Second half of our Trip Report!
Day 5:
Today we
were taking a 5 hour walking tour of the Magic Kingdom! It was quite possibly
my favorite part of the entire trip! Although it was the hottest day in Florida
yet and walking around in the sun for 5 hours was draining, we absolutely loved
it!
Due to the
heat and straight 5 hours of walking in the sun, we were beat! So, we decided
to head back to our resort for a quick nap to make sure we were ready to go for
the rest of the night.
We headed
to Hollywood Studios that night because of our dinner reservation. First we
rode Toy Story Mania with a FP+ and then checked out the Frozen Funland. It was
then time for dinner at Hollywood & Vine which is a buffet with no
characters. The food was delicious and the desserts were even better! We
received our Fantasmic Dinner Package Voucher and then were off for some ride
before the Fantasmic show. We rode Star Tours with our FP+, Great Movie Ride
and Tower of Terror with our FP+. It was then time for Fantasmic! Because of
our dinner package voucher, we were able to bypass the standby line and head
right into the theatre for our reserved seating of the show. The show was
wonderful as always and it closed out our night.
Day 6:
It was time
for our Epcot day! We headed right to Soarin’, then rode Living with the Land,
The Seas with Finding Nemo , sat for Turtle Talk with Crush and then saw
Mickey, Minnie and Goofy at the Epcot Character Spot. We then had lunch at
Sunshine Seasons before our FP+ for Test Track. After Test Track (Our car came
in 1st place!) we rode Mission Space, Spaceship Earth and then
explored Innoventions West. Due to the fact that I have a Disney Visa, we were
able to have special meet and greet with
Minnie and Pluto! Then we did Ellen’s Energy Adventure, Malestrom, Captain EO
and had dinner at Coral Reef. Coral Reef was really neat because you can see
the aquarium from your seat. Although my sister said it was a tad weird to eat
fish while seeing fish, we still enjoyed our dinner here.
After
dinner, we headed to our resort before catching a bus to Downtown Disney. This time in Downtown Disney we shopped (and
shopped and shopped!) We spent lots of money, but came away with some awesome
merchandise. We knew we had some packing to do tonight, so we headed back to
the hotel to tackle packing.
Day 7:
Today we
were switching hotels since we decided to extend our trip semi last minute. It
was nice to find out that they would take our luggage, so we dropped off the
luggage and headed to the resort. Our room wasn’t ready (again!), but we just
headed to the Magic Kingdom instead of waiting for it to be ready. We were able
to meet Tinkerbell (my favorite!) and Merida before having lunch at Crystal
Palace with Winnie the Pooh and Friends. After lunch we met Anna and Elsa, saw
Phillharmagic again (yay air conditioning!), did Enchanted Tales with Belle,
met Cinderella & Rapunzel and rode Seven Dwarfs Mine Train again! We barely
used any of the snacks on our dining plan yet, we decided to use them up at the
Confectionery on Main Street.
Our room
was finally ready, so we headed back to the hotel to make sure we could grab
our bags before bell services closed and ate a quick meal at our hotel
cafeteria. After dinner we headed back to the Magic Kingdom for the last time
in this trip. Usually I make sure Magic Kingdom is the last park I visit before
I leave, but with the Villain’s Unleashed Event, that wasn’t happening.
Once we got
back to the Magic Kingdom, we took the railroad around to Fantasyland, met
Ariel at her Grotto, rode Prince Charming’s Regal Carousel, rode Winnie the
Pooh and then found a spot to watch Celebrate the Magic. After Celebrate the
Magic was over, we headed to the train Station to find a good spot for the
Wishes Fireworks show. We said Goodbye to the Magic Kingdom and headed back to
the hotel before our last day in Disney World.
Day 8:
We started
our last day in Animal Kingdom! We rode Kali River Rapids twice because there
was no wait. This was not a good idea on our part because we had to walk around
in soaking wet clothes all day, but we dealt with it. We then saw Festival of
the Lion King, rode Kilimanjaro Safaris, and rode Expedition Everest 3 times in
an hour! The first and third time in the single rider line and the second time
with FP+.
We then traveled to Hollywood
Studios and had lunch at the ABC Commissary. We then rode Toy Story Mania,
Tower of Terror, and then Rock n Roller Coaster in the single rider line. We
headed over to the Art of Animation building to take a drawing class where we
learned how to draw Mickey. We then met Sorcerer Mickey and Minnie there before
taking another drawing class learning how to draw Minnie.
By that time it was time for us to
check in for the Villains Unleashed Event! I stood in a crazy long line to buy
t shirts and a pin while my sister sat in line to meet Captain Gantu who wasn’t
coming out for a while, but I knew the line would get very loooong. When I met
up with her at the Gantu line, I figured we might as well try to get other
characters in while the other person waits in line. So I went over to meet
Jafar while she stayed in line for Gantu. By the time I got back to her, Gantu
was coming out any minute. After meeting a verrrry tall Gantu, my sister got
inline for Jafar while I was able to meet the Storm Troopers and then save a
spot in line for Darth Vadar. She met up with me at Darth Vadar and then she
was able to see the Stormtroopers. By this point we saw everyone we wanted to
plus extra and were very happy we were able to attend the event. We learned a
few things to do differently if we are able to make it to the event next year,
but for our first year we were very happy.
Overall we had an AMAZING trip and
I miss it already! I hope you enjoyed our trip report and stay tuned for next
week’s post on whether the Dining Plan was worth it for us or not!
Thanks for reading and have a
MAGICAL day!
J
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