OurLaughingPlace
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- Oct 19, 2014
This day finally came!!! 
Extra Morning Magic at the Magic Kingdom!
I decided to post ASAP because I've enjoyed reading those threads of those who did the EMM in preparation for our trip. Hopefully this post will help some of you plan.
We left Contemporary resort at 7:10am and walked to the MK (got our teen DD's up and moving
). We arrived at MK @ 7:25am and were through bag check and metal detectors (sent everyone through) and had our special bands on by 7:30am. They then let everyone through the turnstiles. At 7:40am they let us (EMM people and PPO breakfast people) into the MK (just allowed to walk at our own pace; it was very civilized
). We snapped a couple of quick pictures on the way to Fantasyland and then headed to Mine Train. We had 5 rides on Mine Train, 4 rides on Pooh, 2 rides on Tea Cups, and 1 ride on Carousel (we did need to get off after each ride and then go back through FP line). Peter Pan was down all EMM and I think it opened up around 10:30am (so they opened up Teacups and Carousel). We were told that because PP was down, we had FP for PP, Pooh, 7DMT, Teacups and Carousel all day with our bands; however, each time we went to Peter Pan, the FP line was backed up to Philarmagic 
. Too hot to stand in the Peter Pan FP 'sun' line - on our way out at noon as it was getting busy; we stopped into Guest Services and got a FP for PP for our next visit August 30th. We would have likely rode PP 3-4 times (we love it!) but are here for a long visit and will get lots of rides on it this trip, so are happy with 1 FP each. We did use our EMM bands for another ride on 7DMT.
At 8:55am we went to Haunted Mansion and IASW (I think it's going into refurbishment tomorrow so we wanted to make sure we got on it). Then we were at breakfast by 9:25am. It was very good. We even had a seat looking over IASW. We had orange juice, apple juice and water (but no longer in bottles, just glasses that you filled yourself), yogurt drinks, milk, Greek strawberry yogurt, spinach/mushroom frittata, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage (pork and chicken sausages), french toast, some sort of potato, fruit (watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, strawberries, pineapple), croissants, cinnamon rolls and chocolate croissant/pastry. The pastries were fresh, the fruit was fresh/cold, and we liked the salsa/cheddar for our scrambled eggs.
Cast members were extremely friendly; everything is very clean (as we usually notice about Disney). It was a positive experience and we would book this event again (we only get to Disney once a year, so it is 'worth it' to our family for this relaxed hour of rides and a nice breakfast).
Now back at Contemporary ... it was a hot morning and we need a rest
before a swim! Tonight we are doing Pirates and Pals
fireworks cruise ... these things are great to do while at location of the Contemporary!
Extra Morning Magic at the Magic Kingdom!I decided to post ASAP because I've enjoyed reading those threads of those who did the EMM in preparation for our trip. Hopefully this post will help some of you plan.
We left Contemporary resort at 7:10am and walked to the MK (got our teen DD's up and moving
). We arrived at MK @ 7:25am and were through bag check and metal detectors (sent everyone through) and had our special bands on by 7:30am. They then let everyone through the turnstiles. At 7:40am they let us (EMM people and PPO breakfast people) into the MK (just allowed to walk at our own pace; it was very civilized). We snapped a couple of quick pictures on the way to Fantasyland and then headed to Mine Train. We had 5 rides on Mine Train, 4 rides on Pooh, 2 rides on Tea Cups, and 1 ride on Carousel (we did need to get off after each ride and then go back through FP line). Peter Pan was down all EMM and I think it opened up around 10:30am (so they opened up Teacups and Carousel). We were told that because PP was down, we had FP for PP, Pooh, 7DMT, Teacups and Carousel all day with our bands; however, each time we went to Peter Pan, the FP line was backed up to Philarmagic . Too hot to stand in the Peter Pan FP 'sun' line - on our way out at noon as it was getting busy; we stopped into Guest Services and got a FP for PP for our next visit August 30th. We would have likely rode PP 3-4 times (we love it!) but are here for a long visit and will get lots of rides on it this trip, so are happy with 1 FP each. We did use our EMM bands for another ride on 7DMT.At 8:55am we went to Haunted Mansion and IASW (I think it's going into refurbishment tomorrow so we wanted to make sure we got on it). Then we were at breakfast by 9:25am. It was very good. We even had a seat looking over IASW. We had orange juice, apple juice and water (but no longer in bottles, just glasses that you filled yourself), yogurt drinks, milk, Greek strawberry yogurt, spinach/mushroom frittata, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage (pork and chicken sausages), french toast, some sort of potato, fruit (watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, strawberries, pineapple), croissants, cinnamon rolls and chocolate croissant/pastry. The pastries were fresh, the fruit was fresh/cold, and we liked the salsa/cheddar for our scrambled eggs.
Cast members were extremely friendly; everything is very clean (as we usually notice about Disney). It was a positive experience and we would book this event again (we only get to Disney once a year, so it is 'worth it' to our family for this relaxed hour of rides and a nice breakfast).
Now back at Contemporary ... it was a hot morning and we need a rest
before a swim! Tonight we are doing Pirates and Pals fireworks cruise ... these things are great to do while at location of the Contemporary!
We definitely debated the price, but my dad came with us (mid-70's, heart issues) and he is such a BIG Disney fan! He doesn't move as quick as he used to, although he tries. It was more for him than my kids lol. He loved the space and magical feel. Might do EMM again next year if it's still a ticketed event.
