This morning we managed to stay asleep until around 8 and had toast and muffins for breakfast.
The sun was out so we spent the morning relaxing in the pool before getting lunch from McDonalds, the plan had been to get sandwiches from Publix but on the drive Rob decided he really wanted a burger.
We had plans for the evening so relaxed in the Villa for the afternoon watching more HGTV before heading over to the Magic Kingdom at around 6pm.
We had managed to get places at the DVC Moonlight Magic event so checked in for the event and got our event wristbands, meal vouchers and special park maps on the way in.
We entered via the bypass where there were a couple of character meets and made our way into Tomorrowland where I got one of the new reusable bags to carry my hoody (which as it turned out I could have left behind). We checked the menu at Cosmic Rays but decided to see what else was available.
We decided to eat at Columbia Harbour House (skipping watching Happily Ever After) where we both got the chicken and fish meals, with hindsight we should have shared a meal between us and then we could have had the other meal for a snack later.
We decided to just enjoy the lower crowd levels and not do any of the special character meetings so after we had eaten we headed to Frontierland. Splash Mountain was so quiet that there were empty logs going around, but we decided not to ride as we didn’t want to get wet. Instead we took a quick ride on Big Thunder Mountain before circling back to Liberty Square and The Haunted Mansion which is one of my favourites!
Next up Rob suggested It’s a Small World (he really doesn’t like this ride!) and after a fun cruise we went in search of ice cream in Storybook Circus. There were complimentary Mickey Bars being given out which meant a long line but it moved fast and we were soon eating ours sat next to the train station.
The line for Dumbo was non-existent so went for a quick flight which was fun, we could have stayed on for a second time but decided not to.
We headed back to Tomorrowland and took a quick spin on Buzz Lightyear where Rob annoyingly scored way higher than I did (300,000 vs 100,000 I think) and then we decided to take a spin on the Astro Orbiter as we hardly ever ride this.
Thankfully with the low crowds we only had to wait for one elevator load before we go to head up. I find this ride much more ‘thrilling’ than Dumbo as I feel like I am going to fall out!
Before leaving Tomorrowland we went for a relaxing ride on the Peoplemover, when we got to the Space Mountain section I felt like I could see far more than normal due to it being dark outside. We actually stopped for a couple of minutes but then the lights came on which was a shame
We wandered towards Main Street and were surprised to see that some of the Main Street Vehicles were out so we took the opportunity to take a ride on the bus.
Our final ride for the evening was Pirates of the Caribbean before we headed back to Main Street to watch the fireworks.
This was great as there were so few people, there was no tape on the ground and no ‘crowd control’ and even better no one stood in front of us and put a small child on their shoulders at the last minute….
The show was different to the normal fireworks and didn’t quite have the same polished feel – I wondered if they are trying out something new to use elsewhere? Having said that, I really enjoyed them.
Once they were finished we left the park rather than trying to ride anything in the last few minutes, we took the monorail and were back at the villa at about half past midnight.
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