What a treat to sleep in til a little after 8:00 a.m. Princess Race Weekend is no place for the lackadaisical or slackers for sure. We went to the Contempo Cafe and then it was Magic Kingdom Day.
Because the Contemporary Resort is so close, we walked the 15 minutes to get to MK. Amy had purchased the Photo Pass Memory package so we took advantage of having some pictures as we entered.
Our first attraction of the day was Tiana's Bayou Adventure. It replaced Splash Mountain in Frontierland. There are warnings all around that "you may get wet." That is most definitely and understatement. It is a great ride with scenes from The Princess and the Frog and the splash down is a lot of fun. I left the ride absolutely soaked. I could literally wring my capris out. They didn't dry completely for another 4 hours.
As long as we were wet, we headed over to The Pirates of the Caribbean and got just a bit wetter.
I really couldn't take many pictures because my pockets were so wet and it was a pain to keep getting the iPhone out of my backpack. We waited in line for the Jungle Cruise for about 40 minutes. It was crowded and our seats weren't that great on the boat.
Time for Dole Whip and the Tiki Room.
From there to the Hall of Presidents. We had not visited this attraction on any of our previous trips to Disney, I think it was intentional by my tour guide. It has been totally revamped with more video and less focus on the presidents. The introduction of the statues at the end evoked vocal reaction from the audience for sure. It is understandable why the change in the presentation was made.
We had another Lightning Pass for the Haunted Mansion. It sure beat the nearly hour's wait we had in 2024. This was another concession for Amy to make for me since I really like the ride.
So as long as Amy was making concessions, I agreed to It's a Small World. I have to admit that it wasn't all that bad!
We were disappointed that the Carousel of Progress closed for some technical difficulty and so decided on the People Mover instead. I had never done that at night and it was a very neat experience. After that finished Carousel was still down so we opted for the Monster's Inc Laugh Floor. I had never seen the movie and Amy did a great job of explaining the whole Mike Wazowski references to me. It was intriguing as to how the monsters interacted with the audience and a pretty funny way to spend some time.
It was about time to head back to Main Street for the Disney Starlight Parade. We had a pretty good viewing area for the parade that was just stunning. The lights in the park are dimmed and only the floats are illuminated.
Unfortunately, we had to pack for our departure in the morning. Then bed!
