DLR for Memorial Day Weekend and Princess Merida

E was busy on Saturday, but K had been begging for World of Color, so I took the kids to DLR by myself.  We started the day at DCA, picked up our fastpasses for WOC, rode Ariel, then headed over to Disneyland.  We checked K's height (Yay!  She's finally "Disney-40"), rode Autopia (25 min line), rode Buzz Lightyear (30 min line), and then we headed back to It's a Small World area to check out the Merida (Disney/Pixar Brave) meet-n-greet.  There were no lines for the activities and only a short line for Merida.  I don't want to be anywhere near this area after the movie comes out! (For comparison: the Rapunzel meet and greet was 70 min long today and was over 2hrs right after the movie came out, but was under 30 min before the movie came out).

First stop: find your tribe

K is the red one, the same tribe as Merida (sorry, didn't catch the name of the tribe)

2nd stop: crayon rubbings (no picture)

3rd stop: bag toss 

4th stop: picture coloring

(while your family waits in the line for Merida)

5th stop: Meeting Merida (25 min line)

Photo-op with Merida 

 Last Stop: Archery

K could barely reach to pull, but her arrow hit the target.

e couldn't quite reach, so he only pulled the string.  His arrow also hit the target. 

 K wanted to finish coloring, so we went back and let her keep coloring.  

Afterwards, we walked past Snow White.  The line was listed as 40 min, but the line went past the end of the queue, so it might have been longer.  We decided to pass and headed to Gma and Gpa's house for lunch and nap.

 Back for the evening:

 Buena Vista Street is taking shape. The Cathay Circle Theatre (restaurant) is finally open.

 So is the water fountain in front of it, but the rest of Buena Vista Street is still walled off.

What you can see of Carsland from the elevated position in front of Blue Sky Cellar.

After this, we rode Ariel again, then waited in line for WOC.  The kids eyes lit up when WOC started.  It was a long day and a 2hr wait for WOC, but it was worth it. Then I drove home with two tired, but happy kids. They really love WOC!