This was indeed magical.Jacob and Mini had reached from New York and we had reached from Atlanta.Jacob led the expedition - starting from the cinderella castle and ending at the cinderella castle.
After Mini presented Niya her Minnie mouse hairband and we did some quick catching up, the magic began -with Philharmagic.
Philharmagic
-----------------
This was a 4D show, the 4th dimension being sprinkle of water from the seat in front, the whooshes of air etc which has to some extent become standard for 4D shows. As part of atlanta city pass, we had seen quite a few 4D shows but none had any story line. But philharmagic was good - there was humor and things fell in place well.
Mad Tea Party
-------------------
This is the typical cup shaped seats within which we say and did a merry go around but for the fearless Niya, this was the only kind of rides she would take.
Celebrate It Parade
-------------------------
Jacob and Mini were pretty versed with the timings of various shows/parades etc. So we watched the celebrate it parade which added another ingredient to the experience. From what we had seen so far, it was clear that the magic kingdom is an excellent place to be in but at the same time the kind of perfection that can happen only in imagination was not there. I could definitely see admiration growing in me for Walt Disney.The parade is basically colorful floats,colorful dancers and colorful loud music.Added a lot of energy to the day.
This one was atypical and we just went ad-hoc for a ride around the park but was pretty pointless - it was just a shuttle kind of service.
Winnie the Pooh
----------------------
This was a different kind of ride as far as we were concerned. I had expressed an interest on this as Niya atleast knows this character. So we had taken fast passes for this one where as Jacob and Mini had taken fast passes for another no-Niya ride.Winnie the Pooh was closed temporarily and we went back later again to realize that it was up and down again.This and there were some fast pass imperfections which should have been avoided in the magic kingdom - welcome to the real world.
Sprinklers
--------------
Then there was a section where giraffe spat, elephant sneezed spurts of water on to the kids. That is how Niya beat the sun fatigue and came to life for once. So far, unfortunately her participation was incomplete due to the fatigue.
Carousel ride
----------------
As we missed the winnie the pooh show, we took a carousel ride - a simple ride that kept Niya smiling while we waited for Jacob and Mini to return from the water splash ride.
Tomorrowland speedway
--------------------------------
We had seen this while waiting for the barn stormer and it looked like a chance to drive a car which raised some interest.When we reached the ride,we realised that it is a car alright - but guided by tracks in the middle so that the car cant go further than that sideways.We took this opportunity to have Divya try some driving.It was a nice fun ride.
Celebrate a dream come true parade
----------------------------------------------
This was again a nice parade that kept the spirits high.
Pirates of the carribean
------------------------------
Thanks to Jacob's and Mini's planning, we reached the pirates ride.This one was very good.The ride was through dark waters and pirates would attack you from the sides.Some of the tableus on the side were not convincing enough but the central idea/execution was excellent.That is one thing - most of the key rides were really good but fell just short of being perfect - unfortunately - a 95 where we wish for a 100.
Meet the princessses
--------------------------
Niya was luckily in a great mood as she connected to cinderella,snow white and alice for a very fulfilling photo shoot.As Divya mentioned, in terms of memories, this section offered the most as Niya beat the princesses in cuteness with her minnie mouse hairband and her smiling charms.
Meet Mickey/Minnie
---------------------------
Unlike the princesses who were very kind to Niya with hugs and smiles, the mickey and minnie dressed-ups cared just about enough to get a quick snap.
Space Mountain
---------------------
This was the best ride in magic kingdom. During my haphazard research before the trip, this one had struck me as interesting.Based on this, I was looking forward to a ride that gives you the feeling that you are going through space into the stars.The real experience was more or less like what I had expected.It was more so in that there were lot of twists and turns as it is essentially a roller coaster ride.But again,there were some flaws in lighting that exposed the structure of the ride and this interfered with the wholesomeness of the experience.Like I said, I was not looking at the excitement of a roller coaster ride but the novelty of a ride through space.However,this was a real great ride.
Monsters Inc
----------------
Next, Divya and myself went to a comedy show - monsters - the wait time was too long and exasperating. The humor as such was quite interesting as the monster puppets singled out the audience and passed comments and asked questions.It is not something I am used to but it was a nice show in good spirit.
Wait for the fireworks
----------------------------
It was yet another wait for the fireworks as we sat in front of the cinderella castle for the don't-miss fireworks.
Electrical parade
---------------------
When we regrouped in front of the cinderella castle, the electrical parade began. With a very catchy tune, in the night , the parade floats came in all lighted - it was great fun to watch.
Memories show
--------------------
This was a great lighting show as the castle served as the screen and got painted various colors.Then,photos got displayed on the castle.
Fireworks
-------------
This was great.The theme was wishes and their fulfilment.It was pretty well integrated with the displays and by this time the sarcastic comments that I had passed off in the morning in regards to some of the simple rides had to die off completely. The satisfaction meter had hit 90s by now with all the energy and festive atmosphere.By now, it was 10 PM.
It was like at the end of a college festival, you don't want to go back to your room anyway. You just want to hang around. That is what we did and took another round of the electrical parade.
We had just driven from Atlanta the previous day and today was a long day as well - my system started feeling tired and we went back to the parking, dropped Jacob and crashed home.
After Mini presented Niya her Minnie mouse hairband and we did some quick catching up, the magic began -with Philharmagic.
