Disney 2012: The Truly Magical Kingdom (Part Two)

After a good break, we were ready to go back to the Magic Kingdom.  We spent most of the afternoon in Adventureland, exploring the Swiss Family Treehouse and riding the Jungle Cruise and Aladdin's Magic Carpets (watch out for the spitting camels!).





Dole Whip snack - yum!


We got a quick dinner at Columbia Harbor House and found spots for the Main Street Electrical Parade.  The parade is one of my (and my mom's) favorite memories from my first trip to WDW when I was a kid, so we were glad to see it again.

Cinderella


Captain Hook!  (One of the kids' favorite shows right now is "Jake & the Neverland Pirates", and Captain Hook is one of the characters - they were excited.)


The Castle was so beautiful with the Christmas lights.


Hoping to beat the crowds before the fireworks ended and the park closed, we started making our way out of the park.  It was still a madhouse - we were at a standstill for quite awhile.  Eventually the cast members got the crowds moving and we were able to weave our way through some of the stores on Main Street past the main crowd.  We took the boat back to the hotel which turned out to be a good decision - we had a terrific view of the fireworks show as we were leaving.  Perfect end to a great day!