We left West Palm Beach at 6:25 or so (on the dot who am I kidding) and drove directly to our resort, Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa. A kind cast member delivered balloons to the kids after sharing the bad news that Anna and Elsa were already on a four hour wait and Fastpass+ was not an option. Not until July. An Elsa balloon no less. Shockingly, our room was available (8 hours before check-in time) so we were able to unload the cars and settle a bit. And by settle I mean pee and go to the nearest bus stop. We stayed in a two-bedroom villa and it was deemed good.
Magic Kingdom was on the agenda and wow - it was crowded. I hate crowds. In fact I've never seen MK so crowded. I was deeply, deeply upset by it. I wish the Fastpasses were how they used to be because only having three in a day was such a shame. Most rides were 35-40 minutes and for the Flying Carpets? So not doing that, sorry L. The good news is that in the future you shall be able to get more than three in a day so... at least there's that.
Attractions/characters we did get to do/see:
Tinkerbell & Rosetta
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Space Mountain
It's a Small World
Pirates of the Caribbean
Carousel of Progress (my dad's favorite so it's always a must see)
Tomorrowland People Mover (first timer and it wasn't half bad! You even got to go inside Space Mountain!)
Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor
Walt Disney World Railroad (also a first timer and David was oh so psyched about it)
Haunted Mansion
First time seeing Disney's "CHUGGA CHUGGA":
All the above followed by dinner at Tony's Town Square Restaurant which was very tasty and yet I neglected to take photos of the food because I was just that absorbed into getting it into my belly. Bread dipped in olive oil. Check. Chicken Parm. Check. Tiramisu. Check.
We left right after dinner because the kids were d-o-n-e with a capital D. To bed. To bed we said.
Up next? Epcot.
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omg so those pics of your dad and david - obsessed with them! the cutest thing ever
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming you used your nice camera on the trip? Great pictures! I love love love the pictures of David seeing the train for the first time. So cute!
ReplyDeleteThese are all so cute!! David has the greatest expressions! I can't wait to take my kids to the amazingness that is Disney everything!
ReplyDeleteI love this. ALL. OF. THIS. So much Disney, so little time. Heartbreaking about Elsa. Is that Rapunzel's tower I see? There isn't one in California. I would love to see that! Among a million other things!
ReplyDeleteYou missed the 4th fp+ option by like a week! We haven't even managed to need it yet this trip though. Oh man Chris just brought me a margarita while Aria takes a room nap, Im already feeling it. Thought you should know. I almost forgot about the train. I cannot believe how little we manage to do in a day. We are back to MK tomorrow and we might finally get all the faves done, that would make it 3 days to do one park. But also hot and people and hot and mygoshpissyneedsanap mcgee. I love Letty's head cock arms together pose =) Kid has the camera ham down pat! How did the do with characters? I haven't taken Aria because...shy, but we see Mickey tomorrow. How was David?
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