Even though rain was in the forecast, about a week before our departure we decided to add Saturday, May 19th as a park day. We have never gone to a park on our true check-in day, we usually hang out at the resort and swim, but since we had already added Friday night to our stay, we decided to start our trip with a day at the Magic Kingdom. Fast passes were somewhat limited but there are so many rides to choose from that we didn't have any trouble finding three that we had not previously booked for our other two Magic Kingdom days.
Knowing weather was going to be a factor, we decided to treat this as kind of a bonus day. We came up with a plan, kept our expectations somewhat low and went with the flow.
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We loaded the car before taking Disney transportation to Magic Kingdom. We could have had our luggage transferred from Art of Animation to Pop Century but it seemed easier to just pack up the car before heading out for the day.
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I took notes again this year so I could keep track of our comings and goings (and to use as a mini trip report).
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Getting Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom cards was a priority. We also started a new game.
Living dangerously :)
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair...
It was our first time to see the princesses at the Princess Fairytale Hall
Lilly loves the Country Bears :)
Best day ever!
At least one of us was having fun. Thankfully we brought flip flops with us so we could change shoes when the rain came.
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My heart sank when I got this text because I knew there were still some unrefurbished rooms in the 50's section and we definitely wanted a refurbished room.
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Once we had had enough of the rain, Ellen and I took a bus to Pop Century to check out our room. Meanwhile, Phillip and Lilly took a bus to Art of Animation to get our car and drive over to Pop.
After Ellen and I confirmed that our room was not refurbished (devastation, tears), I called Phillip (he and Lilly were almost to the resort). He talked to a cast member at the front desk and got us switched to a room in the 80's section. Crisis averted! We unloaded the car and then ate dinner at our resort (a reoccurring theme on this trip).
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
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Next Up: Animal Kingdom and More Rain!
