dizneeat
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Day 2, February 20
Friends, treats, a DREAM and finally a hotel room - Part 8
It was Extra Magic Hour from midnight until 3am at the Magic Kingdom and we were determined to at least give it a try.
When we arrived at the Magic Kingdom we phoned Tina to let her know that we had finally made it there.
We were at the entrance to Adventureland she was right at the hub, so we met at the gate to Adventureland to experience some rides together.
First off we decided to get on the Jungle Cruise. I love that ride at night and the wait was pretty short, so we gave it a go.
Tina had not been on it in some time and we all enjoyed the jokes and sights of the boat ride.
Next we looked into Pirates of the Caribbean and they had a 20 minute wait, so we decided to wait and ride it lateron.
Thunder Mountain had a line which already started outside, no thank you. By then we were way into Extra Magic Hours, so we kept on walking around the edge of the Rivers of America and had a look at how long the line at the Haunted Mansion was.
It looked long, but actually moved fast and we decided to get in line. We were inside the stretching room in no time and even though there were still lots of people we were soon to board a Doombuggy.
Tom rode on his own and I rode with Tina, pointing out the Hidden Donald and Hidden Mickey at the end. Once we got off we walked past the Animal Cemetery and over to Fantasyland.
Peter Pan was offering Fast Passes, so we got some and walked across to Its a small world, which was a virtual walk on.
Once we got off the ride we walked through Fantasyland, looked at the new Fantasyland expansion fences and the long lines for Winnie the Pooh and Philharmagic.
It was time for a biological break near Cosmic Ray and this is where we ran into one of the Cast Members, who, broom and water in hand was drawing characters onto the pavement. Not one, not two, but three characters, Donald, Daisy and Goofy.
Soon there was quite a crowd around him and we all cheered once he had finished his work.
By that time we were able to get another Fast Pass, so we walked over to Space Mountain, but by the time we finally made it there they were all gone and they were already covering the Fast Pass Machines.
So we decided to just do Peter Pan and then try to get on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Peter Pan had the usual long standby line, but Fast Pass was short, so short that we held up the line when I wanted to show Tina the Hidden Mickey in the queue area. We were on the ride, flying over London and off the ride in a flash. After flying over Britain's capital city we thought it would be about time to try Big Thunder Mountain, so we headed over there.
It was supposed to be a 10 minute wait, but it was a walk on, so we asked if we could go to the back.
Yes, we could, but we would have to wait a train or two. Didnt bother us, best seats on that train are in the back, so we waited and within a few minutes we were actually on the train, laughing and having fun. Once we were off we just looked at each other and voted to go again. Same procedure, asked for the back, were allowed to, waited and had fun. So much fun that we did it
four times in a row. After the fourth time we decided that there were just one or two more rides we wanted to fit in, so we finally left and walked over to Pirates of the Caribbean.
No line here either and we were to be seated front row and .. the ride was stopped.
The very nice and funny Cast Member at the start of the ride was trying to keep us entertained but even he ran out of conversation topics during the 20 minutes it took until the ride was functioning again. They had a whole lot of boats going through empty before we were allowed to board and meet those pirates. We still had a few more minutes of Extra Magic Hours left so we headed over to Space Mountain and discovered that it was either down or the line was out the door, so we finally decided to call it a day and head out to the car.
On the way out we had our photo taken by a photopass photographer and then we were really on our way to the car.
About 10 minutes after we had gotten into the car we pulled into the Coronado Springs Parking Lot.
We said goodnight to Tina at our door and didnt waste much time until we hit those heavenly beds.
Friends, treats, a DREAM and finally a hotel room - Part 8
It was Extra Magic Hour from midnight until 3am at the Magic Kingdom and we were determined to at least give it a try.
When we arrived at the Magic Kingdom we phoned Tina to let her know that we had finally made it there.
We were at the entrance to Adventureland she was right at the hub, so we met at the gate to Adventureland to experience some rides together.
First off we decided to get on the Jungle Cruise. I love that ride at night and the wait was pretty short, so we gave it a go.
Tina had not been on it in some time and we all enjoyed the jokes and sights of the boat ride.
Next we looked into Pirates of the Caribbean and they had a 20 minute wait, so we decided to wait and ride it lateron.
Thunder Mountain had a line which already started outside, no thank you. By then we were way into Extra Magic Hours, so we kept on walking around the edge of the Rivers of America and had a look at how long the line at the Haunted Mansion was.
It looked long, but actually moved fast and we decided to get in line. We were inside the stretching room in no time and even though there were still lots of people we were soon to board a Doombuggy.
Tom rode on his own and I rode with Tina, pointing out the Hidden Donald and Hidden Mickey at the end. Once we got off we walked past the Animal Cemetery and over to Fantasyland.
Peter Pan was offering Fast Passes, so we got some and walked across to Its a small world, which was a virtual walk on.
Once we got off the ride we walked through Fantasyland, looked at the new Fantasyland expansion fences and the long lines for Winnie the Pooh and Philharmagic.
It was time for a biological break near Cosmic Ray and this is where we ran into one of the Cast Members, who, broom and water in hand was drawing characters onto the pavement. Not one, not two, but three characters, Donald, Daisy and Goofy.
Soon there was quite a crowd around him and we all cheered once he had finished his work.
By that time we were able to get another Fast Pass, so we walked over to Space Mountain, but by the time we finally made it there they were all gone and they were already covering the Fast Pass Machines.
So we decided to just do Peter Pan and then try to get on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Peter Pan had the usual long standby line, but Fast Pass was short, so short that we held up the line when I wanted to show Tina the Hidden Mickey in the queue area. We were on the ride, flying over London and off the ride in a flash. After flying over Britain's capital city we thought it would be about time to try Big Thunder Mountain, so we headed over there.
It was supposed to be a 10 minute wait, but it was a walk on, so we asked if we could go to the back.
Yes, we could, but we would have to wait a train or two. Didnt bother us, best seats on that train are in the back, so we waited and within a few minutes we were actually on the train, laughing and having fun. Once we were off we just looked at each other and voted to go again. Same procedure, asked for the back, were allowed to, waited and had fun. So much fun that we did it
four times in a row. After the fourth time we decided that there were just one or two more rides we wanted to fit in, so we finally left and walked over to Pirates of the Caribbean.
No line here either and we were to be seated front row and .. the ride was stopped.
The very nice and funny Cast Member at the start of the ride was trying to keep us entertained but even he ran out of conversation topics during the 20 minutes it took until the ride was functioning again. They had a whole lot of boats going through empty before we were allowed to board and meet those pirates. We still had a few more minutes of Extra Magic Hours left so we headed over to Space Mountain and discovered that it was either down or the line was out the door, so we finally decided to call it a day and head out to the car.
On the way out we had our photo taken by a photopass photographer and then we were really on our way to the car.
About 10 minutes after we had gotten into the car we pulled into the Coronado Springs Parking Lot.
We said goodnight to Tina at our door and didnt waste much time until we hit those heavenly beds.
It worked! You posted another update! And now I know the exact order that we rode everything in. 
I think was more or less correct. And we did do BTMRR four times? I thought so. 
Are you all set for Easter? What are your plans? I can't believe that another week is almost over. 
