Wow what a first day. The weather was gorgeous and being back in Magic Kingdom was absolutely, well... Magical lol.
I had forgotten just how amazing Magic Kingdom was. So after a breakfast at Ihop, we got the ferry over to Magic Kingdom. For me it is the only way to start it off. I love passing the Polynesian and Grand Floridian and watching as the Castle gets closer. I felt really very emotional going back to Disney, I knew it was going to catch me but it hit more than I thought it would.
We had already decided we wanted Memory Maker and Magic Bands so we went to find out how to get that sorted. Then it was time to just have some chill time and dander around to see what was different and see what rides had short lines. We had fast passes for the evening as we hadn't been able to get on early enough for earlier times. It was such a gorgeous day and walking round the park just felt like being home!! We hadn't done Philarmagic in quite a few years so was really fun getting to see that again. I had forgotten how funny it was. We had never done Buzz Lightyears ride either, boy was that good craic. I am rubbish at those games but was actually doing ok with that one until my wrist decided the movement was too much lol. But was a laugh anyway. Space Mountain was so much fun, faster than I remembered though.
We actually stood around to watch a street Parade, cannot think what it is called right now, it was some type of street party with lots of characters dancing. I will have to look that up, but it was good to finally stand and chill and watch a parade which we never do. Think we will definitely be taking in more of those parades this time, we haven't really done that a lot before, but it really is so enjoyable to just enjoy the fun.
As normal we headed home for a while in the afternoon and had a dip in the pool to cool off. Gotta love a cool refreshing swim in the pool. Shame I nearly killed myself getting in the jacuzzi, lost my balance, thank goodness I had my hubby there to catch me or I would have hit my head on the side. Doh!! Trust me to try and knock myself out lol. But I am grand, one or two bruises but nothing that won't heal up soon lol.
We head back to the park later for the night shows and to do our fast passed rides, I am still not sure about the idea of the fast pass plus and having to plan everything so much in advance. It really feels like it takes a lot of magic away planning every single day 30 days in advance.
Anyway we grabbed a hot dog and soda at Caseys Corner, yum yum! Of course washed down with Orange Fanta, real orange not the watered down rubbish from the UK lol. I have a real hate for how rubbish it is back home, so normally drink club orange back home, keeping fanta for here. We had a we stroll around the park just taking it all in then went and found a spot close to the castle for the parade and wishes. I have to be honest I really am not a fan of Main Street Electric Parade, it is not a patch on Spectromagic, but I know that they have to change things up every so often but the Electric Parade music is so annoying and repetitive that it is hard to enjoy it!
The new part that comes on before wishes is absolutely amazing!! Celebrate the Magic it is called. Breathtaking, I actually teared up again lol. A lot of tearing up today. Wishes of course was just out of this world. You cannot even describe to anyone what it is like as you cannot explain how magical it is. After Wishes we walked over to do Seven Dwarves Mine Train. Absolutely loved it. Amazing how smooth the new rides are, definitely so much fun. Want to do that again :-)
So we got home and were able to check out our photos from throughout the day. Memory Maker is already worth every penny and it is only day 1.
Tomorrow we are off to Holywood Studios. So time for sleep. Looking forward to more IHOP in the morning. What is your favourite place for breakfast? We just adore IHOP and always go to the same one every single year, out on 192. :-)
Good night all. xxx
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