Our room is ready around 3:30. Back to the hotel, unpacked our luggage and our Water Butlers order. The girls are now getting a quick nap with the thought that we will head to Animal Kingdom for a last minute FOP.
5:50pm on 5/2/26 by
goofygardiner
May is a great time to be here because the wheather is ussally good and the crowds are not that bad also I know because I come ecery time in May.
5:55pm on 5/2/26 by
DisneyDad_NYRRavensfan
Waving from Disney springs @goofy. Tho we move on site tomoro.
6:22pm on 5/2/26 by
h0tdOg
Have a wonderful trip! We love early May! Nice weather, love Flower & Garden.
7:05pm on 5/2/26 by
WendyMarie
At Animal Kingdom, and walk with purpose to FOP. Walk through the queue with no resistance. We finally met resistance at the floating Navi.
Now we see how long we wait on the ramp.
7:26pm on 5/2/26 by
goofygardiner
13 minutes on the ramp. Now, um, we just, um, watch; um, some films.
7:37pm on 5/2/26 by
goofygardiner
26 minute total wait until we got on the ride. Inside the building, however, my phone would not submit the wait time.
7:57pm on 5/2/26 by
goofygardiner
31 minutes in total from the TIRE entered the queue until we got on the ride vehicles. I'm going to call that success.
7:59pm on 5/2/26 by
goofygardiner
That is amazing timing on FoP! Hopefully the rest of your trip has low wait times too!
8:23pm on 5/2/26 by
hauntedmansionnurse
8:35 PM, we're off to Hollywood.
8:35pm on 5/2/26 by
goofygardiner
20 minutes for Rise, followed by 15 minutes to break plates! We just waited longer for the bus than either ride.
Home time for bed; we've been up for 20 hours.
10:56pm on 5/2/26 by
goofygardiner
That's a pretty amazing 1st day! Go get some sleep!
12:13am on 5/3/26 by
h0tdOg
Wow, impressive first day! We just arrived also. Settled into Kidani 2BR - love the refurb! Dinner at Sanaa, then MK Starlight parade, Buzz (love the changes!), WtP, HEA, PPF, back to hotel between exoduses. 80 yo DM is already enjoying 1st WDW trip!
12:35am on 5/3/26 by
wdw ocd
Have a great time fellow goofy!
8:02am on 5/3/26 by
goofygrandpa
Sounds like a great 1st day! Enjoy the rest of your trip!
8:22am on 5/3/26 by
kslawyergirl
Sounds like a great start @goofy! Hope you have a fabulous trip and you too @wdw ocd. Looking forward to first stay at kidani on our summer trip.
8:25am on 5/3/26 by
act72
@act You will love Kidani! I am in heaven right now! :))
8:28am on 5/3/26 by
wdw ocd
Perhaps we will run into each other sometime,@ocd.
If we both just wander around yelling, "dang daddy!" We're sure to hear each other.
8:52am on 5/3/26 by
goofygardiner
Have a great trip @goofygardiner
10:44am on 5/3/26 by
cdlla
Haha @goofy! We're at HS today, how about you? I will definitely respond to Dang Daddy!
10:56am on 5/3/26 by
wdw ocd
We are starting at Epcot today. DD 19 and I will be at DHS for supper, though.
1:18pm on 5/3/26 by
goofygardiner
DW and I got up and walked the path between GF & CR, stopping at MK to tap in. DD's slept in.
Now breaking at DVC lounge after watching butterflies
1:53pm on 5/3/26 by
goofygardiner
After the passport lounge in Morocco, next. Something's free is always nice, but I wouldn't hurry back. Perhaps I'm spoiled by the DVC lounge.
Divide and conquer after that; two of us to separate at 50s, the other two to Via Napoli.
12:05am by
goofygardiner
Star tours with no wait for DD 19 and die; her first time. I'm back to Epcot to meet up with the other two.
A quick tour around the countries then GOTG. We got held at the merge in the lightning lane, but no wait other than that.
12:07am by
goofygardiner
Another quick visit to the DVC lounge to say hi to Mickey and Minnie with membership magic beyond, and then hustled over to Magic Kingdom.
Buzz took 25 minutes, but space was super fast.
