Hello there!
Sorry for the long post, but here is our day by day trip
report!
Day 1:
Arrived at Animal Kingdom Lodge, Kidani Village around 1pm
and our room wasn’t ready. It was raining pretty hard so we bought ponchos and
were on our way to the Magic Kingdom! Luckily the rain didn’t last very long.
We grabbed a quick bite to eat at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café in Tomorrowland
and then were off to our first fastpass. We rode Splash Mountain, Space
Mountain and 7 Dwarfs mine train with FP+. We also took a ride on the
Tomorrowland People Mover, Walt Disney Railroad and It’s a Small World. I was
able to snag a Be Our Guest dinner reservation so we dined with the Beast in
his Castle and closed out the night with a little shopping.
Day 2:
We slept in a little bit because we were having lunch for my
cousin’s birthday at Sanaa in Kidani Village. Before lunch we were out looking
at the savannah and I must say, it was incredible! Giraffes and zebras just
walking along right in front of us! I was a bit a lot hesitant to eat at
Sanaa at first because I am not an adventurous eater, but WOW. Even a picky
eater like myself loved it here. If you get to go here, order the bread plate.
The different kinds of Naan were unbelievable and my Tandoori Chicken was out
of this world. Truly a hidden gem. I’ll make sure to give a more in depth
review in a few months when I review all of the Disney World restaurants that
I’ve gone to so far.
After lunch we all hopped on a bus to Hollywood Studios. We
had a FP+ for Voyage of the Little Mermaid, then we had just enough time to
catch the next showing of Beauty and the Beast. Once the show was over it was
time for our Tower of Terror fastpass. We then grabbed a quick ice cream snack
and headed towards Star Tours. During Star Tours, one person in starship is
selected as a rebel spy and my brother was chosen! Being a HUGE Star Wars fan,
that made his day! By the time our Star Tours ride was over it was time for our
FP+ for Toy Story Mania. We had a little time to kill before our dinner
reservations so we rode the Great Movie Ride and just relaxed listening to the
Coolest Summer Ever dance party.
For dinner, we had reservations at 50s Prime Time with
Cousin Megan! Such a fun experience! She even gave us homework, but luckily it
was fun homework! Our homework was to name 20 animated Disney movies that are
only 1 word. After about 10, it got incredibly difficult but we finally
finished by the time dinner was over! Give it a try!
Our original plans were to finish dinner and head over to Fantasmic
BEFORE the Frozen fireworks were over in order to beat the crowd. Instead, we
had bad timing and were on our way just as they ended. We were almost trampled
by the herds of other guest trying to get into Fantasmic. I was pretty certain
that we weren’t getting in so I asked the fam if they wanted to get in line for
Rock n Roller coaster instead and that is how we ended our night.
Day 3:
Today we had breakfast at ‘Ohana, a family style meal at the
Polynesian Village Resort. The best thing about this meal is the character
interactions. You get to see Mickey and Pluto, but also Lilo and Stitch! Having
that be one of my favorite Disney movies, I absolutely love this breakfast
option!
After breakfast we all headed over to Animal Kingdom. We
went and saw Finding Nemo the musical and then used a fastpass+ for The Lion
King show. I would highly recommend a FP+ for this show or arriving VERY early
to the standby line as it seems not many standby guests get into the show. After
Lion King, it was time for our Kilimanjaro Safaris FP+. One of my favorite
things in all of Disney World. It was a very active day in the Harambe Reserve
and we were able to see LOTS of animals. Then we grabbed a drink and it was
time for our FP+ for Expedition Everest. Once we finished escaping the Yeti, we
headed over to Epcot to complete our day.
Once at Epcot, we saw the line for Spaceship Earth was only
5 minutes, so we hopped on that. It was then time for dinner at Garden Grill in
the Land pavilion. My best friend and I discovered this place back in May and
we loved it, so I figured I’d show this awesome restaurant to my family. Garden
Grill is a slowly rotating restaurant through Living with the Land. It is family
style and you get to see Chip, Dale, Farmer Mickey and Pluto. The first time I
ate here, the rotation made me a bit dizzy, but I had no problem this time. We
originally planned to see Illuminations this night, but after an early start to
our day, everyone was pretty exhausted so we headed back to our resort after
dinner.
Day 4:
Today we got up early and headed to the Magic Kingdom. We
got there only about a half hour after the park opened. We took advantage of
this by riding a few rides and seeing a few characters with very little wait.
