Magic Kingdom Day 1 Part 3

After lunch at Be Our Guest we headed to The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh ride where we had a fastpass reservation for 2:35. After a bit of peeking in the shops we headed out of Magic Kingdom to tale a break and do some shopping at the outlets. 

You can't come to Magic Kingdom and not take a picture in front of the Railroad Station. 

The Captain greeted my daughter with a Happy Birthday salute as we headed to the ferry to get back in the car. 

 It was extremely hot while we were there that day and a break at the hotel to cool off and a bit of shopping at the outlets was just what we needed before heading back into the parks for the evening (not to mention getting off our tired feet for a few minutes).

I never get tired of seeing the view from the water when coming from (or going to Magic Kingdom). It was actually easier on this trip to drive rather then take the Disney buses but that meant we really did not get to ride on the monorail other then that first morning in the park. 

Later that evening we headed back to Magic Kingdom. We grabbed some time with the Princess (lines seemed shorter in the evening to see them than during the day time). We got to see a lot of the characters on this trip (including a few new ones). You can see my report on my character experiences here. 

As we were leaving the meet and greet area we came outside just in time to see the fireworks go off. It hadn't been that long since the Happily Ever After Fireworks had debut after many years of Wishes which was a fan favorite. I must admit I still sing the songs in my head LOL. We got to see it from the backside of the castle which although doesn't show the projections is still pretty impressive! 

The famous lantern photo. Marc and I took a photo as well but it didn't turn out as I expected and Quisha didn't get a chance to take a photo of us like we did of her.

We actually got a chance to run over and ride Pirates of the Caribbean as well as the Jungle Cruise before catching the Kiss Goodnight show featuring the castle before closing (can you believe it was my first time seeing this after all of the years we have gone ?). Not bad for the first day in the parks! Next week Part 1 of our Hollywood Studios adventure begins! 

1st Day in Magic Kingdom Part 2

After hitting the Peter Pan ride we headed to Small World, before heading to our first fastpass ride which was a 9:45 appointment on the Mine Train ride. OMG!!! Nobody prepared me for how fast that thing went. I can't say it was my favorite ride but at least I can say I got on it once (just like I did with Splash Mountain all those years ago). Sidenote: If you missed part 1 of our first official day in the parks you can read it here. 

I finally got to see the famous bathroom area! LOL 

I did not realize until we got back home that there is a shadow behind the fountain. We went the back way through Fantasyland to Liberty Square to ride the Haunted Mansion (we had a 10:35 fastpass).

After riding the Mine train we saw an opportunity to catch the Little Mermaid ride while the lines were still fairly slow. I loved the way this area is themed. Wish I had gotten a chance to go back again but the clouds had come out and we were worried about rain. Since it was a while before our lunch reservations and we had got a pretty good head start on rides (the advantage to entering the parks early) we decided to head the back way to Tomorrowland to catch the people mover. Half way there we decided to stop and ride Dumbo (I love having the Disney app that lets you know how long the ride lines are. We knocked a lot of stuff off of our list by checking the app. Even changed some fastpass rides because we were able to get on them sooner then we expected).

This was our first time getting to see the area re-done.

One of those mountains I will never ride. LOL

The lines for the people mover was crazy so we headed to Carousel of Progress instead. It was starting to get extremely hot so this was a great way to cool off. After the carousel of Progress we headed back towards Fantasyland.

My first red tag of the week (but not the last). 

We decided to ride the tea cups before we got our meal. Good thing to because hubby went a little crazy with the spinning! Even after all of this we had time to sit a spell before our 1:50 reservation at Be Our Guest. I'm still amazed at how much we accomplished that morning! It was a great start to vacation! You can see our review of the Be Our Guest Restaurant here.

Snow Day

The holidays got the best of me and I have been neglecting all of my blogs. But its a new year and starting next week I am going to get back in the swing of things. Including finishing my trip report over the next few weeks. So stay tuned for some updates that are way later then they should be. LOL 

We had a big snowstorm roll in this week, and if you know me I figured out a way to incorporate some Disney into my day. LOL Granted, I wouldn't suggest Disney onesies as the best outfit for 8 plus inches of snow. LOL