I posted this in the other forum but thought some might like to see it here.
I am working on a full trip report but for now ...
On Monday, January 29th (our first full day at the park) we were picked to be MK family of the day. We arrived around 8 for our 8:20 reservations (which I had changed from 8:50 at the last minute) at Cinderella's castle and a guy pulled us aside and asked if we were there for a breakfast reservation. We said yes and he asked us if we could wait a bit to eat. Of course based on all the reading I did here, I knew something magical was coming and said we could wait.
We got whisked away to Toon Town in one of the old fashion cars to the train station. While we were waiting, around the corner come about 12 characters and it was JUST THE 4 OF US! We got to get photos, play around, signatures .... for about 15-20 minutes.
We got to get on the train with all the characters. In our train car, it was suppose to be just us and Mickey but my 4 yr old begged to have Pluto sit next to her and they agreed. My 7 yr old asked if we could enter through the Exit and they agreed to that too 4 yr old had a blast playing with Pluto until the train took off (another 5-7 mintues probably). He was great with her. We road the train to the front of Magic Kingdom and joined in the song and dance (well, we waved, they sang and danced) for the grand opening cermony. Then, we had a countdown and tossed confetti in the air. It was about an hour from start to finish.
Oh yea, after we were done and walking away, the leader of the opening ceremony (not the mayor) gave youngest DD a tinkerbell YOAMD pin (you know, you get one, share the other one). He said it might be the only way to help her remember the experience since she is so young. He said she should share the 2nd pin with her sister. We got a free 5x7 photopass of us during the opening and then we got to go to the front of the line for our breakfast at Cinderella's Castle!
That would have been enough for any one family but our luck continued.
On Tuesday, after getting off the Safari in AK and walking through the trails (around 9:30), we were awarded Dream Fast Passes for the day.
On Thursday, my DDs got picked to play a recylcing game with the janitorilal CMS and were given certificates (around 9:05). Oldest DD later that day got to do the Hokie Pokie in The Mouse Gears and got a certificate for that (around 1:00). And, while not a "dream" we got to ride Test Track 3 times in a row that morning because nobody was in line waiting to ride when we finished our turn.
On Saturday, we went to Innoventions (9:10 AM) and were strongly encouraged by people in white vests to go play the Put out the Fire game in Innoventions West. We were awarded Fast Passes again!
I am working on a full trip report but for now ...
On Monday, January 29th (our first full day at the park) we were picked to be MK family of the day. We arrived around 8 for our 8:20 reservations (which I had changed from 8:50 at the last minute) at Cinderella's castle and a guy pulled us aside and asked if we were there for a breakfast reservation. We said yes and he asked us if we could wait a bit to eat. Of course based on all the reading I did here, I knew something magical was coming and said we could wait.
We got whisked away to Toon Town in one of the old fashion cars to the train station. While we were waiting, around the corner come about 12 characters and it was JUST THE 4 OF US! We got to get photos, play around, signatures .... for about 15-20 minutes.
We got to get on the train with all the characters. In our train car, it was suppose to be just us and Mickey but my 4 yr old begged to have Pluto sit next to her and they agreed. My 7 yr old asked if we could enter through the Exit and they agreed to that too 4 yr old had a blast playing with Pluto until the train took off (another 5-7 mintues probably). He was great with her. We road the train to the front of Magic Kingdom and joined in the song and dance (well, we waved, they sang and danced) for the grand opening cermony. Then, we had a countdown and tossed confetti in the air. It was about an hour from start to finish.
Oh yea, after we were done and walking away, the leader of the opening ceremony (not the mayor) gave youngest DD a tinkerbell YOAMD pin (you know, you get one, share the other one). He said it might be the only way to help her remember the experience since she is so young. He said she should share the 2nd pin with her sister. We got a free 5x7 photopass of us during the opening and then we got to go to the front of the line for our breakfast at Cinderella's Castle!
That would have been enough for any one family but our luck continued.
On Tuesday, after getting off the Safari in AK and walking through the trails (around 9:30), we were awarded Dream Fast Passes for the day.
On Thursday, my DDs got picked to play a recylcing game with the janitorilal CMS and were given certificates (around 9:05). Oldest DD later that day got to do the Hokie Pokie in The Mouse Gears and got a certificate for that (around 1:00). And, while not a "dream" we got to ride Test Track 3 times in a row that morning because nobody was in line waiting to ride when we finished our turn.
On Saturday, we went to Innoventions (9:10 AM) and were strongly encouraged by people in white vests to go play the Put out the Fire game in Innoventions West. We were awarded Fast Passes again!
