WonderWoman28
Disaholic
- Joined
- Feb 24, 2016
Day 3 - Its Magic Kingdom's Birthday??
Monday October 1st, 2018
We left off getting back to the resort around 9 after our yummy meal at Ohana. Everyone was showered and in bed pretty quickly and I was up at my usual 6 am to shower and get ready the next morning. When I left the room at 6:45 to get breakfast this was my view.
DH was just getting up himself, so I ventured off to a quiet food court. I took a slow stroll and got there right at 7. A bad habit I was falling into was also going to the gift shop in the morning. I swear I ended up with so much stuff I didn't need thanks to those quiet unrushed mornings on my own. I grabbed the same breakfast that I had the morning before, some milk and coffee and headed back. We were all dressed, ready, and at the bus stop by 8am where a Magic Kingdom bus was waiting and ready for us!
I tried not to plan too many early mornings, and if I did I tried to plan them after early nights. I was hoping our dinner at Ohana would be an early night, but apparently the 9 pm bedtime was going to be an issue. I was a little concerned when this was our view on the bus ride...
Also, notice that Pre COVID packed bus
We were through bag check pretty quickly and getting our first sight of the castle!
We marveled a little at the castle then decided to hit up a few shops on Main Street since the park opened at 9 and it was just before 8:30. I always say I'm going to stop at the shops when we leave for a rest in the afternoon, but every time we're leaving Main Street is ALWAYS packed! So I thought we'd do a quick walk through first. We were at the castle by 8:50 to watch the welcome show!
Our first stop once the park was open was a quick visit with Rapunzel and Tiana that DS wanted nothing to do with. We were in and out by 9:20.
Under the Sea and Ariel in her Grotto had a 5 and 10 minute standby, so we knocked those out before heading to Gaston's for a big cinnamon bun and more caffeine!
At 10:06 we were at PPF for our FP+. the standby line was already 60 minutes at this point. PPF is one of my most nostalgic rides at MK and it makes me so happy every time we ride it! The kids loved it and its so much fun to watch them enjoy it just as much as I do.
After PPF we headed over to IASW where there was a 15 minute standby.
At this point I was really noticing how crowded it was getting. Usually we're able to knock out a ton of rides before their standby lines get crazy but it kind of felt like we were moving at a snails pace (could have also been our big party, younger kids, and more frequent snack/potty breaks). While we waited for IASW I was checking out IG and noticed it was Magic Kingdom's birthday . I was so disappointed in myself. As a self proclaimed Disney nerd, who can give people all kinds of tips and trick for travel planning, had no idea it was MK's birthday. I felt mildly like a failure, I could have probably planned MK for any other day that week, but I chose its BIRTHDAY! Oh well, without PH we were stuck here for the day and we would just have to make the best of it!
I already ran out of picture space, so we'll continue next time with my other favorite MK ride and lunch at BOG.
Monday October 1st, 2018
We left off getting back to the resort around 9 after our yummy meal at Ohana. Everyone was showered and in bed pretty quickly and I was up at my usual 6 am to shower and get ready the next morning. When I left the room at 6:45 to get breakfast this was my view.
DH was just getting up himself, so I ventured off to a quiet food court. I took a slow stroll and got there right at 7. A bad habit I was falling into was also going to the gift shop in the morning. I swear I ended up with so much stuff I didn't need thanks to those quiet unrushed mornings on my own. I grabbed the same breakfast that I had the morning before, some milk and coffee and headed back. We were all dressed, ready, and at the bus stop by 8am where a Magic Kingdom bus was waiting and ready for us!
I tried not to plan too many early mornings, and if I did I tried to plan them after early nights. I was hoping our dinner at Ohana would be an early night, but apparently the 9 pm bedtime was going to be an issue. I was a little concerned when this was our view on the bus ride...
Also, notice that Pre COVID packed bus
We were through bag check pretty quickly and getting our first sight of the castle!
We marveled a little at the castle then decided to hit up a few shops on Main Street since the park opened at 9 and it was just before 8:30. I always say I'm going to stop at the shops when we leave for a rest in the afternoon, but every time we're leaving Main Street is ALWAYS packed! So I thought we'd do a quick walk through first. We were at the castle by 8:50 to watch the welcome show!
Our first stop once the park was open was a quick visit with Rapunzel and Tiana that DS wanted nothing to do with. We were in and out by 9:20.
Under the Sea and Ariel in her Grotto had a 5 and 10 minute standby, so we knocked those out before heading to Gaston's for a big cinnamon bun and more caffeine!
At 10:06 we were at PPF for our FP+. the standby line was already 60 minutes at this point. PPF is one of my most nostalgic rides at MK and it makes me so happy every time we ride it! The kids loved it and its so much fun to watch them enjoy it just as much as I do.
After PPF we headed over to IASW where there was a 15 minute standby.
At this point I was really noticing how crowded it was getting. Usually we're able to knock out a ton of rides before their standby lines get crazy but it kind of felt like we were moving at a snails pace (could have also been our big party, younger kids, and more frequent snack/potty breaks). While we waited for IASW I was checking out IG and noticed it was Magic Kingdom's birthday . I was so disappointed in myself. As a self proclaimed Disney nerd, who can give people all kinds of tips and trick for travel planning, had no idea it was MK's birthday. I felt mildly like a failure, I could have probably planned MK for any other day that week, but I chose its BIRTHDAY! Oh well, without PH we were stuck here for the day and we would just have to make the best of it!
I already ran out of picture space, so we'll continue next time with my other favorite MK ride and lunch at BOG.