Magic Kingdom

Yesterday we headed on over to Magic Kingdom...the "real" Disney! We went on a Monday, so it wouldn't be so crowded...ha! Fast Passes and signs that tell you how long the wait are are VERY convenient. The original plan was to walk down Main St to Cinderella's castle and then head on over to Thunder Mountain to catch a Fast Pass. But since all of the THOUSANDS of other people who arrived at the exact same time as us seemed to also have that as their plan, we decided to instead catch the train over to Frontierland, which dropped us off right at Thunder Mountain. We rode it with minimal wait AND got a Fast Pass and then rode it again. So far, it's Blythe's favorite ride. Ethan is 2 inches too short to ride it, so after that we needed to find some stuff he could ride. First up...Haunted Mansion. Braden and I had to TOTALLY downplay it otherwise he would have freaked. He did scream in the room before the ride when the lights went off. But he made it through alive and now claims it's his favorite ride.


Other rides we hit up were It's a Small World, Peter Pan, Dumbo, and the 3D show "Mickey's Philharmagic" (which was excellent and almost no wait).

Actually Blythe and Ethan rode Dumbo while Gommy, Poppa, and I took Brynn on It's a Small World (she was sleeping the first time we rode it). She loved it!

And hats off to Braden's parents and my parents who have traded turns staying with Brynn and/or Ethan when they can't ride something.



We ended the day right around the time for the parade, which makes getting out a challenge. We ended up back over in Frontierland and hopped on the train again. Perfect timing actually as we ended up at the Main Street stop just as the parade was there and we were able to see everything and then get the heck out before the masses of people that were also watching the parade.


Yesterday wasn't our only visit planned to Magic Kingdom, so we didn't feel the need to push it and try to fit everything in. We're basically done with Fantasyland (aka StrollerLand), so thank goodness for that. Next up is Tomorrowland (Space Mountain!) and Adventureland (Pirates of the Caribbean!).