Courtnie1811
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What do you do on you on your arrival day? We arrive at the airport at 12:30pm. I'm thinking about going ahead and hitting the parks instead of having a park day on the last day we are there.
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Arrival Day
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tinker bubbles
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We always go straight to Magic Kingdom on our arrival day for two main reasons: we are too excited to stay out of the parks one more day and the last day we try to leave headed home by 7am since we have a 12 hour drive.
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SecondStarTilMorning
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We always check in- go straight for the jacuzzi, unpack, get changed, and go to dinner at the poly and then watch wishes from the beach!
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Yea our flight leaves at 5pm the day we leave. So we have to be on ME by 3. I have a 8 day park hopper pass and originally we were gonna take it easy the day we get there but I'm thinking we should take a quick nap and go to one of the parks on arrival day.
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olinecoach61
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We (now) always do chef mickeys on arrival day. Relax in the pool and watch wishes from the poly beach. It allows you see the mouse and relax to start before the insanity begins!
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tinker bubbles
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That's what I would do, but different things work better for different people. We have gone to Magic Kingdom as soon as we checked in everytime except the time we left later in the morning and didn't arrive till around 6 pm, so we ate and went to bed to get an early start on the next day.
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DizneyPryncess
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This is pretty much exactly what we do too. I love just exploring the resort, swimming & relaxing the day we arrive. Dinner & wishes from the beach is usually a must the first night too. =)
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We check in on-line at home so when we get to the resort we just pick up our KTTW and hit the Magic Kingdom.
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MickeyPeace
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MK first on the first day. It's ritual. I once made the mistake of bringing a newbie to HS on day one. It did not represent.
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Gonzo79
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We always go to the parks on arrival day.We usually get to the resort by 11ish,check in and have lunch. Then we head to a park.We play a little game where,whatever park bus pulls up first,thats the park we go to. On the past three trips,it been DHS once,and MK the last two times.
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Mikester71
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We usually pull into the Pop Century around 1pm or so, check-in and then throw our stuff in the room before taking a quick stroll around the Pop grounds. After that, we usually head to DTD for the night and then head back to our rooms to get a good night sleep so that we can wake up and hit the ground running on our first full day at Magic Kingdom. 
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brumby
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Lock our kids in the Villa until we're satisfied with the resounding "Thanks Mom & Dad" ;-) "Mom ... Dad ... We Love you SsOoo... much!" ;-) "Your the best Mom & Dad EVER!"
Only then then do they exemplify the true attributes prevalent for an heir to the throne and thus warrant the keys to the Kingdom!
Only then then do they exemplify the true attributes prevalent for an heir to the throne and thus warrant the keys to the Kingdom!
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real mad hatter
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For us,it's a tradition we hit MK.Its only then I know we are back in this magical land.
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foreverbelle
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If we arrive in the morning/early afternoon-Hit up Earl of Sandwich for lunch before heading off to a park; providing our son is still good to go and ready.
If we arrive in the early evening/night-quiet night hitting the pool and relaxing before we hit up the world in the morning.
No matter what, or how we spend the first day its always great to just get there, the start of the vacation is awesome and we yell out. We are here!! Home!!!!
If we arrive in the early evening/night-quiet night hitting the pool and relaxing before we hit up the world in the morning.
No matter what, or how we spend the first day its always great to just get there, the start of the vacation is awesome and we yell out. We are here!! Home!!!!
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zurgandfriend
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We check in, drop off our carry ons, change clothes as required, use the facilities and head to Magic Kingdom. Many years ago I met a distressed family in the pool at the Wilderness Lodge. The parents wanted to wait until the next morning to visit the Magic Kingdom the kids had other ideas.
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