Walt Disney World–Part 2 (Magic Kingdom)

Of course I was ridiculously excited about going to the Magic Kingdom.  I was nervous about the crowds, as it was Memorial Day Weekend.  I’m just glad that Linda is as willing to be as Disney Crazy (scientific term) as I need her to be.

I made it! I’ll admit it . . . I cried when I got there.  It has been a dream of mine to make it to WDW and I finally did.

But you know what was the most bizarre thing about the Magic Kingdom on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend? That it wasn’t busy. Seriously.  As we walked around, the crowds weren’t very crowded and between fast pass and good ol’ fashioned First-Time-to-Disneyworld-good-karma, we never waited for anything longer than 15 minutes. Seriously.

We walked onto Aladdin’s Magic Carpet Ride:

(isn’t she cute?!?!)

And me, with my Bangs of Fury. (I don’t know if Todd will ever forgive me.)

Fast Pass-ed Peter Pan’s Flight. (Disneyland, take a hint.)

It was interesting to note the differences between CA and FL.  I couldn’t help it, since Disneyland is such an engrained part of my life.  Cinderella’s Castle is way more impressive in size, as it does not have height restrictions like Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in CA.  But It’s a Small World in FL? It made me really sad. Like, heart-breakingly sad.

As we are both trying to be a bit healthier on the eating side, we decided that we’d really only eat one big meal a day and keep the others on the smaller side, sharing when we could.  So we shared nachos at the Tortuga Tavern which was the perfect amount.

They are adding a whole new section to Fantasyland which will include more of the newer classics like Beauty and the Beast and the Little Mermaid.  It will open in 2012.  Can’t believe I’m missing it! But here is the construction on the Beast’s Castle.

And me, sad that I’ll miss the Beauty and the Beast ride.  My favorite Disney movie ever.

 

My MIL is the most awesome ever.  What I like is to see the shock on someone’s face when I would tell them that I was going to WDW with my MIL. No husband. No kid. But because I adore her and she is so much fun.

“You really get along with her?”

“Yes. I really do.”

“And it’s just the two of you.”

“Yup. I can’t wait!”

“Let the Memories Begin?” Done and done.

We did everything we wanted to do, then headed back to the hotel for dinner.  We ate overlooking the pool.  The early evening was beautiful and the food was delish.

House made BBQ chips with blue cheese and bacon dip. Seriously. Epic.

Margarita and Martini.

We headed to bed early as we wanted to be at Epcot when it opened!