- Our first day at MK, we arrived very early. The parking lot was bare when we pulled in leading me to think we were about to have a Griswald vacation moment. We stood in line and browsed the outside-the-gates gift shop when a lady asked us if we would mind taking a survey. We had fifteen minutes to kill, so we went. This got us inside the MK early and after the survey we could go down Main Street (the shops were open, but no rides were running). This pretty much put us at Tomorrowland when the park opened and we got to be one of the first of the day on Space Mountain.
- Space Mountain. I hadn't been to MK since I was 7 or 8 and had never rode Space Mountain. I've always been leery of roller coasters, but indoor roller coasters (like Flight of Fear at King's Island) seemed to appeal to me. Great ride. Loved riding in the dark and the ride was long enough you felt like you were getting your money's worth (relatively speaking). We rode this at least a half-dozen times.
- FastPass. Can't say enough about this, mainly because I can't stand waiting in lines. This was helpful to us, but would be essential during the summer with kids. Basically you can get a time to come back to the ride later in the day and by-pass most of the line. I'm so spoiled by this that I may not be able to visit King's Island again.
- Pirates of the Caribbean. This ride was closed at the start of the day, but we tried again later when it was up and riding. Turns out that rides are closed for a reason. We got stuck for about 20 minutes at the seen where the pirates scream "We wants the redhead! We wants the redhead!"). Great, classic ride, but not so great a ride to be stuck on.
- The weather was cool, overcast, and occasionally marred by rain showers. The Floridian residents apparently thought this was the end of the world. The temperature was in the mid-40s to mid-50s that day, but we saw Disney employees in winter coats, stocking caps, and gloves. Considering it was -20 or something back home, we counted ourselves fortunate to be in 50 degree weather. The weather worked out well for us. It kept the crowds away and that led to short lines everywhere. We did have to miss out on Splash Mountain and had to wear sweatshirts and jackets, but that's a small price to pay.
- Pirate Ears. Rachel said she'd never had the traditional mouse ears, so we were planning on getting her some. Instead, we went with the nontraditional mouse ears: Pirate headbands with ears on them. It seemed like a good idea at the time. They were actually fun, I just wished I would have taken them off for some of the pictures.
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