Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Disney World - Day 3: Night at the Magic Kingdom

We were finally going to see the fireworks!

We returned to the Magic Kingdom well in advance of the Parade.



The Main Street Electrical Parade was as great as I remember it. I love the music, and it's something that nobody else does. Max loved it too.





After the parade there is a new show called "Celebrate the Magic", where they use Cinderella's Castle as a giant projection screen and show animations on top of it. With the projection they transform the castle into many different movie scenes, and even make the castle look entirely different. At one point the whole castle looked like an old video game, pixelated, and Wreck It Ralph knocked pieces off of it. It was amazing.
Witness a spellbinding show that traces the longstanding legacy of Disney storytelling and imagination. When Tinker Bell splashes pixie dust atop Cinderella Castle, the regal castle is magically refashioned into an enchanted canvas unfurling with spectacular Disney imagery.
Travel down the rabbit hole with Alice, soar high above the Big Top with Dumbo, and wander the African savanna with Simba. Drawing inspiration from Disney’s many memorable characters and stories, Celebrate the Magic invites you to take off on a breathtaking visual and musical journey, and to experience Disney movies—from beloved classics to contemporary favorites—in an entirely new and unforgettable way.

Then came the finale. The Disney World fireworks. They are amazing. It always astounds me that this enormous show takes place every night.


After the fireworks, we walked into Tomorrowland where we helped Buzz Lightyear destroy Zurg (Bobbie Jo and I were quite serious about it).

Max danced for an hour or so at a dance party, spending the majority of his time hanging on to Stitch.


We arrived back at our room, the power now on and the blinds wide open, so the entire world could see how the Reinhardts can trash a hotel room.