Blogs from Disney World, Orlando, Florida, United States, North America - page 3

I wasn't feeling well at all, but tonight was the night Paul & Colleen were taking the kids out to Disney Springs. Andrew and I had pre-paid for the Disney fireworks dessert cruise, called Ferrytale Wishes, as a special date night. So, I was determined to go! I napped all afternoon and took a few ibuprofen. Instead of wearing a nice dress I packed, I put on a comfortable top and jeans and called it good. It was date night, and were going to be fun! We ate dinner at Maya, a table service restaurant at our Coronado Springs Resort. The food was excellent, and there was a man playing an acoustic guitar which really added to the atmosphere. When we finished, we caught the bus to EPCOT. From there, we hopped on the monorail to ... read more

We decided to sleep in a bit this morning, since we were out late at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. We used some of the snack credits from our dining plan to get bagels and pastries from a little cafe at our resort. Our tumblers that we got from our free dining plan also allow us to have unlimited coffee refills, so we got our on-the-go breakfast for free! We hopped on the bus to EPCOT around 10 or so, and when we arrived, we went straight to Frozen Ever After, the new Frozen ride. It's located in the Norway section of EPCOT. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get a Fastpass+ for this ride. Because it's so new and Frozen is so popular, it's not an easy one to get. I did have one glimmer of ... read more

We had a long travel day. We left Des Moines at 9:30am and drove to Kansas City. It's about a 3 hour drive. We took a shuttle from the economy lot and flew to Charlotte. We ran across two terminals and caught our next flight to Orlando. There, we got to take a little train to the transportation area of the airport, where we caught the Disney's Magical Express shuttle to our All-Star Movies resort for the night. We got to our resort around 11pm EST. Thanks to Disney World's amazing system, we didn't have to stand in the check-in line (which was long even at 11pm...). We'd gotten a text with our room number, so we walked straight there. Our Magic Bands, which they'd shipped to us, were linked to our room. So, we used ... read more

Well this certainly going to be an endurance test. Up fairly early and into the oppressive heat. Even the news stations down here and reporting that it's abnormally hot (and humid). That is not going to stop us. Into the Universal Studios today and tomorrow is the Islands of Adventure. Express Pass works like a charm! We met some interesting minions, Shaggy & Scooby, terminator, beetlejuice, optimus, megatron, agent J and was entertained with Fear Factor live. All the time moving from concession to concession trying to keep hydrated. Dinner at Bubba Gumps (we did quite well at the trivia from the server). Day 2 coming up!... read more

Our adventure at Animal Kingdom and a semi-private 3-hour tour, Wild Africa Trek. Best day ever! I was the first one in the park! Mark wrangled another set of tickets to Disney World, and I knew exactly what to plan for our day. I have always wanted to go on the Wild Africa Trek, a 3-hour tour for a group of 12 guests through the back pathways of the savanna. Knowing the afternoon would be too warm, Mark and I signed up for the earliest tour. We checked in with our guides in front of the turnstiles at 7:30 am; there were already 100 guests waiting in line for early magic hours. Once half the group was present, we were escorted into the park, and I was the first one in! Gearing up The tour meeting ... read more