A Day at Magic Kingdom

Our first destination in Walt Disney World was the infamous Magic Kingdom theme park! Journey with me through the lands of the park as I detail our day through pictures, ride descriptions and of course some park eats thrown in for good measure. 

Takin' a walk down Main Street, USA. 

{Tomorrowland}

Must ride: Space Mountain - an indoor roller coaster through the dark atmosphere.

If there's time to kill: Tomorrowland Transit Authority and Carousel of Progress 

Skip: Stitch's Great Escape. This dark interactive alien experience was not exciting and slightly odd to be quite honest.

Must Ride: Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. In this interactive adventure inspired by Toy Story 2, you compete against a partner for high score bragging rights!

Eat at: Tomorrowland Terrace: However, apparently, it is only open seasonally. We tried to get food here before discovering it was closed.

Eat at: The Lunching Pad. These centrally located outdoor windows serve a small selection of grub which includes: specialty hot dogs, pretzels, frozen Coca-Cola's and fountain drinks. We got a Taco Hot Dog and a Philly Cheese Steak Hot Dog. 

{Fantasyland}

Must See: Mickey's PhilharMagic - a Disney movie soundtrack based 3D Movie.

Snack on: Churos!!

Must Ride: It's a Small World - a musical indoor voyage set to the theme song on repeat.

Must Ride: Snow White's Scary Adventure - a journey inside through the dark.

Well, it is a must ride if your a 33 year old adorning Mickey ears.

The lines in Fantasyland were super long during the day so we actually hit up other lands and came back later on in the evening for dinner and to ride Snow White and It's a Small World.

Eat at: The Pinocchio Village Haus

You have a plethora of options here!

Adam and I shared a Cheese Pizza Combo which came with a side ceasar salad as well as a Chicken Nugget Basket which came with a side of french fries. I drank a hot chocolate. (It was chilly out!)

{Liberty Square}

Must Ride: Haunted Mansion - a journey through the dark with happy haunts.

Must See: Hall of Presidents

At least, it is a must see if you have time to kill while waiting for a Fast Pass ride and are a huge history buff! House of Presidents is a re-imagined audio animatronics show, now featuring President Barak Obama!

{Frontierland}

Must ride: Splash Mountain - Plunge 5 stories into Brer Rabbit's briar bush.

If you're in the front seat (which Adam and I were) you're taking a bath.

Must ride: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - a runaway train coaster. Pictured below is the the crew in the Fast Pass line to avoid the 50 minute wait!

{Adventureland}

If there's time: Pirates of the Caribbean - join captain Jack Sparrow as you sail through the Spanish main. Arrg matey's.

The ride prefaces are merely opinions of myself and other members of my party. The list is not inclusive of all the rides and attractions offered but is a complete list of our day! Wouldn't you know, this was the first sober day of the trip! Not a drop of alcohol was consumed as Magic Kingdom is a dry park.

{Cinderella's Castle} is the central point in the Kingdom.

We stuck around for The Electrical Parade, which runs throughout the streets of the park beginning at 9:00 pm.

The parade features Disney movie characters on elaborately designed light up floats.

Cinderella was chased by Prince Charming

Captain Hook and Peter Pan battled it out in a sword fight and The Seven Dwarfs floated on though.

Alice-n-Wonderland and the Cheshire Cat were next, followed by some of the wonderland creatures.
After the parade ended we retreated back to Main Street USA for the biggest most awe inspiring event ever to grace the Magic Kingdom skies.

WISHES.

Narrated by Pinocchio's Jiminy Cricket, a dazzling fireworks show over Cinderella's Castle reminds you that dreams and wishes do come true.

There's no place on earth quite like it. 

Be sure to check out Not All Who Wander Are Lost where my partner in crime depicts the rides and our day in more detail! You can look forward to Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios park recaps from us both in the days to come!