Good morning.
Anyone up for a quick trip report?
Day 1 - Travel and Magic Kingdom
As you all know we drove up to Baltimore the day before we left. The drive up was easy except for some usual traffic on the Parkway to the airport. Our room was ready and we were able to check in early. Everyone was hungry so we went to dinner at Chili's (love their burgers) and then the kids swam at the hotel pool. Luckily I was able to get them both to sleep at a reasonable hour.
Our flight was on time and we arrived in Orlando around 10. I got a great deal on a midsize car with Advantage, who now has a counter in the terminal. Our options were Corolla or Corolla. Guess what we took! Anyway, it was a nice car and perfect for the 3 of us. I'd recommend Advantage if anyone needs a rental! We were on our way!
During the drive, I got a text that our Owners Locker had arrived at AKL. I dropped the kids and the bags off at AKL (it's amazing how traveling is changing now that they are getting older) and went and parked the car. We checked in and found that our room was ready. I was surprised, since it was so early. Fifth floor, overlooking the Arusha Savanna. Last year we were on the Uzima Savanna and I think I liked that one better. I called Bell Services to have our bags brought up. Our ponchos were in the OL and I didn't want to head to the park without them. While we waited (about 10 minutes) I took some pictures of the room and savanna.
We took the bus over to Magic Kingdom.
The castle show was going on.
We had an ADR at 2:30 at LTT so we decided to head to Adventureland and make our way to Liberty Square. We rode Pirates, saw the new (old) Tiki Birds (I think I might be the only one who liked the Under New Management better

), grabbed FPs for BTMRR, and visited with Donald before lunch. Look how sunny it is.
I had the Pot Roast (delicious!) and the kids had pizza. We shared the Ooey Gooey dessert.
This is what we saw when we were done.
We waited a few minutes on the porch and then decided to make a break for it. I knew we would need those ponchos! We headed to Fantasyland and rode IASW, the Carousel (why it's now Prince Charming's Carousel I have no idea) and saw PhilharMagic.
Here's what could be seen of the expansion. I assume that is Beast's Castle in the background.