Disney World - Day 1 Magic Kingdom

Saturday, September 17, 2016

We look forward to our Disney vacations more than any other, I think....or at least I do.  We've been five times now and I always wonder how the trips could possibly be different every year, and yet, they are.

This year we caught an early morning flight.  we landed in Orlando at 10:30am and we were checked into our room and sitting down to lunch by 12:30.  It was amazing.  The early arrival also made a big difference in how much time we got in the park on the first day. In prior years we arrived basically in time for dinner and maybe a couple of rides.
   

The park was a little busy when we first arrived.  We attempted to ride the People Mover right off the bat, but it was closed!  Due to the longer lines and extremely hot temperatures, we started off at Carousel of Progress.  The good news was that it HAD TO get better from there.  And it did.

While we were in Tomorrowland we also hit up Laugh Floor with the characters from Monster's Inc and Mickey's Philharmagic. And then, what luck!  People Mover was open!!

   

By this point it was time for our FastPass for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and this year everyone got to ride because Josie was tall enough!







Our first (only half) day  wasn't only full of rides...we also met Princesses - Rapunzel and Tiana too!

We grabbed a quick dinner at the Starlite Cafe and then headed out for a couple rounds on Space Mountain, a trip down Splash Mountain and a whirl on the tea cups before grabbing a spot for Wishes.  It was a great first day!