Our Hotel - Four Seasons Resort Orlando
We stayed at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando. It is on Disney property. Our experience at the hotel was amazing! I mean, all Four Seasons hotels are amazing, but this hotel was the perfect combo of luxury and kid-friendliness When we arrived at the hotel, they had an adorable kids robe waiting for Charlie with a crown and princess wand. We also requested a crib in our room and they had left us a special toiletry kit for Charlie, as well as a bib and some Paw Patrol pouches. She loved it!
The hotel has a family pool, a lazy river, a splash pad with a baby pool, and an adults only pool. The hotel also does its own character breakfasts on the weekend. We got to meet some of the characters without the Disney World lines! Everything about the hotel was perfect.
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| The Four Seasons Resort Orlando is beautiful! |
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| It is totally adult and kid friendly! |
Day 1 - Magic Kingdom
On our first day at the park, we went to Magic Kingdom. Charlie is obsessed with the princesses right now, so we knew this was a must! We didn't schedule much throughout our days in the parks because we wanted to play it by ear and see if Charlie could handle an entire day at the park (since her currently schedule she naps 2 hours in the middle of the day). The only thing we reserved at Magic Kingdom was our ride on "It's a Small World," the Bippity Boppity Boutique experience, and dinner in Cinderella's castle.
The first princess we met when we came into the park was Merida. She was the first person we saw and there wasn't a long line. She was great! Charlie was shy at first, but eventually warmed up to the princesses. We then wandered around the park and just stopped at things we were interested. At Charlie's age, we were mainly interested in meeting characters. We met Minnie and then met Ariel in her grotto (for some reason the line was SO long for this, so I would get a fast pass for this experience). We ate a snack, rode its a small world, finished walking through the park, and took a mid-day break in a quiet corner and ate lunch so Charlie could relax a little before her big Bippity Boppity experience!
The Bippity Boppity Boutique is a MUST if you have a daughter who loves the princesses. When you arrive, you wait in a very cute waiting room for your "Fairy God Mother" to assist you in picking a dress and a hair style. Charlie, of course, picked an Elsa dress and crown. We then went to the salon in Cinderella's castle for her hair and make-up. Charlie was a little scared at first, but the hairstylist was so great with her and made her feel so comfortable. When she was finished, we spent about 30 minutes hanging out in front of the castle waiting for our dinner. This time was probably my most favorite time of the trip. Charlie was running around singing "Let it go!" and "Into the Unknown!" I think she truly thought she was Queen Elsa. I am also so glad we did the Bippity Boppity Boutique towards the end of the day because it really would have been too much for her to wear that all day long.
We then had dinner at Cinderella's castle. Upon entering, we were greeted by Cinderella and Prince Charming for a photo and autograph. We then were led upstairs to dinner. Throughout the dinner, different princesses joined us and we were able to meet and take photos with each of them.
After dinner, we watched the fireworks and light show at the castle, which was AWESOME! I highly recommend you stay late for the show. It is at 8pm.
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| Meeting our first princess - Merida! |
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| We are mostly at the hotel, but I felt the need to try the classic Disney treats! |
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| Beautiful Charlie after the Bippity Boppity Boutique |
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| My heart! |
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| I was told to get the Dole whip and it did not disappoint! |
Day 2 - Hollywood Studios
Our second day at the park was at Hollywood Studios. We took our time to get there and enjoyed the character breakfast at our hotel first. The only thing we really wanted to see in Hollywood Studios was the Star Wars part and it was incredible! I don't even know much about Star Wars, but I still thought it was great. We only spent a half day at Hollywood Studios and then we went back to the hotel to use the pools.
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| We had visits from Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy at the character breakfast at the Four Seasons. |
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| I love this little Minnie outfit! |
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| This is the bottle the Coke came in at Star Wars...and that's my awesome husband! |
Our last day at the park was spent at Epcot. We had debated between Animal Kingdom and Epcot, but I am fairly certain you can only see Anna & Elsa at Epcot. We could've bought a hopper pass for this day and have visited Animal Kingdom, but we were all so exhausted. A half-day at Epcot was about all Charlie could handle. The first thing we did at Epcot was the princess breakfast in Akershus Banquet Hall. It was really cute! We were able to meet two princess there that we did meet at Cinderella's castle, which were Snow White and Belle. We then went next door to meet Anna & Elsa. We did not have a fast pass for this and the line was about 30 minutes long. We spent a lot of time in the Norway section, which had all of the Frozen items since Frozen is Charlie's favorite movie. We rode the Frozen Ever After ride and it was awesome! I highly recommend it.
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| Walking into Epcot |
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| Star struck with Queen Elsa |
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| These donuts were huge! We had to get one. |
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| Charlie in her Princess Anna dress. |
My 10 tips for a Disney family vacation:
1. Bring hand sanitizer. Enough said. (LOL)
2. Use a fast pass and reserve as much as possible ahead of time...the lines are long!
3. If you want to see Anna and Elsa, you have to go to Epcot.
4. Don't bring a car seat if you are staying on Disney property. Our hotel car had a car seat and we didn't need one to go to the parks.
5. Get the original embroidered mouse ears. They are classic and so cute!
6. If you don't want to purchase a princess dress there (they are around $65), buy a cheap one and bring it.
7. Don't try to do all of the amusements with a toddler. It would be too much and you might end up with a cranky kid! Just go and enjoy what you get to see.
8. It took longer than expected to get into Magic Kingdom, so leave earlier than you think if you have plans in the park that morning.
9. We didn't have the fast pass bracelets, but it seemed way more convenient to have the bracelets versus the card, so I would buy a Fast Pass bracelet (see #11 below).
10. Buy an autograph book! It was so fun to collect all of the characters autographs.
Now on to the important stuff!
I had so much fun dressing Charlie for our Disney trip!
Here is what Greg & I wore basically every day:
2. Zella Live In High Waist Leggings in Black (my favorite leggings ever!)
Here are links to Charlie's adorable outfits:
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| Mickey and Minnie Shirt Set From Northern Classics on Etsy |
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| Princess Dress from Little Fofinha on Etsy |
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| Family Disney Shirts from LocalBeez on Etsy |
Charlies Snow White dress (above) is from Elfie London, but is no longer available. There are adorable embroidered story book dresses available at the Women's Exchange of St. Louis, but you have to call to place your order.
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