During my many segmented trip to Florida, Sugarwings and I spent some time at Disney while my husband took off with buddies for a Guys’ Golfing Getaway.
And we made the most of every moment.
We were up extra early to spend time at the park while it was quiet. I love the atmosphere before the herds of mouse eared tourists arrive.
Speaking of mouse ears, these are what Sugarwings bought with our little bonus for turning down Mousekeeping.
If you decline having your room cleaned, and set your own trash outside the door, calling for extra towels as needed, you get a gift card.
She bought the Purple Potion ears with the card, so she was responsible for helping with the room. They were cute and sparkly, but I don’t know how many times those sequins scratched my face when I was getting a hug.
And I got lots of hugs! That was one happy kid.
We splurged one night for the fireworks dessert buffet, and we were both pretty dang happy when we were led to the never ending treat buffet!
I don’t know if I’d pay extra to do it again, but I was glad we treated ourselves on this trip. The park was crowded due to a Princess 5K, and we probably wouldn’t have had such a good viewing point without the special seating.
While the parks were pretty crowded, I felt like we were blessed with some sort of magical pixie dust that luckily led us through our days with no hiccups
Somehow, we stumbled into being at the front of dance parties,
And with up front, personal seating for the parade.
We just happened to be at the beginning of lines to see characters, not even realizing that they were setting up for a line to form.
We also seemed to end up in places where crowds were not. Maybe because we like to linger over decor and details.
We took time to enjoy the little things, like shining a flashlight over your hand on the sidewalks in Pandora to leave a glowing pattern behind.
We took our time as we liked, but then hurried onto the next activity, used the ap to schedule fast passes on the go, and do mobile food ordering.
Some of our timing was planning, some was luck. Often, we came around a corner just as something fun was happening and joined right in.
We didn’t realize we’d be able to see Epcot fireworks from our hotel, that was a pleasant surprise!
A fun photo op was never passed up, either.
Maybe because it was just two of us, it was easier to maneuver the park?
And the fact that we preferred playing with statues to standing in lines made the day easier. We didn’t care about the big name rides. We enjoyed our fast passes, then only went to attractions with no or little waits.
Instead of waiting two hours to be frightened by a Yetti, we joined the Wilderness Explorers and earned badges while walking along shady trails. We always took time to talk to the Cast Members (employees), and got lots of tips about where to go and when.
And when we got back to the hotel too late to suit up and swim, I let her jump in, as is for a few minutes the pool was still open.
I’ve been to Disney World many times, and it doesn’t always go this smoothly. It was one of the higher crowd days, and should’ve been harder than it was.
But our theory of zigging when others zag, taking our time, enjoying what was right in front of us, and planning out what we could, sure made this a perfect visit!
Or was it pixie dust, after all? Possibly, Tinkerbell recognized a fellow fairy and shared her magic to make our days go smoothly?
These pics are great, looks like so much fun. The only thing missing from the pics is me, I should be there with you !! So glad you had a great time.
It looks like you two had so much fun together. So nice you could share this time with her.