Festival of the Arts January 24th-28th, 2020:Day 1

Friday January 24th:
3am alarm. I got maybe an hour of sleep due to a severe allergy flare up after returning to the desert after our trip two weeks ago. Left home just after 4am. Airport at 5am. No lines anywhere. Breakfast burritos before our flight. On time 7am to Dallas departure. Grabbed nuggets at Chick-fil-a and Starbucks for caffeine. Our next flight was on time and we landed a few minutes early into Orlando, just around 2:30pm. In queue for Magical Express at 3pm and on by 3:15pm and on our way at 3:35pm. First stop Riviera then Caribbean Beach. An unusual route to Pop. We were dropped off at 4:15pm. Bought our new refillable mug, our other one had just expired. Our room was ready and in the 1950’s section per our request. We got our park bag ready and changed clothes. Left our room at 5pm and at our bus stop to MK at 5:20pm. There were no lines at security. Hit out Peter Pan FP just before 6pm with a bit of a wait. Met our friend, Paige, at Pecos Bills. Ryan and I had nachos and tacos. Space FP at 7:15pm. Skipped our Thunder FP since we didn’t want to get stuck at the back of the park when it closes at 8pm. Paige ordered custom Magic Bands in the Space Mountain shop and selected to pick them up at the Main Street location, should be ready in 20-25 minutes. We took the bypass route and stopped in the Confectionary on Main Street for Rice Krispie Treats. We stopped in to get her bands but they wouldn’t print hers because it had her Instagram Handle on it and they don’t allow it. They let her change it to her nickname and would reprint it, but it would be another 15-20 minutes. Happy Ever After had just started so we ran out to watch it from below the train station and ate our treats. Just before the finale we popped back inside for her band and it was ready within a few minutes. We beat out the majority of the crowds and went towards the bus to Pop. Paige is staying there too. We waited less than 10 minutes for a bus and the line got massive behind us. Filled our mug with Sprite and walked her to her room. We got to our room, unpacked and settled for the night. Lights out at 10:30pm.
Miles logged 7.3