Ok, sorry everyone! I'm trying to get through this as quickly as possible, just been a busy few days.
So here is Day 3:
Today was devoted to MK. I had heard about the rehab of the castle, so wasn’t sure what to expect. There was the green wall around the hub area, and the statue was covered, but the view of the castle was still wonderful. There were lots of characters out, we got autographs from Friar Tuck and Prince John then went straight to the Buzz Lightyear Spin, again, no line, so we rode 3 times.
We went on Stitch – was not impressed and the Indy Speedway, which is ALWAYS fun!! By then it was time to head to the Contemporary for our 11:00 PS’s at Chef Mickey’s.
We had never been to Chef Mickey’s before. The food was pretty good, our waitress was great, and kept our coffee coming! Lots of character interaction (Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Chip, Dale, and Pluto). DD was wearing her Minnie ears and Minnie made a big fuss over them. DS kissed Minnie’s hand and she got all embarrassed and then kissed DS on top of his head. One of our favorite moments!
Took the monorail back to MK and took the train to Frontierland and got right onto Big Thunder Mountain. We missed this ride last time, but the kids LOVED it! I was sitting with DS and he laughed and screamed the whole ride. I think the best part of a vacation like this is seeing the joy in your children!
We did the Jungle Cruise, Treehouse and Pirates then got in line for Aladdin. We stood in line for about 30 minutes when the ride broke down. VERY frustrating. Especially since the CM’s wouldn’t tell anyone what was going on. We finally left feeling very frustrated and disappointed. But we didn’t let it ruin our day. Went to the Tiki room and then got Dole Whips - SO Yummy! We got autographs from Aladdin and Jasmine and then Peter Pan, Wendy and Captain Hook. DS wouldn't go up to Captain Hook without me, but this was MUCH better than last year. ALL of the pictures we have of the characters had ME in them...very funny to look at this year's pictures WITHOUT me! LOL!
We went over to Haunted Mansion. DD and DS said they wanted to go, but after the ride both agreed that they never wanted to go again!
This was EMH night at MK. We got our bands without any trouble, (although we did see some people giving their resort ID’s to others). Rode Buzz a couple more times and surprisingly the Tomorrowland Transit Authority was a HUGE hit with the kids. I don’t think I had ever been on it before, it was nice and relaxing, but I never thought the kids would love it so much!
We were in Fantasyland when it was time for Wishes (after riding the Tea Cups - I was still dizzy!). So we stayed back by the Dumbo ride and while we could see the fireworks, it wasn’t nearly as nice as being in front of the castle.
A tip for all you doing EMH evenings…on the Times Guide that they hand out with the park maps the hours of the restaurants just said “Closing varies with Park hours”
I thought this would mean most things would stay open for the EMH. WRONG! We tried Pinocchio Village Haus and Columbia Harbor House – both closed. We headed back to Tomorrowland and found Cosmic Ray’s still open, so we ate there. I was talking to the people behind us in line and they said they had walked around the entire park before finding out that Cosmic Ray’s was the only counter service restaurant still open. So beware! Eat when you can!!
We had a quick dinner, hit a few more rides and called it a day.