IanHi all! It’s the start of my Disney week!! First stop on my magical mystery tour (a.k.a Disney!!) It is Magic Kingdom. I have been looking forward to Disney for a long time, and I was not disappointed today!
I started my day excitedly; I went through the Disney app to see what rides I wanted to do and what shows I wanted to see. I was nervous ordering an Uber again not sure why I can’t shift that feeling, but it’s getting better. The Uber driver dropped me off at the Ticket and Transport hub, where I could take the monorail or boat. I decided I wanted to ride the monorail and headed to Magic Kingdom!
Magic Kingdom has some good rides, but it isn’t thrill ride heavy; most of them are storytelling and awesome effects, but this did not spoil my enjoyment at all!! I had a blast; it was everything I had dreamed of and more! I even got emotional at times!! I decided to start my day in Tomorrow Land; I headed to the People Mover, a nice ride above Tomorrow Land.
Following that ride, I jumped onto Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, a spin-and-shooter ride. This reminded me of the Men in Black ride at Universal. You go on a mission with Buzz and try to save the galaxy by shooting Zs; the more you hit, the better your score. It was a fun ride! I ended up with a score of 31500, which isn’t too shabby!
After I came off this ride, I saw many people running toward Space Mountain for some reason, I later discovered that it was offline initially when the park opened, and it had just started up. So I took this opportunity to ride Space Mountain, as it was only a 10-minute ride when usually it’s over 60 minutes to ride. This is one of the thrill rides in the park. It was enjoyable, and it’s a dark ride that chucks you all over the place to stimulate space travel, I guess. Nonetheless, it was still awesome!
Next up was one show I wanted to see, the 50th-anniversary show in front of the castle; this is a show explaining the importance of friendship and being one’s self. It was a fun show, and this was when I started to get emotional seeing Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and the others on stage. I did not expect to get emotional!
At the show’s end, I headed over to Fantasy Land, and my next ride/show was Mickey’s PhilharMagic show. It’s a 3D show going through the history of Disney music; it showcased Lion King, Little Mermaid, Fantasia and more. The 3D effect from the show added to the fun of this little show, and I love Disney Music!
The next stop was Adventure Land, and I went to see the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, which was really good. The animatronics on this ride was second to none, and I was very impressed! There was about a 20-minute wait which was quicker than advertised.
It was lunchtime already; I had such a fun morning that it just whizzed by. By this point, most of the eateries were full, so I just stopped by a place in adventure land and got loaded with chicken strips and chilli cheese chips. This was really nice, but again the portions were huge! I can’t get used to this!
Since I was already in Adventure Land, I decided to go on the Little Mermaid ride, Under the Sea. This was another animatronics show which great music and effects throughout the ride. I was very impressed.
Moving onto Fairytail Land, I went on the Winne the Pooh ride, which was a great little fun ride telling a story from Winnie the Pooh; it was engaging and fun! My mum will love this ride when we go in September; I have to make sure I take her!
While there, I went on the It’s a Small World Afterall ride, a fun little boat ride showcasing the world and different versions of the song “It’s a Small World Afterall”. However, the music dragged on as animatronics sang the same song repeatedly and in other languages. It was an ok ride, though!
Finally, I ended my day by watching the Parade going down Magic Kingdom; this one was based on Fantasy Land and was a good and emotional show. It put a smile on my face. What a fantastic day!
There were a few rides I didn’t get the chance to ride due to long queues all the time; these were Peter Pan’s Flight, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. The queue time on all these rides was 70 minutes plus, no matter when I checked it!! I will have to try to get on these when Mum and I go in September!
So that’s it for my day! Sorry for the long blog. I had a blast today and a smile on my face the whole time. I made memories of this day that will stick with me for a long time. I can’t believe I have finally managed to go to Disney World! Tomorrow, I am off to EPCOT; this place isn’t typically ride heavy, so the blog will be shorter tomorrow but still join me tomorrow to see what I get up to! Thanks for reading!