Philharmagic
-----------------
This was a 4D show, the 4th dimension being sprinkle of water from the seat in front, the whooshes of air etc which has to some extent become standard for 4D shows. As part of atlanta city pass, we had seen quite a few 4D shows but none had any story line. But philharmagic was good - there was humor and things fell in place well.
Mad Tea Party
-------------------
This is the typical cup shaped seats within which we say and did a merry go around but for the fearless Niya, this was the only kind of rides she would take.
Celebrate It Parade
-------------------------
Jacob and Mini were pretty versed with the timings of various shows/parades etc. So we watched the celebrate it parade which added another ingredient to the experience. From what we had seen so far, it was clear that the magic kingdom is an excellent place to be in but at the same time the kind of perfection that can happen only in imagination was not there. I could definitely see admiration growing in me for Walt Disney.The parade is basically colorful floats,colorful dancers and colorful loud music.Added a lot of energy to the day.
Peter Pan
-----------------
This was the first unique experience offered.A rail car took us through into darkness and in various portions of the ride, one could see various characters below. It was nice and magical and we shared the feeling that it was a nice ride but it got over a little too soon.
The Barnstormer
---------------------
Divya wanted to take some sort of a rollercoaster ride. As the wait time was not much, we took the ride and got Niya crying.
Walt Disney World : Rail Road
-----------------------------------------
So far we were juggling around with fast passes and as none of us were exactly in the right age group to both be able to plan everything to perfection and also be perfectly aligned with Disney characters, we did do a lot of discussion trying to decide which one to take next.
This one was atypical and we just went ad-hoc for a ride around the park but was pretty pointless - it was just a shuttle kind of service.
Winnie the Pooh
----------------------
This was a different kind of ride as far as we were concerned. I had expressed an interest on this as Niya atleast knows this character. So we had taken fast passes for this one where as Jacob and Mini had taken fast passes for another no-Niya ride.Winnie the Pooh was closed temporarily and we went back later again to realize that it was up and down again.This and there were some fast pass imperfections which should have been avoided in the magic kingdom - welcome to the real world.
Sprinklers
--------------
Then there was a section where giraffe spat, elephant sneezed spurts of water on to the kids. That is how Niya beat the sun fatigue and came to life for once. So far, unfortunately her participation was incomplete due to the fatigue.
Carousel ride
----------------
As we missed the winnie the pooh show, we took a carousel ride - a simple ride that kept Niya smiling while we waited for Jacob and Mini to return from the water splash ride.
Tomorrowland speedway
--------------------------------
We had seen this while waiting for the barn stormer and it looked like a chance to drive a car which raised some interest.When we reached the ride,we realised that it is a car alright - but guided by tracks in the middle so that the car cant go further than that sideways.We took this opportunity to have Divya try some driving.It was a nice fun ride.
Celebrate a dream come true parade
----------------------------------------------
This was again a nice parade that kept the spirits high.
Pirates of the carribean
------------------------------
Thanks to Jacob's and Mini's planning, we reached the pirates ride.This one was very good.The ride was through dark waters and pirates would attack you from the sides.Some of the tableus on the side were not convincing enough but the central idea/execution was excellent.That is one thing - most of the key rides were really good but fell just short of being perfect - unfortunately - a 95 where we wish for a 100.
Meet the princessses
--------------------------
Niya was luckily in a great mood as she connected to cinderella,snow white and alice for a very fulfilling photo shoot.As Divya mentioned, in terms of memories, this section offered the most as Niya beat the princesses in cuteness with her minnie mouse hairband and her smiling charms.
Meet Mickey/Minnie
---------------------------
Unlike the princesses who were very kind to Niya with hugs and smiles, the mickey and minnie dressed-ups cared just about enough to get a quick snap.
Space Mountain
---------------------
This was the best ride in magic kingdom. During my haphazard research before the trip, this one had struck me as interesting.Based on this, I was looking forward to a ride that gives you the feeling that you are going through space into the stars.The real experience was more or less like what I had expected.It was more so in that there were lot of twists and turns as it is essentially a roller coaster ride.But again,there were some flaws in lighting that exposed the structure of the ride and this interfered with the wholesomeness of the experience.Like I said, I was not looking at the excitement of a roller coaster ride but the novelty of a ride through space.However,this was a real great ride.
Monsters Inc
----------------
Next, Divya and myself went to a comedy show - monsters - the wait time was too long and exasperating. The humor as such was quite interesting as the monster puppets singled out the audience and passed comments and asked questions.It is not something I am used to but it was a nice show in good spirit.
Wait for the fireworks
----------------------------
It was yet another wait for the fireworks as we sat in front of the cinderella castle for the don't-miss fireworks.
Electrical parade
---------------------
When we regrouped in front of the cinderella castle, the electrical parade began. With a very catchy tune, in the night , the parade floats came in all lighted - it was great fun to watch.
Memories show
--------------------
This was a great lighting show as the castle served as the screen and got painted various colors.Then,photos got displayed on the castle.
Fireworks
-------------
This was great.The theme was wishes and their fulfilment.It was pretty well integrated with the displays and by this time the sarcastic comments that I had passed off in the morning in regards to some of the simple rides had to die off completely. The satisfaction meter had hit 90s by now with all the energy and festive atmosphere.By now, it was 10 PM.
It was like at the end of a college festival, you don't want to go back to your room anyway. You just want to hang around. That is what we did and took another round of the electrical parade.
We had just driven from Atlanta the previous day and today was a long day as well - my system started feeling tired and we went back to the parking, dropped Jacob and crashed home.
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