I know this took a little longer than I was hoping, but here’s
the second installment of my Disney vacation. Hope you enjoy it!
Alrighty,
so this is just a short (hopefully/maybe) write-up about what remained of our
first official Disney day, after arriving 5 hours later than we were supposed
to, of course. Getting off the plane was just fine, but since my dad bought
some package through “My Disney Experience,” we had to find that specific area
in the airport (which took another hour, but I won’t bore you with the details
this time. In short, we did not land in the main terminal like we were supposed
to, so we had a short train ride there and THEN had to find where we were
supposed to be AND new shoes + running around airports= a no-go.) Anywho, we
found where we were going and took a bus from the airport to our resort, which
is technically in Disney. We are staying in the Sports All-Star Resort and I
can’t even describe to you how epic it is. Food court, arcade, giant pool,
different sports-themed buildings. I honestly hate most sports and I think it’s
awesome anyway, so if you are like me and you get stuck in the sports resort,
do not be concerned. Everything down to the shower curtain is a combination
Disney-sports theme. The other All-Star resorts are movie, music and animation
themed, from what I remember, and I can’t even imagine what they look like.
When we checked in, we got the “Incredibles” electronic wristbands that you tap
as a room key, credit card charge and fastpass at the parks.
After
we tried out our superhero gear (we actually felt more like Power Rangers, but
you get the point), we ate at the Food Court and the food was AMAZING and not
nearly as expensive as I was anticipating. Our bags were dropped off at our
room when we came back from getting gelato (we never even had to go to the
claim!) and we took a shuttle bus straight from our hotel to what is called Downtown
Disney. We didn’t have all that much time (or energy) after our late arrival,
so it was the perfect amount of activity. The bus did take a while to get
there, but at least we weren’t standing like some others, since the bus was
absolutely packed with people. Once we got there, it was beautiful! It was
still decorated like crazy with Christmas stuff and there were carolers
everywhere. There was a giant volcano thing that turned out to be a “Rainforest
Café,” a steamboat that turned out to be a seafood restaurant, and giant
figurines everywhere. Both the outside and the inside of each of the stores
looked like attractions and there was unlimited food and shopping. The food was
more expensive there, just so you know. The only issue was, it’s obviously way
smaller than the parks and it’s the only thing that stays open late, so it was
ridiculously crowded. Like “can’t even keep track of your family for 5 steps”
crowded. Also, much of the merchandise was the same in a lot of the stores and
with it being so difficult to stop and look at anything anyway, we ended up
getting frustrated and leaving a little earlier than we’d planned.
The
rest of the night was uneventful. We just rode the bus home and bought some
snacks from the Food Court while walking back across the resort. Tomorrow, we’re
doing Magic Kingdom, which is what I’ve been looking forward to the most, so I’m
sure I’ll have plenty to write about in the next section!
