Day 2 – Sunday, April 22
I knew to expect travel delays because of the Star Wars half marathon, but it still took longer than I expected to get to MK because of traffic. We were at the bus stop just past 8:00 and waited awhile for the bus to arrive. The bus was packed (fortunately we made it on, others waiting were not as lucky), I had to stand with the stroller, and it took longer than normal to travel to MK. But we finally arrived at MK!
We simply skipped step 1 on the TP and carried on with the plan. We headed directly for the Jasmine & Aladdin M&G. We arrived just a couple minutes before 9:30 and were the first ones in line. I dropped DD5 and DM off there and headed for BTMR. It was still a walk-on at this point. This was my first time on BTMR as it was closed for refurb on our last trip. So much fun, loved it!
After exiting, I met DD5 and DM outside of Splash. They had also stopped for pictures with two of the Country Bears, and Shaker even signed DD5’s book. DD5 was 39” on our last trip, so she was excited to do some of the rides that she had to sit out last time. Still, when it was time to board our boat, DD5 was balking and I had to pick her up and put her in the boat. We were also given row 1! She was fine until we started to climb the last hill, and then she started crying and buried her head in my side. Of course, after the drop, she was happy and laughing and so excited that she did Splash!
Next, we walked around to PoTC. It had a 25-minute posted wait. We probably should have just got in line. I tried modifying one of our later FP to PoTC for a bit but had no luck, so we all decided to just skip it. We did Magic Carpets next, which DD5 loves. And then used our first FP for JC. We walked through SFT (this was also under refurb on our last trip) and then headed for an early lunch at Pecos Bill.
We enjoyed a quick, relaxing lunch at Pecos Bill and then headed in to watch CBJ. After this, I used mobile ordering for the first time for a dole whip! Always so good, and we sat and shared. From here, we headed over to TSI for the first time. DD5 loved taking the lead here, and we followed her around while exploring the island. I think I had to shoot every gun at the fort with her. It was a fun break that I’m glad we made time for this trip!
Next, we took the train from Frontierland to Fantasyland. And we followed the path around to the Speedway for our next FP. DD5 LOVES the Speedway, and she was super excited to get the “driver’s license” card at the exit. After this, we walked over to the PeopleMover. The line was backed up outside, so we skipped it and went ahead to the Stitch M&G. Stitch was super cute and fun!
We then used our third FP for Buzz. We are all horrible at this. I added a FP for MILF next (because why not?), yet it might have been our longest wait of the whole trip. It was our first time for this show, so we all thought it was cute. Because this took longer than I expected, the FOF parade was already to the hub as we were walking up Main Street. We still had no problem finding a curb spot near Town Square. We all love this parade, and DD5 always seems to get plenty of attention from the characters.
After the parade, we headed in to use FP for the Tinkerbell M&G. Always fun to see Tink! And then we went to our 4:00 ADR at CP. DD5 absolutely LOVES all the character meals. However, this was the one meal that she asked to repeat from our last trip. It was even more fun this time! Lots of attention from the characters, and DD5 got to do the parade twice. On the second time, she even held Tigger’s hand and lead the march around the dining room with him. I’m sure we’ll be back!
After this, we stopped in the Emporium for DD5’s first souvenir and then took the bus back to AKL (so much quicker this time). We changed and enjoyed the pool for a while. DD5 LOVES that slide! We also checked out some of the animal viewing spots and then were back to the room for a normal bedtime. Such a fantastic first day!!
