April 18 to 24 - Live Trip Report

[kaetra]

Bought this puzzle at belles gift shop

 

[kaetra]

Weather now, 85 sunny, about 60% humidity so its burned off. Hot in the sun but really a gorgeous day!

 

[kaetra]

Standing on Main st getting ready to watch parade. Not a great spot but better than nothing

 

[kaetra]

Parade ran late, just finished. AMAZING!!!!

 

[kaetra]

Crisis averted!
DD left her purse, with her iPhone in it, at Tommorrowland lemonade stand. We didn't realize it until after the parade. DH used the find my phone app to pinpoint its location. We ran to it and found it on the tomortowkand terrace planter, exactly where she had left it 40 minutes before. Unbelievable
I can believe no one stole it! Very lucky indeed!

We're sitting in Presidents foyer resting feet and destressing now. Next we're going to use our Splash FP, and a little splash is gonna be great! We pretty hot right now!

 

[kaetra]

Splash was perfect, zero wait with FP. Went to FP kiosk and got Ariel and Dumbo.
Going yo finish last Sorc mission near Country Bears then head up to Fantasyland to use our extra FPs

Still sunny and warm. Need to start thinking about dinner soon

 

[kaetra]

FP kiosk lines are getting longer as it gets later in the day. They really need more kiosks.
Using your fingernail to tap is much more responsive than finger pad.

 

[kaetra]

Detour for a root beer at Diamond Horseshoe

 

[megveg]

Detour for a root beer at Diamond Horseshoe

if you see the dumbo statue in the hub, tweet me a pic please @megveg !!

 

[kaetra]

Finished Ariel and Dumbo, DD loved dunno but wouldn't admit it lil
Got wet at the spray park. Looking for food now, maybe leaving park. We bushes.

 

[kaetra]

Taking train to Main street and then monorail to Contempo. Will eat at Contempo. My secret plan is to get them rested at Contempo then back to the park for nighttime fun. Am I cruel??

 

[Gracefulskinny]

Taking train to Main street and then monorail to Contempo. Will eat at Contempo. My secret plan is to get them rested at Contempo then back to the park for nighttime fun. Am I cruel??

Nope sounds like a great idea. Good luck!

 

[kaetra]

Dinner at Contempo Cafe - mahi sandwich, pulled pork flatbread, kids turkey sandwich and dirt cupcake. Yum!

My feet hurt. I dunno if ill make it myself lol! It has been a big day! I guess we'll pick the car up from valet and head home to Pop.

If I had a bucket if ice water to soak my feet... Maybe hehe

 

[kaetra]

if you see the dumbo statue in the hub, tweet me a pic please @megveg !!

Sorry I missed your request we're headed back to MK Thursday and ill remember then

 

[kaetra]

Back at pop now, completely exhausted. Feet are cramped up beyond painful!

We were at the park from 8:20 am to 6:44pm. Walking app logged us at 13 miles today!

Ride totals for the day BTM 5x, Splash 2x, Space Mt x2, HM 1x, Buzz 2x, Ariel 1x, Dumbo 1x, SDMT 2x, PP 1x, Ppl Mover 1x, Pirates x2. DD did 2 complete Sorcerers missions and we saw the entire parade. NOT BAD! We never waited for more than 15 minutes for anything other than 25 minutes for Space Mt. Everything else was walk on rope drop or FastPass.

I must say SDMT Was a HUGE letdown. I am ditching my FP for it on Thursday for something better. It's sort of fun and the jewels are pretty, but it's just too short. Twice was enough for all of us. The kid didn't even want to go at all the second time.

I'm going over my plans for the next 2 days and trying to configure "night modes" so we go to the parks later and enjoy the evening lights and fireworks for a change of pace.

Nite nite. See you tomorrow!

 

[Mickey&Mouse]

I'm really enjoying your live trip report! It sounds like you got a lot in today, too!

 

[sharona]

Wow you guys rocked today!!! That was some commando level touring, rope drop and FP utilization. Sweet. Hope you're sleeping in tomorrow.

You valet parked at CR? That's my plan for this Friday. We have a 8:20 ADR at CP with the park opening at 9. Sounds like your arrival was timed just right. Any thing we need to know about getting to the CR or valet?

 

[kaetra]

Wow you guys rocked today!!! That was some commando level touring, rope drop and FP utilization. Sweet. Hope you're sleeping in tomorrow.

You valet parked at CR? That's my plan for this Friday. We have a 8:20 ADR at CP with the park opening at 9. Sounds like your arrival was timed just right. Any thing we need to know about getting to the CR or valet?

I'm awake already hehe, but so far the plan is to have a restful morning today.

Valet at CR is the way to go girlfriend! The signs to get there are clearly marked. You will need to stop at the CR gate, show a photo ID and let the gatemaster know you are there to Valet park and for what purpose. We told her "breakfast at Magic Kingdom". She said thanks and let is through. Valet parking is to the right of the gate, directly in front of the CR main entrance. There is a Valet stand. Pull up, a Valet comes to your car and gives you a ticket. You pay when you pick up your car later. It was the best $20 I've ever spent. We tipped $4 when we picked up. I hope that was ok, first time for us.

DH had put his backpack in the trunk, and forgot to retrieve it when we dropped off the car. He realized it within about 2 minutes and ran back, but it was too late, the car had already been whisked away. So we went without the SLR camera yesterday. Not a big deal. But the Valet process moves so quickly it could be easy to forget items when you get out of the car if they aren't in your hands or in your line of sight.

 

[sharona]

Great tips, thanks.

 

[kaetra]

It's 9:14 am and I'm still in the room at Pop. Hubs and DD went to the arcade. I'm letting mouse keeping into the room today, so of course I need to clean it first. I only suffer from this OCD issue at hotels thankfully. It drives hubs bananas.

We're going to Epcot today. I decided after our long day yesterday that we better start late if we're going to make it all the way to Illuminations. So, I hope to get to park around noon. I burned the throwaway FP on turtle talk by scheduling it at 9:30 am. The other two FP, SE and Soarin are for early afternoon. I hope I can get SDFP for TT. Keeping fingers crossed.

We'll lunch in WS and snack around F&G items. Must get more of that purple lemonade! I also want perfume from Norway. Kid ate food in room for breakfast but hubs and I are saving appetite for WS. We have no ADRs today.

Weather looks hot but good. Should be a great day! Let's see if we can take advantage of the FP+ benefit of arriving at the parks later. I already expect a slower pace, and it should be fine.