Fri 18th
This morning we got up and started packing our bags, we put some of the towels etc on to wash while we were getting ready.
We had our check out visit from the management company and headed out at around 12.
We stopped along the way and got a McDonalds for lunch, the drive was fairly easy (although dull) and we arrived at the Animal Kingdom villas at around 4.
We checked in and headed to our room, we didn't bother unpacking as we were only here for 1 night, so we got changed and ready to head over to the Magic Kingdom.
We arrived a little later than I had originally planned, about 5.30 we got our wristbands and our candy bags then went to get a couple of rides in.
First up was Space Mountain (we just made our FP window) followed by Splash Mountain. We were planning on riding Big Thunder but it was down for a while.
So, we used our last FP at Haunted Mansion before buying our pumpkin lights for the party
We got dinner just before the party officially started at Columbia Harbour House, I think we both had chicken nuggets and fish.
We headed down towards Storybook Circus as I was hoping to get a photo with Minnie or the ducks but they had a very long line which I wasn't willing to stand in.
Instead we started collecting candy and headed into Tomorrowland for a ride on the Peoplemover and Buzz Lightyear.
We collected more candy and I managed to get my photo taken with Lotso
We headed into the hub to see if there was space available in the normal Wishes FP area for the fireworks.
There was and so we sat and listened to the Hocus Pocus show whilst we waited.
I suddenly remembered that we had forgotten to do online check in for our flight the next day!
We managed to get seats together but didn’t get our preferred aisle seat which was disappointing!
We ended up with a great view for Celebrate the Magic and Hallowishes - pretty much everyone in our section stayed seated and it felt much more relaxed and spacious than normal.
We then started across to Frontierland for the second parade, I realised that I had completely forgotten to get any of the special event pins….not doing well today!
We found a spot for the parade near the arcade area which was nice as we had a barrier in front of us so we could stand with no-one in front. The parade was brilliant as always (it’s my favourite) but it was definitely shorter than previous years and there was no dog in the parade
We collected some more candy on the way out of the park (the change to timings meant that there wasn’t as much time left afterwards) and I luckily managed to get another copy of the map in the shop just outside the entrance as they had already restocked with normal maps.
We walked straight on to the ferryboat which was quite busy and walked back to our car. We arrived back at the Animal Kingdom Villas at around 1am!
This morning we got up and started packing our bags, we put some of the towels etc on to wash while we were getting ready.
We had our check out visit from the management company and headed out at around 12.
We stopped along the way and got a McDonalds for lunch, the drive was fairly easy (although dull) and we arrived at the Animal Kingdom villas at around 4.
We checked in and headed to our room, we didn't bother unpacking as we were only here for 1 night, so we got changed and ready to head over to the Magic Kingdom.
We arrived a little later than I had originally planned, about 5.30 we got our wristbands and our candy bags then went to get a couple of rides in.
First up was Space Mountain (we just made our FP window) followed by Splash Mountain. We were planning on riding Big Thunder but it was down for a while.
So, we used our last FP at Haunted Mansion before buying our pumpkin lights for the party
We got dinner just before the party officially started at Columbia Harbour House, I think we both had chicken nuggets and fish.
We headed down towards Storybook Circus as I was hoping to get a photo with Minnie or the ducks but they had a very long line which I wasn't willing to stand in.
Instead we started collecting candy and headed into Tomorrowland for a ride on the Peoplemover and Buzz Lightyear.
We collected more candy and I managed to get my photo taken with Lotso
We headed into the hub to see if there was space available in the normal Wishes FP area for the fireworks.
There was and so we sat and listened to the Hocus Pocus show whilst we waited.
I suddenly remembered that we had forgotten to do online check in for our flight the next day!
We managed to get seats together but didn’t get our preferred aisle seat which was disappointing!
We ended up with a great view for Celebrate the Magic and Hallowishes - pretty much everyone in our section stayed seated and it felt much more relaxed and spacious than normal.
We then started across to Frontierland for the second parade, I realised that I had completely forgotten to get any of the special event pins….not doing well today!
We found a spot for the parade near the arcade area which was nice as we had a barrier in front of us so we could stand with no-one in front. The parade was brilliant as always (it’s my favourite) but it was definitely shorter than previous years and there was no dog in the parade
We collected some more candy on the way out of the park (the change to timings meant that there wasn’t as much time left afterwards) and I luckily managed to get another copy of the map in the shop just outside the entrance as they had already restocked with normal maps.
We walked straight on to the ferryboat which was quite busy and walked back to our car. We arrived back at the Animal Kingdom Villas at around 1am!
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