Walt Disney World - Day 1 & 2

Yesterday I took a train from Tampa to Orlando to visit Disney World once again. After getting settled into my hotel, I got some lunch at Disney Springs, which is an area with over 150 shops and restaurants, and part of the overall Disney area.

I then went to the Halloween event at Magic Kingdom - Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Basically, it is a special event focused on the Halloween season where you can "trick or treat" to get free candy, and there's a special Halloween parade and fireworks show. It's a pretty fun event, and one of the upsides is that lines are generally shorter for the rides, since the capacity is limited compared to a regular evening.

I was able to do 10 rides in total, and also tried the brand new bar called Beak & Barrel that opened just a little over a month ago. It's basically themed after Pirates of the Caribbean and has a fun and lively atmosphere. It's also quite popular, so it was lucky that I was able to get a reservation for it.

I got back to my hotel pretty late, since it's a bit further away from the parks than Disney's own hotels.

For my second day, I had indeed booked one of Disney's own hotels, the deluxe resort called Wilderness Lodge.

I started my second day at one of the other parks, Hollywood Studios, where I did four rides, two of which are themed around Star Wars. In fact, this park includes an area called Galaxy's Edge, which is a huge Star Wars land, including a ride where you board the Millennium Falcon.

I have seen this area several times now, but it's still super impressive.

After Hollywood studios, I went to the Epcot park and did two rides, and walked around a little bit. It's a huge park so there's quite a bit of walking involved in general.

I then went to my new hotel to relax by the pool a bit and get a drink. The Wilderness Lodge is really cool. Its style is described as "American craftsmanship and honors the beauty of the untamed wilderness".

Later, I went back to Magic Kingdom to get some dinner and check out a parade, as well as the evening fireworks show which is always very impressive.

Before ending my Disney World visit this time, I went back to Epcot once again to catch two of my favorite rides - Soarin' and Test Track. In the latter, it feels like you are riding a racecar really fast through a futuristic landscape. It was recently rethemed so it was fun to try the new version for the first time.

After two long days at Disney (and walking over 40,000 steps), it's time to get some rest before another long theme park day tomorrow!Läs mer