When planning our trip and scheduling out our days, I knew we would need a rest day during our week. So on Tuesday, June 14, we slept late and then got ready to spend our day at the pool at our resort. This day was much needed, especially since we were at Magic Kingdom until midnight the evening before! The weather was beautiful and the kids were so excited to swim their little hearts out.
As you walk through the resort, I think you can probably see something new every time. We has such a fun time checking things out in The Little Mermaid section (where we stayed), and The Lion King section that we had to walk thru each time to get to the main area of the resort (lobby, gift shop, food court, etc) as well as the main pool, The Big Blue Pool in The Finding Nemo section.
Adalyn loved Ariel's "dingle hopper" so we had to take a picture with it.
Her hair is such a bear to brush! I almost wonder if the dingle hopper would come in handy? haha
I didn't take a lot of pictures since Adam and I were in the pool but I will say, we saw something so awesome in the sky that it stopped us, and everyone else, in their tracks.
This message came just a few days after the nightclub shooting in Orlando.
Just the name of Jesus written in the sky speaks volume and could leave you breathless. The message went on to say, "Jesus Loves U. Trust in Him".
Wow.
Whoever the pilot of that small aircraft was, thank you.
We continued swimming until about noon, then stopped to eat lunch. The food at The Art of Animation was delicious! Their was always such a huge variety, you really couldn't go wrong with whatever you chose. I will have to say, just yet another reason why I believe the Dining Plan is so important, the food was priced outrageously if you were paying out of pocket. So, get the Dining Plan!
After lunch, we gave the kids a bath and then went down for a nap. You will come to learn that napping while at Disney is very, very important.
hahaha
We had dinner reservations at 1900 Park Fare at The Grand Floridan Resort at 5:15 that evening. This was a character meal with Cinderella, Prince Charming(he wasn't there that night though), the wicked step-mother and step-sisters.
I was so looking forward to this dinner! So was Adalyn. I bought her a Cinderella dress before our trip and she couldn't wait to be transformed into a princess :)
As excited as I was for the dinner, I was more excited to check out this grand resort. Grand Floridan is a resort in which we will never stay at due to the fact that cheapest room you select, depending on the time of the year, and for a week's stay, will cost you about $7,000.00. haha um no!
It's beautiful to look at and walk around though so I really enjoyed the time spent there that evening.
If you watched Full House, do you remember when they filmed at Disney World? I am a complete sucker for that show and still love it to this day. It was so neat to see the lobby they filmed in and the piano Uncle Jesse played at to Aunt Becky.
So cool!
(found online)
(photo I took)
This resort really does live up to its name, Grand. As beautiful as it is to look at, it was way too fancy and proper for us. They had an orchestra playing classical Disney music which was beautiful to hear.
After a few pictures, it was time for dinner! This is a buffet and it was wonderful. So many options for everyone, the food was great!
Before going in the dining room, they place you in front of a beautiful backdrop and the Disney photographers take a few pictures, then you will have the opportunity to snap pictures as well.
Sidenote- these were taken on the bus from our resort on our way to Magic Kingdom to hop on the monorail to get to The Grand.
The sword and wand you see in their hands were given to them when we ate at Cinderella's Royal Table the day before at Magic Kingdom. All the boys will get a sword and all the girls are given a wand upon arrival. Pretty neat souvenir!
Right before dinner!
Once seated, the waiter took our drink order and then we helped ourselves to the buffet. Before we knew it, Cinderella stopped by our table!
Lady Tremaine was a fun one to meet, too. She played her part so well lol
Even though she looks evil, she interlocked the kids arms and told Adalyn to raise her dress up like a princess :) The kids liked meeting her!
Anastasia was next!
She reminded me exactly of her character off the movie. It was great!
And look at Landon... hahaha!!
Drizella!
It's amazing how "in character" they are. They each took their time with the kids and carried on a conversation and would make you laugh. We truly enjoyed our dinner here! I would highly recommend it, especially if you have a Cinderella lover in your house!
We popped in the gift shop after dinner and walked around for a few minutes before getting on the monorail to leave.
We made a couple of pit stops for picture opportunities once at our resort as we made our way to the room.
Landon suggested we do these and that he be alone in most of the photos
hahaha
The entrance into The Little Mermaid section
Look! It's my very own little Prince Eric!
I think this may be a favorite of mine :)
We changed into our bathing suits and headed to the pool to swim for the night!
Look! We found Dory!
Our view while swimming- beautiful!
I only took a few pictures then put my camera away. It was such a nice night to swim, we really enjoyed it! Once back, we took baths and watched TV before we called it a night. We discovered a channel dedicated to the original Mickey shows and Adalyn and Landon was glued to them. Now at home, we watch the old Mickey Mouse shows on Netflix- it's one of their favorites!
So, that was Day 4 of our vacation. A much needed "rest" day. We took it easy and enjoyed our free time!
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Up next, our day at Blizzard Beach water park!!!
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