The Happiest Place On Earth

Today I'm going to share a bit about Disney World's Magic Kingdom. After seeing it in person for the first time in my life (as an adult), I have two important things to put out there:

1. I now understand what people mean when they say it's important to experience Disney as an adult.
2. I also understand what people mean when they question why anyone would go to Disney without having children of their own.

Magic Kingdom is really one of those especially kid-friendly parks for sure. The only way you'll have a drop of alcohol in this park is at a select few restaurants.

(By a select few restaurants, I mean that the only place I saw any alcohol was at The Beast's 'Be Our Guest' restaurant.)

I definitely had a select few favorites from this park, though. As far as rides go, I'm not one for rollercoasters... I did find it fun standing on the bridge next to Splash Mountain to get a bit soaked while watching others scream at the drop.

I think that the three rides I spent the most time on would hands down be The Haunted Mansion (soooooo cool), The Mad Tea Party (aka: spinning teacups, my long-time fave), and The PeopleMover.

I'm not sure if The Tomorrowland Transit Authority's PeopleMover really counts as a ride per se, but I absolutely loved it. This one will give you a grand tour of Tomorrowland from up above. It's super awesome for people watching and, for someone who's much to weak-stomached and scared to go on Space Mountain, it gives you a small glimpse into the ride without actually going on it.

I loved seeing Stitch (from Lilo and Stitch) all over Tomorrowland, but throughout the rest of the park, I found myself a smidge disappointed.

Most of my favorite movies and princesses were a bit underrepresented. Rapunzel, from Tangled, is one of my absolute favorite Disney movies.

Looks pretty magical, right? The kingdom from Tangled is actually relegated to... wait for it... bathrooms. Yep. With thoughts of dancing around the lantern-strung pavilion in my head, you can imagine how much of a disappointment that was.

The only tribute to Brave with Merida was the little alcove designed for her to take photos and meet young fans, and I saw little-to-no evidence of an homage to Pocahontas in any of the parks, and definitely not within The Magic Kingdom.

Speaking of which, other must-sees in the park? Definitely the Wishes Nighttime Spectacuar firework show... I think it may have been one of my number-one favorites from the park! The Main Street Electrical Parade was an awesome sight as well. My favorite float from that parade was hands-down Tinker Bell on top of the dragon.

Honorable mentions for favorite floats would be the Peter Pan float with Princess Tigerlily, The Seven Dwarfs mining away for gems, and Pan fighting Hook on the illuminated ship. Oh, and all of the Alice In Wonderland floats! Maaassive mushrooms and a hookah smoking caterpillar... gliding through Main Street USA in Disney.

The last, and possibly most important, highlight would be the Dole Whip in Adventureland. I enjoyed every last bite of my Dole Whip while waiting in line for the Pirates Of The Caribbean ride not far from the stand!).