Maybe you were like this on Christmas morning(maybe you didn't celebrate Christmas) but on Christmas morning I was up and at them early just waiting for my siblings to wake up. Truth be told I'm still like this. Eight o'clock is too early to open presents. Who knew?
That's how I was on our first full day at WDW. Bright and early (ok so not as early as work wake up time) about 8:00 I'm up and just can't fall asleep. Half due to my excitement and the other half due to my bf sawing wood. Oh wait, no, he's just snoring. So I get up and quietly put around the room. Using the bathroom, washing out our refillable mugs... oh but I'm not showering. Now I'm trying to decide if I can manage this... can I call for our bags without waking up my dbf?
I sneak back over and sit on the edge of the bed moving the phone as close to me as I can. Using my cell phone for light I'm trying to find the button to press for the front desk. "What the hell are you doing?" Ignore the use of hell there, he's not angry... that's one of Brandons my girlfriend is so odd and why is she up so early on our vacation playing with the phone hells. His angry ones are usually not directed at me. (Thankfully. They scare the heck out of most people.) I explain it to him and he groans rolling over. He tells me to call because at this point he's not going to get back to sleep.
I will give Disney credit for at least getting our bags quickly to us in the morning. So now we're debating the merits of showering pre-park or on our break. We settle on our break because then we can get to the park earlier. Our chosen park for the morning? MGM. Really I'd decided this months in advance but I suggest it in a way that makes my bf think I'm flying by the seat of my pants. Remember he already things I'm an over planner. Actually I think I made not so subtle hints at going there and he decided on it like he was the first to think of it. Men! (kidding it just seemed right to toss that in there)
We opt for food at the park when we get hungry and we happen to get to the bus stop just as a bus pulled in. Sweet. Now I'm sure you want pictures of our first morning at the park. Us posed some place for the typical MGM pictures on our first day. You're out of luck, this morning we went to the park free as could be. We brought the essential key to the world, debit card and cash. No need to be tied down on our first day. We get to the park and I couldn't be happier, I can almost see myself on Rockin' Roller Coaster or Tower of Terror. I can hear Aerosmith in my head as we hit the gates. I've prepared my bf for the finger scan and so with little to do we're in. Sweet.
Now if you're a season WDW person then you know early morning you hit the good rides and get your fast passes. But my bf... he wanted to see what was being offered to him, he knows Tower of Terror but remember little else. (We won't mention that if he'd watched the planning videos he'd know a little about that. But pish posh I'm not going to bring that up to him, I'm a good girl.)
So we walk around a little and I finally get him down that one stretch of MGM that makes my heart race. We pass little food stands and odd shops, the Beauty and the Beast show calls to those who aren't looking for a rush. But there it is calling to me like a long lost friend... Rockin Roller Coaster. But that will have to wait, dbf wants Tower of Terror and isn't sure he's ready to tame the Aerosmith beast. So be it, I like the feeling of my stomach and body moving different ways. We head up into the old court yard of the hotel, no people in front of us. We make it into the lobby covered by dust and I barely get to take in all the details I love. That's right... we walked right on to the pre-show elevator. You can poo poo on the EMH but I like them, I've good luck with them. We watch the video and as we leave I explain little things about the Twilight Zone that have been worked into the ride. My boyfriend is a mix of excitement and nerves, that's okay so am I.
I've always loved how the CMs get into their roles on this ride. I find here and at the Haunted Mansion they really play the part. Sadly the CM loading it was not to into it the morning. Oh well. So we're loaded up and we are sitting in the front room, my bf is right infront of the loading door. Now this is not a big deal to you probably and it never crosses my mind at the time. But it means the world in a little bit. We slowly make our way up, the little girl taunting me with her song. Some days when it's raining I can hear her in my head. (But that's probably something I should be seeing a doctor about, not the DIS boards.)
Finally our elevator is locked into place, those giant garage door looking doors are almost close enough to touch. It's pitch black and every one in the elevator seems to be holding their breath. All of a sudden the doors open wide and whooooosh all the way to the bottom. We fly back up, the doors open again and whoooosh down we go again. This happens two more times before our elevator turns towards the exit. That's right folks four big drops, four good views out over MGM, the type of ride thrill junkies crave.
My heart rate is coming down and I turn to make sure my boyfriend is still living. You see it was right when the doors opened for the first time I remembered his fear of heights. Not just a fear of little heights but one that makes him hate ladders, they make him nervous. He's done this ride before and liked it but those times he was seated in back, with only one big drop. I'll admit the front is a little more intense, you're right there at the edge it seems. We get off the ride and he isn't so talkative, he's also lacking color. We make our way to where they show the pictures of them torturing us. At the time I just wanted to get my bf out of there but in looking back I'd kill for that picture now. My bf is white as a ghost and gripping the bar infront of him like his life depends on it. And what am I doing? I'm trying to look at him to see if he's ok and I have one hand on his leg letting him know I'm next to him. We skip the gift shop and get out in the Florida sun, he admits(and would tell people when we got home) that he thought he was going to pee himself he was so scared. My poor boy, I didn't think this one out too well did I?
So now I run to fast pass RnRC for myself. (No, I didn't think about using his card to get two so I could go twice in a row. My mind was not with it at this point.) Now I'm desperate to perk him up a little. My mind hits the one thing I know will help... cinnamon rolls. So we head to Starring Rolls Cafe and I grab a roll for us to split and an oj for each of us. If you're a cinnamon roll fan the ones at MGM are to DIE for. Seriously. I like them so much if I were to host my own show on food netword I'd want to have that recipe featured on my show. It seems to be doing the trick and now we're both laughing and the day is starting to look up again. Now I know I have to figure out some rides to ease back into things, no big guys now. What better then to head into the movies, literally. Nope I will not tell you were we headed next, you'll have to wonder.
Part 7: This is more my speed. Although can someone turn down the sun?
I will have to try those cinnamon rolls out on our next trip. 
I am loving your report and can't wait to see some pics! 
