Chocolate sculpture at the Contemporary Resort
Of course, we hit Soarin' first, and a quick bite at Sunshine Seasons. Beyond that, I don't remember much else, as we weren't there very long.
We then scooted from there over to the Contemporary Resort for our lunchtime reserverations at Concourse Steakhouse. I don't recall what we had, but I was pretty unimpressed. It was fairly empty (possibly because of its impending closure in a couple of months), and perhaps coupled with the knowledge of the closure, made it seem kind of dismal. I would have rather been over at Chef Mickey's.Chocolate sculpture at the Contemporary Resort
While we were there, we checked out the decorations at the Contemporary. There they had a sculpture - not sure if it would correctly be called a chocolate sculpture, a pastry sculpture, or what - of Pinocchio and Geppetto, with plenty of Hidden Mickey's to spot.
After lunch, we went over to the Magic Kingdom. I first stopped at Guest Relations outside and inquired about the Walk brick. The Cast Member said that it was in fact over on the TTC side of the Polynesian. The location code was in fact not a real location, but apparently just used for fill-in bricks in random locations at the Poly. So at least I know where to look now, and there aren't that many bricks over there.
We then did the usual at Magic Kingdom, hitting all the major rides. We had dinner at Cosmic Rays (our now traditional stop for food at MK), and basically killed time until the Christmas Party. Before then, as it began to get dark, there was the lighting of Cinderella's Castle. If you think you've seen it before, you haven't. New for 2007 was a whole new way of lighting the castle, with thousands of tiny lights that give the impression of glowing ice all over the castle, with the Fairy Godmother providing the magical power to light it.The castle all lit up
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party is a separate charge event at the Magic Kingdom. Essentially, the Magic Kingdom "closes" for everyone except those with Party tickets (at 7pm in this case, not sure if its always the same time). You get a wristband much like with Extra Magic Hours, and if you are not wearing a wristband you are not admitted to attractions and are directed to the park exit. In spite of this, it is still very crowded. You have all the major rides still open for Party guests, plus there are all sorts of extra events happening all around the park. Now this is where Disney gets you to come back and spend more money - I don't think it is possible to see EVERYTHING thanks to lines and schedules, so if you want to see everything, you need to attend two Parties.
First up was the Mickey's Once upon a Christmastime Parade, which is a somewhat typical Disney parade but with a Christmas theme, done in the dark, which made taking photos a bit troublesome. The parade concluded with Mr. and Mrs. Claus.Woody and Buzz make a parade appearance
We also saw the Celebrate the Season show in front of the castle, which is a stage show with the Princesses along with the core characters, and the holiday version of Wishes fireworks. There was also some dancing at Cosmic Rays (which we skipped), and Mickey's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas at the Galaxy Palace Theater, which we also skipped as there was a long line to wait in and we wanted to do other things.
There are various photo opportunities, including Santa Claus (off Main Street), Santa Goofy, and other characters - we caught Stitch outside Space Mountain.
There is also free juice, cocoa (eh) and cookies (yum), if you can fight your way through the crowds to one of the serving stations.
After a while, we decided to call it a night about an hour before closing, and we can sleep late (well, some of us) for our "day off" the next day.
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