We finished with curbside seats for the late parade.
12:08am by
goofygardiner
Time for bed, then up for Star Wars day at DHS tomorrow.
We have no intention of fighting the crowds for rides, but we want to be a part of the action.
12:09am by
goofygardiner
Gnight @goofy. We've just finished trying to unpack our stuff in the living area of a 1 bed villa- not sure they thought this thru that the folks staying in this part of the room do bring clothes.
12:15am by
h0tdOg
@hOtdOg, we share the bedroom dresser space with our daughters who sleep in the living room.
It is tricky because those staying in the living room are in the heart of the action whether they want to be, or not.
12:20am by
goofygardiner
There are not enough drawers in any of the rooms except maybe the king master. We were in the studio of a 2-bed and had to use the living room drawers!
6:33am by
melcort10
Can't really keep going in & out of in-laws room. We managed using shelves in laundry. Rooms are beautiful but they could've been a bit more thought out. Even thru to a mirror maybe- it is a bedroom for most booking that room type.
7:37am by
h0tdOg
Goofy family trip... Day three.
Every year seems to have a different strategy for success. This year, it seems to be DW and I getting up early and heading out on our own while the young adult daughters sleep.
Today is May 4 at Hollywood Studios.
10:01am by
goofygardiner
Thanks to Joel, we had BG one for merchandise and walked straight in.
Very exciting to have a shirt from this special occasion, seeing as I should be at home working but took the week off.
Now time to skyline over to Riviera.
10:02am by
goofygardiner
That's fantastic!
10:35am by
h0tdOg
We decided not to risk taking in-laws into HS with the craziness today. And we're likely to leave them in bed while DH & I RD at MK I think!
10:36am by
h0tdOg
We decided to get off the Skyliner at Caribbean Beach and go exploring. We filled our mugs, looked in the store, and then walked over to Riviera. We are now sitting at a patio umbrella by the lake, watching the skyliner.
10:57am by
goofygardiner
We have never before been here in May, but this might be our new favourite travel time.
10:57am by
goofygardiner
Hi @goofy! May is my fav month to visit! I hope you have a wonderful trip.
1:36pm by
the.darlings
Hello @the.Darlings. It is nice to hear from you. We are having the best trip we have had in many years.
I hope all is well with you and your family.
2:16pm by
goofygardiner
Sounds amazing- early May is my holy grail in Disney!
2:25pm by
LaurenInWonderland
Back to the resort for homemade nachos for lunch. We are doing a monorail shopping crawl.
2:28pm by
goofygardiner
Bust the boardwalk. Epcot to the international Gateway. Some ice cream and udon from Japan, then the girls each picked a pearl.
4:53pm by
goofygardiner
Lots of time with the butterflies, wandering the world, and a snack in the DVC lounge.
Now busing to AK for extra hours.
Has anyone done the evening hours at AK? What should we expect?
6:36pm by
goofygardiner
We're at AK too. When we asked at GET they said EE, Fop, Navi all open. Maybe zootopia. So not loads really but we mostly want to see Pandora after dark.
Do not plan on watching xootopia on reoeat- that was weird.
6:44pm by
h0tdOg
I'm sure there will be shops open..
6:45pm by
h0tdOg
Awesome.
I'm wearing a black May 4 Star award tshirt from DHS today. If you see us, say hello.
6:54pm by
goofygardiner
DH in black incredibles short, orange cap & shorts. I'm in a short w elephants across, grey shorts, might be pink long sleeves if chilly later.
6:57pm by
h0tdOg
Three times on Everest with wait times all under five minutes.
7:51pm by
goofygardiner
Fantastic! We're waiting to do that last thing in dark. In line for FoP now- not sure if dfil will love it or if it will finish him off for the night.
They liked navi
8:07pm by
h0tdOg
Yay- dang daddy!
8:13pm by
h0tdOg
A successful "Dang Daddy" liner meet. @hOtdOg, @goofygardiner, @audreyantwoman, with @itsmollymouse taking the photo.
Photo to follow.
8:19pm by
goofygardiner
Ask to follow for the photo.
8:22pm by
goofygardiner
Awesome!
8:31pm by
TumbleMonkeys