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| Main St. Disney World Magic Kingdom |
One great benefit to staying at the Disney Resorts is that
you have access to Magic Hours (extra hours either in the morning or evening in
selected parks). However, it is not daily. We took advantage of Magic Hours
during our trip and, boy, were we thankful! We were at Magic Kingdom at 8am
when the park opened to the public at 9. We managed to go on so many rides all
before lunch!
We got our park tickets just a few days before our trip. So,
we were not able to take advantage of early Fast Pass booking for Disney World Resort
guests, which was available 60 days before the trip.
As we could not get Fast Passes to Seven
Dwarves Mine Train, that was where we headed first—apparently, this was also
the strategy of everyone else! By the time we made our way to the Seven Dwarves
ride, there was already a 20 minute wait time. Oh well. Still, it was not so
bad a wait. There were things to keep the kids occupied along the way and the
line moved quickly enough. The ride was awesome and was the only coaster ride
Grandma took. It was a cool coaster, but needless to say, Grandma did not ride
a coaster again the rest of the trip!
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| Seven Dwarves Mine Train |
Another thing we were not able to book for Fast Pass, by choice as we
could only pick 3, was the meet and greet the princesses at the Fairy Tale
Hall. We saw that the wait time was only 25 minutes so we figured, what the
heck, let’s check it out. The girls got to meet Elsa and Anna and we took tons
of photos!
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| One of Cinderella's stepsisters catching a carousel ride |
We went to Haunted Mansion next and then back tracked again
to Fantasy Land to Peter Pan’s flight (fast pass) and It’s a Small World, a
classic ride! We also managed to go to Under the Sea-Journey of the Little Mermaid.
All of these before noon! Not bad, eh?
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| Peter Pan's Flight at Disney World Magic Kingdom |
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| It's a Small World. Disney World Magic Kingdom |
We went back to Liberty Square for quick service lunch at
Colombia Harbor House. Good thing these areas were right beside each other as
we kept going back and forth to get to the rides we wanted!
Then, it was off to Tomorrowland where DD#1 had her first
ride-by-herself experience at Tomorrowland Speedway. She was finally tall
enough to drive her own car. It was fun but the cars were not easy to maneuver.
We rode the Astro Orbiter next-- in the rain! What were we thinking?! It rained
every afternoon in our trip but just for 10-20 minutes. Of course it had to
happen while we were about to ride the Astro Orbiter. We were quite wet but,
thankfully, not soaked through. It
definitely provided some much needed relief from the heat and sun!
We rode Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin (laser shooting
game) and Stitch’s Great Escape (surprisingly a nice 4D ride) before heading to
Space Mountain. Space Mountain, hands down, was one of the best rides in Magic
Kingdom.
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| Space Mountain at Disney World Magic Kingdom |
By that time, it was time for the parade. We were back in Liberty
Square by then, making our way through to Frontierland. We had a great view
right by where the parade began. The girls enjoyed watching the characters in
their fancy floats!
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| Frozen: Anna and Elsa at the parade. Disney World Magic Kingdom |
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| Tangled: Rapunzel at the parade: Disney World Magic Kingdom |
After the parade, we passed by Adventureland where the girls
rode The Magic Carpets of Aladdin. Beware the camel which spits! After which, we
headed to Frontierland where redeemed our Fast Pass for Splash Mountain.
Another fun ride! We were not quite as wet as we were in the Astro Orbiter.
When we got out, we saw Big Thunder Mountain with a 30
minute wait. That wasn’t so bad, right? But the wait time posted was not
accurate and we ended up waiting for 50 minutes! Can’t really say it was
totally worth it. It was ok. Ride if you can, but it is something you can miss,
in my opinion—especially if you are already going for Space and Splash
Mountains. I think the Seven Dwarves Mine Train is much better than this one.
The girls got some fairy dust sprinkled on them by a Fairy
Godmother over by Cinderella’s castle while we checked out the other stores.
Window shopping was our excuse for getting some much needed airconditioning,
away from the sticky air and scorching sun.
By this time we were quite tired and ready to head back to
the resort. Obviously we could not muster enough energy to wait until 10pm for
the fireworks. We just took our final photos and accepted we will not be able
to ride the following: Jungle Cruise, Liberty Square Riverboat, The Many
Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey’s Philharmagic, and Monsters Inc. Oh, and
Pirates of the Caribbean was closed for refurbishment, so we missed that one
too. But it was all good. We rode what we could and especially those we really
wanted. This was really one of the best parks!
In a nutshell:
If you don’t have fast passes, head here first: Seven
Dwarves Mine Train, Princess Fairy Tale Hall, Haunted Mansion
Where we used our fast passes: Space Mountain, Splash
Mountain, Peter Pan’s Flight
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