We got back there and the wait was 15 minutes, it took about 20 minutes to get to the cottage, but once we were there, time didn't matter. There were so many things to play with and Finley had so much fun. It almost made up for the lack of Minnie and Mickey's houses. Almost. We then got to the room with the wardrobe and a cast member started giving parts to the kids and a few adults. Finley was given the role of Mrs. Potts, as it turns out, Mrs Potts was the only girl part that got to "perform" on stage. The rest of the characters just marched around, which Finley got to do as Mrs Potts. I think her princess dress stood out! Finley did great pouring tea and re-enacting the story with Belle.
We then headed over to Goofy's Barnstormer. We rode it 4 times without having to get off the ride, it was very quiet in the circus. Finley was disappointed that the Dumbo play area was closed, but was happy to learn that you could walk right on to Dumbo. Then it was on to the teacups. We rode it once and noticed Alice and the White Rabbit out. The line was long, but Finley was good about waiting. When we got to the front, the cast member told us the White Rabbit had to take a break, so we wouldn't be meeting him. When it was Finley's turn to meet Alice, I noticed she was taking an exceptionally long time with her. Way longer than any character I have ever seen. Turns out, she was stalling to wait for the White Rabbit's return. It was so nice of her. Alice and the White Rabbit were so silly while Finley was trying to pose with them. It was adorable. Of course we had to ride the teacups again.
Then it was over to Small World (Finley has perfected "Front row, please!") After Small World, we went over to ride Ariel with our fast passes. Then we we were back up to Fantasyland to see Philharmagic and ride Small World again. Then it was over to Frontierland to watch the Country Bears with a return trip to Fantasyland to ride Peter Pan and the carousel. We had promised Finley Piglet this trip and she was itching to get him. Winnie the Pooh was closed, but thankfully the gift shop was open. We got a little Piglet to match little Tigger.
We headed out of the park to see if there were any more rare characters out. There weren't, but there was a street party going on, so Finley got to see a ton of characters. The princess meet and greet had a 45 minute wait, so we skipped it. Mickey only had a 10 minute wait, so we met him instead. Then it was back on the monorail to the Polynesian for the first nap of the trip.
After nap, we headed to Epcot. Finley met Goofy while I fast passed Test Track. We all rode Spaceship Earth and played in Innoventions. We did the circle tour of World Showcase with stops in France for a snack and Germany to see the trains. We also rode the Maelstrom in Norway. We went back over to ride Test Track and play some more in Innoventions. After Test Track, we went to Mexico to ride the boat ride and have dinner inside the temple. Finley ate a huge meal, almost as much as Clifton. We rode Test Track with another set of fast passes. Finley has the biggest grin on this ride and loves to scream. She always says how fun it is to go fast. We picked a great spot to watch Illuminations and then headed back to the hotel after the show. Animal Kingdom tomorrow!