We were able to ride Peter Pan’s Flight, Tomorrowland Speedway, People Mover,
and Carousel of Progress, as well as visiting Lady Tremaine, Drizella, and
Anastasia and Alice and the White Rabbit! By this time it was time for our Big
Thunder Mountain Railroad FP+ so we headed on over to Frontierland and saw the
Country Bear Jamboree before BTMR. Once we took the wildest ride in the
wilderness, we decided to skip our FP+ for Jungle cruise and grab a bit to eat.
We would have done both, but we had a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique reservation that
we didn’t want to miss.
After lunch it was time for our Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
appointments for both my brother and sister. My brother was transformed into a
handsome Knight and my sister was transformed in a beautiful Princess. Once we
finished, we took a train ride around the park and then it was time for our
fastpass to meet Anna & Elsa. After meeting the chocolate loving sisters,
we did a little shopping and relaxing until it was time for dinner.
This dinner has been my favorite for quite some time. We had
dinner at 1900 Park Fare in the Grand Floridian with Cinderella, Prince
Charming, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella. What made this dinner even
better was that my sister and I Disney bounded as Anastasia and Drizella which
brought on a ton of fun character interaction. More on our Disney bounding day in
a later post.
Being beat from such a long day, we enjoyed a Monorail ride
back to the Magic Kingdom and headed back to our resort.
Day 5:
Today we were switching resorts and saying goodbye to a few
of our family members as they headed home. We packed up and headed to All Star
Music in a family suite. We didn’t stay long though, we just dropped our stuff
off and were on our way to Epcot.
Once at Epcot, we headed to the Land Pavilion for our
Soarin’ fastpass, then rode Living with the Land. We then walked on over to the
Seas Pavilion and did Turtle Talk with Crush, as well as The Seas with Finding
Nemo. After the seas, we decided to get in line for Test Track. The wait was
fairly long, but we kept ourselves entertained by playing Heads Up on my phone.
After Test track we grabbed some Mickey pretzels and ice cream before we took
on Mission Space. By the time we finished Mission Space, it was time for our
last fastpass of the day at Spaceship Earth. Yes, I know we already rode it,
but my brother loved this ride and he was not in the best of moods by this
point so we rode it again.
Once we were finished in Epcot, we took the monorail to the
Contemporary and had dinner at Chef Mickey’s with Chef Mickey himself, Minnie,
Goofy, Pluto and Donald! After dinner we took another monorail ride and headed
back to our resort for some rest before out last full day.
Day 6:
Today we were up
early and headed out to Hollywood Studios. First thing we did was wait (in a
veryyyyyy long line, so long we almost missed our first fastpass) for Rock n
Roller Coaster. Once we finally finished, we hurried on over to Tower of Terror
for our fastpass. It was then time for our Toy Story Mania fastpass and then
our Star Tours fastpass. Once we completed Star Tours, we hid from an incoming
storm and grabbed a few drinks. Once the storm passed we were on our way to the
Magic Kingdom for dinner.
Once in the Magic Kingdom, it was time for our early dinner
at Cinderella’s Castle. We then grabbed a fastpass for Jungle Cruise and made
our way to the Haunted Mansion. After we visited the 999 happy haunts we rode Aladdin’s
Magic carpets, Jungle cruise with our fastpass, and did the Enchanted Tiki
room. We then grabbed some Dole whips and ice cream and found a spot for the
Electrical parade.
Day 7:
We packed up the car and then headed to the Magic Kingdom
for the last time. We rode Seven Dwarfs Mine Train with a fastpass and then had
lunch at the Crystal Palace with Winnie the Pooh and Friends. Once lunch was
finished, we headed over to Space Mountain for our Fastpass, followed by our
Buzz Light-year Space Ranger Spin fastpass. Our last attraction was the Monsters
Inc. Laugh Floor. Once we finished up there, we went to find a spot for the
Festival of Fantasy Parade near Town Hall. The parade passed, we got some great
pictures and we did a little last minute souvenir shopping before leaving the
most magical place on earth.
We had such a wonderful trip with tons of pictures and
memories. If you want to plan a Disney Destination Vacation, send me an email
at
Shannon.ewing@keytotheworldtravel.com
and we can start planning your pixie perfect trip!
Thanks for following along and have a magical day!
Shannon J
