Wednesday,
March 13th, 2024
After waking up and getting ready, we were off to Disney's Magic
Kingdom for another day of fun! We began by wandering through the
shops along Main Street, U.S.A. Jayden found a ring from Uptown
Jewelers, and Drew found an Annual Passholder glass that he
wanted for the frat house at school as well. We ended up near the
Spring Roll Snack Cart in Adventureland after shopping, and
since the line wasn't too long, we decided to grab a snack. We opted
for the pepperoni and cheese spring rollls today, and after picking
them up we decided to find a spot to settle in and enjoy our snacks
as well as the lunches that we packed for the day. We ended up
finding a spot to eat near Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe in
Liberty Square that was somewhat shaded, so that was where to
settled in to eat. After lunch we headed back towards
Adventureland, this time to take in the Swiss Family Treehouse,
which we haven't been through in a long time. I enjoyed the views
from the top, but this probably something that needs to be updated
in some way. Since we were in Adventureland already, we also took in
the Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room show, which is another
show we haven't watched for a while.
After watching the tiki birds, we headed over to Fantasyland to
utilize Steve's DAS pass on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
While we waited in the extremely long "Lightning Lane", Tara headed
over to Storybook Treats to get a sundae that Jayden had been
wanting to try, the Rapunzel Sundae, which was shortcake with wild
berry soft-serve and DOLE Whip® Lemon topped with berry compote and
sugar flowers. This sundae went over very well, and Jay would
definitely get it again. We finally got to enjoy the mine train,
which is still one of our favorites, even if it is shorter than we'd
like. While we were still in Fantasyland, we decided to cool down
inside the Mickey's PhilHarmagic theater. Not all of us had
seen the new(ish) addition of the scene from Coco, so it was a good
opportunity to catch up.
Our next stop was back in Adventureland, at Aloha Isle, so get
Drew a DOLE Whip® treat. A few others enjoyed the soft serve as well
while we were here.
After filling up on ice cream, we headed back to Frontierland to
hop on of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We enjoyed the ride,
and took some PhotoPass pictures here as well.
At this point, some of us were feeling pretty under the weather.
While Drew seemed to be on the rebound from whatever he brought down
with him, Jayden and I (to a lesser extent, thankfully) were now
feeling the effects of it. We decided to call it a day in the park,
though we did make one additional stop before heading back to the
condo. You can see what that was below... |
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Disney's Magic Kingdom
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A look at the Walt Disney World Railroad before entering the
park.
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Cinderella Castle as seen from Main Street, U.S.A.
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A variety of characters on stage during a show in front of
Cinderella Castle.
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For the first time in a long time, we toured the Swiss Family
Treehouse. Here are some of the views...
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I spotted this turtle "carved" into the cement work in
Adventureland.
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We also took in the Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room
show today...
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A look at the progress being made on Tiana's Bayou Adventure
in Frontierland...
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Looking up at the Liberty Tree in Liberty Square...
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A Omnibus spotted near the entrance of the park on Main Street,
U.S.A.
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After leaving Disney's Magic Kingdom, we decided to make a stop
at Disney's Contemporary Resort to check out their annual Easter Egg
display. Although not as large or impressive as the one at Disney's
Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, it was impressive nonetheless! |
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Disney's Contemporary Resort
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Like the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney's Contemporary
Resort was hosting a chocolate Easter
egg display. Here are some of our favorites...
A basket.
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The Lion King.
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A bunny.
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A beehive.
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Vanellope von Schweetz from Wreck-It Ralph.
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Mr. Potato Head.
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A Little Mermaid themed egg.
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EVE and WALL-E from the WALL-E movie...
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...including the plant in the boot inside EVE.
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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
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The cockroach from WALL-E.
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A scene from the movie Up.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea... I think?
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Drew wanted to spend more time taking advantage of the various
PhotoPass opportunities around the park during this trip, and I have
decided to post those photos here at the end of my pictures.
Here are a few that we were able to take advantage of today for you to enjoy! |
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Tara and Steven on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
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Tara, Steve, Grandpa Gary, Rodney, Drew, and Jayden on the
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
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Another shot of Tara and Steve on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
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Another shot of Grandpa Gary, Rodney, Drew, and Jayden on the
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
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Tara, Drew, Rodney, and Steven in front of Big Thunder
Mountain Railroad...
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