Chapter 5
Our first full Disney day!!
So today was to be our first official day at Disney World! Yay!! In our itinerary, wed made plans to go to MGM this day. Why?! Because I thought we might still be tired, and according to lots of people on DIS, MGM is one of the least exciting parks at Disney. So I thought wed go there first! Oh, you know what I mean. It made sense in my head at the time, anyway!!
You know what park I was most looking forward to? Animal Kingdom! I love animals, and Ive always wanted to go to Africa, so I thought that might be the closest Ill get to Africa for a while. I was also looking forward to heading to EPCOT, to check out all the different countries, and of course, Magic Kingdom, because its Magic Kingdom! But MGM? I was kinda
meh
about MGM.
So when the phone rang at 8.02am that morning, and Stitch was on the other end for our wake up call, it didnt go down so well. Remember, Im not a morning person. And what on earth was this dude screaming about? There may have been Mickey in there somewhere too. Really, it just sounded like one of them was strangling the other. Eventually the screaming ended, and I just stared at the phone. Weird.
But, it got us up, so I guess that was the point. We pulled ourselves out of our separate beds (heee!), quickly showered, dressed, make-uped, grabbed Pal Mickey, and headed out the brightly-coloured Pop door. Well, I make-uped. DF didnt, dont worry! We dont usually do breakfast either. I know thats bad, because breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but Ive just never been a breakfast person, and either has DF.
We made it to the Pop bus lines at 8.30, and waited around 10 minutes for a bus to MGM. Once it came, the 62 million of us who were waiting for a bus piled on, and off we went to MGM! Yahooo!
We arrived pretty much right on 9am opening time at MGM that day, and walked into a massive crowd who seemed to be being yelled at by a guy with a megaphone. We learnt later that it was the normal production for rope drop at MGM, but we were still half-asleep and had no idea what was going on, so we just followed the crowd. Heee.
The rope eventually dropped, and yay, we were off!! You wanna guess where we were off to? It was our first time at MGM, we love rides, and we had no kids with us
Of course we were going to Tower of Terror and RocknRoller coaster!! Our aim was to grab a fastpass for one of them, then run to the other. However, when we arrived at Tower of Terror, there was only a 5 minute wait, and no Fastpass machines in operation! Okay! So Tower of Terror it was then!
You know how we didnt eat breakfast? That was SUCH a good idea. Because I can almost guarantee my breakfast would have been left behind up the top of the tower, when the rest of me went down. Ha, sorry, thats really graphic, but WOW. I LOVED Tower of Terror! It was unlike anything else Id ever been on! I loved the tension build-up before any of the drops happen, and of course, I loved the drops!
Somehow Id missed out on hearing that your handbags should be placed in a secret pocket under your chair while riding Tower of Terror, because I was the nutter who kept her handbag over her shoulder. Actually, it was one of those slouch-satchel bags that go over your shoulder, and sit on your hip. So on the ride, it was in front of me, on my lap. When we dropped, my bag, of course, flew in the air and hit me on the head. Heeee. And in the photo you look at afterwards, there was a magical white bag flying in the air in front of me. Whoops!
After Tower of Terror? We were officially awake. What a way to start your day!! We both had the giggles after Tower of Terror, and were definitely ready to go straight onto RocknRoller Coaster! Again, no fastpass machines - but only a 10 minute wait. Yay!
Now, this might be a good place to mention that before this trip to America, I really hadnt been on many rides. I love them, but I hadnt been on many. I discovered at Universal Studios in LA that on fast rides, I tend to scream. And DF tends to laugh. A LOT. I never would have picked myself to be a screamer, but there it was. It just happened on every ride. My mouth just opened automatically, and a huge scream came out! I couldnt help it!!
So RocknRoller Coaster? Yep, I SCREAMED like never before. And DF laughed his head off. We both LOVED this ride. So much in fact, that its probably our favourite ride at Disney World. I especially loved it because even though it goes upside down, it doesnt seem like youre upside down, because you cant see! Im a very visual person and I dont like heights. If this ride was outside and up high, I probably wouldnt have done it. But because it was dark and you had no idea how high up you are, or whats happening next, it was awesome! Plus, its incredibly smooth with no jerks or bumps at all. Love it!
Admittedly though, after that we had to have a little sit down. And DF had to visit the bathroom. Hee. So while I was enjoying my little sit down on a bench, a crazy lady approached me and screamed, BE CAREFUL! Those things will give you rabies!! I stared at her in shock and said, Pardon? What will, this seat? But no, apparently there was a little squirrel sitting in the bush right behind my head, ready to pounce. So of course, I freaked out, screamed, and ran away.
Oh my goodness. This was turning out to be quite a day. Stitch and Mickey strangling each other on the phone, Tower of Terror, RocknRoller Coaster, and an evil, rabies-laced squirrel. And it was still only 10am. Whatever next!?
Next turned out to be the Great Movie Ride. Which wasnt really so Great. It was cute, and the Wizard of Oz part at the end was worth it, but wow. It went for a long time. After the Average Movie Ride, we were wandering towards Star Tours, when we saw Chip & Dale posing for photos! DF loves Chip & Dale! Plus, yay, our first character opportunity! So we lined up! It wasnt until we were in the line for a while that we realised we were the only adults in the line and everybody else came up to our hips, but never mind. It was Chip & Dale!
Or, should I say, it was Chip & Dale and an unknown girl version of Chip & Dale. Who is she? DF was most displeased that she had to be in our photo, and we still dont know who she is. He was going to ask her to hop out of our photo, but I told him that might be a little un-Disney. So, here we are Me, DF, Chip, Dale, and
!? Who is she? Any helpers?! Thanks guys!!
Star Tours was next, which DF loved because hes a Star Wars nerd. I thought it was okay, but could do with a bit of a revamp! After that we headed straight onto the Backlot Tour, which was fun, but really didnt have that much to see. In fact, I really cant remember that much about it. Whoops!
By this stage it was about 11.30am. Wed had great luck all morning, with only about 5 minute waits everywhere. Plus, we came across lots of characters just waiting around doing nothing! Like, Mickey! How exciting! Here he is
Straight after that, we literally walked past Pooh and Eeyore, standing by themselves. I felt sad for them all by themselves, so I jumped in for a photo with them. (You can also see my white bag in the photos, and imagine it flying up and hitting me on the head in ToT!)
We had a lunch ADR at Sci-Fi Dine-Inn at 12.30, which wasnt too far away at this stage. We still had half an hour though, and it was getting pretty hot, so we decided to go to Voyage of The Little Mermaid. Okay, I decided we should go, and DF obligingly followed. But you know what? Voyage of the Little Mermaid was surprisingly good!! The puppets were amazing, and the whole thing was just very cool! Even DF was impressed! Plus, it was so nice and cold in there! Loved it!
After that, it was time to head to Sci-Fi. By this stage, after such a busy morning and no breakfast, we were STARVING! On our way though, we saw Sully from Monsters Inc standing all by his lonesome in his area! Seriously, I dont know where all the people were that morning, but they certainly werent at MGM! Here we are with Sully
Next up... Sci-Fi lunch, and MGM continued!
I've stayed at Pop & really like it. You can't beat the price, the rooms are good, the bus service is good (although very crowded at times) & it serves the purpose of "being at Disney"!!!!!
Can't wait to read more!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! man all look delicious!!!!!!!
