We left the Rapunzel bathroom area and went to our right towards what were used to being a walkway along the Rivers of America.
WRONG.
BOOM!
Haunted Mansion.
Wasnt expecting that!
And it doesnt look anything like the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. I think the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland is beautiful. For a long time, I actually wanted to live in a house that looked JUST like it! Just not filled with ghosts. Because thats creepy.
Disney Worlds Haunted Mansion is beautiful as well! Different, obviously, but beautiful! And this was our first opportunity to experience an interactive queue (Disneyland hasnt quite caught on to that. Well, I guess Indiana Jones has kind of an interactive queue. I guess. Maybe).
The posted wait time was only 10 minutes so we hopped on in! I had scheduled FP+ for that later in the week but it doesnt hurt to ride more than once, right?!?
We had the nice family behind us take a picture of us:
While the Disneyland version is very similar, I really enjoyed the first part of the ride, right after you get on the Doombuggy. Disneylands version starts in the room with the skeleton trying to get out of the coffin and is then followed by the hallway with the breathing door. I felt like Disney Worlds version had more of an introduction and it was slightly longer (can anyone confirm that for me?)
After we escaped the ghosts, we walked toward Liberty Square which is beautiful! So colonial! I loved it! We made our way through to Adventureland and I couldnt believe how spread out it is! Disneylands Adventureland, while beautifully themed, is small and the walkways are definitely NOT roomy (I actually think it is one of the most congested areas of all Disneyland).
Im sorry, I cant help but to compare my beloved Disneyland with the Magic Kingdom. There are just so many similarities and Ive been to Disneyland so many times, I just cant help it!
Anyway
We walked around Adventureland and ended up riding Pirates of the Caribbean. We had FP+ for that evening, but the wait time was minimal so we got in line! We walked a ways before we saw the people in front of us. Its another beautiful queue!
After Pirates, we walked through Frontierland and over to Thunder Mountain! It was weird for us to have Thunder Mountain where Splash Mountain SHOULD be but it was also exciting because WE WERE IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM!
The line moved fast and it was nice loading the train in a covered space! We loved how intricately themed the queue was! We loved the ride and my favorite part was when the track actually goes out over the water!
When we got off the ride, we moseyd our way on back over to Fantasyland because I wanted to see Mickeys PhilHarmagic! As usual (from what Ive read) we didnt wait long and before we knew it, we were sitting in our seats with our 3D glasses on! We both loved it and it was nice to sit in squishy chairs in an air conditioned room!
After Mickeys PhilharMagic, it was about noon and we decided to head back to the hotel for lunch and an afternoon break. We walked through Fantasyland towards the castle, which we had planned on walking through, however there was a show going on in front of the castle and people were being guided to go around so around we went.
But first, I insisted we stop so I could meet this wonderful Fairy:
I continued taking pictures of the surroundings on our way out because it was just all so magical and beautiful and BIG.
We were both looking forward to taking a break (Jordan loves to nap and I love to read by the pool!) and then heading back in the late afternoon for our FP+ reservations and dinner!
However, the plans kind of got turned upside down.
Up next: a minor meltdown and rose petal napkins
