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Day 5 (Thursday)
Today is the Keys to the Kingdom tour so we need to get an early
start. We get up around 7 and have another poptart breakfast and
make the calls to the Moms. And, just make it in time for the bus
to Magic Kingdom. We check in over at Town Hall and choose our lunch
and sit and wait for our guide. Soon after a short woman with red
hair comes over and announces herself as Rae, our tour guide. She
takes us over to the Roy and Minnie statue in the square (in between
droves of children waiting for characters) and talks a little bit
about that and then we move up Main Street. A couple of stops along
the way talking about different things there and then we watch the
Trolley Show. Then we make our way over to Adventureland where Rae
talks about Walt’s first character. Yes, me the know-it-all
announces that it was Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and everyone is dually
impressed. Then we went on Jungle Cruise where we get a different
and interesting tour and over to Haunted Mansion where we also get
a lesson in a bunch of different things about the ride and then
ride on it and notice what they were talking about. We had made
several stops in between but it is just too much to talk about here.
After Haunted Mansion, we go to lunch at Charter House (excellent
by the way) and then do some more touring behind the scenes, etc.
All in all, the tour was very enjoyable. It is a must see for the
Disney Vet. Those who are going for the first time should wait a
little while to go on this tour. I think it is something that you
really get the full feel of things for later on when you’ve
experiences a lot of that Disney Magic. It also gives a new appreciation
for CMs and what they do to make our experiences great. After the
tour, we head back for some showers and a nap and then to the Poly
for the Luau. This time we planned a little better and left at 5:30
to get to the Poly for 7:30. Plus, we did it a little differently.
We got to the bus stop and took the first bus we saw which was Epcot.
From Epcot, we got onto the Monorail to the TTC and then over to
the Poly. Much better this time and we were there with time to spare.
Spent a little time in the gift shop and then went down to the cove.
It seemed like it took forever for them to sit us down and it felt
very strange for us because for the first time we were actually
hatless. But, we still got up and danced because we were on our
honeymoon. The entertainment was very good and the dancing was awesome
but the food wasn’t all that great. All and all the Luau wasn’t
bad but I wouldn’t do it again. It can be missed if you are
on a time schedule. After the Poly, we head over to Pleasure Island
and spent the rest of the night in the Adventurer’s Club.
Saw most of the shows for the night and a few $$ on drinks and had
a relaxing time. Back to OKW for bed. When we got back, we tried
to have a little bit of fudge before bed but found the tin covered
with ants. Apparently, they were sugar ants but needless to say,
it wasn’t a fun experience. So, DH calls guest services to
tell them about the issue and they tell us they will send an exterminator
first thing in the morning and to tell a manager first thing about
what happened.
About today: Keys to the Kingdom is not to be missed for a Disney
Vet. I left the Luau hungry because I didn’t like the food.
Drinks are very good at the Adventurer’s club.
Day 6...
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