Sunday, November 11, 2007

Disneyworld 2007 - Magic Kingdom & MGM

Our second day at Disneyworld was spent in both Magic Kingdom and at Disney-MGM Studios. Because we had an early seating for breakfast before the park opened, Main Street was nearly deserted. Our breakfast at the Crystal Palace featured meeting Winnie-the-Pooh and friends (pictured below). Some of the rides we went on included Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Haunted Mansion (actually the night before), Buzz Lightyear, It's a Small World, Laugh Floor Comedy, Peter Pan's Flight, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Then we got onto the boat (pictured) for a ride over to the transportation center to wait for a bus to Disney-MGM Studios. We waited for little longer than we expected and were surprised that there was no transportation to other parks direct from the Magic Kingdom.

Once at the Studios, we took the Great Movie Ride, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Studios Backlot Tour(pictured), Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular (also pictured), Voyage of the Little Mermaid show, and Tower of Terror.

That evening we ate in the Sci-Fi Dine In, a unique restaurant decorated to resemble a drive-in theater. Boy that made me feel old when I overheard parents of children in other booths talking about how their parents used to go to the drive-ins all the time. Each dining area was in a car, designed to allow you to fact the screen which had repeating short films, cartoons, and intermission clips showing. Our car was actually a table so we could face each other and get the wheelchair in, but it, like the others, was complete with the old fashioned speakers. One of the things that really struck me was how quiet it was compared to the other restaurants in Disneyworld. Eerie!

That night we bid Dorie and Jimmy a fond farewell and sent them home while we went back to the Animal Kingdom Lodge for another good nights rest in preperation for another full day ahead of us tomorrow.

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