September 24th
 

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Saturday, September 24th, 2022            

I have a new work schedule coming up which will result in me working a Monday-Friday schedule now, and getting weekends off. I was hoping to take Steven to Walt Disney World one last time on one of my last weekdays off, but I just couldn't fit it into my schedule. We settled on a weekend date, and Drew and Jayden joined Steve and I. Jay had a soccer game in Lutz at 10:00am, so we definitely weren't getting an early start today. We ate lunch at home before heading towards Orlando, with the Magic Kingdom being today's destination.

Once we arrived at the Transportation and Ticket Center our first decision was how to make the trip to the park. The kids wanted to ride the Monorail, but we settled for the Ferry to avoid the line and shorten our wait. Once we arrived at the park, we had to stop to pick up Steve's wheelchair and to add Drew and Jay to Steve's Disability Access Service (DAS) pass so that we could make our first reservation, for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. We had some time to kill before we could use our pass, so we headed to Fantasyland to take in Mickey's PhilharMagic, as the kids hadn't seen the new Coco scene that had been added. From there we travelled over to Tomorrowland to a spin on the Tomorrowland Speedway. Drew and I got our own cars, while Steve chose to ride with Jay. While taking our turn around the track we also got a view of the rapidly finishing Tron Lightcycle Run ride, which seems like it still has forever to go until its Spring 2023 opening!

After our trip around the speedway, we used out DAS pass for the the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Drew got the honor of riding with Steve, while Jay and I got the other seat. I've said it before and I will probably say it again, but although I enjoy this roller coaster, it is way too short - especially factoring in the wait required.

The next thing we needed to decide on was what to eat. We settled on dinner at the Pinocchio Village Haus as they had enough variety that each of us could find something that we would eat. Steve and I chose the chicken strips, while Drew went for a meat flatbread pizza and Jay decided on a pepperoni flatbread. The kids seemed to enjoy their pizzas, though I wasn't wowed by the chicken. Once dinner was complete, it was back to the park we go!

Our next stop was Splash Mountain, for another one of Steve's DAS passes. We were just about to be seated when Jay and I caught a whiff of something rancid. We finally figured out what it was... someone had made a mess in their pants but failed to say a word to anyone about the need to use the restroom beforehand or that the "accident" had even occurred. We wound up completing our ride, but had to immediately head to a family restroom to clean up afterward.

The cleanup process took way more time than desired, which caused us to be way later than I wanted in my efforts to see the Disney Enchantment firework show. We had to settle for a location along the side, between Casey's Corner and The Crystal Palace. This meant that although we could see the fireworks, they weren't centered on the castle at all, and we could barely see any of the projections. I was pretty bummed by this turn of events...

After the fireworks show we headed off towards our next DAS pass, which was the Jungle Cruise. We had a bit of time before we could get in line, so Drew and Jay took Steve on The Magic Carpets of Aladdin in Adventureland. I opted out of this ride with the hope of taking pictures, but it was too dark to focus on them as they flew past me high in the air on the magic carpet. We finally made it to the Jungle Cruise, which is a different experience at night. We thought about making one more pass, as we had some time left before the park closed, but we decided to call it a night. We still had a long drive home tonight, and for some of us it has been a long day of being away from home.

 

Disney's Magic Kingdom


 

Drew (with the chokehold, which would be prophetic for later in the day), Jayden, and Steven on the ferry boat from the Transportation and Ticket Center to the Magic Kingdom.

 
 

Another shot of Drew, Jay, and Steve.

 
 

Drew and Jay giving the finger, while Steve goes totally inappropriate!

 
 

A look east from the ferry boat across the Seven Seas Lagoon.

 
 

Disney's Contemporary Resort as seen from the ferry boat across the Seven Seas Lagoon.

 
 

Miguel from Coco on the Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade parade down Main Street U.S.A.

 
 

Miguel from Coco on top, with Merida from Brave and another unknown character on the lower level during the Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade parade down Main Street U.S.A.

 
 

Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps from Zootopia on the backside of the Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade float.

 
 

Steven and Tyler posing in front of a "World's Most Magical Celebration" photo spot...

 
     
 

Drew in the green car and Steve and Jay in the yellow car on the Tomorrowland Speedway.

 
 

A look at the currently closed Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. building from the the Tomorrowland Speedway.

 
 

A few views of the upcoming Tron Lightcycle Run ride from along the Tomorrowland Speedway track...

 
     
     
 

Jayden peeking between the seats of her #8 car while waiting to exit the Tomorrowland Speedway.

 
 

A look at both Steve and Jay in their the Tomorrowland Speedway car.

 
 

Here are a few shots of Drew and Steve enjoying a ride on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train...

 
     
     
 

A look at the Beast's castle from Beauty and the Beast from the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

 
 

The dwarfs dancing at the end of the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ride...

 
 

...while the evil Queen lurks outside their door.

 
 

Steve waiting patiently as Drew and Rodney head off to get food in the Pinocchio Village Haus.

 
 

Another look at Steve...

 
 

...before he is selfie-photobombed by Jayden!

 
 

Drew returning to the field with the food.

 
 

A shot of Rodney and Drew back at the table.

 
 

A few shots of Big Thunder Mountain from across the Rivers of America from Frontierland...

 
     
     
 

A look back at Cinderella Castle from Frontierland.

 
 

Br'er Fox, Br'er Bear, and Br'er Rabbit outside of Splash Mountain.

 
 

A look at the castle while waiting for the Disney Enchantment fireworks show to begin.

 
 

Here are a bunch of photos from the Disney Enchantment fireworks show...

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

The gorillas were having fun while we rode on the Jungle Cruise late at night.

 
 

Steve and Drew on the Jungle Cruise.

 
 

Another one of the Jungle Cruise boats passing by our boat.

 
 

It's the famous backside of water - O2H, O2H, O2H!

 
 

One last look down Main Street U.S.A. towards Cinderella Castle as we leave for the night.

 
 

Disney's Halloween decorations letting us know that they will "See Ya Real Soon!"

 


 

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