megarasweet
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2011
We were up bright an early at half six, and DFi let me open my presents early! He'd bought me some Bambi slippers, some Prada Candy perfume, a Mickey Mouse lollipop and a bag of Percy Pigs - perfect! We rushed to get ready for our 7am breakfast slot, hoping we'd be able to eat in the Manhattan restaurant. On the way down we noticed that they were also serving breakfast in the bar today. We weren't sure why, but we continued through to the main breakfast areas.
We were guided into Park Side Diner - nooo! It's not that I don't like it, and I know the food is all the same, but for me it's just like a duller, smaller Annette's, except lacking in the atmosphere. Oh well, it was only morning one of four. We'd have our chance to eat in Manhattan.
The food was still yummy. I had three 'courses'; hot food, then pastries, followed by fruit and yoghurt. All washed down with hot chocolate and apple juice.
There was nothing stopping us now. It was time to run back up to the room, layer on our coats, gloves and scarves, and head for the park! We made it to the turnstiles at just gone eight, so there was no waiting around for the park to open. Within moments I was reminded why I loved EMH so much. The park was magically quiet, the Christmas lights were twinkling and it just felt wonderful and peaceful.
Just as we were about to saunter down Main Street, we received an unexpected surprise. I've never seen a character out so early before, but there was Minnie! And there were only a few of us around! We only had to wait thirty seconds or so before it was our turn. She liked my hat!
On a high (one of my aims this trip was to meet more characters - what a way to kick things off!), we headed for Discoveryland for a quick spin on Buzz. We considered following it up with a ride on Space Mountain, but we felt it was a little too soon after breakfast!
We then headed over to Fantasyland. Second to Main Street, it's my favourite part of the park during EMH. First stop was Peter Pan, the first ride we did last year after our EMH proposal, as it's been one of my favourites ever since. We followed our flight over London and Neverland with a trip on Dumbo and a spin on the teacups. Everything was a walk on.
Before heading over to Space Mountain, we stopped to admire the castle. I got a bit choked up when we reached the middle of the balcony where DFi had proposed a year earlier.
After Space Mountain it was time for a rest, so we headed to our usual haunt - Cable Car Bakehouse! They didn't seem to be selling brioches this year, so I was adventurous and had a cupcake. DFi followed suit, and of course we both went for hot chocolates. The cakes were nice, but not amazing. At this point we were too knackered to care!
Feeling refreshed, we had a peek into the shops on Main Street before making our way over to Frontierland to wait for rope drop. We waited about ten minutes, but it was worth it because (with a bit of quick walking) we managed to get on the first BTM ride of the day! Result. Afterwards we did Phantom Manor, and on the way out noticed Jack Skellington doing his meet and greet. He was alone, and I knew he'd be out later in the day, so we left it for now hoping Sally would be out too later.
Exhausted, but happy, we headed back to the hotel for hot showers before our lunch reservation.
Next up - Blue Lagoon!
We were guided into Park Side Diner - nooo! It's not that I don't like it, and I know the food is all the same, but for me it's just like a duller, smaller Annette's, except lacking in the atmosphere. Oh well, it was only morning one of four. We'd have our chance to eat in Manhattan.
The food was still yummy. I had three 'courses'; hot food, then pastries, followed by fruit and yoghurt. All washed down with hot chocolate and apple juice.
There was nothing stopping us now. It was time to run back up to the room, layer on our coats, gloves and scarves, and head for the park! We made it to the turnstiles at just gone eight, so there was no waiting around for the park to open. Within moments I was reminded why I loved EMH so much. The park was magically quiet, the Christmas lights were twinkling and it just felt wonderful and peaceful.
Just as we were about to saunter down Main Street, we received an unexpected surprise. I've never seen a character out so early before, but there was Minnie! And there were only a few of us around! We only had to wait thirty seconds or so before it was our turn. She liked my hat!
On a high (one of my aims this trip was to meet more characters - what a way to kick things off!), we headed for Discoveryland for a quick spin on Buzz. We considered following it up with a ride on Space Mountain, but we felt it was a little too soon after breakfast!
We then headed over to Fantasyland. Second to Main Street, it's my favourite part of the park during EMH. First stop was Peter Pan, the first ride we did last year after our EMH proposal, as it's been one of my favourites ever since. We followed our flight over London and Neverland with a trip on Dumbo and a spin on the teacups. Everything was a walk on.
Before heading over to Space Mountain, we stopped to admire the castle. I got a bit choked up when we reached the middle of the balcony where DFi had proposed a year earlier.
After Space Mountain it was time for a rest, so we headed to our usual haunt - Cable Car Bakehouse! They didn't seem to be selling brioches this year, so I was adventurous and had a cupcake. DFi followed suit, and of course we both went for hot chocolates. The cakes were nice, but not amazing. At this point we were too knackered to care!
Feeling refreshed, we had a peek into the shops on Main Street before making our way over to Frontierland to wait for rope drop. We waited about ten minutes, but it was worth it because (with a bit of quick walking) we managed to get on the first BTM ride of the day! Result. Afterwards we did Phantom Manor, and on the way out noticed Jack Skellington doing his meet and greet. He was alone, and I knew he'd be out later in the day, so we left it for now hoping Sally would be out too later.
Exhausted, but happy, we headed back to the hotel for hot showers before our lunch reservation.
Next up - Blue Lagoon!