Flowers, Friends & Pirates ARRGH Day 4
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Pirate & Princess Party @ Magic Kingdom
Today we started out by going over to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we watch the opening and are off to Rock n Roller Coaster with about a 10 minute wait. The line when we exit is now more than 30 minutes. We bypass Tower of Terror today again.
We wander into the villian store where I find a Cheshire Cat mug (you can actually see the mug, it's to the left of the middle cat's ear) for my friend Terri, she has been trying to find one for ever and we can never find one. I send her a text message and her answer is you could have just bought it without even asking me. :D
From there we wander over to see the Muppets , we get to see then entire pre-show and then enter the theatre. Jim loves it and is cracking up from some of the jokes. We then go over to The Great Movie Ride and wait about 25 minutes before we board our ride vehicle. After Great Move Ride we are hungry so we walk over toward Rosie's All-American Café for a burger and French fries. After lunch we take in the 12:10 Voyage of the Little Mermaid, the theatre is full and we are seated near the end. Wow a lot of people.
We decide to leave the Studios and head over to Downtown Disney. Mikki wanted to get one of the Disney Visa pins & the only place to get such pin is at Pin Traders at Downtown Disney. I wanted to surprise her tonight and get her the pin. I also notice that Stitch is gone and not spitting on everyone at the World of disney. So we more or less just go and get the pin and then back to our room. We relax back at Pop until about 4pm.
We drive over to Magic Kingdom and are parked in Donald 62, we ride the tram to the TTA and elect to take the Ferry Boat over to Magic Kingdom. Since it’s after 4pm we can use our party tickets to enter Magic Kingdom.
First on the list is to get a Dole Whip, then we wander through Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. We walk over toward Splash and it’s not running, only empty boats. From there we take the boat over to Tom Sawyer Island, I don’t ever recall being over here, maybe as a young child, but that was well a long time ago. We check out the Fort Langhorn . When we were done wandering we thought maybe it would be better to get dinner now before the party started. We went over to Tomorrowland Noodle Station where I got the Teriyaki Chicken and Jim got the Beef and Broccoli. It was very good and I’d definitely go back if it stays open.
After dinner we took a spin on the TTA, where we got stuck for a few minutes, then off to wander Fantasyland. We noticed that Snow White was only a 5 minute wait, so why not, on we go and take a spin to see the Evil Queen. We then walk around the Castle as it’s getting close to 7pm and we are meeting Mikki & Andrew for the Party tonight at Casey’s.
Mikki & Andrew come right at 7pm and we are off, we walk over to Fantasyland but the waits are still too long, mainly Peter Pan, it was over 20 minutes. From there we go over and ride the Haunted Mansion, then find an X spot and get some necklaces for the evening. We then ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and have to do Pirates so that is next. It’s only a 10 minute wait and we are riding around with the Pirates and Captain Jack.
We walk over to Tomorrowland and ride Buzz, then another spin on the TTA. Jim & I then ride Space Mountain while Mikki & Andrew search for characters. Afterward we go over to ToonTown and search for Mickey, but he is nowhere to be found. We go to the Judge’s Tent and see Minnie & Daisy.
It’s almost time for Magic, Music & Mayhem Fireworks on Main Street. Mikki & I wait in line at Casey’s for some Corn Dog Nuggets and Cokes, while Jim & Andrew find a spot to sit and talk. The fireworks start a little late, but that’s okay, they are amazing and well worth the price for the party.
After the fireworks we go and see if the Jungle Cruise is running, nope, bummer, so we go back to the Haunted Mansion. After Haunted Mansion we check on Peter Pan, still too long. Off to Mickey’s PhilharMagic. After we split up and Jim & I ride it’s a small world. We are exhausted and leave via red carpet to go back to Pop Century where we arrive a little after midnight.
