Orlando 2025, part 4: The 10K and MK

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We woke up nice and early for the 10K. A huge part of me getting a rental car was because we wanted to rope drop Magic Kingdom. And we knew that would be hard to do after the race because of how late the buses finally start leaving.

Better to just have our own vehicle.

Nice to start the morning bright and early.

Corral A getting ready to start. I’m pretty sure I was playing Livly Island or something and stopped to take this pic

My cousin and I (complete with headlamp because I can’t freaking see on these dark course) plus random dude with buzz cut

Managed to run it at a decent tempo pace with at least one or two miles under 7:00. No all out racing this trip though.

We finished around 5:50 am, grabbed our food and medals, and ran back to the car in order to change and make MK Early Entry!

Time for SPACE! It’s so awesome getting to the parks early and having the whole day ahead of you.

The exit is so cool.

The hathead begins. 😓

I love the weather here!

and now it’s Tiana time!

Tiana was a blast! This is such a fun ride.

Castle ❤️

We didn’t do PhilharMagic, so I haven’t done that one since 2006! Oof. Next trip! There’s just so much to do in the MK.

Then it was time to ride the excellent PoohPooh Bear. Love this ride.

Yay, TRON

The train is coming in!

This will be us shortly!

And Tron was a blast. I love that launch.

We tried the cheeseburger and pizza spring rolls. AMAZING. I’m still thinking about them months later. Might be my favorite Disney snack right now.

I never wanna leave this place.

Oh right. Space featuring a bored dude in the front. Not as bumpy as I rember it being.

Tron time. You can’t beat the classic….whatever this pose is. I guess flying?

We checked our results in the Jungle Cruise queue. Look at that, top 50 just barely for me!

I peed once so with that I feel like 45:01 is decent-ish.

why hello there

Jungle Cruise is always a classic.

Pirates!

Aspen doesn’t like the Haunted Mansion so I was solo for this. It’s a don’t-skip for me.

Spoopy.

After Haunted Mansion we met back up and I ate this. It was DELICIOUS.

The Dole whip is a classic, and I’m particular to the I Lava You variety. I get it every time I’m at MK.

The magic place to get the Whip. Delicious. Finally, some good freaking food. (As if this trip hasn’t already been full of that. :p )

Next time to examine some sweet treats

(Rafiki voice) It is time.

And then it was time for….Hollywood Studios!