Disney World
As part of the Florida trip, we spent a little time visiting two of the Disney World parks: The Magic Kingdom and Disney-MGM Studios. They both have charm and plenty of fun. The Magic Kingdom is a pretty large park and was very crowded. We arrived early enough to get a few rides in before the long lines formed. By the end of the day, we had hit a number of the prime attractions: Space Mountain (twice), Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the Mad Tea Party, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Enchanted Tiki Room (naturally!), Stitch’s Great Escape, The Barnstormer at Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm, The Jungle Cruise and the Hall of Presidents. Much to my dismay, the Haunted Mansion was closed for renovation. We did stay for the obligatory night time parade and fireworks, followed by the mass park exodus tourist stampede.
Regardless of what anyone may way, the Magic Kingdom is really fabulous and a lot of fun. It would impossible to thoroughly explore this place in a single day. The lines are pretty well managed, and the longest we waited for anything was our second run on Space Mountain, which involved about 80 minutes of standing around. The Disney “fast pass” system is great, and it saved us hours that would have been spent in line.
The next morning we made our way over to Disney-MGM Studios. Owing to some clever planning and the use of the “fast pass” system, We did the Rock ‘n’ Rollercoaster (twice), the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (twice), Star Tours, the Journey into Narnia backlot tour, and then left to catch our flight home. The Tower of Terror was the best ride of the trip.