March 2, 2015 Chapter 22 Disembarking on a New Adventure Previous Post Table of Contents As if it weren’t bad enough that they kick you off the ship on disembarkation day, the fact that it happens so early in the morning really makes everything worse. Tracy and I woke up sometime around 6am and continued the …
Chapter 14 Ankole Cattle Everywhere Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We were prepared for a “wild time” upon arriving at Animal Kingdom. I love how the dragon still holds the center spot on the old Animal Kingdom logo, in spite of Beastly Kingdom having never come to be. We hadn’t quite made it …
Chapter 21 Entertainment Overload Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents En route to the Walt Disney Theatre, we passed through The District. I noticed for the first time that “Evolution” was in the Harry Potter font. We got some really good seats in the mezzanine. Tonight’s show was Disney’s Believe—which was billed as one …
March 3, 2015 Chapter 13 That’s a Big Waffle Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents This was our view when we woke up on our first full day in Walt Disney World. We rolled out of bed and got dressed to go to breakfast. I snapped these pictures from one of the windows en route …
Chapter 20 Exclusive Selfies Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents There were obviously a lot of differences between our 9-night cruise on the Wonder and this 3-night cruise on the Dream, but one of the most obvious ones was that this cruise only sent us to each of the three dining locations once. Even …
Chapter 12 Top of the World Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We had options like the bus and the ferryboat when we emerged from the Magic Kingdom. But we were staying at Bay Lake Tower, so we had a much better option! Even though our feet were already tired at the end of …
Chapter 19 Invasion of the Puppy-Snatchers Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It was mid-afternoon when we arrived back on the ship. We went to the Cove Cafe to get some coffee and desserts. I feel like the sampling of snacks in the Cove Cafe is the most underutilized smorgasbord on the Disney …
Chapter 11 Heigh Ho Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Sure, a lot had changed in terms of general theme park environment since our last WDW visit in 2012, but none of the parks featured many new attractions. One exception, however, was the Magic Kingdom’s newest E-Ticket—the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. We had signed in …
Chapter 18 Grub Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We walked off the beach and past the bathrooms en route to lunch. Here was the menu of items that they were cooking up for us this afternoon. We were a) hungry and b) anxious to beat the crowds, so we showed up right …
Chapter 10 Gnu Fantasyland Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It was dusk—my favorite time of day at every Disney destination—as we made our way back across the Seven Seas Lagoon on our launch boat. I love when you can just get peeks at some of the park icons from afar as you get …