March 9, 2010
The Magic Kingdom--Orlando, FL
Oh my goodness, the boys' eyes were soooo wide as we took the Ferry across the lake to the Magic Kingdom! Jeff's Uncle Bob works for Disney and so he was able to get us passes into the park...we were SOO blessed by this! It was amazing, and to use a cliche, a very magical experience! It was our first time as a family to go to Disney, to try our hand at the "Fast Pass" system, and to have a small child in tow in this sea of strollers!
We went to Space Mountain first to get our fast passes...this was our first mistake because the FP return was for a couple hours down the road and so we couldn't get another FP for a couple of hrs...we should have gone to another ride and did a FP that would have yielded us a quicker FP. If you have been to Disney, you'll know what I'm talking about...if you haven't been, you won't understand the system at all! :o)
So after Space Mountain FPs were taken care of, we went over to the Buzz Lightyear ride, of which the standby line was only a 20 minute wait. Sophia actually loved this ride, full of lasers and bright lights! Then we proceeded over to Frontierland to see if we could ride any of the big rides there. We lucked out and the wait for Splash Mountain was only 10 minutes!!! Jeff took 2 of the boys and got in line while we did a child swap and Jonathon and I waited with Sophia. We saw them come down and the pictures were hilarious!! Once they came out, Jonathon and I got to go through the FP line and so we didn't have to wait at all...it was sooo great to see Jonathon's face as we went along the ride and then finally down the water slide. What a joy to be a parent and get to do this with our kids! Next we were able to get a FP for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and then return to Tomorrowland to ride Space Mountain. Jeff had been worried that the boys would be scared on SP...but if you know the Krohn boys at all, you'll probably agree that they aren't scared of much...so they LOVED this ride!!
We then returned to Frontierland, eating our sandwiches along the way and trying to stop for a character autograph/picture with the princesses...but everytime we went to get in line, they were closing the line until a later time...would you believe we didn't get a SINGLE picture or signature at the Magic Kingdom???!! I was soooo bummed, I really wanted to get Sophia with the princesses to document her first time at Disney, since she won't remember it. Oh well.
The day really was fantastic, we were able to do the major rides, all with minimum waiting, that we wanted to. It seems the day flew by, and we stayed to watch the fireworks at the end of the day which Sophia LOVED!! She was so excited to see these bright lights and the sound didn't scare her at all. The kids fell asleep on the way home, and Jeff and I wondered if we would have the energy for another day at Epcot/Animal Kingdom the next day. It was a gorgeous day (weather-wise) also, so we were very thankful.
1 comment:
It sounds like you are all having such a great road trip! What a fun experience to be able to see so many places and people! I had to shake my head and say "I know!" when I read about the characters/autographs at Magic Kingdom. That was our only complaint from our Disney trip a couple years ago. It was so frustrating to stand in line (which means time away from other things you could be doing + children who are excited then disappointed + children who get impatient while waiting = angry parents). You would think they'd figure out a better system for that...
I hope Sophia is feeling better and that you continue to have a wonderful trip!
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