Universal

We started Wednesday off with the Ohana Character breakfast at our resort.









The girls had fun meeting the characters, and then parading around the restaurant behind Pluto.







But from there, we departed Disney, and took a day to explore Universal Studios. Specifically, Harry Potter World! Sabine was in heaven.



Once we were in Diagon Ally, one of our first stops was Ollivander's, to get wands.





And we caught a quick show of Celestine Warbeck and the Banshees.



We visited some famous stores, including Flourish & Blotts



and Gringotts.





We took the Hogwarts Express over to Hogsmead,







 where we had lunch at the Leaky Cauldron,


(Butterbeer was officially declared DELICIOUS.)

and we practiced magic with our new wands.





It was a successful day! And on our way out of Universal, Sabine found a hat that apparently her teacher has, so she wanted us to take a picture to send to her teacher. We haven't forgotten school completely!

Magic Kingdom

Tuesday started bright and early! We were waiting outside the gates before they even opened.

It was, indeed, magical!

We headed straight to Cinderella's castle for breakfast, where we were greeted by none other than Cinderella, herself!



After some quick hellos, signatures, and pictures, she sent us upstairs for breakfast, where a bunch of her other princess friends came wandering through to say, "hello!"

Sleeping Beauty

Jasmine

Snow White

Ariel

and we met Rapuzel

and Tiana downstairs right after breakfast!

Then it was time for rides! We hit "It's a Small World,"





the carousel,





and The Seven Dwarves Mine Train, among others.





(Despite Aspen's look, she actually loved it, and asked to go back on several times.)





We stopped for a snack at Gaston's Tavern,







met Peter Pan, who really liked daddy's t-shirt,



and participated in the "Enchanted Tales with Belle" performance. Sabine got to play the part of Belle's father,



And Aspen was a dish!



It was a beautiful day in the park,





but we had to leave to go get ready for dinner. At the gift shop, Sabine picked a really nice, Barbie-sized Belle doll as her souvenir for the trip, and Aspen picked a Moana costume, which she changed into for dinner.







"The Spirit of Aloha" dinner was delicious, and we all had a great time watching all the different dances from the various Polynesian islands.



The little girls crashed about halfway through the show, but not before getting up to try the hula, themselves. The big girls partied until the end of the night!