Traveling: Florida 2022

Monday, 2 May 2022

Florida 2022 - Part 7

Magic Kingdom

Friday - April 8th 2022

Today we had our first full day in a Disney themepark and after coffee at the food court we took the bus to the Magic Kingdom. When we arrived the gates were about to open and soon we were inside the park. Although we are not the biggest fans of the Magic Kingdom, in our opinion it's the worst of all the Disney castle parks, we still were so happy so stroll down Main Street and to see Cinderella's Castle. Disney hotel guests were allowed to enter before the other guests. Of course we had to take advantage of being a Disney hotel guest and headed straight to Space Mountain. While it's no comparisson to its far superior cousin at Disneyland Paris, it was still a fun ride. Afterwards we got in line of the Peoplemavoer, one of our favourite attractions at the Magic Kingdom, which took us on a tour through Tomorrowland.

Magic Kingdom

Main Street USA

Cinderella's Castle

Main Street USA

Cinderella's Castle

Tomorrowland

Space Mountain

Tomorrowland

Magic Kingdom

Tomorrowland

Cinderella's Castle

Since it was nearly opening time for the rest of the guests, we walked over to Frontierland to ride Big Thunder Mountain before the crowds got really big. Big Thunder Mountain is always a lot of fun, but again, like Space Mountain, no match for the one in Paris. After the wildest ride in the wilderness it was time for our Lightning Lane reservation at Splash Mountain. During our last two visits Splash Mountain was always closed, so that was a first for us. Now it was time for a refreshing Dole Whip, probably the most iconic Disney snack in the US. Afterwards we got to ride Haunted Mansion, another must do Disney attraction. Then we just strolled around Main Street USA to check out the shops the all the merchandise on offer.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Splash Mountain

Frontierland

Dole Whip

Adventureland

Haunted Mansion

Cinderella's Castle

Main Street USA

Walt Disney World Monorail

In the early afternoon we left Magic Kingdom, because we had a dining reservation at Steakhouse 71 at the Contemporary resort, which was just a couple of minutes by foot away from the park. Since we were a little bit early and our table wasn't ready yet, we stopped at the bar and got a cocktail and a beer. Finally we were brought to our table and soon we ordered our meals. While I got the Impossible Stack Burger, Claudia got the vegan Wellington. As a starter we shared the oninon rings. The food was really delicious and I'm pretty sure we would return. On the way back to the Magic Kingdom, we decided to take the bus back to the hotel, because it was so hot and we wanted to spend the afternoon at the hotel pool rather than at an overcrowded mediocre themepark.

Disney's Contemporary Resort

Walt Disney World Monorail

Steakhouse 71

Drinks

Steakhouse 71 Bar

Onion Rings

Impossible Stack Burger

Vegan Wellington

Disney's Contemporary Resort

Magic Kingdom

Walt Disney World Monorail

Walt Disney World Transportation

After we relaxed at the pool in the afternoon, we took the Disney Skyliner to Epcot in the evening. We hadn't had any plans except for getting drinks and try some dishes from the Flower and Garden Festival booths. First we stopped at the United Kingdom Pavilion for a beer. With the beer in our hands we took a walk along Hour Glass Lake to find something to eat. At the Flavour Full Kitchen we tried the corn on the cobb, but that was not to our taste. Next stop was Trowel & Trellis Outdoor Kitchen where we got the Boneless Impossible Korean Short Ribs and they were really good. It wasn't the last time we got them. During our walk along the lake, we also got a Cocktail in Mexico, a glass of wine in Italy and one last beer at the United Kingdom before taking the Skyliner back to the Pop Century Resort.