Lifelong_Dreamer
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2007
Since you all had pretty much the same comment about how it sucked that Mine Train was down I thought I would just post the next update in response rather than individually commenting to you all! 
I'm home from vacation and back to work. I had a great time with my family and we got some exciting news, my brother Alek, who those on the Dis from years ago will remember, and his partner Sarah are expecting a baby!!! This will be my first niece or nephew and if everything goes well we will be meeting the newest member of our family in mid-March.
I am very excited to become an aunt!
Day Three - June 9 - Magic Kingdom
After we got off Peter Pan it was just after 0820 and to our delight we saw Seven Dwarves Mine Train was running and there were people on it, hurray!
We quickly walked over and jumped in the line. It was not quite a walk on since everybody else at the event was now also trying to ride but it only took a few minutes and soon we were loaded on the ride and laughing and screaming our way around the mines.
We just kept hopping back in line for more rides. On our second ride as Mom was getting out of the ride vehicle her Magic Band fell off and fell into the car. Luckily, I noticed and was able to retrieve it. If I hadn't that would have put a real damper on our morning.
We ended up calling it quits on Mine Train after our third ride which was a good thing as when I got off the ride a third time I was feeling rather dizzy.
We were told by the cast members that because the ride had been down for a good part of the event that our event wristbands would act as a fastpass for Mine Train until 11am if we wanted to ride again.
The park was opening at that point since it was 9am. We decided to get a ride in before heading to the breakfast that is included with the event.
We decided on Haunted Mansion since it is so close to Fantasyland and we had confidence we could go and ride it and still get to breakfast with plenty of time to spare. I have heard of the really ambitious running over to Frontierland right at 9am and jumping on Big Thunder Mountain or Splash. Given mom's mobility I didn't think a hustle like that was possible in order to get to breakfast by 10am.
There was no wait for Haunted Mansion other than for them to fill up the Stretching Room.
After our trip I found out that a ride photo had been installed on this ride recently but for some reason ours never showed up in our account. I was disappointed as I would have liked to see it but I hadn't purchased Memory Maker so it is not as though I would have been downloading it.
It was now time for breakfast at Cosmic Ray's. You simply show your event wristband to the CM at the door and they let you in. You pick up a tray at the counter that comes with pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage and potatoes and a drink of your choice. There is then a small buffett where you can pick up a variety of fruit, pastries, cheese, yogurt etc. Presumably you could get a second tray of the hot items if you wished although we did not test this.
I thought the food was all very tasty and hit the spot.
Overall, we were very happy with Early Morning Magic at the Magic Kingdom. The only mark against it was that Mine Train was not running the whole time which did cause a slightly longer wait than usual since all the event guests were trying to ride it at the same time. If it had been running from the start the "crowd" would have been more evenly dispersed and Mom and I may have managed to knock out all of the open attractions for the event. What did we miss? Not too much. Small World, Princess Meets, Carousel and Tea Cups. Of those we probably would have only done Small World and the Princess Meets so not too bad in my opinion and we still could have done them if we had not chosen to ride Mine Train three times.
After breakfast we made our way over to Buzz to use our fastpass and it was a good thing we had one as the line was at 50 minutes!
Much to my shame Mom beat me at Buzz. So embarrassing!
She then requested to ride the Peoplemover. It was stalled for about ten minutes, unsure why, so we were held at the bottom of the ramp and the line built up quickly behind us.
Once on the ride it was exciting to see the progress on the new Tron coaster. I have heard the Shanghai version is amazing so I can't wait to try this out when it opens.
We opted for some air conditioning and went over to Carousel of Progress which I always enjoy. There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow shining at the end of every day!
Next up we strolled over to Frontierland for a ride on Big Thunder. I had managed to reschedule our evening fastpass for the morning.
We then experienced two new things for us. The Muppets Present Great Moments in American History and The Hall of Presidents.
The Muppets show was great and we had a good laugh. I would love to see all versions of this show.
Hall of Presidents was great as the seats were comfortable and the air conditioning was very refreshing in the noon heat of a hot June day in Florida. I would not be averse to seeing it again for those reasons.
We wandered back into Fantasyland at that point.
What a difference from that morning!
We were a bit too early for our lunch reservation so Mom grabbed some water from Gaston's and people watched from a table outside while I browsed around the little Beauty and the Beast gift shop.
We saw this very impressive stroller parked next to Mine Train. I wonder if the kids were all decked out to ride around in style in their carriage.
As soon as we could we checked in for our lunch at Be Our Guest, another miracle reservation for a last minute trip. We had not preordered our food so we had to stand in line to order at the kiosk. That was fine as we had not decided in advance what we wanted so that gave us time to review the menu. Since we were using quick service credits we each ordered an adult beverage with our meal since they are now included! I had white wine and Mom had a sangria. If we had been paying cash we never would have ordered the drinks.
I love eating in the ballroom and we have always had a good meal here although I was sad that the dinner menu changed last summer. I know the allure of this place has worn off for many but I think I will always try and eat here on my trips unless something changes my mind.
