On our second day at Walt Disney World, we had park reservations at Magic Kingdom. Judy had requested breakfast at Crystal Palace.

We took the bus from the Boardwalk to Magic Kingdom. I was on the bus when it turned 7 AM, and unfortunately I was not able to get a virtual queue boarding group for Tiana's Bayou Adventure. The rest of the family didn't seem to care, but I was frustrated because I was assisting with the construction of the attraction at Disneyland, and the team kept asking me if I was going to ride it when I went to Florida. Oh well, I could try again at 1PM.

I was shocked to see that it was already Halloween on Main Street. It was the beginning of August!! I guess the first Halloween party was taking place later in the week.

Back when Rachel and I were kids, Crystal Palace was a popular breakfast reservation. Now with new character dining opportunities, it's a lot easier to get. However, I can confirm that Crystal Palace is still an outstanding in-park breakfast option, and after visiting Space 220 the night before, in comparison it felt like an incredible value.

Crystal Palace has a breakfast buffet. Some of the food offerings have changed over the years. We were a little sad to see that there was no more breakfast pizza at the kids' station. However, the chicken and gravy at the hot service buffet was really good. Also, they have churro Mickey Mouse waffles which taste really good with soft-serve ice cream.

Stove got up to take a photo with Piglet, but Piglet didn't notice him at first... it was really cute.

The character interactions here are really good. You can easily see all characters in 45 minutes. We did notice that there is no longer a Friendship Day parade. I guess it isn't always Friendship Day at the Crystal Palace anymore. They do still have a little character "parade," but it's very scaled down from what it was about 8-10 years ago. I'm not particularly sad about this, just noting the difference.






After breakfast, crowds were horrendous. Stand-by lines were horrendous. And it was horrendously hot. So we went to The Country Bear Jamboree to cool down. The Country Bears have received a makeover - the new show includes new costumes, as well as new songs. We really enjoyed it.



We decided to do Goofy's Barnstormer. It wasn't too long of a wait... maybe 40 minutes.



Then as we waited for the People Mover, it was 1PM and time to join the next Virtual Queue. Aaron had his app open, and I had mine open. Aaron went for Tron, and I went for Tiana's.... I should have known this wouldn't work. Aaron immediately got Tron, and I unfortunately was no longer eligible for Tiana's. Although I was bummed, it was really for the best because my dad and Aaron preferred to ride Tron.