March 2nd-10th, 2015
Walt Disney World
and Universal Orlando
For the second half of our tenth-anniversary vacation, we returned to Walt Disney World after having been absent for almost three years! A lot had changed (such as the entire implementation of MyMagic+), but we were so excited to be back. For the first time ever, we rented DVC points and got to stay at two amazing properties: Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort and The Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. By upgrading to Premier Passports, we started ourselves on a path toward several WDW vacations over the next 12 months!
Table of Contents
March 2nd, 2015
- Chapter 1: Through the Mist (Transfer from Port Canaveral to Disney’s Contemporary Resort)
- Chapter 2: Welcome Home! (Bay Lake Tower Lake View Room)
- Chapter 3: Illogical Logistics (Monorail and Ferryboat Transportation to Magic Kingdom)
- Chapter 4: Joy in Mudville (Lunch at Casey’s Corner)
- Chapter 5: Adventure Is Out There (Pirates of the Caribbean and Main Street Bakery Starbucks)
- Chapter 6: A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrowland (PeopleMover and Carousel of Progress)
- Chapter 7: Robo-Mickey (Meeting Tinker Bell and Talking Mickey)
- Chapter 8: Wildest Ride in the Wilderness (Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Liberty Square)
- Chapter 9: DIY Fail (Captain Cooks and Pineapple Lanai at the Polynesian)
- Chapter 10: Gnu Fantasyland (Exploring New Fantasyland)
- Chapter 11: Heigh Ho (The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train)
- Chapter 12: Top of the World (Wishes from the Top of the World Lounge)
March 3rd, 2015
- Chapter 13: That’s a Big Waffle (Breakfast at Contempo Cafe)
- Chapter 14: Ankole Cattle Everywhere (Kilimanjaro Safaris featuring Ankole Cattle)
- Chapter 15: Cumberbatchasaurus (Pangani Forest Exploration Trail and DINOSAUR)
- Chapter 16: Beware of Horned Goats (Anandapur Local Foods Cafe, Rafiki’s Planet Watch)
- Chapter 17: Go With the Flo-o-o-o-o-o-w (Finding Nemo: The Musical, Snacks in Asia)
- Chapter 18: To the Birds (Maharajah Jungle Trek and Flights of Wonder)
- Chapter 19: Return to Epcot (Epcot, Spaceship Earth, and Tangierine Cafe)
- Chapter 20: Around the World in an Hour or So (Karamell-Küche and World Showcase)
March 4th, 2015
- Chapter 21: Land and Sea (Epcot Land and Seas Pavilions)
- Chapter 22: Butterflies and Bears (Imagination, Butterfly Garden, and Duffy)
- Chapter 23: New Horizons (San Angel Inn Dining Review, TestTrack 2.0, and Club Cool)
- Chapter 24: Mild Thrills (Sum of All Thrills, Mission: SPACE)
- Chapter 25: Dinner and Second Dinner and Third Dinner and… (Snacking Around the World in Epcot)
- Chapter 26: Ever On (World Showcase at Dusk, IllumiNations)
March 5th, 2015
- Chapter 27: Decade-iversary (Horse-Drawn Streetcar, Haunted Mansion, and Gaston’s Tavern)
- Chapter 28: Tale as Old as Time (Enchanted Tales with Belle, Jungle Cruise)
- Chapter 29: Try the Grey Stuff, It’s… Mediocre at Best (Be Our Guest Restaurant Lunch)
- Chapter 30: Craning (Hub Construction)
- Chapter 31: Canadian Cooking (Le Cellier Dining Review)
- Chapter 32: Obstructions and Projections (Main Street Electrical Parade, Celebrate the Magic)
March 6th, 2015
- Chapter 33: Moving Day (Checking out of Bay Lake Tower)
- Chapter 34: Kiosk Cuisine (Epcot Flower and Garden Festival Outdoor Kitchen Kiosks)
- Chapter 35: Stupid Judy, Stupid Energy! (Ellen’s Energy Adventure, Epcot Character Spot)
- Chapter 36: Hot Waiters (Via Napoli Dining Review)
- Chapter 37: Into the Woods (Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge)
March 7th, 2015
- Chapter 38: A Walk in the Wilderness (Walking Trail to Fort Wilderness)
- Chapter 39: Horse Sense (Tri-Circle-D Ranch)
- Chapter 40: Frontier Fixin’s (Trail’s End Dining Review)