ariane37
Dis veteran
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2012
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with friends and family
Going to do a short but sweet update on our Nov. trip-
November 6thI hope you all had a wonderful holiday with friends and family
Going to do a short but sweet update on our Nov. trip-
We woke up on our 2nd full day and weren't in a huge rush. We had FP's at HS but didn't need to get there until close to 10, so we got breakfast at Pepper Market and then went right over. I did take a couple pictures as we walked over; I think CSR is such a pretty resort:
Um..... sorry about the size difference?? I thought I took a picture of some of the construction by us (which didn't affect us at all) but I guess not. We were in Casitas 3 and they were till working on Casitas 3 but the other side. It was closed off over there and a couple big machines stayed put outside so we always passed them and when we'd return to our room during the day the guys would be working, but we heard nothing from inside our room.
We got to HS and it was all decorated for Christmas And I'll tel you, as I sit here typing this on Thanksgiving night I really, really miss not being down there now as we were the past 2 years. Anyhoo I took a couple pictures of the decor like this retro billboard I liked:
We used our FP's for RnRc and TOT which had a ridiculous SB line, like 90 minutes at 10 and it didn't go own while we were there. First trip in ages I only got to ride once which I wasn't happy about! However we did see the Beauty and the Beast show for the first time in a couple years; love it!
Steve was pointing out how the actor who played the Prince in the beginning had about 3 other roles during the show.
We were getting hungry and debating lunch; I suggested the Brown Derby Lounge since it was almost noon which is when they open, but my husband had an even better idea so we jumped on the app and booked a 1:20 reservation for Tiffins. On our way out I took a couple more HS decor pics of the store windows, like this:
Santa Goofy was in another window and I tried to get a picture but the sun glare wouldn't let me.
We took the bus from HS to AK. We did this back in August also and I have to say, for whatever reason the park to park buses seem to suck-they take so long to come! Bad idea cancelling Express Transportation, Disney
However going to AK was totally worth it as you'll see if you read or have read my dining report; our lunch there was out of this world! I'll share our after-meal gifts with you though:
Sorry for the side view. Everyone (I believe) gets a print after eating there, or at least everyone did when they opened and they were still giving them out now. Our server asked which one we had from our previous visit and made sure to bring us a new one. We also got some awesomely delicious dark chocolate bark "because you're returning guests", which was great!
We used an EE FP we'd made when we decided to go to AK and then went back to CSR to chill for a bit for our big night out on the town - or should I say 'round the world - with Kari @kastoney and her DH Jason. We met over in WS around 5:30ish and began our jaunt around the countries. At one point we ended up in the Craft Beers building:
And after we'd had our full of F&W we walked over to the BW and sat outside Abracadabar and had a drink. Very nice night and good laughs with some very nice friends
I know this update was quick but I'm shopping with my sister tomorrow morning super early, so I need to try to rest. I absolutely love Black Friday shopping, call me crazy Be back with Nov. 7th soon.