Kallison - the weather did not seem to affect the crowds. The parks were crowded the entire time that we were there! It was a sea of yellow ponchos! We did do two e nights, Friday and Tuesday. It rained on Friday night, so the e ride crowd was smaller than Tuesday night. Tuesday night was crowded. The wait time for Space Mountain was running from 20 to 25 minutes.
Noodles - I personally loved the Family Magic Tour, it was one of the highlights of the trip. It took a little while for my five year old son to warm up to the idea once he got there (he was excited up to the point of the start of the tour). It was based on the premise that Peter Pan was playing a joke on Captain Hook. When the CM said "Captain Hook" my son cried because he was scared. The CM was very understanding and gave him extra attention throughout the tour. The tour itself lasted two hours, with a fifteen minute break in the middle. We were able to hop, skip, jump, and run through MK! At the end there is a surprise! My son ended up having a wonderful time. As it turns out, I took a lot of video of it and then had my video camera stolen at MGM later in the day, so now I only have my pictures to remember the tour with.
sters - My son also had a wonderful time on the Pirate Cruise! He was unsure at first going on an outing without his Mommy and Daddy, but he went anyway. We saw more than one child crying because they did not want to leave their parents. The cruise lasted two hours and while they were out they had lunch (pb&j, juice, and gummies) and found "treasure" at the end. The "pirates" were also given pirate hats with Mickey ears. All things considered, I felt that it was worth the price. My DS had a great time and was eager to tell us all about his excursion! It aslo gave my wife and I time to explore the GF and ride the water mice!
