Plus she got this count-down calendar and a set of Disney stickers to mark it off. Every morning it was the first thing little sleepyhead wanted to do!
9. The POTUS: Tries to mess up our trip. Obama decided to make a speech about tourism and apparently it needed to be in front of Cinderella's castle. This girl had our trip planned by day. Did you know there are very accurate crowd predictors available by park? And what is shocking is that one park might be rated a 2.0/10.0 (low crowds) on the same day that another park is a 7.8/10.0. So I had it all figured out...till he decided to crash our party on the very day we were supposed to go to the Magic Kingdom. Every Disney employee we asked about it said "Don't go that day!" So this planner had to wing it a little... just goes to show that you've gotta' roll with the punches with the beast that is Disney, even when you go in the low season.8. KK's first Coaster: Little girl is very tall-taking after her mama. This means that even though she is only 5 years old, she can go on every ride at all the parks except for one! On our first day at the parks we took her on a HUGE coaster - Expedition Everest in the Animal Kingdom. About halfway through I looked over at her terrified little face and felt like the worst mom on the planet. However she didn't melt down--till the next day when we tried to take her on Space Mountain!
7. Coaster Fall-Out: KK yelled clearly in her sleep one morning: "No! No! KK doesn't want to go on that ride!" Uhhhh....see #8. Yep, worst mom on the planet...
6. Princess Luncheon: Or shall I say - "the ripoff that is the by-reservation-only princess luncheon". On the advice of numerous friends we decided to book one of the expensive lunches where the princesses all show up and meet individually with each table. It was with trepidation that I did so because I know how cheap I am. Should have trusted my gut. By the time we went to the luncheon, she had already met every princess 3 times over at all the other parks and it was pretty darn anti-climatic. And now we have this receipt to show for it...check out the price of a hot dog when the princesses are in attendance!
5. The Toy Story ride: Disney's creativity is amazing... so much fun for the whole family. By arriving at the park early and working the FastPass system, we rode it 3 times with no waiting!
3. Strollers rule: It felt strange to take a stroller for our big 5-year old, but wow was it the right move. She happily rode around in it and that made for a less tired little girl and no whining about being tired of walking. The best thing about them: great storage spot for snacks, drinks, extra jackets, etc. I think I may be taking one to Disney from now on, even if I don't have a kid with me! 
That looks like a great trip! I'm jealous of KK getting to go onstage for Jedi Training. When we went to Disneyland two years ago, we sat through that show three different times, trying to get Blake up there, and it never happened.
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