We contemplated driving to the Magic Kingdom, but then quickly decided, no!! It was time for our first Disney bus adventure for 2009!! I love Disney buses. Isn't there something just so exciting and inviting about them!? We looked around a little bit before working out where to go to catch the buses, and headed there straight away with a spring in a step and a smile on our faces!!
There was hardly anybody else waiting for the buses, since it was about 2.15. I guess everybody was already at the parks! We didn't have to wait long for the bus to Magic Kingdom - only about a 5 minute wait. Actually, we always had pretty good luck with buses while staying at the WL.
Here's Conan hopping on the bus for our first time this trip!
On our way to Magic Kingdom!!
We were pleasantly surprised at how quickly the bus trip to Magic Kingdom was. So short! Before we knew it, we were there!
(Oh-oh, beware of my sunburnt legs in the following photo!!)
Yeowch!! Yes, my legs were still hurting a lot, but nothing hurts as much when you're at Disney, does it!?
We wandered down Main Street in a happy blur. That happy walk really just reinforces the fact that you've arrived in Disney, doesn't it!?! Wow!! It still felt a bit surreal, actually! We were really here! At Disney World!!!
I just love looking around at all the cute little stores and funny comments in the 2nd floor windows! There were quite a few times when I would stop to look at something, in my own happy little world, then suddenly realise, "Whoops, Conan is still walking!" and I'd have to run to catch up with him.
We headed up towards the castle for a closer look, even though it was already surrounded by people. Who can resist the castle!? It's just so pretty!
Hello, Walt and Mickey!! Thanks for having us!!
Conan found his favourite little buddies...
And I found one of my favourites, too!
So now comes the big decision - where would we go first!!? Luckily, we'd had 8 hours to discuss the choice in the car, and knew exactly where we were headed. To Tomorrowland we go!!!!
When we visited in 2006, Buzz Lightyear was one of our favourite rides, so we'd decided to head their first. This wasn't our only planned day at Magic Kingdom - we had another full day there planned, as well as another evening - so there was no rush, really. We just wanted to look around and take everything in!
Buzz had a 20 minute wait, so we decided to grab Fastpasses instead. Why not!? The return time was only 30 minutes away, so we decided to head to Tomorrowland Transit Authority while we waited!! For some reason, we just love this ride. It's so relaxing and there's never a line! I would never have thought it would be our first ride at Disney World this trip, but there you have it!!
Love those blue vinyl seats!! So comfy!
We still had a little while to wait for our Fastpass window, so we headed to Monsters Inc Laugh Floor. This was a new attraction for us, and we both love Monsters Inc, so we were looking forward to it. Plus, Conan got to be on the big screen!! We'd just found a seat and were looking around the theatre with blank looks on our faces, when ta-daaah! There's Conan on the big screen! The caption underneath his face read - "He just saw a tiny monster", which really didn't match with Conan's blank expression!! We got a good giggle out of it, anyway!
We both enjoyed the show, especially the crowd interaction. Very cute! I took a photo, even though I wasn't meant to. Whoops!! I had somehow missed all the signs and messages telling me "No cameras!" Shhh, don't tell Mike.
And then it was Buzz time!!! Conan always, always beats me at Buzz Lightyear. I really don't even know what I'm doing. I find it really hard to find my red laser dot amongst everybody else's, but I still think it's lots of fun! Here's Conan concentrating very hard to shoot his laser at the aliens...
And here we are!! So serious!!
We decided to go for a little wander after that, over to Adventureland. Our goal was to ride the Jungle Cruise, but there was a 50 minute wait and the Fastpass machines weren't running, so we decided on the Magic Carpets of Aladdin instead! We hadn't ridden them before and they were right there, with hardly any wait.
Here we are, enjoying the ride! We successfully avoided the spitting camels, phew!
So far, it had been a very fun afternoon!!! The crowds weren't too bad, and we were having a blast on the rides, even though we were starting to get a bit sleepy after an early start.
Next up... our dinner at The Plaza, and the rest of our evening at Magic Kingdom!
Needless to say, the trip back in was horrible. I was face down on the deck almost the whole time trying to keep it together. 
tuning in 
It sounds nice though! Have fun on your cruise in April, lucky ducks!! 
