MrPeetrie
10-02-2012, 11:03 AM
Magic Kingdom:
This is our first full day on property. We woke up early and headed straight out to the Magic Kingdom. No breakfast at resort. Bus transportation arrived after only 10 minutes and we reached the MK just minutes after opening. As soon as we walked through the underpass and into Towne Square my wife began to cry. (Last trip, she was in the midst of a year-long illness and she had a horrible, forgetable vacation. This time, she felt so much better and was so "ready" to enjoy Walt Disney World.)
We walked up Main Street and went straight to the Bakery. (I had the cheese danish. Delicious!!!) We went to Adventureland and made the Swiss Family Treehouse the first attraction. (Last year, it was under refurb so my DD9 wanted that to be the first thing we did.)
Jungle Cruise (Great Skipper), Magic Carpets, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, all in short order. Lines were very quick because there was a Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party that night.
We went into Fantasyland and got FastPasses for Peter Pan, then rode Mickey's Philharmagic and It's a Small World while we waited for those to become valid.
After Peter Pan, my DD9 and I went to Cosmic Ray's and sat right up in front. My DW and DS2 went to Casey's, then brought their meals to eat with us and Sonny Eclipse.
After lunch, we went to the Merida Meet & Greet -- the highlight of the trip. [I detail this meeting quite extensively in the THEME PARK discussion section.]
After some more time in Fantasyland, DD and I grabbed FastPasses for Space Mountain. We all rode Laugh Floor and the TTA, waiting for them to becomse valid. (We only needed FastPasses twice the whole day.)
We worked our way back to Main Street for some more shopping, before heading out of the park. We took the resort monorail over to Contemporary as we had 8:15 ADRs at the California Grille.
Our dinner was amazing [Used TIW. Incredible savings.], but the California Grille is no place for an enthusiastic 2YO. As soon as our drinks were placed on the table, he put his cars in the glass. He was loud, too. To keep him occupied, we took turns walking him around, showing him the amazing kitchen as food was being prepared.
After dinner, we went outide to watch the MNSSHP Fireworks from the balcony.
Once finished, we took the monorail back to the MK, then hopped on a bus to POFQ. We stopped at the Sassagoula for some beignets to take back to our room. [TIW is valid at this food court!]
Tubbies, squish in bed, and our first full day was over!!! Great Day! Great Memories!
This is our first full day on property. We woke up early and headed straight out to the Magic Kingdom. No breakfast at resort. Bus transportation arrived after only 10 minutes and we reached the MK just minutes after opening. As soon as we walked through the underpass and into Towne Square my wife began to cry. (Last trip, she was in the midst of a year-long illness and she had a horrible, forgetable vacation. This time, she felt so much better and was so "ready" to enjoy Walt Disney World.)
We walked up Main Street and went straight to the Bakery. (I had the cheese danish. Delicious!!!) We went to Adventureland and made the Swiss Family Treehouse the first attraction. (Last year, it was under refurb so my DD9 wanted that to be the first thing we did.)
Jungle Cruise (Great Skipper), Magic Carpets, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, all in short order. Lines were very quick because there was a Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party that night.
We went into Fantasyland and got FastPasses for Peter Pan, then rode Mickey's Philharmagic and It's a Small World while we waited for those to become valid.
After Peter Pan, my DD9 and I went to Cosmic Ray's and sat right up in front. My DW and DS2 went to Casey's, then brought their meals to eat with us and Sonny Eclipse.
After lunch, we went to the Merida Meet & Greet -- the highlight of the trip. [I detail this meeting quite extensively in the THEME PARK discussion section.]
After some more time in Fantasyland, DD and I grabbed FastPasses for Space Mountain. We all rode Laugh Floor and the TTA, waiting for them to becomse valid. (We only needed FastPasses twice the whole day.)
We worked our way back to Main Street for some more shopping, before heading out of the park. We took the resort monorail over to Contemporary as we had 8:15 ADRs at the California Grille.
Our dinner was amazing [Used TIW. Incredible savings.], but the California Grille is no place for an enthusiastic 2YO. As soon as our drinks were placed on the table, he put his cars in the glass. He was loud, too. To keep him occupied, we took turns walking him around, showing him the amazing kitchen as food was being prepared.
After dinner, we went outide to watch the MNSSHP Fireworks from the balcony.
Once finished, we took the monorail back to the MK, then hopped on a bus to POFQ. We stopped at the Sassagoula for some beignets to take back to our room. [TIW is valid at this food court!]
Tubbies, squish in bed, and our first full day was over!!! Great Day! Great Memories!