He we are, finally. I'm walking the red carpet at the Orlando airport, to board the Disney Magical Express. They load my sister and I on a huge bus, decorated the way only Disney can. With all the familiar characters on the bus. Once inside, I took a seat, and looked out the window at the beautiful Palm tress. You don't see them in Newfoundland! This is it, I'm really here! I have no idea how long the ride was from the airport to the hotel, as our bus ride was very entertaining. There were little televisions overhead, and all the characters from Disney were onscreen to give a little tour of the Disney World Resort. As I watched intently, I would glance over at my sister, who was seated across the isle from me. She would giggle at me, as I could only imagine the strange look of awe on my face. At one point the bus driver announced that we were approaching the resort, and when we looked at the window we could see the sign stretched from once side of the street to the other. Walt Disney World. Wow.
As we drove up to our resort hotel, I couldn't help but notice how perfect the grounds were. Not a blade of grass out of place. The sign to our resort came up in the distance "POP" even the sign was impressive. When we got off the bus, we went into the main lobby to check in. Wow, it was so nice. They had displays of pop culture from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and90's all over. There wasn't much of a wait when we were called next in line. The young man was so nice and helpful. He explained everything to us, including how our luggage would be picked up for us at the airport, and delivered to the room by the end of the day. We new this ahead of time, and packed a weather friendly outfit for our first evening there. The resort is made up of a series of buildings, all decorated after a theme in pop history. Ours was the 50's themed area. There were hugh bowling pins that made up the stair case at the end of the "T" shaped building, and a wonderful pool, also shaped like a bowling pin. We made it to our room. The only problem we had facing us now was, what to do first.
Because of the delay at Toronto, we arrived later than planned, so we figured the best place to start was Downtown Disney. Buses were there to give us a ride, and Downtown Disney was just a few minutes away. On the bus, we realized we hadn't eaten for quit some time. So, upon arrive we went in search of a place to eat, which didn't have a hugh line up. Wasn't easy, but we ended up finding something very familiar. The golden arches of McDonald's! We ate outside, something we don't always get a chance to do back home. While eating, we notice a cute little chipmunk watching us. LOL, we figured any second now he would jump on us and ask us to share. But, he behaved himself.
Once we finished, all I could think about was shopping. We headed for "the world of Disney" store..To say it was big would be an understatement! But it was BIG. Being surrounded by so much Disney was incredible. I kept say "OMG,,Look, Look at this." Ever see that cartoon of the bear who, when he gets excited he goes around in circles with his tongue sticking out.? Well, I kinda felt like him. I took pictures of the beautiful displays, the gardens, and pretty much everything. From the lego monster in the water, to Aladdin and Jasmine on the flying carped overhead in the world of Disney store. As it was coming on dark, the exhaustion of the day started to take its tole. I had blisters, my sister had blisters, we were tired! We managed to make it to the bus, and when we got to our room, our luggage was there like promised.
Looking out the window, everything around me was Disney. Even though I hadn't made it to the parks yet, the feeling of Disney was all around me, from the TV channels, to the pictures on the walls, to the bedding. And with the Disney transportation system taking us where we wanted to go, we knew we could tour Disney in our time. And see everything.
As we drove up to our resort hotel, I couldn't help but notice how perfect the grounds were. Not a blade of grass out of place. The sign to our resort came up in the distance "POP" even the sign was impressive. When we got off the bus, we went into the main lobby to check in. Wow, it was so nice. They had displays of pop culture from the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's and90's all over. There wasn't much of a wait when we were called next in line. The young man was so nice and helpful. He explained everything to us, including how our luggage would be picked up for us at the airport, and delivered to the room by the end of the day. We new this ahead of time, and packed a weather friendly outfit for our first evening there. The resort is made up of a series of buildings, all decorated after a theme in pop history. Ours was the 50's themed area. There were hugh bowling pins that made up the stair case at the end of the "T" shaped building, and a wonderful pool, also shaped like a bowling pin. We made it to our room. The only problem we had facing us now was, what to do first.
Because of the delay at Toronto, we arrived later than planned, so we figured the best place to start was Downtown Disney. Buses were there to give us a ride, and Downtown Disney was just a few minutes away. On the bus, we realized we hadn't eaten for quit some time. So, upon arrive we went in search of a place to eat, which didn't have a hugh line up. Wasn't easy, but we ended up finding something very familiar. The golden arches of McDonald's! We ate outside, something we don't always get a chance to do back home. While eating, we notice a cute little chipmunk watching us. LOL, we figured any second now he would jump on us and ask us to share. But, he behaved himself.
Once we finished, all I could think about was shopping. We headed for "the world of Disney" store..To say it was big would be an understatement! But it was BIG. Being surrounded by so much Disney was incredible. I kept say "OMG,,Look, Look at this." Ever see that cartoon of the bear who, when he gets excited he goes around in circles with his tongue sticking out.? Well, I kinda felt like him. I took pictures of the beautiful displays, the gardens, and pretty much everything. From the lego monster in the water, to Aladdin and Jasmine on the flying carped overhead in the world of Disney store. As it was coming on dark, the exhaustion of the day started to take its tole. I had blisters, my sister had blisters, we were tired! We managed to make it to the bus, and when we got to our room, our luggage was there like promised.
Looking out the window, everything around me was Disney. Even though I hadn't made it to the parks yet, the feeling of Disney was all around me, from the TV channels, to the pictures on the walls, to the bedding. And with the Disney transportation system taking us where we wanted to go, we knew we could tour Disney in our time. And see everything.
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