We were supposed to stay at Art of Animation for three nights during this trip, but back in December, the blog we follow posted about a sale on Disney resorts through Priceline. We had never used Priceline, but thought we'd look into it even though we don't like the idea of not knowing what hotel you're getting before you pay. C did some research and looked at the ratings and map and figured out that our chances were pretty good for getting a deluxe resort. We decided to go for it, figuring even if we didn't get a great resort, the price was too awesome to pass up because it was much less per night than Art of Animation.
Well, it turned out to be Animal Kingdom Lodge! When we checked in, we knew we wouldn't be getting a savannah-view room, but we were fine with that because we were saving money while staying at a significantly nicer hotel. As you'll see in photos below, we still lucked out even though our balcony overlooked a "backstage" area and we saw many animals throughout the weekend. I particularly love the giraffes, so it was awesome to watch them during our stay.
We flew on Southwest on Friday, February 1 and then home on Monday, February 4, and overall, it was a pretty relaxed weekend. We met our friends Dean and Rose for dinner and went to Magic Kingdom together – we had not seen them for about 18 months when we met up in Edinburgh! Always so fun to spend time with them! It was also the International Festival of the Arts at Epcot and we'd read there were characters painted around the World Showcase so we went on a hunt to find them. I love doing stuff like this! At Disney's Hollywood Studios, we managed to ride Slinky Dog Dash again by waiting until the end of the night and getting in line right before park closing. We've been unsuccessful at getting a fast pass for it for the last several months and I am just not willing to wait in a 60-90 minute line! On our last morning, we watched the new "Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It!" parade/dance party at MK; while this is not normally our type of thing, it was SOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!
We have another exciting Disney adventure right around the corner…I am actually writing this post in the car as we drive to the airport!
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| The Radcliffes from 101 Dalmatians |
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| the airport was empty when we got there |
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| EMPTY |
Animal Kingdom Lodge
Magic Kingdom
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| Tinker Bell in the drawer |
Epcot / Festival of the Arts
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I have loved Figment
since my first visit to
EPCOT Center
in March 1983 |
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I wrote my fifth grade speech about
Figment and EPCOT Center! |
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| Mushu & Cri-Kee |
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| Little Brother |
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| Pascal |
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| Pascal |
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| Pascal |
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| Timon & Pumbaa |
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| Lumiere |
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| Toulouse, Berlioz, & Marie |
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| Remy |
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| Emile |
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| Jiminy Cricket |
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| Abu |
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| Skippy |
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the artist was at the festival
signing his work! |
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Disney Springs / Around WDW
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| Dinah |
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| Bolt |
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| Pluto |
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| Lady |
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| Dug |
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I don't do anything leather,
so I don't buy Dooney and Bourke bags,
but this pattern of
Disney Dogs is beautiful |
Happy Tails to you!
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