A ton of other families that I spoke to were just as surprised as we were. I didn't think it would be deserted but I didn't think we would have more than 20-30 minute wait times on most rides.
Here was our week....
We stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside which was BEAUTIFUL!!! LOVED IT!!! They gave my DD a birthday button at check in. I didn't have to ask. I just told them when I made the reservations that it was her birthday. They also left a card in the room with Cinderella's picture on her birthday.
Oct 22 - MK ---We arrived at 6pm and stayed until close. It was EMH night so the park didn't close until 12am.
We slept for a few hours before we arrived and my DH wasn't feeling very well after he ate the shrimp pasta at our resort. My DH either got food poisoning or a really, really bad virus so he toughed it out until 10pm and then left the park and went back to the hotel. My mom, daugher and I stayed until midnight. From about 10pm to midnight it was less croweded (and more enjoyable) so we got to ride Winnie the Pooh and Buzz with only a 5-10 minute wait. We even rode Buzz twice in a row twice which made my DD very happy.)
Oct 23- We swam while my DH stayed in bed sick as a dog. Poor guy. Pool was really nice. Went back to the room for a nap then we all headed to the MNNSHP. Arrived at MK at 6pm. Later than I planned b/c of my DH sickness. We had dinner reservations at 7:30pm for the Royal Table Dinner at the Castle. The food was awesome. The service was awesome. The whole experience was unforgetable. My daughter had a terrific time. She got a little cake with a candle in it and a scoop of ice cream with a chocolate crown! Too cute. :slurp: Get the prime rib if you go. Of course the park was packed with people. We spoke to the family standing next to us and they were even more upset than we were with the crowds since they had to push a set of two year old twins and a four year old around a crowded park. They too thought that Disney only sold so many tickets to the MNNSHP. That's why they went. We didn't get much candy. Didn't have time to see it all. Partly b/c my dd danced and danced and danced at the dance party in fantasyland which was adorable. She danced with the mice (who she loves) and chip and dale. We did get some candy during the parade (which was great) but it got wet when it pored down rain while we were in Pirates. There wasn't much of a wait for that since it was about 11pm. The stoller got soaking wet since I had no idea that it was going to rain and I didn't cover the stoller with a poncho. Bad move. We then left the park since it was poring down rain.
Oct 24-- Animal Kingdom. Arrived at 10am. Pretty crowded. Hear others complaining. Eat lunch late at 1:30pm at the Pizza place but even thought it was late it was still crowded. It rained on and off all day. Missed the safari b/c of the rain. Hit everything else. Thank goodness for EMHs. That's when we got to ride most of the rides.
Oct 25 --- Epcot. Wasn't too crowed in the am. Arrived at 10am. Got right on Nemo. No wait at all. Looked at the tip board and saw there wasn't a wait so we hit that first. Nemo was REALLY CUTE! Saw Turtle Talk with Cruch. Really cute. Grabed a fast pass for Soarin. When to Living with the Land which was a 20 minute wait. Ate at the CS lunch in the Land Pavillan. Very good. Then rode Soarin. That was a really neat ride. Thank goodness for baby switch so all 3 of us could ride! Did Journey into Imagination with Figment which my 2 year old enjoyed. And saw that darn 3D movie which scared my little one to death! My DH though she would be fine and I didn't agree. Unfortunatly I was right. There is a snake that comes out at you and a lion too. She was in tears! Just skip it if you have little ones. I don't see why Disney had to include that. It's not just a snake or loin, it's a VERY VERY scarey snake and lion. We rode Mission Space. I went twice. Waited only 20 minutes the first time and then baby switched and got right on.
Then we headed for World Showcase at 4pm. Skipped our dinner in Italy b/c of the time. We just sampled foods instead which was more fun anyway. We used our snack credits. It started to rain as soon as we entered England. But I got my Snakebite at the Pub so I was happy.
Rain off and on all night. We didn't ride anything. Just looked around.
Oct 26---Had reservations at 1900 Park Fare at 5pm so we split up the day. Arrived at MK at 11am. Rode a few rides, not many b/c of the crowds and wait times. Then took the boat over to the Grand Floridian. The food was excellent and the entertaiment was great. Another AWESOME dinner. My daughter loved it. After dinner we headed to Downtown Disney which was packed with people. We shopped then took the boat back to the hotel. The boat ride was much more enjoyable than the bus ride. Really, really nice. I loved staying at Port Orleans Riverside!!!!!!
Oct 27---Magic Kingdom (yes, again) We were kind of tired of MK but we didn't have Hopper passes and my little one loved it there. We still had a ton of rides that we didn't get to ride b/c of the crowds anyway. Well my mom ended up getting VERY VERY sick and had to leave at about 3pm. We got to skip the parade since we saw it the day before and used the opportunity to ride Jungle Cruise since it was only a 20 mintue wait. It started to rain so we headed for shelter. About an hour later we finally hit some more rides and just dealt with the rain by wearing ponchos. (Believe me, it's hard to push a stoller in a crowd while it's raining and keeping a poncho on a 3 year old who doesn't want it on.) We saw the parade at 8pm. My DD wanted to go on Peter Pan but it was a 45 minute wait at 9pm!!! And it was still crowed when we left at 10pm. Unbelievable.
Oct 28 -- MGM...more the same....crowded....We went to the Hollywood and Vine Lunch with Jo Jo and see LOVED IT. Food was good too. The park was still packed at 10:30pm.
Oct 29--Epcot---Rained, poured down rain...Princess Breakfast at 10am. It was ok. Very rushed. May have been the weather.
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:hammer: 
It's hard to wait 30 minutes for a ride with a 3 year old....at least my 3 year old! 
