Thursday was our last day with park admission and we knew that the kids would definitely want to go back to Magic Kingdom. We knew that there were some rides that the kids had ridden on Sunday that they would like to ride again and we made a sort of metal list the night before of rides we wanted to make sure to take them on. We didn't take any pictures at Magic Kingdom because we stayed too busy playing!
We packed lunches and got to the park soon after opening. We rode lots of rides, made sure to get a couple pineapple whips to share and went to the show in the Tiki Tiki Room. We really wore the kids out and stayed at the park until later in the afternoon than we had any other day. We really wanted to take the kids to see the Christmas lights at Hollywood Studios that evening and we just crossed our fingers that the kids would handle the late night without too many meltdowns.
When we got there I decided that because we had saved so much money on food, lodging, park fees, etc, that we just had to get the boys some Mickey ears. We had each of the boys' names embroidered on the back. Luckily they were able to have them ready for us before the park closed that evening so we were able to get them on our way out.
I had seen somewhere in one of the brochures or pamphlets or somewhere that there would be fireworks at Hollywood Studios that night. However, once we got here and started asking about where to see the fireworks the staff seemed to be confused and it turns out that I was the one confused. There was a fireworks show, but it was at the end of the Fantasmic! show. We got all turned around and had trouble finding the show so we got there late. And the kids weren't super excited about the show, although I think the fireworks at the end they enjoyed.
Once the show was out we headed over to the Christmas lights. They really were amazing and the kids really liked them - especially when the lights would blink in time with the music. The only drawback was how crowded it was - it felt like everyone in Orlando was in that one section of Hollywood Studios trying to see the Christmas lights.
Once we finished seeing all the Christmas lights and got the boys' Mickey ears we headed out. Some people walked back out to the parking lot, but my mom and I rode the tram with Jeremy.
Story about Jeremy. We'd been only letting the twins have binkies while they slept for a while before the trip, but once we were driving to Florida it made it a much more pleasant drive to let the twins have their binkies whenever they wanted while we drove. But that turned into twins who wanted their binkies all the time whether we were at the park, the resort, or wherever. When we got on the tram to head back to the car, Jeremy dropped his binky and luckily we caught it before it rolled away. But then he dropped it again right after we gave it back to him and it rolled off the side of the tram and underneath the tram. It ended up right in the middle of the tram car and was unreachable. We kept trying to figure out a way to get it, while Jeremy whined that he didn't have his binky and then the Disney workers stepped in. They made sure that the tram didn't leave while they got a pik-stick to reach under and rescue Jeremy's binky. There really is a a mentally among the staff at Disney to be happy and helpful and to make children happy. We were really grateful right then that they did whatever they could to get Jeremy's binky back for him.
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