Florida + West Caribbean Cruise 2016

Day 10 – 03/04/2016 – Shoppingtime!

We were going shopping today. We were going to 2 shopping centers. First we went to The Florida Mall and then we drove to Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets.

In the evening we went to Disney Springs, the free entertainment district of Walt Disney World. We bought some souvenirs in World Of Disney It’s a tradition, if there’s a Rainforest Café, we go there. So we had dinner at Rainfores Café. Mmmmm, great burger! We skipped the Volcano..

Day 11 – 04/04/2016 – Disney Magic!

In the morning we drove to the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. We parked in the Captain Hook section. This is important to remember because the parking lot is huge! It is divided in 2: Heroes and Villains. In these 2 parts there are sections named after heroes and villains. A tram takes people from the parking lot to the ticket center and back.

We immediately saw it would be a very busy day because there already was an enormous waiting line at the monorail station and the ferry landing. The parking is not located at the entrance to the park. Walt Disney wanted to keep everything ‘not magic’ as far away as possible from the Magic Kingdom, so you have to take the monorail or the ferry to get to the entrance of the park.

We had to wait 30 minutes before we could board a monorail. Finally, we could visit the park for the 3th time in 6 years.

Thanks to the new Fastpass system we could already reserve a spot on 3 attractions even before we got to the park. We had a Fastpass for Splash Mountain (Must-do for each visit!), Haunted Mansion (skipped the 2 previous visits) and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (new since our last visit and immensly popular, always more than 2 hours waittime).

We also did The Enchanted Tiki Room, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Walt Disney Railroad, Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid and Mickey’s Philharmagic. On Mainstreet USA we also saw a performance of the Dapper Dans.

After our ride on Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, around 3.30pm, we needed some rest. We returned to our hotel and came back to the Magic Kingdom in the evening to have dinner at The Crystal Palace. They offer an all-in buffet and the characters of Winnie the Pooh pass by each table. Heidi was delighted when she saw Eeyore and his friends!

After dinner we watched Disney’s Electrical Parade.