r/DisneyWorld • u/jamma422 • 11h ago
Trip Report January Trip Recap
Just wanted to share a recent trip that felt like pitching a WDW no hitter. This past January I took my 4 year old daughter on her first trip to WDW with just her and I. We stayed at the contemporary and, basically, everything that could go right did (except she was .25 inches too short for Guardians). She’s been talking about the trip for months following. My wife isn’t a Disney person (I’ve been very lucky and on 50+ trips to WDW), but this was my first since we had our daughter. She’ll be spoiled for all future trips, but I just wanted to share a recap with everyone here and get to re-live the trip a bit. We’ll be going back on the same dates in 2027.
Day 1, arrived and checked into Contemporary. Resort hopping on the monorail with a stop off in Trader Sam’s for a drink. Shopping at the Grand Floridian where we got my daughter started with pin collecting. Dinner with fireworks at California Grill.
Day 2. MK
Arrived shortly after rope drop.
Peter Pan, walk on.
Small World, walk on.
Carousel, walk on.
Dumbo, LL.
Barnstormer.
Haunted Mansion, LL.
Late breakfast at CRT at 10:20.
Tiana’s, LL.
Tea Cups, LL.
Winnie the Pooh, LL.
Under the Sea, walk on.
Story time with Belle.
Mickey’s Philharmagic.
7 Drawfs, LL.
Pirates, LL.
Walked around Adventureland and Liberty Square while my daughter took a stroller nap and grabbed a dole whip and some cheeseburger egg rolls. Mandatory Christmas store stop off.
Tiki Room
Tomorrowland Speedway, LL
Astro Orbiter, 20 min wait
Peoplemover, 10 min wait
Monster’s Inc. Laugh Floor, LL
Bippity Bopity Boutique at 5.
Dinner at Crystal Palace at 7.
Haunted Mansion (have to at night).
Jungle Cruise.
Aladdin Magic Carpets while fireworks are going off. Finished watching fireworks from Adventureland.
Little Mermaid, again, walk on.
Starlight parade.
Main Street shopping.
Walked back to contemporary.
Day 3, EPCOT
Joffrey’s Coffee and a pastry for the monorail.
We did Premiere Pass here as it was super cheap per person and also got to attend FARTS.
Spaceship Earth, LL.
Mission Space, LL.
Test Track, LL.
Moana, Journey of Water.
Living with the Land, LL.
Soarin’, LL.
Turtle Talk.
Nemo, LL.
Figment, LL.
Pixar Shorts.
Shiki Sai, lunch. My daughter loves sushi. Shopping in Japan.
Tres Caballeros, LL. Shopping in Mexico. She fell asleep in the stroller on the way to Frozen. So, I explored FARTS and the countries for 90 mins.
Frozen, LL.
Ratatouille, LL.
Ice Cream in France (the salted Carmel is just crazy good).
Spice Road Table with Fireworks Package.
Monorail back to hotel.
Day 4, Studios.
Early breakfast at Chef Mickey’s for the Fab 5.
Minnie Van to HS, in the park by 9.
Tower of Terror, LL.
Slinky Dog, LL.
Rise, LL.
Blue Milk Stop Off.
MMRR, LL.
Mandatory Mickey Ice Cream stop.
Little Mermaid show.
Smuggler’s Run.
Oga’s for a drink and a snack.
Frozen.
Toy Story Mania, LL.
Alien Swirling Saucers, LL.
Star Tours.
Dinner with Fantasmic Package at Brown Derby (can’t come without a Cobb Salad).
Late stroller nap that gave me plenty of time to explore Galaxy’s Edge at night and get a cold brew.
Slinky Dog, managed to only wait 30 mins.
Alien Swirling, 15 mins.
Unfairly Ever After.
ToT for the second time, 15 mins.
Fantasmic with front row seats.
Had the bus to ourselves back to the Contemporary.
Day 5, MK and flight home.
Woke up and checked out, walked to MK.
Small World.
Barnstormer.
Under the Sea.
Breakfast at Gaston’s for a Cinnamon Roll.
Haunted Mansion.
Pirates.
7 Drawfs. Got really lucky and caught it right after it came back on after an extended closure so only waited 10 mins.
Enchanted Tiki Room.
Country Bear Jamboree.
Dumbo.
Train ride to the front of the park.
Main Street Shopping.
Walked back to the hotel, snagged our bags and off to the airport. Disney Blues were hitting in the car.
