Ann and I caught a shuttle from the hotel to Epcot where we walked right up to the ticket counter to purchase our tickets. (I have decided to always go to Disney World the week before Thanksgiving.) From Epcot, we immediately hopped a monorail to the Magic Kingdom. There were four people in front of us, and I guess they didn't know that you could ask to ride in the very front. I hadn't told Ann that I was going to ask though, so she was really surprised when I asked, and the cast member waved us on up to the front. I couldn't have asked for a better first monorail ride for her than that!