DisneyWorld trip--Day 2--Magic Kingdom

And, how do you get a photo like this without all the crowds on Main Street?  You schedule a character breakfast that begins before the park opens...one of our favorite things to do, the picture and then the breakfast at Crystal Palace:

And how do you get character signatures without standing in long lines all day?  You pay "big bucks" for a character meal.  Yes, there is a price for sanity.

We found Buzz in Tomorrowland.  He has a stamp for his signature:

We "re-took" this picture.  The last time we did this scene in this spot as a whole family, McKenna wasn't yet born:

 Allison and Madison riding Big Thunder Mountain:

Parker chose this "Pirate Mickey" in a shop earlier that day.  We took a picture of him holding it while we were waiting for the afternoon parade:

 The afternoon parade:

Oooh, do you recognize that stuffed animal that Smith (from Peter Pan) is now holding?  Yes, that is actually Parker's.  He came and grabbed it out of Parker's hand, had some fun with it, and then proceeded to use "Pirate Mickey" as an actual sword against Captain Hook (up there in the top left of the picture/across the walkway).  That's Parker's head bottom-center of the photograph.  It was mesmerizing (hence, only one picture):

 And we bring you back to our regularly scheduled parade:

 Then, we found Peter Pan.  McKenna didn't want to join:

 The Snow White ride:

And by now, standing in line for the flying Dumbo ride, McKenna has a full-blown fever and is asleep.  We went back to the hotel after this: