Well I've now spent an entire post on HM and you know what? I'm not quite done. It is my favorite ride after all.
Jason did get this one of Constance that's worth sharing.
We got this picture on the way out this time.
And one with the girls in it.
The Pet Cemetery from a different angle. Mr. Toad is still being blocked by the fence.
But here he is!
We didn't ride HM again now. We would again on this trip, but not right now. The line was getting a little longer. It might have been up to 5 minutes and we just weren't willing to wait since it had been a walk on before.
Honestly, I would have ridden it 20 more times, but other people wanted to do something else. Jerks.
We made a pit stop at the Rapunzel bathrooms, because if you're going to do a pit stop in the MK, those are the bathrooms to do it at. Such a cool area just for bathrooms! We did look for some of the hidden pascals. We found a couple, but they were hard to spot. There might be one in this flower arrangement, I can't remember, and I can't see it if there is.
The lanterns, which are really prettier at night, but due to the reduced park hours, we wouldn't be in MK when it was dark at all, so this is what we got.
That was really the 1 thing that I was sad about this trip, not getting to see the parks at night. They take on such a different feeling with the lights on and we were sad to miss that this trip. But, that's why we go back!
I definitely think there's a Pascal in this picture, but again, I can't find him.
A Lucy selfie! Her mask had all the park icons and other fun stuff from the parks on it.
There is absolutely a Pascal in this picture. I can see him.
This picture looks like a postcard. That's because Jason took it. I told you his phone takes great photos.
We looked for Pascals for a few more minutes and then decided what to do next. If you want to find the Pascals, I think there are 12. We only found about 5. Next time!
We had decided where to meet Toni and J, and Lucy and C asked if they could go off on their own for a bit. They were both just about to turn 14 and had both been to MK many times, so we agreed they could have a few hours to themselves. We told them we'd text them once in a while to see where they were, and Jason has the ability to track Lucy's phone, so we knew we could find them if something happened. We weren't worried at all that they'd misbehave or try to leave the park at all. They're both really good kids. They were excited to have some time to themselves. I only know exactly what they did by Lucy's pictures, so once in a while I'll be able to share their adventures too.
Before meeting Toni and J, Maura, Jason and I went in search of a snack. We headed over towards Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. Maura found the Sword in the Stone and had to give it a shot.
The true ruler of England, she is not sadly.
She gave it a good try, though.
We then realized how un-crowded it was, at least in this part of the park, so we took the opportunity for a back side of the castle picture with hardly anyone around.
It was nice to be able to get some pictures like this!
Jason and I wanted to try our luck at the Sword in the Stone then too. Neither of us fared any better, but hey, you have to try! And there wasn't a line of 20 people all scrambling to be next, which was nice.
As we were walking to get our snacks, we ran into our friend Mr. Ibis. We'd see a lot of him and his friends this week.
The line for Peter Pan was looking about the same!
We weren't sure what we wanted for a snack, and then we saw it. Storybook Treats, and their fall menu. We had read about these beforehand and knew we wanted to try them. We took the chance Lucy would be mad we didn't wait for her, but knew we could get more later in the week, or later that day. Here is what we wanted!
The Poor Unfortunate Souls Float and the Peter Pan Float. Lucy had read about both of them and had shared her knowledge with us before the trip. The Poor Unfortunate Souls was cream cheese soft serve, black raspberry syrup, and coke. Garnished with a chocolate crown and little purple candies. The Peter Pan was key lime soft serve and sprite, garnished with a little chocolate feather.
Both were amazing. The Poor Unfortunate Souls was an interesting, but delicious combination of flavors, and the Peter Pan was so refreshing on a hot day. We enjoyed them both. Both floats were flying out of Storybook Treats like crazy. A lot of people were enjoying them. Maura had gotten in line with me, and tried the floats, but saw they had rootbeer floats and asked for one of those. Then she saw the cool souvenir cups they were offering and was hoping she could have one of those, and since we were on vacation, of course she could. So, she got her rootbeer float in this guy.
I think she hated it.
While we were enjoying our snacks and waiting for Toni and J, Lucy and C were headed to Adventureland by way of Frontierland.
They were headed to Pirates! We hadn't been on this ride since 2014 because it was closed for refurbishments on our 2015 and 2018 trips. Lucy was excited to get on this ride this trip!
Clearly Lucy was keeping up with her picture taking.
If I remember correctly, they walked on POTC as well. Before long, they were on their boat sailing the high seas.
They look like such teenagers in their photo.
Meanwhile, back in Fantasyland, Maura and Jason were doing this. I can't, or I'll vomit.
I don't know where they are in that sea of people and tea cups. But I know where they are in this one!
Jason will spin the snot out of that thing and the girls love it. I was laughing hysterically because their teacup was going about 5x faster than anyone elses he spun it so fast.
They really look like they're both concentrating hard.
As we kept walking to Tomorrowland, we saw Stitch out for a wave and were able to get a socially distanced picture with him. He's a favorite of all of ours, and since Maura was wearing her Stitch shirt that day, she needed a picture.
I'll be back soon with more! We still have a lot to go on our first park day!