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Friday, September 25th
Well, this day is seriously lacking
pictures and details so I will do my best to cover it all! At
the end I will post all of the Magic Kingdom Halloween
decoration pictures I took throughout the week since they
deserve their own section.
On with the show!
Today we had an early breakfast pre-park
opening at Magic Kingdom. We got up, had a snack and got out the
door pretty much in time to get on the bus to the Magic Kingdom.
We got there in time but my sister and the
rest of the gang were stuck at a ticket window because there was
something wrong with their tickets. We were late for breakfast
at this point but were able to see some of the opening ceremony
which was cool. We watched some of that but I advised that we
get moving to get a head start before they started letting
everyone in. Well, about halfway down Main Street I swear to you
we looked back and people were RUNNING down Main Street! It was
nuts! What were they running for? Somebody needs to tell these
people that being the first of the day on Dumbo is not all it is
cracked up to be.
We checked in at Crystal Palace and in the
meantime we sent EB off to get Splash Fast Passes for everyone.
Of course they called us while he was gone so we had to wait
about five more minutes before we were able to be seated. We
were so behind on our schedule and the plans I concocted that
all I could think in my head was "grains of sand - grains of
sand"!
Well, we were seated on the left side of
the restaurant and a couple of characters came right off the
bat. We saw Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eyeore throughout the meal.
The kids enjoyed it and collected some signatures.
After breakfast the rest of the day is a
blur. I will do my best, though, to remember as I do remember
some things but not all. I believe we first headed toward
Tomorrowland to take the back path to Toontown. The plan was to
split up and let the girls see the Fairies. Tammy and EB took
the girls there and ended up in the line for the Princesses
instead because the Fairy line was posted as 60 minutes. After
the Fairies they went on Barnstormer. In the meantime, me,
Ernie, Kris and my Mom went for a loop on the Train around the
park. It was hot - I thought this would give us an enjoyable
breeze but it didn't. We still sweat like crazy!
After our loop we decided to ride Pooh,
which ended up having a bit of a wait but that was ok. In the
meantime we got a call from Tammy and EB and they were going to
let the kids play in Pooh's Playful Spot for a bit until we got
off the ride. We met up with them about 20 minutes later and
everyone was exhausted and sweating badly. Everyone wanted a
rest. The kids ran through the water area and we then split up.
Tammy and the rest went back to their resort while we opted for
using our Splash Fastpasses. The four of us headed over there
and Amelia and I went on the ride. The posted wait time I
remember was something like 45 minutes at that point - I would
have never waited in that line! With our Fastpasses we pretty
much got right through and both Amelia and I were praying to get
really wet! But alas we barely got a spot on ourselves. Bummer.
From there we met up with EB and Ernie and headed out of
the Magic Kingdom.
We went back to the room, got cleaned up
and decided to have a somewhat early dinner/late lunch and let
the kids chill out and hopefully get to sleep early. We got to
Whispering Canyon Cafe and checked in without an ADR and were
given a pager. We waited about 20 minutes in the lobby while
Ernie ran around like a madman and I chased him. Seriously, it
was insane. When my kids are tired they go on overdrive rather
than crashing and becoming lethargic. I was seriously doubting
him sitting for a meal at this point. Luckily we were close to
our villa so a quick exit would be easy.
Our waiter was very nice and quick, as
well. We ordered the chip and cheese/salsa appetizer and ended
up not being able to eat the queso because it had beef in it.
I'm not sure what I was thinking! Duh! Our waiter ended up
bringing us extra salsa which was so garlicky and so good! I had
the quinoa cakes and loved them. I do not remember at all what
EB ordered! But the kids shared a pasta dish. Ernie barely ate,
though, which was to be expected in his exhausted state. Amelia
did the pony race which she really enjoyed and Ernie continued
to throw toys, food, etc. and totally meltdown with exhaustion.
We very quickly ate and got out of there. Overall, we enjoyed
the food and hope to eat here again. It was our first time
eating something other than breakfast and it was great.
Back at our room it was about 4pm so we let
the kids play a bit. During this time, I graded, did other work
and laundry. We were all feeling sleepy but by about 4:45pm I
started cooking the lasagna I had bought. My Mom, sister and
family would be coming over for dinner. They arrived at about
5:30 and we enjoyed the lasagna and garlic bread. It was a good
time and also a money saver. It helped them as well being on the
dining plan because they didn't then have to use up a counter
service for dinner and are able to save it for another day.
After they left we got Ernie ready for bed
and he was down by 7pm. EB then took Amelia to the pool for a
bit while I continued laundry and classwork. Amelia was in bed
by 9pm and we all hit the pillow pretty hard tonight.
Tomorrow would be a full day at the Animal
Kingdom so rest was essential tonight!
Below are some Magic Kingdom Halloween
decoration pics:
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