We finally did it! We took the kiddies to Walt Disney World for the very first time!
We live in Florida so it was easy to plan a one day visit to the Magic Kingdom. And when I say PLAN, I mean I had a completely organized print out of all the Magic Kingdom lands we would hit and at what time we would ride all the toddler/preschooler appropriate rides and at what time we would stop and eat at certain restaurants and watch shows and parades, and, OF COURSE, all of it went out the window right after breakfast.
But I like to be overly prepared. And we did start with the perfect breakfast. We went to Chef Mickey’s in the Contemporary Resort. I read some great reviews about the character breakfast, but I had to cross my fingers while I called them everyday to try and get some last minute reservations. I also went on their website reservation page five times a day. You usually have to book them 6 months out. But, finally, hours before we left, I had confirmed breakfast reservations. Woo Hoo!
Chef Mickey’s was adorable. They took a family photo for us. The breakfast buffet was super yummy. All the main Disney characters were there to dance, sign autographs, and take photos at every single table. We all enjoyed it so much, but this was Annabel’s big Disney moment. She went BONKERS. She danced and clapped and hugged them all.
Annabel LOVED all the Disney characters. But Annabel HATED all of the rides. I tried everything, even Cinderella’s Carousel, but she surprisingly didn’t want to do any of it. Daniel, on the other hand, LOVED all the rides. He had his favorites (Dumbo Flying Elephant, Mad Tea Party Teacups, Tomorrowland Speedway) and he wanted to go on all his favorites two or three times each.
He was not thrilled with It’s A Small World, so he did not want to go on any of the other indoor boat rides. Since I missed out on all the rides with Annabel, I tried to get Bean to go on Winnie the Pooh or Peter Pan with me. He was not having it. He wanted to be with Daddy. So Mama did not go on ONE SINGLE RIDE. But, I took Annabel on a lovely stroller tour of the park which included three circles around Cinderella’s castle and visits to all of the Mickey Toon Town houses, random Christmas shops, and multiple refreshment stations.
We had lunch back at our hotel and took some much needed naps and then we headed back to the park. We found a great spot to watch the 3:00 PM “Dreams Come True” Parade with some Mickey Mouse ice cream.
We ended up having a fast food dinner at the park so Daddy and Daniel could utilize their fast pass tickets to ride the super popular Thunder Mountain ride at 6:45 PM. Bean deemed it “the scariest train ride ever” but he did not cry, so that was a success.
Overall, it was a blast! It was a little overwhelming and exhausting, but the weather was gorgeous and it truly was the most magical place in the world! Even at the worst of times (ie: waiting in line to take Annabel through Minnie’s Country Cottage House for the 5th time in a row), it was still so much fun and there was always another ice cream stand 20 feet away.
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