It started out as a bright, sunny and hot day in the Magic Kingdom, and we were able to fit a spooky amount of fun in before the rain hit. The crowds were lighter than we’ve seen recently, and didn’t even scare up the wait times around midday like usual. Let’s get haunted—I mean started!
We took a moment on the ride in on the monorail to see what we could of the construction on TRON Lightcycle Run. Most of the clear film has been removed from the newly-installed panels, which were reflecting dark grey in this picture.
Just outside of the tapstiles, new markers have been installed alongside the social distancing markers for the queue to enter the park, allowing these lines to be used later in the day to expand the queue for loading the monorail. During that time, the tapstiles on this side would be closed to guests needing to enter the park, but the ones on the right side would be open.
Walking down Main Street, USA, we noticed new temporary social distancing markers have been installed along the right hand side of the street, most likely to test out social distancing while viewing Character Cavalcades as they pass by.
A Cast Member was busy measuring out and installing a few last-minute markers as we entered the park.
The left-hand side of the street, the side bordering the Emporium, was free of any markers. As Disney tests out this system, we expect to see more permanent markers installed to fit the needs of guests and the park, while ensuring everyone’s safety.
As we hinted earlier, today was an exciting day for fans of Halloween—lots of brand new merchandise arrived today at the Emporium to start off the Halloween season right! Pins, light up pumpkins, spirit jerseys, Crocs, ears, there was something for everyone.
Our favorite piece was this Loungefly mini backpack featuring Mickey shaped spooky treats. We’re one step closer to Magic Kingdom being decorated for Halloween!
Checking in at other popular merchandise destinations, Splashdown Photos had one themed youth tank top available, but no other Splash Mountain merchandise in the store.
At Memento Mori, even the most popular of items were fully restocked in lots of sizes, waiting for a guest to follow home.
We also found these new cropped sweatpants featuring some of our favorite characters from the popular attraction.
At Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. we found a new ladies shirt featuring The Child. With popularity like his, he really is stronger than you think.
Wait times remained lower than normal around midday today. “it’s a small world” was a 20 minute wait, and the line was just as long as the front of the building. The interior queue was empty, as was the side queue.
Peter Pan’s Flight had a 25 minute wait, and while the line did fill the interior queue, it only spilled out to the exterior queue by about 10 groups of guests.
Pirates of the Caribbean was a 30 minute wait, and no line could be seen from the front of the attraction.
We got a nice wave goodbye as we headed out from our friend Panchito on the Goofy Cavalcade. We had a great time at the Magic Kingdom today, and we hope you enjoyed coming along with us. Have a magical day!