We did EMM on Sunday August 26th, staying offsite. It was our first park day (DW, DS14, DD5). We arrived at the parking lot at 6:40 and drove right through, so we saved $22 on parking. We got there early to ensure there were no issues getting from TTC to MK. We were the 2nd car in the lot. Walked to security and waited behind the other couple that was there. Security opened at 6:50. Made it on the first monorail of the day, the resort line which boarded at 7AM (they were actually upset that security let us through before 7). Stopped at Poly and GF. There were a few dozen people at the gates when we got there. Checked in and got our wrist bands. They let us into the park at 7:45.
We walked on Peter Pan first. We grabbed a sweet roll and some juice and then walked on Pooh. Rode 7DMT 3 times in a row. Twice we could use the bypass, but once we had to go out and back in. 3 times in a row was enough for us. Went back and rode Peter Pan again. DD wanted to ride the carousel, so we all did that. We could see the opening show through the castle. So 7 rides total. We could have done more, but we didn't want to rush around.
We headed over to ride Space Mountain, where a nice cast member helped us cut through the crazy rope drop crowd heading to 7DMT. Waited maybe 5 minutes for Space, then headed back for breakfast around 9:30. We all enjoyed the food and had our fill, including picky eater DD and DS with multiple food allergies. We sat by the Small World windows and watched the boats go by. And we didn't need to eat anything until dinner time.
Then we rode Small World (9 rides total by 10 AM) before we used our first FP+ (Splash, Jungle Cruise, Big Thunder). Then we spent a relaxing day going on rides with shorter waits or getting additional FP+. Never waited more than 15 minutes for anything. Finally left around 8:30PM (after walking only 9.5 miles). It was a great start to our vacation and we will definitely do it again.
