Walt Disney World Trip Report – Christmas Time
When I read a Disney World trip report I find it helpful to learn how others enjoy the Magic Kingdom and parks.
Cinderella Castle is so beautiful when lit up at night:
Disney Parks Overview
It’s hard to summarize the four parks in one little overview.
I’ll say this – every park is unique and special and magical and awesome.
Everyone has their favorites, though.
Here are my favorites, in order:
- Magic Kingdom – Yes this is a predictable answer but for me it’s Cinderella Castle and the magic of Main Street USA, especially in the Christmas season when we were first there.
- Hollywood Studios – It’s kind of a toss up between this park and Epcot but I really loved Galaxy’s Edge. I didn’t think I would but the nostalgia of my childhood really hit me while here.
- Epcot – We didn’t get to explore near enough of Epcot on our first visit there but our absolute FAVORITE EVER was the Journey of Water (Moana) exploration trail. So awesome!
- Animal Kingdom – This is an excellent park but I’ll admit I’m not the biggest animal lover so it was much more my husband’s jam than mine.
What can I say? They are all awesome. You definitely want to give yourself at least a day per park and two days for Magic Kingdom. There’s so much to do and explore!
Magic Kingdom Visit Report & Highlights
A big highlight of our days at Magic Kingdom = rain.
Yep. We decided to go in November and it was rainy season. Depending on what time of year you go you should expect this.
One of the best things we did for the rain was buy ponchos at a nearby Walmart.
We spent one and a half days at the Magic Kingdom. We didn’t get on a lot of rides and attractions but some of our favorites were:
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant
- The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
- Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover
- Tomorrowland Speedway
- Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse
Our favorite activity was by far Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room – This was so fun! We first went in having no idea what to expect. The animatronics were so cute and by chance when we left it was completely pouring outside which was the effect inside the Tiki Room… so it felt much more real because of that!
And of course two other big highlights of the Magic Kingdom:
- Happily Ever After – the fireworks show. We stood right in the middle of main street and let me tell you it was CROWDED. Shoulder to shoulder and no room to move. If you want to have more space you’ll want to pick another spot around the castle. We loved the show, though. So awesome with the lights projecting onto the buildings in Main Street USA
- Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade – our favorite was the fire breathing dragon, which we managed to get a picture of! This parade was such fun.
Oh and there was another little parade that popped up whenever it started to rain. The cast members sang a catchy little rain song – it was so fun!
Ok this is becoming massively long so I’m going to break it up into two posts. I’ll also come back to update and add photos!
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Angela
