I had so many photos from Magic Kingdom I decided to make it its own blog post. I was lucky enough to visit Disney World over Halloween and then on my last trip to Magic Kingdom it was ready for Christmas. It was lovely to be able to catch both of their festive decorations! I’d really recommend visiting towards the end of October and into early November as you'll be able to take part in Halloween and Christmas like me, plus the wait times really weren’t so bad. During my visit I got to go onto my two favourite rides Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain, I think the wait times for these were under 20 minutes which is amazing. If rides aren't your thing there's so much else to do, during one of the days I caught The Muppets performing, and I got to see the daily parade. Disney is known for it's amazing treats, I tried a couple that I spotted on instagram including the Mickey cinnamon bun, Mickey Pretzel and my boyfriend had the candy corn ice-cream. The cinnamon bun arrived warm and it was so delicious. Easily my favourite thing I had! I was desperate to try one of the rice crispy treats but they all had gelatin in sadly, maybe one day they'll be a vegetarian version.
The highlight of my trip was the happily ever after fireworks, they were the best I’ve ever seen. We found a spot around an hour before they started and it was quickly filling up in the park. The projections on the castle were incredible and they made sure to include everyone’s favourite films. For Moana they even designed fireworks to look like her boat symbol! My favourite part was when they went through the Pixar films as these are my favourite Disney films. I took so many photos, I couldn’t help myself it was simply stunning and super colourful!
The highlight of my trip was the happily ever after fireworks, they were the best I’ve ever seen. We found a spot around an hour before they started and it was quickly filling up in the park. The projections on the castle were incredible and they made sure to include everyone’s favourite films. For Moana they even designed fireworks to look like her boat symbol! My favourite part was when they went through the Pixar films as these are my favourite Disney films. I took so many photos, I couldn’t help myself it was simply stunning and super colourful!
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Hello, here's my second Orlando blog post. I've decided to split them up into two as they were getting a little photo heavy and the writing was getting lost. So expect my Magic Kingdom post very soon, but for now here's Hollywood Studios & Epcot!
Hollywood Studios:
I love Toy Story, so I was very excited that I was able to see the brand new Toy Story Land! Out of all of the mini worlds in the whole of the Disney World, this was my favourite. I absolutely loved all of the bright colours and general vibe of the area. We went to Hollywood Studios on a Saturday so it was much busier than the other days we'd be been at the parks, Toy Story Land in particular was very busy. We had to wait for just over an hour and half for the Slinky Dog Dash but in my opinion it was completely worth it. It was faster than I thought it would be, but so much fun! When you're waiting in line there's so much to look at. The Toy Story Mania Ride is really fun, again so much has been thought about and you totally feel like you've been shrunk down. This experience is a 3D series of video games all themed around the film. Plus after you've had plenty of fun here, make sure you get yourself a seat for the Fantasmic show, it's not one to miss!
Epcot:
This was a bit of a throwback to the 80's/90s, I felt like I had gone into a time warp. Before I caught the fireworks I went on the Riding Nemo ride which was super cute, I'm such a big fan of the Pixar films, they're always incredible well done with such a positive message. I also went on Soarin' Around the World, which was so much fun. I really felt like I was flying, so much so that I even screamed a few times. After we went to the international pavilions, it was during the height of their annual food & wine festival so it was pretty busy. It was incredible how they'd managed to create so many realistic cities from across the world, I didn't sample of the food sadly but I can imagine how much fun this would be if you planned ahead. On the night we visited, Boys to Men were performing as part of eat to the beat show and it was filled with screaming fans! I absolutely loved seeing the fireworks and display, it's amazing that they do this every single night. I stood to the right of the Mexico area and had a great view, I may have even got a little emotional. This girl looooves fireworks.
Universal:
There's so much to do here! As you enter the parks you pass through city walk, including Cinnabon (yum) and Vivo an Italian restaurant with lots of vegetarian options, something of a rarity in Orlando. Plus they had a Voodoo Doughnuts, thanks to my ever growing YouTube obsession I had heard a lot about this place. I picked one of their classic designs the Voodoo Doll, filled with jam and topped with a pretzel and a chocolate glaze. After you've finished tucking into all of the treats, you can either visit the Universal Studios or Islands of Adventure sections of the park. Some of my favourite rides in the studios section of the park were Transformers 3D, The Simpsons Ride and Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts. In my opinion the best rides from Islands of Adenture were Jurassic Park River Adventure (wear a rain-mac), Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (I went on this three times...) and the Flight of the Hippogriff. I've only ever been to Chessington and Disneyland Paris before, so this was my first experience of a proper theme park. I didn't go on any of the massive loop rides, but there's plenty of thrill rides if like me, you don't feel like being thrown upside down.
Halloween Horror Nights:
As my trip was over Halloween, we booked tickets to go to Halloween Horror Nights, and I have to be totally honest I was very scared of going. I don't really like horror films so I was terrified that this was going to be the scariest night of my life, but I'm happy to report that I survived and it actually wasn't too bad. I wasn't that scared at all. We arrived at around 8:30 and it was pretty busy, it took a while for us to get in and the queue for the Stranger Things house (the main experience this year) was just under two hours. This was the only house I visited as we wanted to look around the whole park and see everything else that was going on, plus I didn't really want to get scared! There were loads of other houses including Blumhouse, Halloween, Poltergeist and The Purge, all of which sound way too scary for me! The night had such a fun atmosphere and you find yourself laughing way more than you do screaming. If you're planning on going next year my advice would be to get there early, and book fastpass tickets if you can.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter:
This was one of my favourite things about the whole trip. The Harry Potter areas of the parks were amazing, with such incredible attention to detail, and even better rides! A Hogwarts train connects the two parks and that is a fantastic experience in itself. Every inch of Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade had been thought about and it all felt really authentic. Plus the Forbidden Journey ride was like no other rollercoaster I have ever been on, I don’t want to share too much as if you ever get the chance to go I want it all to be a total surprise for you, but it’s the best ride I have ever been on. I’ll just say it’s immersive, fun and magical. One evening we went to see the Hogwarts at night display, which was really special. Make sure you stay to see all of the evening shows at both Universal and Disney. It’s such a fun way to end the day and see amazing fireworks.
P.S I put all of my photos into my highlights on my Instagram page, so feel free to take a look for more there!
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