Today was supposed to be Animal Kingdom day, but when we got up Casey said she wanted to go back to Magic Kingdom. We had a table service reservation in Animal Kingdom that afternoon, but we decided to cancel it and see if we could pick up another table service meal somewhere else during our trip. I am a meticulous planner—this was spontaneity for a change!
We made sure to head to Tomorrowland and ride Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin first thing. When we walked out of the ride we saw Buzz himself standing by the Astro Orbiter—what a great character meet! We also had a close run-in with Zurg—aah!
We ate lunch at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe. Sonny Eclipse, an animatronic lounge singer that entertains you while you eat, was a fun attraction. We picked up fast passes for Splash Mountain but had some time to spare, so we went into the Country Bear Jamboree. What a blast from the past! I remember seeing this show back in 1990, so it was a real treat for me to see what had changed…and what hadn't!
Just as we were getting in the fast pass line-up for Splash Mountain, I noticed the note on the bottom of our tickets that said "Eligible for another fast pass at XX:XX time". It was that time now, so I ran over to Big Thunder Mountain and grabbed fast passes for one hour after our Splash Mountain ride. Great decision, because by the time we got off Splash Mountain, the fast pass return time was as additional hour and a half later—whew!
Splash Mountain was so much fun. We still had to wait for a long time, but there were people waiting in line (in the hot sun) for over two hours for this ride. Those are some dedicated riders! We were prepared to get wet at the end when you splash down into the br'er patch, but we didn't realize that as we were climbing up the steep roller coaster hill, the car plunging down by the side of us would send up a huge splash—we got soaked! It was a great ride though—very enjoyable and a must-do for next time for sure.
Big Thunder Mountain was also a fun ride. We had watched videos of this online before we travelled, so Casey was particularly looking forward to riding through the dinosaur bones. We rode the Funny Jungle Cruise—the kitschy humor is another fav. Then we found Rafiki just standing by in Adventureland—a real treat.
After cooling off in the pool back at our resort, and grabbing some dinner in the food court, we felt rested enough to try EPCOT in the evening. We headed straight to England in the World Showcase where we knew you could meet Winnie the Pooh characters in the back of the toy store.
Then we walked up towards the fountains, had some treats and did some shopping, and watched Illuminations: Reflections of the Earth. This was a really nice show, with an interesting story. We stayed back towards the entrance of the park as much as possible so that we could be among the first group headed out to the buses. You could still see most of the show and it was a great night.
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