Orlando Trip #2 of 2010 - Part 5

On our last day we headed to the MK. We had lunch and dinner reservations there plus the 4th of July Fireworks that night! I had heard that with large crowds (specifically holidays), parks will stop letting people come in, so we planned on staying all day. 

The lady who took our pictures knew just when the fireworks would launch for the stage show!

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We got some fast passes then headed to our favorite place for lunch reservations. It was pretty empty which is unusual especially for a holiday weekend. 

We also got our favorite dessert there!

We went to a few attractions before finding a spot for the afternoon parade. I had on sunglasses and took a little power nap while we waited since we were not going back to the room for a nap like we had the other days. This is a cute parade for sure! 

We went to a few other attractions before heading to the castle stage for the show. Unfortunately it was cancelled due to rain, so we went on to something else.

We came back for the Celebrate Street Party. There are floats, characters, and lots of dancing in the street. We just watched. :)

The video is a clip at the end of the Street Party.

After that it was time for our dinner with the Princesses!

The castle was so pretty inside. It was fun watching all of the little princesses meet there favorites. One family behind me was very entertaining and annoying at times. 

Another good treat! 

Our view! I was soooo excited to get a window seat!

After dinner we made our way in the mass of people to watch the 4th of July Fireworks...AMAZING!! It was about 10 minutes long with fireworks in front of us as well as behind us the entire time. This is a clip of the end with the fireworks all around us! 

We again made our way through the mass of people to some random attractions. When we came out we had the perfect spot for the parade. It was at the end of the route, so the floats stopped at times right in front of us as they waited to go through the gate. 

Mom had fun taking these pictures with my small camera until the battery died.

We did a few more things before calling it a night. We headed to the front for last minute souvenirs. When we came out we saw the second showing of the Parade but it had already started and was about half way through. This time we were at the beginning of where all the floats come out!

The other 2 times we saw this parade they were on one of the first floats. I wish we would have seen who was on those floats! I thought they were so cute coming out holding hands! ha!

It was another magical trip, but after being away from home for 9 days, I was so very ready to get back. 

As soon as we landed, we headed home for a fun 4th of July party. I had made star cookies weeks before and put in the freezer, so I would have them for the party. I forgot to take pictures, but they were really cute!