Three Mouseketeers | Side Tracks

The three mouseketeers took our brand new Senior Wilderness Explorer badges and hopped a bus to Magic Kingdom.



Faith, trust and Pixie Dust!

We swung by Town Hall to meet Tinker Bell courtesy of a FastPass+ then mixed in our first ride on Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin to "de-girl-ify" the afternoon. Then I got to pick the next ride, so Carousel of Progress! The kids enjoyed the surprise (as they had no knowledge of the ride going in) but they liked it.



Kylee in the Rose Garden

We headed back to Main Street, U.S.A. to meet Mickey (our second FastPass) then wait for our last FastPass, reserved viewing for the Festival of Fantasy parade.
But first snacks!




As much as I'm a Dole Whip purist, everyone must visit the Plaza Ice Cream Parlor for a parade snack.
Waiting with his (regular) ice cream cone until his sister received her special dairy free cone?
So sweet.

Thankfully we planned a little extra time for Kylee's ice cream cone and our FastPass held our place for the parade. I think that the temporary location for the parade near the flag pole was pretty interesting as you could see the whole of the parade coming at you down Main Street. I'm eager to see how the new hub FastPass area compares next trip.
We followed Mickey's float around the flagpole and ducked into the Firehouse to pick up our Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom cards for the day. (Did you know that you can pick up a new set of cards for each member of your party at Merlin's recruitment center each day of your vacation?) The kids quickly divvied up their cards and headed off to New Fantasyland to finish off Maleficent.



Sorting and swapping.

A few more swaps later and the were ready for a bit more.
A bit more Sorcerers of course!
This whole day, child led aside from the three FastPasses, involved lots of snacks, side quests and general merriment.

Fighting Doctor Facilier in the Liberty Square/Frontierland Area

After a filling casual dinner of lively dinner discussion with the table of locals next to us (mostly speculation on the when and where of Star Wars expansion in the parks) we skipped out of Pecos Bill.
We battled Scar and the hyenas through Adventureland until happy but satisfied, we headed back to the central hub just as the sun set and the crane was lowered to prepare for the evening fireworks.

Cinderella Castle at Twilight

Kylee fell asleep on the way to the bus and despite the excitement of our first Disney Student Seminars the next morning, Chris passed out on the bus.

Park Hop Day by the Numbers
Characters Met and Greeted- Four and a parade
Wilderness Explorer Badges-
Spell Cards Received- Fifteen
Magic Portals- Two Dozen or so
Park Hops- One
Hours in Park- Ten
Moments Spent Spontaneously Exploring- Too Many to Count
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This is Part 15 of an Ongoing Trip Report "The Three Mousekateers."
Additional sections will be found on the Trip Reports page after they are posted!