids were going to put on a play for Belle. They would practice first and then put on the real show. So all the kids got a part, they practiced and then we went onto the "set" for the real performance.
Hadleigh was Phillipe (Belle's horse)
Jillian was Mrs. Potts...
Rocco was selected to be the Beast. First he had to scare her with his terrible ROAR!!!!
Then he had to ask her to dinner and he started by taking a bow.
Next Belle asked the Beast to dance. Rocco was so taken with Belle. I start to cry every time I see his face in these pictures. Every kid should feel so special !!!
He won Belle's heart!!!
Everybody celebrated with Belle at the end.
Best FP EVER!!!!! Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel and took a nap. That night we had reservations at Fort Wilderness for the Hoop De Doo Review. It is so fun to ride the ferry over to the Fort.
As we waited to enter the theatre, the kids loved looking at all of the horses.
We had great seats right in front of the stage and the food was delicious!!!!
The show was fantastic!!! So funny! We were all laughing so hard (even the kids). At one point in the show, the actors came by and started talking to KK. They asked him to come up on stage but he said NO!!! So she looked at Roc and asked him to come and he said OK. Ha ha!! A star is born!!!
So here he is as the "Texas Ranger"!!! He played the part perfectly. The actress kissed his cheek and he wiped it off and said YUCK with the perfect grossed-out face!!! What a day this boy has had!!!!
But the day is not over yet!!! After the show (where we lost Hadleigh's shoes) we headed back to Magic Kingdom for the lights and fireworks grand finale.
Somehow Bill pushed our way to the front of the crowd and we had a perfect view of the castle.
We watched the electrical parade. It was fun!! (and crowded and hot but still fun!)
Then one by one, each kid fell asleep. It was AWESOME!!!! It was like Bryan and I were on a date at Magic Kingdom! There was no whining, no requests, no demands for food. It was quiet and we watched the light/picture show on the castle and then enjoyed the fireworks. It was bliss!!!
After the firewords, Bill broke up a fight between two women. That was interesting. Then we made our exit with 80,000 of our closest friends. That's how many people they announced were in the park at that time. Isn't that crazy!! We got back to the hotel soooooo late but it was soooooo worth it!!!
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