Rolling in at 1am??!! Damn Mickey, you know how to party. Haven’t been up this late partying since my days as a wannabe rock star. Yep, that’s right, Mickey and his villainous celebration had us turn heel for the night in an effort to rid the Magic Kingdom of all its candy!!
Wait…rewind. So let’s see how the day panned out…
Partially forgiving the Magic Kingdom bus service for the trauma yesterday, I decided to give them one more chance to make my day magical…thank God I checked, checked and checked again we had everything this morning…
Wallet?! Oh…yep, bags? Check…Halloween Costumes? Hell to the yes!!! Loaded like some sort of packing mule hybrid, we head on the long journey to the Magic Kingdom…we have Lightening Lanes to oversee the exploitation of a few down on their luck Dwarves (are we even allowed to say that anymore?) in the diamond mines beneath Magic Kingdom. Naughty naughty Mr Mouse.
After treating an unwitting passenger to a pretzel shower, courtesy of Grayson’s inability to cover his mouth for a cough, we finally arrive to watch Jordan endure a hefty full body inspection from security…yeah to be fair, the sets of demon wings and tails sticking out of your bag would have made me suspicious too…I’m not a grass or anything, but I did tell them to keep a special eye on her…she’s smuggling contraband; unlicensed demon skins.
Inspection passed, locker rented (we had A LOT of stuff); only $12 for the day, not bad. On to the mines!! Poor Grayson has past trauma with this place, last time we were here his bladder betrayed him, so we made sure to get any pre ride pees out of the way as priority.
Wee free, we pass our Lightening Lane checkpoints and travel the Diamond Mines of Magic Kingdom. Shovel…check, Pick…check…walking stick? Bloody hell after all the walking we have done this trip, I think we’ll need more than that. Damn it Jordan…I think you are cursed. Following yesterday’s trend, the Seven Dwarves Mine Train has a full on break down; it must have heard Grayson was back for round 2 and wanted to test his bladder durability. Not today Dwarves, not today!!! Seriously though, we are starting to think Jordan is cursed, yesterday she walked past Tianas Bayou Adventure and it broke down for hours…I’m dreading the flight home 😱.
Mine Train finally done…pockets full of Diamonds collected (cheers kids, Disney was getting expensive), time to catch the cavalcade. Quick morning coffee to accompany our brief rest whilst the cavalcade rolls by…not a full on Parade. But a few floats and some fun characters.
Next on my bucket list to spend the entirety of my holiday money…Silhouettes. Yep, this was great, and fully recommend. Mind blowing talent as the kids silhouette side profiles are cut into paper for a long lasting momento. Honestly, it’s insane, and great to see Alaska throwing down the gauntlet by constantly moving her head around. You’re only talented if you can hit a moving target. Nice one little Loo, remind them they are human after all!!
Core memories made, time to help Buzz and Star Command and blast some Zurg scum!!! Pew pew…destroyed him and his army of black lit robots (I’d had plenty of practice fighting aliens during my time in the Men In Black, so this was a doddle). Galaxy successfully defended once more, and littered with the corpses of Zurgs robot army. We head back to Grayson’s new favourite ride…The People Mover.
He loves this ride; “Mam, it’s so slow isn’t it”…insert shifty eyebrows here as the ride launches itself onto the tracks…sly little bugger 😂. he just loves the behind the scenes look at Buzz Lightyear and the shops…literally makes his trip. This gave me the chance also to grab a Virtual Queue for Tianas Bayou Adventure; secured…BOOYAH!!!
All this robot slaughter and virtual queue stress had worked out appetite, we we headed for our favourite Magic Kingdom meal…the Lobster Roll at Columbia Harbour House; “This is Grij approved”. Glad to see you concur with me and Mammy Gray Gray. Deeelicious!!
Haunted mansion to catch up with the 999 happy haunts and that dastardly Hat Box Ghost. Narrowly escaping the stretching room rush with our lives (man this is a crazy way to do things), we board the doom buggy’s, pick up some Hitchhiking ghosties and manage not to become number 1000…Phwew!!
