Each day we have been in Florida has been hotter than the previous day. Thursday was no exception. We arrived via bus and monorail at the Magic Kingdom. This is the pretty shot. This park was packed with people.

Disclaimer – the one and only time I have been here was over 30 years ago. My memories are hazy, but I do remember “It’s a small world”.

The Magic Kingdom is all about the rides. There is not much else… including  shade. It was very hot and packed with millions of other people. If you’re not a ride person there is not a lot to do. We went on “It’s a small world” as it is unofficially required. They have obviously updated it since I was here last. Other than the song will be stuck in my head for days, it was very good.

We watched the beginning of the 2:30 parade from the steamboat ride and all we could think about was how hot those kids must be in their full uniforms. There were 3 marching bands in the mid-afternoon parade.

Main Street was full of shops and a few cafes that we took advantage of for a cool drink and air-conditioned shopping.

I’ll write about the parade in a separate post.

After the parade, we gathered to watch the evening fireworks show. While we were in a good spot to see them, it was not a good spot for taking pics so I do not have any to post. The castle was illuminated and the show began with a montage of Disney movies & music displayed onto the castle followed by the fireworks show. It was magical.

The mass exodus from the park was not as magical, but our group stayed together and had another monorail ride back to the parking lot. Not all of our buses were there so we had a bit of wait before we returned to the hotel