I'm home from vacation and back to work. I had a great time with my family and we got some exciting news, my brother Alek, who those on the Dis from years ago will remember, and his partner Sarah are expecting a baby!!! This will be my first niece or nephew and if everything goes well we will be meeting the newest member of our family in mid-March.
I am very excited to become an aunt! Day Three - June 9 - Magic Kingdom
After we got off Peter Pan it was just after 0820 and to our delight we saw Seven Dwarves Mine Train was running and there were people on it, hurray!
We quickly walked over and jumped in the line. It was not quite a walk on since everybody else at the event was now also trying to ride but it only took a few minutes and soon we were loaded on the ride and laughing and screaming our way around the mines.
We just kept hopping back in line for more rides. On our second ride as Mom was getting out of the ride vehicle her Magic Band fell off and fell into the car. Luckily, I noticed and was able to retrieve it. If I hadn't that would have put a real damper on our morning.
We ended up calling it quits on Mine Train after our third ride which was a good thing as when I got off the ride a third time I was feeling rather dizzy.
We were told by the cast members that because the ride had been down for a good part of the event that our event wristbands would act as a fastpass for Mine Train until 11am if we wanted to ride again.
The park was opening at that point since it was 9am. We decided to get a ride in before heading to the breakfast that is included with the event.
We decided on Haunted Mansion since it is so close to Fantasyland and we had confidence we could go and ride it and still get to breakfast with plenty of time to spare. I have heard of the really ambitious running over to Frontierland right at 9am and jumping on Big Thunder Mountain or Splash. Given mom's mobility I didn't think a hustle like that was possible in order to get to breakfast by 10am.
There was no wait for Haunted Mansion other than for them to fill up the Stretching Room.
After our trip I found out that a ride photo had been installed on this ride recently but for some reason ours never showed up in our account. I was disappointed as I would have liked to see it but I hadn't purchased Memory Maker so it is not as though I would have been downloading it.
It was now time for breakfast at Cosmic Ray's. You simply show your event wristband to the CM at the door and they let you in. You pick up a tray at the counter that comes with pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage and potatoes and a drink of your choice. There is then a small buffett where you can pick up a variety of fruit, pastries, cheese, yogurt etc. Presumably you could get a second tray of the hot items if you wished although we did not test this.
I thought the food was all very tasty and hit the spot.
Overall, we were very happy with Early Morning Magic at the Magic Kingdom. The only mark against it was that Mine Train was not running the whole time which did cause a slightly longer wait than usual since all the event guests were trying to ride it at the same time. If it had been running from the start the "crowd" would have been more evenly dispersed and Mom and I may have managed to knock out all of the open attractions for the event. What did we miss? Not too much. Small World, Princess Meets, Carousel and Tea Cups. Of those we probably would have only done Small World and the Princess Meets so not too bad in my opinion and we still could have done them if we had not chosen to ride Mine Train three times.
After breakfast we made our way over to Buzz to use our fastpass and it was a good thing we had one as the line was at 50 minutes!
Much to my shame Mom beat me at Buzz. So embarrassing!
She then requested to ride the Peoplemover. It was stalled for about ten minutes, unsure why, so we were held at the bottom of the ramp and the line built up quickly behind us.
Once on the ride it was exciting to see the progress on the new Tron coaster. I have heard the Shanghai version is amazing so I can't wait to try this out when it opens.
We opted for some air conditioning and went over to Carousel of Progress which I always enjoy. There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow shining at the end of every day!
Next up we strolled over to Frontierland for a ride on Big Thunder. I had managed to reschedule our evening fastpass for the morning.
We then experienced two new things for us. The Muppets Present Great Moments in American History and The Hall of Presidents.
The Muppets show was great and we had a good laugh. I would love to see all versions of this show.
Hall of Presidents was great as the seats were comfortable and the air conditioning was very refreshing in the noon heat of a hot June day in Florida. I would not be averse to seeing it again for those reasons.
We wandered back into Fantasyland at that point.
What a difference from that morning!
We were a bit too early for our lunch reservation so Mom grabbed some water from Gaston's and people watched from a table outside while I browsed around the little Beauty and the Beast gift shop.
We saw this very impressive stroller parked next to Mine Train. I wonder if the kids were all decked out to ride around in style in their carriage.
As soon as we could we checked in for our lunch at Be Our Guest, another miracle reservation for a last minute trip. We had not preordered our food so we had to stand in line to order at the kiosk. That was fine as we had not decided in advance what we wanted so that gave us time to review the menu. Since we were using quick service credits we each ordered an adult beverage with our meal since they are now included! I had white wine and Mom had a sangria. If we had been paying cash we never would have ordered the drinks.
I love eating in the ballroom and we have always had a good meal here although I was sad that the dinner menu changed last summer. I know the allure of this place has worn off for many but I think I will always try and eat here on my trips unless something changes my mind.
I know the monorail can be confusing to Newbies!