Big Thunder Mountain? Yep, 40 inch Nij is tall enough, so let’s exploit it!!…and the curse of Jordan continues; this time bringing a full on storm with her. Damn girl, you control the weather now too??!! Delayed…”Dad I need a poo”…oh no, it’s the Diamond Mine 2022 Fiasco 2.0. Can you hold it little Loo. “Yep I got this….Dad, no I didn’t”. Oh no, it’s hammering down with rain, we’re stuck in the middle of a line strewn with bodies of guests camping out on Big Thunder Mountain…picked a great moment Alaska. Right come on then, head out to change her, traversing the queue, through mounds of people, only to find myself back at Jordan and Gray…wait, how the hell did I get here? Jordan it’s your turn, I’m not playing into this paradoxical endless line…maybe you’ll escape. You are the one that has cursed us after all. The line dies down as people get fed up of waiting out the expedition through the wilderness. To be fair, this is standard fare in any British park, and we routinely get a battering from rain droplets as we hurtle through the air at night speeds on our coasters…man up Disney!!
Finally air clears, and we make it on BTM…thank God, I was being bullied by a kid in the line whilst their parent watched on. Control your child please Madame. Can’t they be as well behaved as my two 🙄.
Woo time to collect out Treat bags and super special Mickeys No So Scary Halloween Party wrist bands. Now, if Alaska thought she had a superiority complex with her princess dress yesterday…this levels you up even more. Access granted to get some exclusive merch whilst the normal day guests claw at the ribbons of what they could have won, we pick up some pins and T shirts to commemorate the occasion and remember the time Mickey fleeced me almost $200 per person. This Mouse drives a hard bargain, but I can’t pass up exclusive merchandise…it’s a catch 22.
Bayou Adventure complete…I miss Splash Mountain, but despite me not having a clue on the story of this overlay, I didn’t really enjoy.
Quick, party is starting…time for a superman style quick change into our costumes!! Like a quartet of Kent’s (I said Kent’s…as in Clarke?), we head to the nearest family room and transform into Mickeys Not So Super Hero’s…
PAIN!!! PANIC!!!…yep, we were Herc-ing it this Halloween. A tatted up Meg and Herc emerge followed by the cutest Pain and Panic you ever did see…brilliant. Something about wandering the Magic Kingdom dressed as Disney Characters made it a hell of a lot more fun. Damn, this must feel what a celebrity feels like, as everyone compliments our costumes…
women were falling at my feet (this part I enjoyed), but having to fight off Cerberus…well this part was less fun.
Few pics at the castle; dont worry about looking at the camera Alaska, and a few pics with the Queen of Hearts before heading to watch the shows prior to ridding all the Magic Kingdom of its Candy.
The Sanderson Sisters kick off the night with their Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular…this was a great show, fab music, great villains, and a fun way to kick things off…though the spell changing did have me worried we were performing cult like black magic…hmmm, what have I just conjured? With Jordan’s luck recently, I assume we’ll be followed home by more than just Hitchhiking Ghosts.
Quick acquisition of the Scary Teddy popcorn bucket, and it was time for the best parade Disney have ever done…Boo To You!! This song will be engrained in my memory long after the echos of 🎶Its a small world after all🎶. Boss parade, and a special shout out from Pain and Panic!! They spotted the kids in the crowd and made sure to point and wave at their better looking counterparts. Fab parade, and great to see Haunted Mansion and some other little represented icons in there.
Treat collection through Tomorrowland and Fantasyland to begin our task to load up as many bags of candy as humanly possible…to be fair, the amount of people with literal sacks to decant their candy into was insane. Meet Maleficent and the Evil Queen, and then back to watch the Fireworks. Damn, Disney know how to jazz up an exclusive event, this fireworks/castle show was the best I’d ever seen…and Jack Skellington was hosting; not the terribly costumed meet and greet Jack either, a badass looking puppet Jack that looked the real deal. Fireworks were insane!
Damn, it’s late, best get some food…Cosmic Rays it is. Bit of party exclusive dining, and bit of a Disney Jr dance party where Grayson nervously flossed and danced his little heart out while Alaska claimed ownership of Vampirina and Doc McStuffins between refuels of Mac and Cheese.
Energy expelled, we make a final attempt to rid the world of candy, and travel the kingdom. Yeah, this is the best time to do it…literal shovel fulls of candy as the cast members seem intent on giving the kids a pre midnight sugar high just in time for bed…great stuff. Seven bags of candy later, we decide enough is enough (mainly due to our weight restrictions for the flight home) and head back to the room. Grayson snow angels the candy, and we settle for bed. Absolutely knackered, but damn was that a fun party…
I think tomorrow deserves a slight lie in…up at 7:30 😂
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