Hi all,
I've been lurking around for a while and this is my first post. My family (wife and 9-year old daughter) are heading to MK this March. We have tagged the following attractions to see. My first question is - can this be done in one day? If so, can you offer any strategies for us? Thank you in advance!!
-jp
Adventureland: Jungle Cruise, Pirates
Fantasyland: Barnstormer, Enchanted tales of Belle, Small World, Peter Pan, LIttle mermaid (maybe), Mickeys Philharmagic (maybe)
Frontierland: Big Thunder Mountain
Liberty Square: Haunted Mansion
Tomorrowland: Buzz Lightyear's Spin, Monsters Inc Laugh Floor, Carousel of Progress, Speedway (maybe), Space Mountain (maybe- I'm the only one that wants to go, the girls are chicken!!!
Have fun, and YES you can easily do this with a 9 year old.
My suggestion is to arrive at park opening. If you ar ein a disney hotel go to MK on a day with morning magic hours (early opening time for disney hotel guests). If not, get there at the opening time for rope drop. If you are in a disney hotel, immediately do your fast passes as it is under 60 days. If not, register for
MDE on the website so you can use your FPs the moment you are in on your phone.
I would FP Belle, Peter Pan and Thunder Mountain. Then when you walk in, walk right to Space Mountain and do it at rope drop. When you get off, stay over in Tomorrow land and pound out Buzz and the speedway, because they will have lines within an hour of ropedrop. If you get there early enough, you will be fine.
I would walk over to fantasy land after speedway since the other rides in tommorowland are going to be short lines later in the day. I would do BArnstormer then Little MErmaid and set your first fastpass for Belle up at hour 3-4 (beween 3rd and 4th hour of park being open). You should be there close ot this time, if you can do the merry go round (its nice) and small world while you wait for Belle. Then after that, go meet Gaston by the fountain, he is totally worth the usual 10 minute wait. Have some food, then go hit Peter Pan on your next FP set for between hour 4-5. After this you can either go waif for Haunted Mansion or do Phil Harmagic (usually not too bad of a wait) and then do the mansion. Use your phone to check wait times.
After Haunted Mansion I would go use the last FP for Thunder Mountain at hour 6-7 and if you have time first, go walk through the treehouse and do the jungle cruise first. Again, the phone and wait times will help you. After Thunder mountain, wait for Pirates and then have some food or maybe a dolewhip as you walk back to the castle. Walk around the castle past the chrystal palace as the photogs there take great shots if its a nice day. Then walk on back to tommorland and do Monsters Inc and Carousel of Progress. Have some cheesy jokes ready for Monsters, you text them and may get lucky if they call your daughter's name.
By this time dinner is in your belly, watch a parade, have a snack, see some fireworks and maybe catch another ride or two. then head home after an exhausting but nice day.
March is a tough time. It can be colc, cool, nice or warm. Not too many super hot days, but you can get some darn cold mornings and evenings. Be careful about thunder mountain early if its cold. sometimes they delay the opening on cold mornings, which is why in March I would fastpass it later and do the tomorrow land stuff early. tell your wife and daughter that space mountain is a kiddie ride and they will be fine. Its a slow kids rollercoaster, but its in the dark. In teh light, its like the roller coasters at carnivals. Its not bad at all. In the dark its great fun, but nothing to be scared of. My five year old loved it. HEalth issues aside, no one should avoid it.
Have Fun. all the best!
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