The Most Magical Place On Earth . . . and they are not kidding

The Compton's Headed to Disney

 

We've known for a few months that we were going to take the girls to Disney for their first trip because I (Robbie) had a conference there to attend.  Martha and I debated for these months on how we were going to make the reveal.  We decided that the princesses would send the girls a letter a few days prior.  Here's how it went down:

The letter that arrived two days prior

 

 

On Friday, we picked up the girls a few minutes early and got on the road.  514 miles later, around 11:30pm, we arrived at our resort.  The next morning, Saturday, we spent the day at Magic Kingdom.  It was overcast and raining so the clouds were kept away until later that afternoon.  It was good that it wasn't too crowded.  This gave us the opportunity to get acclimated in a less stressful environment.  Before we get to the pictures, I will say that I was had one disappointment from my first day (this was my first time at Disney too) . . . Cinderella's Castle at Magic Kingdom is nothing but a walkway (I know, there's a special guest room up there somewhere . . . . but really, it's a walkway)

 

First ride . . .  the merry-go-round

First princess and first fast-pass . . . Princess Ariel

The girls posing for a picture with the castle in the background

Campbell was picked to play The Beast in the Enchanted Tales "ride."  Belle is giving The Beast a thank you hug.

Maggie, the salt shaker, with Belle

The family enjoying a ride on Dumbo

No trip to Disney would be complete without a ride, or two, on the Teacups.





The next morning, Sunday, my conference started so Martha and the girls made their wait to Epcot without me.  Their first stop was at breakfast with Cinderella and the Princesses.

 

 

The girls got dressed up to have breakfast with Cinderella

Cinderella

Ariel signing the girls' autograph book (thanks to Aunt Julie)

Ariel "out of the water"

The girls with Snow White

The girls with Princess Aurora (aka. Sleeping Beauty)

I was able to join them in the afternoon . . . Maggie and I with Mikey

Group picture inside the mouth of the shark from Nemo

Maggie posing outside "the big golf ball."

Family photo

 The next day was another conference day for me, so the girls decided they would spend a second day at Magic Kingdom.

  

The girls with Rapunzel



The girls with Cinderella . . . . again



Peter and Wendy

The girls with Princess Tiana

Rosetta, one of the fairies, with the girls

Tinker Bell, upset with the amount of attention the "Frozen" princesses are getting, with the girls

Martha and the girls with Jessie and Woody

The girls with Anna and Elsa . . . thank goodness for a Fastpass.  People stood in line for 3+ hours to see them.

Another round with Enchanted Tales with Belle . . . this time with Maggie as The Beast.

Belle dancing with The Beast



Martha wanted one thing while at Disney . . . a Dole-whip.

I was able to join the family in the evening.  I take blasting Emperor Zurg quite seriously



Martha driving Miss Maggie

Maggie driving this time.

 

Campbell and I stuck in traffic

Campbell wanted to ride Splash Mountain . . . .I hate that I didn't buy this picture.  Her smile is precious!

Maggie's view of the fireworks

Our view of the fireworks.

The next day, Martha and the girls spent the day at Hollywood Studios.

Say no to "The Claw"

Buzz and Woody

The Green Soldier and the girls

McQueen and Mater

The girls had lunch with Sofia the First

Lunch with Doc McStuffins

Lunch with Handy Mandy

Lunch with Jake

The girls with Sully

The girls with Mike

our scary faces

The girls with Phineas and Ferb

Family photo at Hollywood Studios

We had time for a quick breakfast on the last day . . . . Breakfast with Chef Mickey.

 

The girls with Minnie

The girls with Goofy

Pluto and the girls

Finally, Chef Mickey

The girls with Donald

We all had a blast.  So much so, I think Martha is already planning our next trip.  I'm glad that it worked out that I needed to be there for a conference and Martha and the girls were able to go.  It was a great family trip that I don't think we'll be forgetting any time soon.