Day 2
We started our day at Epcot with a segway tour. We arrived at 7:30 a.m. for the 7:45 a.m. tour. We ended up being the first people to enter Epcot that day. We met up to the left of Spaceship Earth, filled out some paperwork, then headed into Innoventions for some segway training. After about 30 minutes of training/practice, we headed out for a tour "around the world"...
After the segways, we spent a little time in Innoventions, took a quick ride on Spaceship Earth, and did a little shopping.
We then left Epcot and headed to Fort Wilderness, where we would be spending the rest of the day.
We arrived at Fort Wilderness about 20 minutes before our 11:30 a.m. horseback riding tour. It was a relaxing ride through the woods of the Fort Wilderness area...
After the horses, we went to the settlement area for some lunch after the ride.
After eating, we headed down to the marina and rented a couple of water mice. We spent about an hour exploring the lakes...
After we returned, we headed over to the archery range for our 2:45 p.m. archery lesson. We started out shooting pretty close to the target, but the instructors kept moving us further back every few minutes...
After archery, my son wanted to take the water mice out again. So we headed back to the marina for some more fun on the lake...
After our second time on the lake, we headed back to the settlement area, checked out the horse stables and met some characters. We had 6:00 p.m. reservations at Hoop Dee Doo. We arrived in plenty of time. The show was excellent, as always. After the show, we went over by the camp fire for awhile, then headed out of Fort Wilderness and back to our hotel for the night.
Our 1 night/2 day premium plan package was technically finished, but due to a technical error on Disney's end (They had originally booked us for the Keys to the Kingdom tour on Thanksgiving Day. However, here are no Magic Kingdom tours that day), they had rebooked us on the Keys to the Kingdom tour 3 days later on Sunday (my birthday). The mistake really worked out in our favor because we were able to book many more activities during our 2 days.
The Keys to the Kingdom tour was excellent. Our tour guide was informative and personable. We spent a good deal of time in the utilidors. We spent time back stage in the Splash Mountain/Pirates of the Caribbean area. We saw where the parade floats were stored and prepared for the days' parades. We even saw a half dressed Mickey Mouse (his head wasn't on). Lunch was at Columbia Harbor House. We had a private reserved section. Our guide also took us on a few rides - Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise and Haunted Mansion.
After the tour, I was given a packet. In it was a birthday message and apology message for the booking mix up. There were also complimentary vouchers for us to take the "Magic Behind Our Steam Trains" tour and "Marceline to Magic Kingdom" tours. The vouchers are good for 2 years. It was a great way to end our trip.