One last view as we leave - the bowling pin stairway and the parking lot
We started off by grabbing a Dole Whip at Aloha Isle, and the first attraction we rode was Pirates Of The Caribbean, which had a short wait, perhaps 10 minutes. We then realized we were actually hungry so we ate at Pecos Bill's for some burgers. Somewhat typical Disney burgers - mediocre taste, stingy on somewhat flavorless bacon, but a toppings bar that at least had a few choices. It looked like some people were making "meals" of the topping bar though.One last view as we leave - the bowling pin stairway and the parking lot
We continued our "tour" clockwise, hitting up Big Thunder Mountain next. We were going to skip Splash Mountain this early as we didn't want to get soaked too early, and especially as we didn't have our room or luggage to go to yet. The standby wait at BTM was 60 minutes. It didn't look that long - but they really do a good job of hiding that fact from you. It was pretty much 60 minutes as well. Between being the tail end of a busy week and Space Mountain closed, these were the longest wait times in general we've seen in quite a while. It was also an evening Extra Magic Hour as well, so that may have contributed as well.
After that we decided to stake our claim on the parade route so we could see the new Celebrate A Dream Come True parade, which we did up near the Liberty Square river boat. While we waited, I ran up to grab Fastpasses for Peter Pan's Flight which was right around the corner - and the Fastpass return time wasn't until 6pm.Cinderella and her prince
So we watched the parade, which perhaps has a bit more energy than the previous one, and once it cleared we went to Haunted Mansion (20 minute wait) and up to Fantasyland and hit a lot of the attractions there while waiting for our Peter Pan Fastpass time. Mad Tea Party, carousel, Snow White's Scary Adventures, PhilharMagic, and It's A Small World were all relatively short waits, at which point it was time for Peter Pan. Per discussions on the DISboards, yes, they did indeed change the mermaids such that the one on the rock is, or at least heavily resembles, Ariel.
After that we returned back to the Animal Kingdom Lodge to find out our room wasn't where it was supposed to be. Go back if you haven't read about our non-Arusha Arusha view room already.
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