Magic Kingdom - October 1

Another early morning, this time we made Josie drink some milk and got Annabelle a cinnamon roll to prevent any pre-mature meltdowns. When we arrived at the park we made our way to Frontierland to ride Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain. We took a wrong turn and ended up at the Haunted Mansion so we went there first. The girls weren't too impressed given the thrills they were used to at the Hollywood Studios. We were able to get on Splash and Big Thunder without any wait as well. The girls could've ridden just those two all day but we told them to check out then rest of the park before it got too crowded and that we'd be there until midnight so there'd be plenty of time for them to do so.

After Frontierland we wandered into Adventureland to ride Pirates and the Jungle Cruise. While wandering around there we decided to stop at the Enchanted Tiki Room where Josie thought it would be a great place to get moody. I think she likes to see just how high our blood pressure can get and just when we get to the point where steam is about to come out of our ears she starts to smile and act like nothing is wrong except now Nate and I are so angry that we sart bickering with each other. After the "Tiki Tiki Tiki Room" song and the party atmosphere hit we mellowed out again. It's so frustrating though and I think the next time I go to WDW, I'm going by myself.

Next we went to Fantasyland and got out first fastpass of the day to Peter Pan's Flight as there was a 40 minute wait for that. What's so popular about that ride? We're not sure but we really enjoyed it. Most of the other attractions in Fantasyland were pretty open so we went on those.

Next stop was Toon Town. Now we know where all the families went! It was jammed packed with children and strollers. We went to see if we could meet some princesses and fairies but the wait time was 90 minutes! Ouch! We did tour Mickey and Minnie's homes and got our pics taken with them. They were very friendly and took there time with us.

Now it was time to eat lunch at the Crystal Palace with Pooh Bear. We checked in and waited......waited.......waited......for an hour! By this time we were hot and starving. Thankfully we sat on bench and had a great view of the castle which had a show going on so we watched that. We had a good lunch and the characters were a lot of fun. Annabelle was a little disappointed that there wasn't any Boston Cream pie despite it being advertised on the menu.

After lunch we got our wristbands and hightailed it back to the room to change into Halloween attire. We also were able to sneak in a 30 minute power nap.

Arrived back at the Magic Kingdom at 7 pm just in time for the party to start. The entrance was very neat with special lighting effects and fog rolling out. I told everyone to just stand there and take it in for a moment.

All the cast members were in a party mood and the music fit the atmosphere. Since we didn't get into Tomorrowland during the morning we walked over there first. We got onto all of the attractions there with no wait time at all, then we went to the trick or treat spot and watched Goofy, Stitch and Pluto dance around at the dance party. Very fun! We soon got hungry and ate hamburgers at Cosmic Rays. Right after dinner the fireworks were ready to start. We had a great view of the front of the castle. The HallowWishes fireworks show was amazing!!! I even got a little teary eyed it was so good.

After fireworks we ran back to Splash and Thunder Mountain and again ran right onto the ride. It was so empty that when we were done they asked if we wanted to go again. We really like Splash Mountain but it is a pretty long ride so we declined the offer. We soon realized that the 'Boo to You' Halloween parade was ready to begin not far from where we were so we found a great spot in Frontierland and waited for the fun. Some spooky music started and we soon heard the clippity clopping of the Headless Horseman. The parade soon followed and we loved every bit of it. Since we were right on the street almost all of the characters on our side would wave at the girls. After the parade we walked onto several more attractions, the last one of the night being Aladdin's Magic Carpet. While the girls were on that I went to Aloha Isle and grabbed my first pineapple Dole Whip. Very tasty! We didn't see everything that was happening at the Halloween party and didn't met any characters even though there were a ton around the park. The lines were so long for them though.

After the party wrapped up and the crowds were leaving the park we sat on the benches in fron of the castle and just enjoyed the moment. Arrived back at the hotel at 1 am. We decide to call tomorrow a sleep in/ do laundry morning as there is no way we will be able to function.

ATTRACTIONS
Swiss Family Treehouse
Magic Carpets of Alladin X 2
Enchanted Tiki Room
Jungle Cruise
Pirates of the Caribbean
Splash Mountain X 2
Big Thunder Mountain X 2 - More fun in the dark
Hall of Presidents - We got in and sat down then they had technical difficulties so we had to exit
Haunted Mansion
It's A Small World - Kids didn't want to go on it but then loved it
Peter Pan's Flight
Mickey's PhilharMagic - Favorite 3D attraction
Dream Along with Mickey Stage Show
Snow White's Scary Ride
Cinderella's Carrousel
Adventure's of Winnie the Pooh X 2
Mad Tea Party
Mickey and Minnie' Country Houses
Donald's Boat water play area - Kids got soaked
Barnstormer
Tomorrowland Speedway
Astro Orbiter - for me scarier than Tower of Terror
Tomorrowland Transit Authority - nice leisurely ride through tomorrowland...it even broke down for a few minutes while we were on it
Space Ranger Spin
Monsters Inc Laugh Floor

WHAT I LEARNED
Mickey throws the best Halloween Parties!!!

INJURIES
We're doing better!