The perfect way to play at the Magic Kingdom - Part 2 

Once we got off the ride, we had just a few minutes until our next fast pass was going to open, so we strolled towards the exit into the blistering heat again and then stopped into MouseGear to have a look around and cool off before heading over to Mission Space. 

Soon we had picked up our orange tickets, scanned our fast passes and found ourselves assigned a row and off we went to adventure. Tom and I love that ride and the sensation of being blast off into space, but soon enough the ride was over and we found ourselves on the way out of the building. 

But not without a stop in the shop to try some of their headgear. Once we had made it outside we checked if we could get another fast pass and decided on picking one up for the “Finding Nemo” ride. Again we crossed the park, stopping at MouseGear to cool down a bit and since we had time to spare and Pamela loves that ride, we headed over to Figment. 

As always there was no line and we walked right through, were seated right away and off we went. Soon enough we found ourselves getting off again and since we still had time we headed up to the DVC lounge for some drinks and relaxation. We were warned that it was full and it looked pretty full, but we were able to find seating right away 

and Tom went to get some drinks, while Pamela and I chatted away. We sat there for quite a bit of time and after some time they were handing out snacks and we all got some and were munching away and enjoying our drinks until we had a rude awakening. While having fun we had lost track of time and we were now told that it was 6pm and the lounge was closing and it was time to “get lost”. We were not the only ones surprised, but we packed up our stuff and headed out. There was still the “Nemo” fast pass, so we strolled over there, stopping for a few photopass pictures 

and then scanning our fast passes and walking through the line, which was mostly empty. We were told to pick a clam mobile and off we went. It’s a cute little ride, but not one I would queue up for, for a long time. And within minutes we were off the ride again and looking around the store before we had to make our way back to our resort. We strolled towards the exit, stopped for some more photopass photos and then went over to the Monorail. 

It was our lucky day, as we did not have to wait long for one to arrive and we all were on our way to the ticket and transportation centre where we changed for the resort monorail and got off at the Contemporary again. Pamela said her goodbyes for the day and we walked her to her car, before returning to our room for some downtime as we still had another event going on this evening. 

Once we were back in the room it was time to shower and rest for a while and then we had just a few bites to eat, as we did not want to spoil our appetite, we would be able to snack our way through the evening. 

Unfortunately by nine pm we were both tired and would the event not have been an expensive one, I guess we would have just called it a night. Instead we slowly walked over to the Magic Kingdom again for the Disney After Dark event, which was supposed to start at 10pm.

We arrived at the park at around 9.30 when the masses were already streaming out of the park, but it was still crowded. Since we didn’t know what to expect and parties had been way more crowded than we had anticipated lately we agreed on giving it a try and to leave if we felt we were too tired or it was too crowded. When we entered the park we were given lanyards and little leaflets and off we went fighting the crowds up Main Street. 

We then decided to walk through the shops again, but they were crowded too. 

Once we made it to the hub we headed towards Tomorrowland, knowing that there was a ride that is always peaceful and usually without a line, the Peoplemover. First ride of the evening 

and it was as fun as always. Once our ride was coming to an end we asked if we could go around again and we were told that we absolutely could do that, so off we went on another round, 

giving the crowds time to subside. 

Once our second ride was over we were now into the After Hours. 

We got off the Peoplemover and saw that Buzz Lightyear had just a five minute wait. We don’t usually ride Buzz as I definitely suck at it and it’s not Tom’s favourite ride either, but with that kind of wait, why not. We headed inside and were amazed. The whole waiting area was completely empty. 

Only when we had made it to the front, where Buzz is, did we see someone come in again. So on we went and we did our best, but neither of us made it to Galactic Hero. 

Once we were off the ride, we thought about where we were going to next and it was such a surprise to see Tomorrowland so empty. 

There were just a few people walking around, about how we remembered it to be in the early years of “E-ride nights”. We didn’t want to ride Space Mountain, as our backs do no longer agree with it, so we headed towards Fantasyland. 

And on the way we encountered a line. 

Well, a line for the snacks that were included with admission. 

Needless to say that we needed to join the line and soon were served. We both had a 

Mickey Bar and a bottle of water to wash it down. Thankfully there were benches around, so we sat down, nibbling on our Mickey Bars and watched the ice-cream stand being raided. As soon as we had finished our treats we wandered off further towards Fantasyland and decided to hop on Dumbo. 

We were able to get on the very next ride 

and I think about half of the Dumbos were empty while we rode. 

Since we were already in the area we strolled down to the Barnstormer, which we had only ridden once during a tour, but we thought that today was the best time to ride it again. So we walked towards it with no one ahead of us, walked through the line, 

past the smiling cast members and got on the ride. It is such a short ride and we were back in no time and the cast members told everyone to stay on board if they wanted to and no one wanted to get in your seat. No problem, we stayed on for a second round. We were offered another round, but got off, as we had a few more rides we wanted to get on.