Can We Ride Something Already?
We never made it to Magic Kingdom’s rope drop on our first trip and I wanted to see the opening show this time around. It didn’t happen. Once again we waited about forty minutes for a bus to Magic Kingdom. We walked up in time to see the train full of characters pull away from the station. I don’t know if Disney’s bus service has gone downhill, if it is a characteristic of staying at The Boardwalk, or if we were just really lucky on our first trip. I was seriously getting frustrated!
We hopped on the next steam train (with the sexiest conductor ever!) and rode to Fantasyland Station. My husband decides that a cigarette is more important than making good use of early morning park time. Why did I marry a smoker? So frustrating! And then Madilyn must use the bathroom. Really? It’s now 9:30 and I’ve ridden the train around the park, inhaled second-hand smoke, and used a bathroom!
My husband and daughter then decide that we should get something to eat. I’m trying really hard to go with the flow, but I really just want to ride something, anything, at this point! We head to Gaston’s tavern and order two cinnamon rolls with snack credits (Maddy and I shared because they are big!). We had filled up our mugs before leaving our resort so we didn’t have to order drinks. These cinnamon rolls were fine, but not nearly as good as the ones from Main Street Bakery before it became Starbucks.
$378.72 - $8.96 = $369.76
I enjoyed listening to Gaston’s song, but I bet it gets really old for the cast members who work there! I snapped a picture of Maddy in Gaston’s chair. The theming in this place is so cool!
I also got one of the fountain out front. We did see Gaston out meeting guests, but the line was already long and I was still itching to ride something!
My husband, however was itching for another cigarette. I grumpily followed him back to the smoke area near Fantasyland Station. Once we got there I actually enjoyed watching the steam train, but my husband doesn’t have to know I said that! Madilyn had fun waving at all the passengers on the train.
Finally, we get in line for The Barnstormer. Madilyn loves Goofy and this was the very first roller coaster she ever got on so she really likes this one. We stood in line for about ten minutes before we were able to get on. I just wish this were a longer ride!
Next we headed for Journey of the Little Mermaid. I think we walked through about a half a mile of roped off line before getting right on the ride. It had a thirty minute posted wait time, but there was literally no one in front of us. We could definitely tell how new this attraction is. We liked it a lot!
We went “next door” to meet everyone’s favorite Mermaid. The posted wait time here was fifteen minutes and that was a little more accurate.
We had a FP+ for Haunted Mansion that was good from 10:00-11:00 and we were now inside our window so we headed over there.
I snapped a few photos of the Tangled/Fanciest Restroom Ever area.
For some reason my husband’s band wouldn’t make the FP scanner “go green”. The cast member said that he was supposed to be meeting Cinderella and Rapunzel right then. We all had a FP+ to meet them later in the day, but I don’t really know what was going on here. She let him through with us, but the wait wouldn’t have been too bad even without FP. This was the only glitch we ran into with our Magic Bands during our week long trip.
I liked that we were able to all ride together. This is a favorite of my entire family, but I had only ever ridden with my cousin so it was nice to experience with my husband and kiddo.
It’s a Small World only had a ten minute wait posted. My husband says that this ride is torture, but Maddy and I enjoy it