Fan Friday~Mekonis Family Trip Part 2

It is Friday and you know what that means? Fan Friday!! This is a time for you to shine in all your glory. We love our fans and we love to learn from them. Check out Sandy’s trip report…don’t forget to read part one if you have not already. Enjoy!

 

Section 2 (Days 1 – 3)

We left for our trip on March 10th. We got to Disney late afternoon and had early morning reservations the next day so I didn’t want to head to the park that first day. Instead I had planned dinner at Chef Mickey at the Contemporary. I have family in the area and having meals at a Disney resort is a great way to see characters and see family without them having to purchase park tickets.  We had a wonderful meal at Chef Mickey’s. We had never been and we really liked it. The food was good, the atmosphere was fun. It was a little loud and a bit hectic but that’s fairly typical for a character meal.  We met Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto and Donald.

 

 

The next morning we had 8:00am reservations at Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom. The park didn’t open until 9:00am so only the people with dining reservations get to enter the park early.  Seeing Main Street and the castle forecourt so empty was really a wonderful experience. We got some nice pictures without all the crowds in the background.  The downside is that it had been raining and it was overcast so our pictures aren’t quite as bright as I’d hoped but it was still a really neat experience. Breakfast at Crystal Palace was great.  The buffet had lots of good food. My daughter’s eyes lit up when she heard chocolate chip pancakes were available. I loved the made to order omelet. The Winnie the Pooh gang was fun and our server was really wonderful.  The weather wasn’t great that day. It rained on and off and we were feeling pretty soggy.  We were able to enjoy some of the indoor activities like It’s a Small World, Mickey’s Philharmagic, meeting Tinkerbell and Terrence and also meeting Ariel and Prince Eric.  Another bonus to the rain was very low crowds and we were able to meet Rapunzel with a very short wait!  We decided to go back to the resort in the afternoon, take a little nap and shower and then head back in for Wishes in the evening. I enjoy taking fireworks pictures and always look forward to Wishes.

Monday we had a reservation at Akershus in Norway in EPCOT.  We had eaten dinner there on our last trip and the food was quite different so I thought I might like the breakfast fare better. My daughter’s favorite Princess is Belle and so we wanted to go back to Akershus, which is where you meet Belle and a few other Princesses. Also, we don’t personally think that Cinderella’s Royal Table is worth two dining credits once you’ve done it before. We had a nice meal over at Akershus and our daughter met Belle, Cinderella, Aurora and Pocahontas who we have never met on any previous trip so that was neat!  My husband was not feeling well that day and he spent a majority of the morning resting in the First Aid center of EPCOT while my daughter and I rode Nemo and enjoyed Turtle Talk and some of the other things on that side of EPCOT.  We also got to meet Duffy Bear who is one of my daughter’s favorite characters. She purchased Duffy on our last trip and on this trip she was excited to pick out some clothes for her Duffy Bear at the Duffy store in EPCOT. We all headed back to the resort in the afternoon so my husband could rest. My daughter and I enjoyed the very fun pool at Port Orleans French Quarter.

 

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