I’ve been absent for a week as we were at Disney World and every night was just go to bed to get up and do it all over again. Wednesday September 10 we arrived at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campground to begin our 6 night stay and meet up with friends and family. It was warm but Florida is normally hot so I was happy with the temperature, at least that first day. I had never been to this resort and I can say that I was pleasantly surprised. It is definitely different than the other resorts as you don’t have a Disney room and the restaurant is not as easily accessible but it is a great option for those wanting to camp and it’s cheaper than the resorts.
Our first stop after setting up was Disney’s Car Care Center. We had experienced what is commonly called a “death wobble” in New Jersey and this was our first opportunity to have the truck looked at. Thankfully we didn’t have any trouble between New Jersey and Florida but I am glad the truck is fixed.
While we were waiting on the kids to arrive I had to make a quick trip to the local Publix to pick up medication for one of the family. I got a Lyft to pick me up and I left. When I got back, I told Tom I can’t believe you let me go by myself. I could have been murdered. (Likely not true). He said that I left I so quickly he barely had time to say bye. In my defense, I wanted to get there before the pharmacy closed.
I had rented a 6 seater golf cart for us to use while we were at the campsites and it definitely came in handy. I was the only one who could drive it so I ferried everyone around. We did decided to take the rental car to Epcot because we always take advantage of the early entry for resort guests.
Everyone arrived safely and we prepared for our first day at Walt Disney World/Epcot. We always go to Epcot first because it is the largest of the parks and if you try to do it after going to Magic Kingdom or Hollywood Studios it’s much harder, at least for us. We learned this several years ago and it has served us well.
We rode Test Track as our rope drop ride and then headed to Ratatouille. Everyone enjoyed both these rides. Living with the Land was next but it was down so journeyed along and headed to Soarin’ Around the World, which is in the same building. We discovered that Living with the Land was back up so after Soarin’ we headed there. Guardians of the Galaxy was next. It is my favorite ride! I’m sad to say that Tom didn’t care for it all. He said he saw his life flash before his eyes. We voted him off the island. We also rode the Three Caballeros Ride. In all the years I have been going to Disney World I have never ridden it. It’s a walk on ride and great to get out of the Florida sun.
In case you are wondering what Rope Drop is (Tom didn’t know), it just means if you are staying at a Disney Resort you get in 30 minutes early and this is called rope drop because they have a rope that holds people back until they let us in. That 30 minutes can make all the difference on riding a ride you normally wouldn’t get a chance to ride without waiting in a very long line. I’ll talk more about our rope drop choices in upcoming blogs.
We had dinner at the Biergarten and were in time for the show. The food was delicious and the show superb. It is in the Germany section of Epcot.
We got back to the resort around 4:00 and had dinner reservations at Artist’s Point at the Wilderness Lodge at 7:00 p.m.. We had eaten here last year and enjoyed it a lot. The food is great and you meet the Evil Queen.
The Poison Apple is delicious, chocolate is in the middle. Tom is with Grumpy because we told him he was Mr. Grumpy Pants.
Our first day at the Most Magical Place on Earth was a huge success and we ended our night taking the ferry back to the campsites. Next up is Animal Kingdom.
I hope your days are magical too.
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