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Cinderella's castle
at the Magic Kingdom |
After Epcot on our first day at Disney on Sat. Feb. 15, we took a boat--or was it the monorail?--back to the Magic Kingdom. I was holding myself together since I still had something of a cold, but I managed to hold on until the park closed late that night at 11PM. We arrived at the Magic Kingdom just as the fireworks were going off at around 8PM when the park usually closes. Main Street was crowded with people holding up their I-phones and blocking our view. About 15 minutes into the display it occurred to me we could get on the more popular rides now. This leads us to Helpful WDW Hint #3--Try for as many rides as possible during the fireworks because everyone will be watching them instead of standing in lines. The nearest popular ride was the People Mover in Tomorrowland, so I started running there and my brother Jonathan followed. Sure enough, there was not much of line and we got right on. Too bad it was not much of ride either. Basically, it was a tour of the attractions in Tomorrowland.
After dinner at the Jungle Navigation Skipper Company, which was outfitted like a colonial jungle outpost, we had
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Helpful WDW Hint #3: Get on popular rides
while everyone else is looking at the fireworks |
about an hour left. Peter Pan's Flight was supposed to be an exciting ride and the line didn't look too bad. Big mistake! As we suffocated in the Darlings' nursery, people were exiting, claiming there was a mechanical malfunction. The line finally started moving again and we boarded miniature pirate ships for a recreation of the JM Barrie fantasy. The ride was strikingly similar to ET at Universal where you seem to be flying over tiny sets. The most exciting part was when the ship rolled into the Darling nursery set and the track seemed to stop, but then I realized there was a track overhead and we really felt like flying.
After that interminable wait for a mediocre ride, there were about ten minutes left before the park closed at 11PM. Now was the time for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Helpful Hint #4--get online for the most popular ride just before the park closes its gates. That's because if you are on line when the park shutters, they let you get on the ride. We pulled that trick three times and got on rides that had two-hour waits during the day. The big feature of this roller-coaster is the cars wobble from side to side as you rocket along. It's was fun, not terribly scary, and a fitting end to our first loooong day at Disney.
Day One (Part Two) Magic Kingdom
Fireworks
People Mover
Dinner at the Jungle Navigation Skipper
Peter Pan's Flight
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
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