MAGIC KINGDOM ITINERARY mk20
Sleep in, have breakfast in your hotel room, lunch at your hotel counter, and then head to the Magic Kingdom for an afternoon and evening of fun
FIRST THINGS
Sleep in, have breakfast in your room and lunch in your hotel’s counter service restaurant (counter credit), and depart by 2p (Pop Century bus) or 2:20p (the Resort Monorail stop at the Polynesian —the one reached from the second floor of the Great Ceremonial House) for the Magic Kingdom.
AT THE PARK
- Enter the park, get a guide map, and walk through Adventureland to Splash Mountain. Fastpass it
- Explore the area around Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain until the 3:00 parade starts. Don’t leave this area or the parade will trap you on the wrong side of the park!
- Watch the first 5 minutes of the parade (you will see the full parade later this week) from the Splash Mountain side and then walk to Big Thunder Mountain and ride it (the wait will not be long, as the parade will have drawn off many riders)
- Get off, and head back into Adventureland using the road to the right of Pecos Bills. Adventureland will be less crowded not only because of people watching the parade, but also because it is the only land that the parade cuts off
- Do the rides in Adventureland as you come to them, starting with Pirates of the Caribbean and making your way towards the Swiss Family Tree House
- Return to Splash Mountain when your fastpass time indicates and ride it
- Return to Adventureland and finish there; have dinner at Peco’s Bill’s (counter credit) when convenient.
- Head to Tomorrowland and do all the rides you can there
- Make your way to the Main Stree area by 8:30 and watch the 9p parade
- If you can, find a spot where you are facing the castle form the Cinderella side and watch the 10p Holiday Wishes Fireworks show
- Don’t leave now. People watch, or shop for souveniers, until after 11. This will help you avoid the corwd that leaves right after the fireworks
- Head back to the entrance, and leave the park. Pop Century guests go back to your hotel by bus at the same area where you got off this morning. Polynesian guests will save as many as 20 minutes by taking the express monorail, not the resort monorail, back, getting off at TTC and walking back
NOTE: Bring The Comprehensive Guide to Rides and Rides that Might be Skipped with you in case your day gets too intense.
LINKS TO DAILY GUIDANCE BY ARRIVAL DATE
11/21/09: Summary To-Do List Sat Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Sun
11/28/09: Summary To-Do List Sat Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Sun
12/5/09: Summary To-Do List Sat Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Sun
12/12/09: Summary To-Do List Sat Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Sun
12/19/09: Summary To-Do List Sat Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Sun
ITINERARY LINKS
- For itinerary design goals and the basic December Itinerary, see this
- For shorter and longer itineraries targeted at the same December week, see this
- For itineraries covering all the other parts of the year, see this
- To design your own itinerary, see this
- For rides that might be skipped, see this
- For a comprehensive guide to rides and attractions, see this