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Monday, January 20, 2014

Disney - Day 3 {Pirates & Pals Fireworks Voyage}

A few months before our trip, we had decided that we wanted to try to find something fun and a little different to do on New Year's Eve.  We knew for sure that we would be avoiding Magic Kingdom that day.  It is supposed to be the most crowded day of the year!  So...one of Wally's coworkers mentioned a pirate boat ride to see the fireworks and we thought that would be a perfect way to spend our New Year's Eve!  And it was super convenient since it left from our hotel, The Contemporary Resort. 

So we reserved our spots on the Pirates & Pals Fireworks Voyage!

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We signed in, received our scarves and waited for the pirates to arrive!

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These two little pirates!!!

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The first part of the Voyage was an all you can eat dessert room - a kid's dream come true! There was cotton candy, cake, ice cream, candy, popcorn, you name it, they had it!

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Then Captain Hook and Mr. Smee made a special visit! (Paige was a little nervous so she wouldn't go with Luke!)

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We received our ship assignments and headed outside!

We got a picture with our captain!

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It was a little chilly that night, but we had our jackets and the boat had plenty of blankets for everyone! Untitled

Here is a picture of The Contemporary Resort from the water!

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There were songs song on the boat, some trivia questions with prizes, lots of jokes and just all around fun.

Of course, the best part was when we stopped to see the special New Year's Eve fireworks over Cinderella's castle. Luke had already fallen asleep, but we were able to wake him up a bit to see the fireworks! I like fireworks, but there was just truly something magical about watching THOSE fireworks with my family! It was a special New Year's Eve!

And then as we were arriving back to the dock, our Captain told us to all close our eyes and when we opened them, there was Peter Pan waiting for us!

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Meeting Peter Pan turned out to be one of the biggest highlights for both Luke and Paige. We still talk about Peter Pan a lot!!!!

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And here is a little video of the fireworks we saw and meeting Peter Pan!


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