March 2013 Trip Report: Day 2, Part 5 (Back to Magic Kingdom)

Brian and Katie stayed in the hotel after dinner. But dad, Denise, and I headed to the Magic Kingdom for Extra Magic Hours. This was definitely a long day for us.

We got there around 9:30 and it was pretty empty.

Big Thunder and Haunted Mansion were both walk ons. We love riding Big Thunder at night. Our doombuggies did stop twice. And that ride kind of creeps me out at night.

Then, we walked around New Fantasyland. It’s very pretty at night.

Next, we walked on Under the Sea (and whatever else goes with that attraction name that is obnoxiously long). It was a little sad that we couldn’t really enjoy the queue. The ride was nice and I really liked Ursula.

Then, we flew off to Neverland.

Back in New Fantasyland we went through Gaston’s Tavern and Bonjour Village Gifts. It’s nice gift shop but smaller than I expected.

Around 11 we headed back to the Contemporary. I showered and watched the Must Dos with Stacy. I’ve become one of those people who constantly watch Stacy.

My long day finally came to an end and I went to be around 12:30.

Up Next: Rope Drop at Magic Kingdom

Thanks for reading!

~Holly 

March 2013 Trip Report: Day 2, Part 4 (Hoop-Dee-Doo)

My notes at this point get a little jumpy. But hopefully some editing will help them make more sense.

After resting my dad and I made our way to Fort Wilderness. We were meeting Brian, Katie, and Denise.

But first we stopped at the desk in the lobby to get some birthday buttons. One for my dad and one for Katie. My dad really wanted to force the Disney spirit on Katie and I was game.

We took the boat over and walked around while we waited for the others to show up.

Once they did Denise and Brian played some checkers. Can you tell how cold it was? And we sneakily got a birthday button on Katie’s coat without her knowing.

Eventually we were able to take our family picture and head into Pioneer Hall.

Our waiter was full of puns. I like puns, but sometimes he was a little too much-especially for Katie.

We are huge fans of this show and try to do it every time we go. The food isn’t my favorite, but it’s because I’m a picky eater.

The corn was great and the mashed potatoes were super creamy. The baked beans were ok, but not our preferred style. I’m not a fan of fried chicken or ribs, but everyone else said they were good. Our dessert of strawberry shortcake was amazing as per usual.

But the star of the meal was that corn bread and honey butter. Especially the honey butter. Katie and I kept eating more bread so we could have butter.

And Katie found something she actually loved at Disney.

And then something equally amazing happened. I had scoped out the crowd and thought it might happen, but didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to jinx it.

We were sitting there and the spectacularly funny Claire came over and got my dad and he was picked to be Davy’s Angel.

I was so excited and I think Katie really enjoyed seeing my dad like that. It may have opened her eyes to the wonders of Disney.

After this and even to this day, my dad talks about how he was Davy’s angel.

I did take the time to interview him about the experience.

He said the backstage area was cramped and looked like a high school stage. As someone who danced for fifteen years I find that kind of thing interesting.

He also said it was both challenging and rewarding to find his inner angel and share that with the audience.

They gave him a picture of his time on stage and here is a picture of that picture.

We really enjoyed our time at the Hoop Dee Do Revue.

Up next: Back to the Magic Kingdom

March 2013 Trip Report: Day 2, Part 3 (Will We ever ride Big Thunder?)

After we stuffed ourselves we walked onto Pirates of the Caribbean. This is always a walk on for us.

The mermaid skeleton was cook, but that drop was steeper than I remember. We did get stuck on the ride but only for a few minutes.

Then, we made our way to the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. I’d never done it before and dad had done it once before. It was actually busier than I expected.

It was fun, but a little windy. I’m not sure I would do it again.

We were planning on heading out, but he wanted to check out Big Thunder one more time.

I thought it was still down because I couldn’t hear any screaming. But my dad thought he saw people walking in the line.

Apparently his older blind eyes are better than my young blind ones because it was up and running.

Our fastpasses had expired about twenty minutes earlier, but they let us anyways. And a few minutes later we were riding the Wildest Ride in the Wilderness.

This is never anything but amazing.

We decided to head back to the hotel.

On our way out we stopped at the Emporium and I spent a lot of money. I really needed a sweatshirt because I had only brought one and it was cold.

I was going to head to Epcot by myself, but decided to rest in the hotel while my dad took a nap.

 

Up next: Hoop-Dee Doo Musical Revue

March 2013 Trip Report: Day 2, Part 2 (Magic Kingdom)

 

My dad and I decided on Frontierland next. We wanted to ride Big Thunder and figured even if it was a twenty minute wait it would be worth it.

Unfortunately, it was down due to technical difficulties. So, we grabbed a fastpass and then headed back to Tomorrowland to use our Space Mountain ones.

We actually got in even a little faster because they needed a party of two.

This was my first ride since the refurb. I thought it was more intense, but not quite as scary because it’s harder to see the other cars.

Since we were already in the area we got on the TTA.

Then, we trekked back to Frontierland to see if Big Thunder was back up.

It wasn’t.

But we stayed nearby and went to Haunted Mansion. It was also our first time going through the interactive queue. It was cool, but I wouldn’t feel the need to always do it.

We have a dog named Trudy so I had to take this picture.

And I like the new Hitchhiking Ghosts, for sentimental reasons.

This was also when my camera battery started to die. I think I had over charged it the night before.

After that we decided to have lunch. I wanted to go to Be Our Guest, but my dad knew we’d have to go back with my stepmom and he didn’t want to wait in that line twice.

So, we settled on Sleepy  Hollow and some waffle sandwiches. This is now a favorite and must do for us.

I got the Nutella and fresh fruit one. Dad got the ham, prosciutto, and swiss.

They are kind of big and hard to eat, but delicious. You could easily split one of them between two people. And they are reasonably priced.

Up next: We are stuffed and ride more things