Day Two

Daddy got up early and picked up the rental car. We didn't need it because if you stay at a Disney resort they transport you around on buses, monorails, and boats for free. But we were planning to go to Cocoa Beach on Friday so we went ahead and got one with our package.

We then hopped our first shuttle bus. They run every 15 minutes and we missed every single bus each way all week by about 30 seconds except for our very last bus on Saturday.

We got to the Magic Kingdom by opening time. At some of the rides you have two options. Stand in line or get a Fastpass and come back at a certain time frame (one hour window) and go thru a special line and get right to the front with hardly any wait. We went straight to Space Mountain and got a Fastpass.

Then we went and ride the Indy Speedway race cars which was fun. Then we rode the Buzz Lightyear Spin two times in a row. That was a blast! We all loved it. Then we rode the Astro Orbiter and then it was time for Space Mountain. Space Mountain was probably our second favorite ride all week.

[Oh yeah-David & Tina had been to Disney before but it was the first time for the boys.]

Then we went and saw/rode Stitch's Great Escape. Started out horrible and then ended up mildly entertaining.

We then got a Fastpass for Splash Mountain and had lunch at Pecos Bills.

OK-Disney's Dining Plan is great. You have a certain number of credits that you can use and not have to pay any money for food during your trip because it is prepaid and saves you about 40%. You get a "Quick Service Meal" each day where you stand in line and get your food then sit down and eat, and a "Table Service Meal" where it is more like a regular restaurant. You also can have snacks included which we did and mainly used just to get water. If you go in the plan you will seriously have access to more food than you can physically eat.

The gripe I have with the plan is that the Quick Service places like Pecos Bills' have great food but horrendous service and lines. Very very very frustrating and stressful.

We then went and rode Thunder Mountain. Chase got to ride it two times in a row because we did a Rider Switch since Reagan didn't want to ride it. It was really good.

Then we went and rode Splash Mountain. Chase rode twice due to Rider Switch (RS). It was ok. Sometimes the best feature of the ride is that you get to sit down for a while in a cool place. This was the case with Splash Mtn.

About this time of the afternoon it started raining off and on all day.

We then went and rode the Aladdin Magic Carpet ride, then Pirates of the Caribbean. Then back to the Magic Carpet ride then it was time for dinner.

We did a table service meal at Crystal Palace. It is a Character Dinner and buffet. A Character meal is where there are certain Disney characters who come around to each table for pictures and autographs.

Even though we had reservations we got in about 20 minutes late. The food was really good though. We go to meet Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet. Pooh was there but we were ready to leave by then and the kids didn't really care.

We then rode the Tea Cups which was great. We spun it so fast Tina almost threw up. we then rode Dumbo. The kids and Tina then did the Swiss Family Robinson thing while dad rested his feet. It started to pour rain about this time.

We had done about all we wanted to and knew we were going to have a short day on Saturday at MGM so we decided to take advantage of the Extra Magic Hours at MGM.

We hopped a tram to MGM. It was closing time at the park except for those staying at Disney Resorts and it was pouring rain so people were leaving the park in droves.

We were able to go do Star Tours, the 3D Muppet Show, the Great Movie Ride, and the Rockin' Roller Coaster with virtually no lines at all.

Star Tours was pretty cool. The Muppets and the Movie Ride were ok. The best thing was that they were inside out of the rain.

The highlight of all was the Aerosmith Rockin' Roller Coaster. This ride really does rock!!! It was our favorite all week! Daddy even got an Aerosmith Rockin Roller Coaster t-shirt.

Then we headed for the hotel. We went from 9 am to Midnight on Day One. We were so unbelievably tired and exhausted. It was a brutal day but we were able to do everything we wanted.

Daddy then took some pain pills, anti-inflammatory pills and we all went to sleep. Very quickly.