Magic Kingdom Day 2
If you’re going to spend a second day at any of the parks, Magic Kingdom is probably the one to pick (possibly Epcot, IF you’re drinking around the world). By spending two days at Magic Kingdom we were able to take our time through the park. PLUS, we were able to ride all of our favorites a second time. Additionally, we were able to have a slower start to our second day. We spent the morning at our hotel, and even squeezed in some pool time, which was MUCH-NEEDED.
By the time we made it into the park it was around 1:30 pm. First things first…I needed to grab my official souvenir for the trip. We had stopped by Pandora on Main Street on our first Magic Kingdom day, and I had decided on a beautiful charm for my bracelet - Cinderella’s carriage. I had waited to get it until we came back though. So, Pandora was our first stop of the day.
I thought this would be such a sweet memory of our amazing trip!
Up next, photos at the castle. Did you even go to Magic Kingdom if you don’t have pictures with the castle?
Our first day at Magic Kingdom, we caught the 12 pm parade, but were several rows of people back. So, one of our priorities for our second day was being front row for the 3 pm parade. (The parade is daily, at 12 & 3 pm.) We headed to Frontierland, and grabbed a spot on the ground right at the rope. They start roping off the street about an hour before the parade. You can still cross/access the main road up until the parade, but, thanks to the ropes, you know exactly where the front row starts on either side. We were in place by about 2:15. The forty-five minute wait ended up being TOTALLY worth it. The parade was spectacular!
After the parade we headed to Splash Mountain for our last ride on the “old version”. Shortly after our trip Splash Mountain closed. Rumor has it they will be updating it to a “Princess and the Frog” theme, set to reopen in 2024.
After Splash Mountain we grabbed a snack in Frontierland. Mini corn dogs for me, and jalapeño poppers for Megan. The poppers were DIVINE. Megan has been raving about them ever since.
We also tried the cream cheese pretzel in Tomorrowland - not impressed. I had seen these all over TikTok. So, maybe my expectations were too high, but I probably wouldn’t get one of these again.
As I mentioned, we got to ride some of our favorite rides a second time. These included Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Space Mountain (obviously), The Haunted Mansion, Ariel’s Undersea Adventure and Pirates of the Caribbean. We also got to ride several rides we missed on our first Magic Kingdom day, including: Mad Tea Party, Tomorrowland Speedway (Megan made me drive - not a fan) and the PeopleMover (one of our favorites). I would highly suggest riding the PeopleMover at night. It’s SO much prettier.
We were able to catch the fireworks again, this time from behind the castle. Both views are cool, but I think I prefer facing the castle. The fireworks finished just in time for our dinner reservation at Be Our Guest…y’all…I’m still coming down from this experience.
Having dinner in Belle’s castle was truly one of the most magical experiences, and a highlight of the trip.
The food was amazing (best mashed potatoes of my life!), the ballroom, where we had dinner, was straight out of the movie and the Beast even made an appearance (two actually) while we were there. This was an experience that I will never forget, and one that everyone needs to have at least once. Very important: make reservations the second you can. They go FAST. We made this reservation around 60 days before our trip (as soon as we were able).
We had a wonderful, relaxing second day at Magic Kingdom. This was also our last day at any of the Disney parks, and it was the perfect ending the Disney portion of our trip.
-D
