Magic Kingdom: Where Wishes Come True

Our Day of Magic...

We got up and grabbed a quick bite to eat and then headed to Magic Kingdom. After dropping $14 dollars to park, we hopped on a tram just to hear the driver say, "Even after this tram ride, you'll still be 1.5 miles from Magic Kingdom." 

How do you tell that to an excited kid?

We got on the ferry and finally made it to Magic Kingdom. 

You really revert back to your childhood years; or if you're like me, you just look within. 

I read that Walt Disney wanted you to feel like you were in another world when you were at a Disney park. With places named, "Fantasyland" and "Tomorrowland", one couldn't help but feeling as if they were in another world...and we were! 

We walked and wondered, "What are we going to do first?"

We decided to Fastpass Space Mountain! But while we waited on our Fastpass time we walked around trying to find the first great experience. 

We went to the Hall of Presidents. This was amazing! We got to see all the presidents as if they were alive. As a history-buff, I thoroughly enjoyed it! 

Well, we still had some time before Space Mountain...so, we decided to go on this "amazingly, scary, thrilling, 'ride'," as told to us by our dear sister who will remain nameless (M.R.).

We got our minds ready for this ride. Needless to say, it was just a sit-down-and-get-squirted-with-water-a-couple-of-times cartoon. We needed to waste ten minutes anyway. 

On to the next...

We got to see the Celebrate Parade which was awesome. What a great way to keep the spirit flowing. 

It was time for Space Mountain. 

Wow!!! To be a 30 year old ride, that is one amazing coaster. Too bad Jenny didn't see any of it. Yes, she got on the ride...(Yay!!!!)...but her eyes were closed most of the ride. Lol! Really fun. 

Then...it started raining. Aww man. But we still enjoyed the park. We walked in the rain and found us a snack. Baked potatoes (each) a bag of Cheetos, and a Fanta! 

We then sloshed to Tomorrowland Speedway. We saw these go karts and thought, YEAH! But after standing in a rainy line for about 15 minutes, we got to the track and saw that it was a go kart on a fixed track that went 2 mph. We made it fun though. Jenny said, "We'll ride together." We were the only two adults in one car. 

Then we tried to find something else. 

We went to Mickey's PhilharMagic. This was a fun, fun experience. Not to give anything away, but at the same time leave you yearning for more, I'll leave you with this quote, "This was the best 3-D experience I've ever had"--Jenny Walker

Oh great! Now the rain is disappearing. Let's ride something else while we wait on...(our finale)

Jenny actually spotted this roller-coaster--ironic, huh? So while we're in line, Jenny's getting anxious. Talking about roller-coasters and how this one would be. We get in the seat and she looks with that nervous smile. We take off on this 45 second ride and you would think she was back on Space Mountain. This was fun for a few kicks and giggles. 

When we arrived we barely caught a Disney show at Cinderella's Castle when we got to the park, so we took a moment to watch that show and then...

Splash Mountain !!!!

Yep. This was fun. I really enjoyed the Fastpass experience. No waiting for the great rides. Splash Mountain was great! It was great for me because it took me down memory lane. No, I didn't ride logs down creeks (that much), but the ole Brer Rabbit story was one that took me back. The other fun part was watching Jenny be calm one minute then in "total anxiety" the next. I couldn't stop laughing at the ride, at the characters, and at Jenny. 

Then to cap it off was the Electric Parade followed by the Wishes fireworks show. It is a "don't-dare-miss" show. I'll never look at the beginning of a Disney movie the same again. It was a "magical" show that captured the kid in all of us. So touching that the woman behind me cried worse that some kids. 

Ten hours at Magic Kingdom. It was an all day experience. 

Looks like another Disney Park on the other side of these sheep I'm counting....