On Thursday, November 5th we went back to MK. We started out the day pretty much the same, except that we were first at the boat dock (at 8:00) so I didn't have to worry the whole time we were waiting if we'd get on the first boat or not. The boat came at 8:25 and we were in the park at 8:45.
We walked on to Peter Pan and then headed over to Haunted Mansion at 8:55 but they didn't start the ride until 9:00. It's a little frustrating how you don't know which rides will be running early. Overall on this day we didn't have as much luck as on Monday. We still had a great day, but it wasn't *quite* as great as Monday.
After HM we walked over to BTMRR and just as we got there it went down, so we (and everyone else in line for BTMRR) went to Splash which made that line jump from 5 to 20 minutes. After Splash we went to do Pirates and the same thing happened. Right as we got into line it went from 5 to 20 minutes.
After Pirates we walked over to Gaston's for cinnamon rolls. As promised they were huge and delicious. We also tried LeFou's Brew. I liked the drink itself but not the foam on the top so much. This was the only time that we had trouble finding a place to sit.
We did Little Mermaid next (5 min) and then Seven Dwarves (40 min) and then Winnie-the-Pooh (10 min).
Next we headed over to do Buzz but it went down right after we got in line, so we went over to Astro Orbiter which had a posted wait of 10 minutes but turned out to be 25. That is another not-fun & slow-moving line in the hot sun. But it's probably the most exciting of the spinner rides (if any of them can be considered exciting) and the kids did enjoy it. After that we did do Buzz but no one liked it nearly as much as Toy Story Mania.
It was just after 1 at that point and we had lunch reservations at the Plaza at 2, but everyone needed a break from waiting in line in the sun, so we browsed down Main Street and rested on a bench outside City Hall. This turned out to be a great spot to watch some cavalcades go by! We saw Merida, Gaston, the princess float, and the Winnie-the-Pooh trolley car.
Lunch at the Plaza was good. I had the meatloaf.
After lunch we split up. DS and I went on Space again (15 min) while DH and DD went on the carousel.
We decided to try the Jingle Cruise next. The holiday overlay was fun, and this is one ride I think is better at WDW. I like the extra scene through the underground temple.
To end the day we did BTMRR twice in a row (15 min then 10 min) and then Splash (5 min).
For dinner we mobile-ordered from Roaring Forks again. (I placed the order while we were waiting for the boat at MK and hit "we're here" as we were docking at WL so we were just able to pick it up on our way back to the hotel room). I was still full from lunch so all I had was a Magic Bar!
Next up: Day 5 at Epcot!