We recently went to Disney World for the first time in about three months. Since it was our first time their in so long (for us), we took complete advantage of it and ended up staying in the parks for a total of 13-hours. No, that is not a typo, but it is the longest I have spent in Disney World since the age of ten. In that 13-hours, the hubs and I went to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, the Polynesian Hotel, and the Grand Floridian. It was a ton of walking. Oh, and since we got there so early, we were close enough to walk to Magic Kingdom's ticket counter from our car... Just a few extra steps along the way.
We started our day bright and early at Magic Kingdom and decided to take advantage of the limited crowds by going around the park and riding any ride we wanted to. This ended up taking about 45-minutes and included seven rides. Phew! Next was another trip around the park ending in Adventureland where we completed the entire Pirates Adventure card game- something I would completely recommend every Disney visitor do.
After that came lunch at the Polynesian Resort followed by a quick tram ride to EPCOT. While at EPCOT we walked the World Showcase once along with walking from the Land Pavilion to France twice. The crowds were still pretty quiet and we were not only able to get a Fast Pass for Soarin' after 4:00 PM, we were also able to walk onto the ride around 7:00 that night! Epic. Next came dinner at the Japan Pavilion followed by a quick tram ride back to the Grand Floridian Resort to watch the Magic Kingdom's fireworks on the Seven Seas Lagoon. I should note that watching Magic Kingdom's fireworks from the Polynesian or Grand Floridian has become my favorite way to end the night. It is an incredible view with wonderful ambiance and no crowded exodus from the parks. Yes, I am pretty sure we found the holy grail of Disney traveling.
Overall, we walked just over 28,000 steps in one day! This is, by far, the most steps I have walked in one day since getting my FitBit. Hold on to your hats because this massive exertion of steps ends up equaling a pretty good calorie burn at 2,423 calories! I was super impressed by this. Burning over 2,000 calories by walking is pretty impressive, especially considering that my resting metabolic rate is about 1,300 for an entire day! This massive calorie burn makes me feel a little better for getting that yummy Starbucks Coffee from their new location on Main Street. Funny, but the coffee line may have been the longest line we were in that day.
EPCOT and Magic Kingdom Exercise Summary
- 28,355 steps
- 14 miles
- 2,423 calories