Pre-Party Play
As I mentioned in the last update, we got dressed in our “elaborate costumes”
Mark didn’t really want to do anything, but I purchased matching Hakuna Matata t-shirts for us to wear. He didn’t see them before the trip and when it was time to change, he said with resignation,
“OK, let’s see it”
I brought along Meerkat ears for me and a Warthog nose from him, but I went easy on him and didn’t insist that he wear it. I limited the time I wore my headband.
We stopped off in the lounge for a snack before heading to the Magic Kingdom, it must have been sometime around 5.
While there, we saw our friends Rosa and Carlos and chatted with them a bit. They were leaving for home that evening, I believe.
Our bus ride to the MK was uneventfull and we arrived at the MK a little before 6 pm.
We got our party wrist bands just inside the tapstiles but the cast member didn’t ask to see the print out of our party tickets. I don’t remember if they scanned our Magic Bands or not. I couldn’t figure out how they knew we were party guests…
The line was pretty long at this Photopass spot on Main Street, maybe 8-10 families before us, but I really wanted our picture here.
We finished up our Photoshoot just as Move-it, Shake-it Mickey was passing by:
We had about an hour before party festivities would start.
Where to?
We made our way to Adventureland. We hadn’t been on Jungle Cruise yet for the trip and the standby queue was not too long, so we hopped on board.
Harry Potter fans- is this a spider or is the Monster Book of Monsters?
(sorry both of these pictures suck, but I love the similarities with these props)
The talent of the skipper can really make or break the ride, and we had a really good one!
You have been on this ride enough times to supply the jokes:
We survived our river safari. Are we going to brave pirates?
We ARRRRRGH!
There was a photographer outside the building so we stopped for pictures. This would be a great place to don my full costume:
It was now 7:00.
Next up: Let’s Get This Party Started!