Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Day 5 – Magic Kingdom (via Epcot), Whispering Canyon and meeting Em Thursday 30th November Now being quite tired, we let nature wake us up instead of Stitch. We were glad we did as we woke up to a wonderful animal experience. As we drew open the curtains, there right in front of us stood four giraffes, two zebra, four gazelles, four ankole cattle, and four Tommies. AMAZING. Breakfast at Mara was excellent – Breakfast Burritos, Mickey Waffles, Breakfast platters – eggs, bacon, potatoes, and a biscuit. We also enjoyed grapes, cinnamon rolls, and cherry danishes (didn’t like the Zebra Domes the day before – too rich). Getting bored waiting for the bus to the MK; we boarded the bus to Epcot. We checked to see if Spaceship Earth was up – the queue was short and we hopped on. It was wonderful as always (despite stopping 3 times) and it was one of Mikey’s favourites. Like father, like son. Onto the monorail and into the Magic Kingdom, then straight on to Fantasyland. We thoroughly enjoyed Philharmagic, and then It’s a Small World (Sarah and Barbara were disappointed as it’s poor compared to Paris – but the kids loved it). Jessie had her first carousel ride while perched astride a fine steed and it was magic. Then we enjoyed Winnie the Pooh (kids adored this one) shaking our heads at the new playground, we rode Snow White (a real waste compared to Paris and Anaheim). And then a couple of spins on the Tea Cups – Mikey’s favourite (and one of daddy’s). Jessica adored her first spin. Man, this family is so made for each other! We left the Magic Kingdom and waited for the ferry to Wilderness Lodge. Cast member Tim entertained us as we waited by running a Disney trivia competition. Dave felt suitably challenged, but it led to great conversations on the ferry with a school teaching couple. Arriving at the Wilderness Lodge, we fell in love all over again (did we say we loved Peter Dominic’s work). We had really been looking forward to Whispering Canyon, and it didn’t disappoint from playing with Lincoln Logs while waiting to the great Apple Cobbler. Rootbeer and all you can eat BBQ, how can you go wrong?! BJ or Bob the Kid was our server and we were in the Sequoia section (perfect as that is Mikey’s middle name, and Dave grew up near Sequoia National Park). Bob threw our straws and napkins on the table. Then as Dave had two rootbeers and asked for a third, BJ brought out a gallon jar of rootbeer with a long straw for Dave – warning everyone about his coke problem and not to get too near in the swimming pool. The food was great, and Mikey loved taking part in the Pony Express race. Bob told jokes and a bedtime story. It was a wonderful evening. After dinner, it was into the Mercantile for a little shopping and meeting Em! It was great to finally meet after all these years. We chewed the fat probably for too long for Em’s good – she was working after all. But it was wonderful to finally meet. Getting back was not fun though. A bus to downtown Disney and then AKL took nearly 2 hours with 2 sleeping kids. Not fun at all. In the same time frame for 1 AKL bus at DTD, 3 Coronado Springs buses went past. The buses kept getting worse until finally we found out later that the mini bus cabs have car seats. Wish we knew that sooner. Bed for midnight (still feeling like 5 am).
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Indeed it was a very good day. But it felt strange to do so little in the MK. Thankfully, we had a couple more days there.
