Our reservations for the Be Our Guest Breakfast were at 8:30am. When we got to Magic Kingdom, there was a special line off to the far left for people with early morning reservations. We were let in around 7:45am. They didn't care what time our reservation was for as long as it was before the park opened. We were able to take some pictures with not too many people in them. That was great. Just a tip though. To get to Be Our Guest, you will have to go through Cinderella's castle to get to that side of the park. We were not expecting this so we were a little lost for a couple minutes when all the ways to that side of the park were blocked off. We got to our reservation early, but we were let right in. That was nice. We had pre-ordered our food so we got to skip that step. You're allowed to pick your own seat so we chose to go to the west wing. It's definitely the most dramatic room of them all. There is the rose in the corner, the fireplace with the torn portrait over it, and there's even thunder and lightning throughout your meal. The west wing was a little dark (but I think that's the point). Just know that if you plan on taking pictures of your food, you will have a little trouble in this room without using your flash. You get your own drinks (coffee and fountain drinks) and silverware once you choose your table. If you got milk, they bring that with your food. Now to the food. My son got eggs and bacon. The scrambled eggs were very creamy. My husband got the Feast A La Gaston (scrambled eggs, herb-roasted potatoes, apple smoked bacon, chicken sausage, and fruit). The chicken sausage was sweet which was unexpected, but nice. The potatoes were amazing. I got the Croqhe Madame (open-faced ham sandwich topped with a fried egg, gruyere cheese, and bechamel served with fresh fruit). The bechamel was amazing. I wanted to just spread it on everything. The fried egg was over hard which was fine. Overall, everything everyone ordered was really good. Everything is served with a pastry plate for the table. They were amazing. I think we got a croissant, an apple pastry, a chocolate pastry, a mini blueberry muffin, a mini banana nut golden raisin muffin, and a cinnamon roll. Everything that we ate was super good. We definitely didn't leave hungry. That's for sure.
We immediately headed to the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train after we left breakfast. That was the best decision we made because we saw the wait time for Standby go up to 210 minutes the day before. We were actually the first people in line by mere seconds! It was amazing. We were walked through the line by an employee to the front (I believe to ensure that everyone actually walked through the line instead of taking shortcuts or running) where we were in the very front of the first car of the day. That ride was fun! I can't say that I would wait 3 hours to ride it, but I am so excited that we did get to enjoy it.
We followed that up with Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid. Due to the early morning, there was no line. This is a constant loading ride. It was very cute. It felt like a 5-minute Little Mermaid's greatest hits. I really enjoyed it. We didn't really stop in the line because there wasn't one, but had we needed to stop, the line was pretty cool. There were a lot of things to look at.
Right next door, we met Ariel at Her Grotto. This was so cool. I just love that she was in her fins. I mean, I guess Ariel with her legs is okay, but it's so much better to meet her in her fins. She was so nice.
The line at Peter Pan's Flight was interesting. This is definitely one of those instances where Disney really fools you with all the rooms. Every time you think you're at the end of the line, you're wrong. But they do a great job of keeping you entertained with things to look at in these rooms. The ride itself was pretty good. You fly around in a boat looking at all the different scenes you would see in Peter Pan. It was great. It was very dark though.
The Barnstormer was a very very fast ride. And by that, I mean that it felt like it lasted no more than 30 seconds. It was definitely fun while we were on it though. It's a great starter coaster for small kids. We really enjoyed it.
We happened upon the Move It! Shake It! Dance & Play It! Street Party by accident. It just so happened to start while we were walking in front of the castle on our way to the other side of the park. I highly recommend it though. We saw Chip n' Dale, Mickey, Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, Phineas and Ferb, Baloo and King Louie, and Woody and Jessie. Once they surround the circle in front of the castle, they stop and the characters get down to dance. Then, they invite everyone to come dance with them. I totally suggest going by the Zootopia characters because this is probably the only time you will ever see them. It was a fun little dance break. Keep an eye on your child though because there are a lot of people there and it's easy to get lost in all the chaos.
We had a FP+ for Jungle Cruise so we headed over to it. It was pretty good. Don't try to compare this to Kilimanjaro Safaris in Animal Kingdom. It won't even come close to adding up to it. But for me, that's not the point of this ride. First of all, you're on a boat ride so it's a completely different feel. But second of all, the whole ride is filled with your guide telling horrible, terrible jokes filled with the worst puns I've ever heard. It was great. We loved it. The fake animals looked very cool. Had they been moving, I would have expected them to be real. We enjoyed our time aboard the Amazon Annie visiting jungles all over the world.
Our next FP+ was at the Haunted Mansion. It was a fun little ride with ghosts. Disney does a great job of making these ghosts feel real. I think that's the whole point of this ride. With that being said, don't think that it's scary. It's not funny or silly like I've heard others say, but it's definitely not scary. We really enjoyed the end of the ride when it showed our faces in the 'mirror' as ghosts with our names under them. That was super cool.
We met Anastasia and Drizella in Fantasyland. They were hilarious. They definitely weren't mean. But they were ridiculous. It was great. We really enjoyed them.
We decided to get a snack at Gaston's Tavern. We got a ham and cheese-stuffed pretzel and a chocolate croissant to eat and LeFou's Brew (frozen apple juice with a hint of toasted marshmallow and topped with all-natural passion fruit-mango foam) served in a souvenir stein to drink. It was all really tasty and it definitely hit the spot.
We had to stand in line for a while to meet Gaston, but that's okay because his handler, Michael, was very entertaining. Gaston himself was great. He and Owen showed off their muscles for a picture. He was very entertaining.
We went to Mickey's Philharmagic because we had some time to kill and I'm so glad we did. I actually really enjoyed it! I definitely recommend you go to this show. It wasn't all that busy so you should easily find a seat. We didn't have very high hopes for it. I really thought it would be boring, but it turned out to be great. It's about Donald stealing Mickey's magic hat and he ends up going through a bunch of Disney movies trying to get it back. We loved it!
We decided to go shopping at Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe where we bought some ornaments. They had a great selection.
Then we decided to get another snack. My husband and I got a turkey leg to share and my mom and son got some Mickey ice cream sandwiches. We all really enjoyed our food and we sat until it was time to go to our last FP+ of the day.
I'm so glad we had a FP+ to Enchanted Tales with Belle. We ended up waiting for 5 minutes before our show. We really ended our day on a high note with this one. There weren't a lot of boys, especially ones that wanted to participate so my son was the lucky one chosen to be the beast and he was absolutely adorable! I'm telling you right now, if you have a son, you want him to be the beast. It's the best role in the whole show. It was so cute, I almost got teary-eyed. If you're child was in the show (if you're child wants to be in it, they can be), you'll get a PhotoPass card to look at the pictures taken during the show.
When we got back to the hotel, we decided to go swimming at the pirate pool one last time. It was fun swimming in the dark with just the pool lights to light our way. Mom and I decided to try out the slide. It was fun! Then we got Dominoes for dinner.
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