OUR 2ND DAY!
Well, since we are hockey junkies and went to ESPN again the night before to watch the game,
we should have had of had a feeling that we werent going to make to our very early Chef Mickeys ADR at 7:30. I feel pretty guilty that we didnt call and cancel, usually Im not that guy. Scouts Honor. I am pretty considerate and always try to help other people out. But this morning we could barely make it out of bed and into the bathroom let alone try to navigate the Disney reservation system at 6:30 am. P.S. - I dont think that the drinks at ESPN helped our cause. P.P.S.: Do NOT get the Pomegranite Mojito there. It tasted like seltzer water had an epic battle with an entire bottle rum and the seltzer won... barely. You pickin up what Im puttin down?
So, we decided that we should just head straight to MK! No breakfast needed. We found our way to the TTC and took the monorail over. We arrived about 50 minutes before RD, and that was the earliest that we had ever been to MK. It was great! RD is awesome! I dont know how anyone still doubts the importance of RD. We got to take pictures of Main Street Station with NO ONE else in them and we got to sit and chat with a lot of different people. They were passing out flowers for mothers day and I somehow ended up with one. (What is that phenomenon where you instantly feel the need to take something that someone is handing out, even if you have no business with it at all?) So, I found a cute little British woman and her son and we gave the flower to her. We had a great time chatting with them about our mutual loves for Disney and how we hope to make our anniversary trips a tradition.
Pretty soon it was time for the opening show! I had never seen it before and it was one of the things that we were really looking forward to this trip. I heard from sooo many people that it makes them cry every time, so I was at least a little prepared. It was incredible! I have had that song stuck in my head for the past 3 weeks now. Every time I say Good Morning to someone in my head I say Good Morning, Good Mo-o-o-orning to you
Its pretty fantastic. LOL.
So, once we made it through the flood of people we went straight to Frontierland. I was a little nervous with SM being shut down that people would catch in to my start in Frontierland land ritual. Splash Mountain is our ALL TIME favorite ride and we always hit it up first. So, we did just that!!! We grabbed a FP for Splash, rode it 2 times in a row (walked on both times BONUS!) and then went over to BTMRR. Note: Always try to ride in the back of BTMRR, it is soooo much better than in the front. Same goes for EE.
After BTMRR, we went to Adventureland and rode Aladdin and Pirates of the Caribbean. We were on out way over to Small World when we got pulled into the middle of the Hokey Pokey with the Brer Bear and Brer Rabbit. Uh yeah, we were the only 2 people over the age of 6, but who cares! Youre in Disney!!! Its the kind of a place that makes grown men wear mouse ears and dance in the street. And you know what? Thats just fine by me.
A cast member grabbed my camera from my hand and took a bunch of pictures for us. Too cute!
We made it to Fantasyland and rode IASW with no wait at all, and then went over to my 2nd favorite ride at MK The Haunted Mansion!!!! I love it there! Bob and I went to Zazzle.com and custom made 2 t-shirts for our trip. One said 1000th Happy Haunt and the other said Its the truth, Its actual first of all because were corny and secondly because we love those 2 rides so much!!! Well - as you can see I was not chosen to fill that last spot in the mansion, so we decided that it was time for lunch! 11:30 was the time, Caseys Corner was the destination, and corn nuggets were the mission. Oh, and yes - They were incredible. I will definitely be going back there every time we go to Disney!
In the afternoon we rode Splash again, did Philharmagic, grabbed a DOLE WHIP
and a FP for the Jungle Cruise. Cozied ourselves into a little spot on the Liberty Bell for a journey around Frontierland and then we figured it was about time to head home. And all of this done by about 1:30 or 2:00!!!! TGM rocks!
We took a little break, napped, and watched some Stacey with Must Do Disney
mixed in a little bit of Casey with DVC: Mysteries Revealed.
And at about 5:15 we found ourselves at the Cali Grill. Mmmmm
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We had a great table right near the window and both loved what we ate! I started with Lobster Risotto
OMG. Do it. Thats all I can say DO IT. Soooooo good. Then I had the BBQ Beef Tenderloin, and finished with a DELICIOUS lemon blueberry tart thing that isnt showing on Allears.net anywhere so I dont know what exactly it was called. But it was like a lemon custard tart with fresh blueberries, blueberry sauce and lemon sorbet. It kinda makes your glands in the back of your mouth pucker up because it was so tart, but it was super refreshing. MMMM. One of the best desserts I had all week. Bob tried the Chicken with Gnocci and then the cashew cake for dessert. Both were really good. After another champagne toast to us, we were on the monorail for the 1st time this trip on our way back to MK for EMHs!!!
I didnt have super high expectations to see a whole lot that night because of the EMH crowds. I mainly just went to take some pictures and stroll on Main Street, and basically just see the MK at night. We used up our FPs for Splash (at the end of the day we rode 5 TIMES! And didnt wait once. Thats a new record for us.)and BTMRR. We did BTMRR during Wishes and that was one of the coolest experiences that we had, it was awesome flying around the wildest ride in the wilderness watching the fireworks go off. Very cool. After using our last FPs for Pooh, and riding Stitch (never again) we went back down main street. We spent some time in some of the shops and ran into our British friends from that morning, we decided that it was time to head home and get some sleep for Epcot the next day. And for my 26th birthday!
I usually regret chopping my hair off, but it's been short(ish) since the end of last summer and I don't miss it at all. And yes, I got soooo tan on this trip. Wait until you see me towards the end of it. 
And for all that money (and then how much extra I need to leave in a tip afterward 
and Love
The Pens are in the running for the Stanley Cup, so I've been a bit distracted. 
- - - - And not in the awesome MAYer way. In a we're not friends anymore way... 
