Austin has a trade show in Las Vegas every year the last week in August. So this year we decided to take advantage and head back to our favorite place. It’s so hard to believe that this was Campbell’s 6th trip to Disney World (7th if you include Disneyland). I’m here to tell you it never gets old and it’s just so different every time we visit. She is totally over princesses which crushes my soul. I’m 36 and still not over princesses. We drove down on Sunday ready to hit the park for the next 5 days. We did Walmart grocery pickup once we got to Orlando and that was a lifesaver.
Monday: We were up early and ready to hit the ground
running. Up first we headed to Epcot. We hit up Test Track. We had fast passes
for Soarin, Nemo and Mission Space. We also did Living with the land and Frozen
Ever After. We headed over to World Showcase for an adult beverage and for
Campbell to get her face painted then the bottom fell out. We had dinner
reservations at Ohana’s which is always one of our favorite stops. The food was
amazing as always. We had big plans after dinner to head over to the Magic
Kingdom. Campbell wanted to ride Space Mountain which ended up being quite a
wait. It was a long but fun day.
Tuesday: We were back at it and heading to Hollywood Studios. Campbell wanted to ride Tower of Terror unfortunately none of us felt the same so she rode it alone like the rock star she is. Next up we headed over to Toy Story Land. I absolutely adore this new area. We loved the Slinky Dog Roller-coaster and the new Toy Story Mania. I was expecting an extensive wait time but it was not that bad considering how new this area of the park is. We made our way back to Rock n Roller Coaster which is hands down Campbell’s favorite ride. We somehow talked Granddaddy into riding with us but he didn’t make that mistake later in the week. The rain started to move in again so we headed back to rest up before dinner. We headed to Chef Mickey’s for dinner. Campbell was unexpectedly excited to see all of the characters so that made my day. The food was great as always.
Wednesday: Also known as the most magical day. I love all of the parks but there is just something so special about Magic Kingdom. We literally spent all day long in the park and it was so nice. It was a long but super fun day. We felt like this was our most accomplished day. We had fast passes for Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain and Peter Pan’s Flight. We did Winnie the Pooh, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Tomorrowland Speedway, Splash Mountain ,Small World, The Little Mermaid re-rode Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain and finished out the night with fireworks. It was special.
Thursday: It was time to head to Animal Kingdom, home to my favorite ride. We had fast passes for the Safari, Kali River Rapids, and Na’vi River Journey. First up Everest, my favorite ride hands down. We went to see the Lion King performance after knocking out some of our fast passes. Campbell got called up onto stage which is always fun. Next we headed over to Flight of Passage. We anticipated a much longer late. Last year when we went with Kari we waited almost two hours, this time we waited 38 MINUTES. It’s so worth it no matter the wait time. We had a pit stop for beverages and rode Everest. We headed to It’s Tough to Be a Bug, then rode Everest approximately 6 more times. We are Everest obsessed! The single rider line is the best kept secret. Campbell and I were on the same rollercoaster every single time. Two times riders even switched so we could sit together. Campbell said all of the people were so nice that she sat with. I absolute adore all of her poses for her pictures. We headed back to Epcot that afternoon as the food and wine festival had kicked off. We had some delicious food and delicious drinks. Most of my food choices were to seek out the perfect mashed potatoes and beef that I had last year then we called it a night.
Friday: Also known as the saddest day. We had some things
that we wanted to do over again and catch anything we missed. We started the
day at Magic Kingdom. We wanted to do Space Mountain and Splash Mountain over
again. We watched the parade while we ate lunch then jetted over to Hollywood
Studios. We did Toy Story Mania, rode Rock n Roller Coaster twice, Star Tours,
then Slinky Dog one final time. Unfortunately Magic Kingdom closed early
because Mickey’s Not so Scary Party. This was not high on my priority list
because we went last year but it’s definitely a super fun, crowded time. It’s
just hard to think about Halloween in August. Saturday we were up bright and
early ready to hit the road.
