A 2 day visit to DL with a 6 year old girl

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    Originally Posted By 3kidsinAugust

    We have just two full days to spend at DL next month with our 6 year old daughter. Any suggestions regarding itineraries, schedules, places to eat, etc. will be GREATLY appreciated!! I am focused on the overall quality of our experience as opposed to simply mazimzing the number of rides and attractions that we can cram in.
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    Originally Posted By practicallyperfect

    Does your daughter like the Princesses? If so, I would recommend the character meal at Ariel's Grotto. It is an opportunity to meet and greet a number of princesses in a short amount of time. Also, take advantage of the princess story time. I get all the princess meet and greet out of the way by eating at Ariel's; the lines around the castle are sometimes quite lengthy!

    At DL, some of the things my girls (7 and 9) really remember are the parades and character interactions. All rides at FL, ride Autopia. My little one absolutely loves Splash, Space Mountain and BMTRR. If time allows, make chocolate chip cookies. That is always a hit with kids and it is free! At DCA, be sure to visit the Animation Studio area. Turtle Crush is a great interaction show--your little will love it! My kids spend lots of time just playing in the beast's library, Ursula's cave and making cartoons. Bug's Land would be good for your daughter as well. Visit the Redwood Challenge Area and hit the Brother Bear show.

    Quick, healthy place to eat is White Water Snacks in the GCH. Also, I highly recommend the Carnation Cafe for a quick sit-down dinner. My kids love the peanut butter palette kids' meal. Rainforest Cafe is always a hit with my kids as well as Goofy's.
     
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    Originally Posted By stagemomx3

    practicallyperfect- Where do you make chocolate chip cookies?

    3kidsinAugust- Some of my kids favorite things were:

    DCA- Readwood Challenge Trail, Animation Academy- learning to draw Mickey and Tigger was fun. Monsters Inc. Soarin and the Aladdin show.

    DL- Autopia, Tea cups, Splash Mtn. Winnie the Pooh, Dreams parade, and Mark Twain river boat.

    Our favorite place to eat was The Hungry Bear in critter country. Great outdoor seating, and the desserts are fabulous!
     
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    Originally Posted By atinkfan

    Stagemomx3,
    Chocolate chips cookies are sponsored by Nestle and made at the Carnation Cafe (I think). That is the one at the end of Main St to the left, right? It is not something that is advertised,which I haven't figured out why. I happened to be walking by and saw the show happening. There is a chef and all the kids get to pretend to be chefs and they get to add ingredients for choc. chip cookies to a mixing bowl. Then he has the kids close their eyes and fresh baked cookies magically appear!

    This same thing happens in WDW at Epcot over in the building that has the boat tour of the hydroponics and a few restaurants. (sorry, can't remember the name of it)
     
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    Originally Posted By stagemomx3

    Thanks, I'll have to put this on my list of things to ask the vacation planner at GC about when I call. The kids are going to do the planning but I'd like to put it on their list of possible things to do on Main Street.
     
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    Originally Posted By MomofPrincess

    Also, I don't know how much extra you want to spend, but Club Libby Lu at Downtown Disney is a big hit with my 6-yr-old girl! For $21-$35, they can get a "makeover," plus a bunch of girly stuff! <a href="http://www.clublibbylu.com/party.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.clublibbylu.com/par
    ty.aspx</a>
     
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    Originally Posted By stagemomx3

    My dd loves Libby Lu. She got her second hole pierced in her ear done there in June. She opted for a hair wrap at Universal instead of hte make over at LL last time.

    We were a little frustrated at LL because it seemed to have so many "little" girls there. I had thought it would be more for the tween set with all the make-up and stuff.
     
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    Originally Posted By MomofPrincess

    Yeah, you'd think they'd cater more to the tween population, but it seems to be more of a younger girl thing, huh?

    My husband was none too thrilled; he thought our daughter resembled a prostitute after the 'makeover!'
     
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