Here are some of the rides/attractions/shows we went to:
Day One
1. Tony's Town Square Restaurant
This place is so cute! It's modeled after the restaurant from The Lady and the Tramp where the spaghetti kiss happens. Service and food is great here and it's one of the Table Service restaurants available for lunch.
2. Splash Mountain (FastPass+)
It's all the way at the back of the park so it takes a while to walk back there but this ride is so much fun for everyone! My tip for not getting too wet is to sit at the front of the boat because the splash will just go right over you and onto the people behind you!
3. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (FastPass+)
This ride is just like the one from Disneyland so nothing new or special for me. I will say that the blasters were not working properly which was a bummer because then you're just shooting at everything with no points to gain - it defeats the purpose of the whole ride!
4. Stitch's Great Escape
This ride is supposed to be a little thrilling and comical because of Stitch escaping and jumping all over the place. However, my sister's harness kept malfunctioning and raising up every few minutes so I had to hold it down most of the time, which ruined it for me and my sister. I love Stitch nonetheless and the big animatronic version they had in the middle was awesome!
5. Space Mountain (FastPass+)
My sisters really didn't want to get on this ride because they're afraid of roller coasters. But I convinced them that it was just like the Test Track and Dinosaur ride and they got in - even though it's not! Overall, I'm really proud of my sisters for getting on this ride and we got a really great family photo out of it. My little sister even went on it a second time a few days later!
6. Meet Tinker Bell at Town Square Theater
One of my tips for character meet and greets is to go during parade/firework show times, and this applies to all meet and greets. This will really cut the wait time in half. Tinker Bell's fairy land was really cute with giant lost things and giant flowers all around.
7. Cinderella's Royal Table
Make sure you get to your reservation on time because they are very strict on that. Also, this restaurant requires two Table Service meals so just keep that in mind when you're planning your trip. Upon entry you get to take two pictures with Cinderella and you get two prints for free! Then you wait for your name to be called and you head on up the stairs to your table. The meal includes an appetizer, entree, dessert, and drink. The cuisine is more fancy than your average table service restaurants, hence the higher price tag, i.e., steak & shrimp and pork belly appetizer. Throughout your meal, you'll have an opportunity to take a picture with Jasmine, Ariel, Aurora, and Snow White - perfect for little girls.
8. Celebrate the Magic
After dinner we headed out of the castle to catch the fireworks show - even though technically we weren't supposed to. I'm glad we did because we got to sit right in front of the castle because it was roped in so that people couldn't go through the castle. I love the theatrics of it all - the music, lights, and fireworks in the background - it really is magical!
Right after the fireworks show is the Electrical Parade so many people line up super early for both of these spectacles - there's even a FastPass+ section. I have memories of watching the Electrical Parade as a child at Disneyland so this was very nostalgic for me - the music, the lights, and the giant floats. I just thought it was the coolest thing growing up!
Day Two
10. Cinderella Castle
It's hard to get a good picture of the castle without one hundred people standing in front of it but here's my best shot.
I also really love the topiaries, they're just so fun and cute to look at!
11. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (FastPass+)
After Space Mountain, my little sister was on a roller coaster high! So we decided to do this ride and it really isn't as scary as Space Mountain in my opinion. I think it's a really fun ride for the family of all ages and just the idea of a train going off the rails is exciting!
12. Corona
Ok, so this isn't a real attraction but I just think it's so cool how WDW made a little Rapunzel tower anyways - which, is located next to the village of Corona aka... the restrooms.
I like how WDW decorated the village with banners and lanterns like from the movie, even if these buildings were just the exterior for some restrooms, a lot of detail went into constructing this little town.
13. Meet Anna & Elsa and Cinderella & Rapunzel at Princess Fairytale Hall (FastPass+)
My sisters and my mom waited in line for about 3 hours to see all four princesses. You can get FastPass+ for these, which I did for Cinderella & Rapunzel but my mom didn't hear me when I told them I did... AND the FastPass+ for Anna & Elsa were all gone so they had to wait in the regular line for all of them.
14. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
The FastPass+ for this ride was already gone - even when I tried to reserve it weeks ahead of our vacation - so while my sisters & my mom were waiting for princesses, my brother & I were waiting in the rain to get on this new ride. I will say that if you are adamant about going on this ride but you don't want to wait that long and you have about 2 hours to spare - you can take a tour with the Vacation Club people and get 3 free FastPass+ to go on any ride of your choice. Needless to say, I wasn't going to go on another Vacation Club tour so I decided to wait for it. Was it worth the 3 hour wait? Yes and no... I came all the way to Orlando from San Francisco so I wasn't going to miss out on an opportunity to ride the NEWEST ride at WDW, but the ride wasn't anything special to me - quite similar to the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in my opinion. I think we were lucky to even get on within 3 hours because when the rain started pouring, many people left to take shelter but I stood by the entrance so that when the ride reopened, we would be the first ones going in. However.. due to the rain.. the ride had to shut down and restart, which took forever because they have to run all these diagnostics and tests. On the plus side, we got to sit at the very front of the train!
In essence, the Magic Kingdom is like a bigger Disneyland, but there are more attractions/rides here and some here but not there and vice versa. There are many opportunities for pin trading but not vinylmation trading, which I find very annoying. I feel like WDW should make more vinylmation trading posts since it is such a big place. Some snacks that I always must get when I'm at Disneyland or Magic Kingdom include churro, turkey leg, and corn on the cob.
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