Saturday, May 25, 2013

24 Hour Disney Day: Monstrous Meet Up

We started our 24 hour Disney Day bright and early at the Ticket and Transportation Center to attend the Disney Parks Blog Monstrous Meet Up. Joining us this morning were my Dad and brother, Peter! We arrived at 4am and after checking in made our way over to the Magic Kingdom via the Ferry Boat. 


On Our Way!
Once at the Magic Kingdom we got in place for the start of the All-Nighter! We were given Monsters University buttons and Mike Wazowski glasses to mark the occasion. 



At 5:50am, the opening ceremony began with a visit from Mike and Sulley in their Monsters University gear. They were soon joined by an array of Disney characters who arrived to the station on the train. And with that we officially started our Monstrous Summer All-Nighter!



We had some time before the first meet-up event of the day, so we joined the crowd down Main Street and made our way to our first attraction, Buzz Lightyear!



The park was really empty that morning allowing us to walk on everything! Definitely a nice change. After Buzz we made our way to the Monstrous Meet Up Breakfast with the Monstrous Donut Bar! On our way, the Main Street cars were parked in front of the castle; we stopped for a group picture. 



It was then time to fill up on donuts, fruit and Sulleyaide! At breakfast we were able to meet Sulley, get our picture taken for our Monsters University IDs, and enjoy a buffet of donuts where you could decorate your donut with sprinkles, coconut and even more sugar! 


These guys are some scary Monsters!

             

After breakfast we had some free time in the park before the main event. We used this time to take advantage of the non-existent lines riding Thunder Mountain, Little Mermaid, Aladdin's Magic Carpets, Haunted Mansion and Jungle Cruise! We even had time to complete a map for the new Pirate Adventure experience we shared in our last post and check out the sweet offerings on Main Street! 

                     



After having fun in the park it was time for the main event, a preview screening of Monsters University!!  We met up with the everyone by Splash Mountain where we boarded buses to make our way to AMC Theaters for the movie. Once we arrived, we received some special popcorn and made our way into the theater. 

Photo Courtesy Disney Parks Blog

Can you spot us?
Hint: Look on the right side of the picture :)
The movie was amazing! Everyone in our party absolutely loved it. It's funny and touching at the same time much like the original. Make sure you check out Monsters University when it comes out on June 21st!

The end of the movie marked the end of the Disney Parks Blog Meet Up. As we left everyone received a goody bag filled with fun Monsters University items and we picked up our Monsters University IDs! 


We are Monsters now!
We really enjoyed this meet up. Disney Parks Blog does a great job at putting these events together and adding in those special surprises! 

Even though the Meet Up was over this was not the end of our fun on the 24 Hour Disney Day! Hear about our evening fun in the next post!


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