WDW November 2019

We went to WDW last month after not going there for over six months! Six months! That's a pretty good indication that life has been busy! Since our last trip to WDW, a few things have changed…we have a new baby nephew, a new sister-in-law, a new Dachshund, and I have a new job! So even though it was a quick trip and the weather was surprisingly chilly, we were really looking forward to it!

Daisy & Donald

Saturday November 16

We got up at 3 am, made our usual stop at Wawa for coffee, and then drove to BWI for our 7 am flight on Spirit. We did not have an empty seat between us, but it was not a problem because it's a short flight and I slept the entire time. We landed at 9 am, took the Magical Express to Coronado Springs, dropped off our bags, and took the bus to Disney Springs.

We ate lunch at Blaze Pizza and spent the afternoon shopping and looking at the decorated tree on the Christmas Tree Trail before taking an uber back to Coronado Springs at 4 pm. After picking up our bags, we went to our room for a quick nap. Well, that "nap" lasted 14.5 hours! We slept from 5:15 pm until 7:45 am Sunday morning! So much for our plans of a fun night!

Sunday November 17

After our very long night of sleep, we took an uber over to Fort Wilderness for our breakfast reservation at Trail's End. Even though the food was delicious and the service was excellent, it was incredibly busy and took a long time as a result. We spent a lot of time waiting in the buffet line, which was less than ideal! We took a boat over to Wilderness Lodge in hopes of seeing the Christmas tree over there, but it wasn't up yet, so we took an uber back to our resort and explored there instead. Let me say that Coronado Springs has really upped its game. It is absolutely one of our favorite resorts now! So beautiful!

At 2 pm, we took an uber over to Grand Floridian to see the huge Gingerbread House, and then we stopped in to see the new Enchanted Rose lounge. Overall, I was pretty underwhelmed; there are so many wonderfully-themed lounges around WDW and this one just felt like nothing special to me! What a let down! After Grand Floridian, we took the monorail over to Contemporary to see the Christmas display, and then walked to Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party.

What a great night, despite the cold weather! We ate tons of snacks, went on our favorite attractions, watched the parade and the fireworks, and generally reveled in the holiday décor! The stage show at the end of the night featured the song "It Feels Like Christmas" from The Muppet Christmas Carol and it was completely magical!

We walked over to Contemporary to admire the Christmas tree – which is one of very favorites on the entire property – and then took an uber back to Coronado Springs.

<3

We were stopped on the PeopleMover for a short time...
perfect spot for Cinderella Castle in our selfie!

An entire boat to ourselves on "it's a small world"

Monday November 18, 2019

We packed, checked out, dropped off our bags at bell services, and took an uber to Art of Animation. The weather finally cleared up and it turned out to be a gorgeous day. After a quick lunch, we finally took the Sklyliner! It is amazing! We took it from AoA to Caribbean Beach, where we transferred and went to Epcot to visit the resorts over there. As always, the Christmas décor at Beach Club, Yacht Club, and Boardwalk was beautiful, and we also stopped at our gazebo, which always brings tears to my eyes.

From Boardwalk, we took the bus to Disney Springs, and discovered a new favorite…a vegetarian bratwurst at B.B.Wolf's. Seriously, it was one of the most delicious vegetarian things we've ever eaten!

We ended our trip at the Dahlia Lounge, which is at the top of Gran Destino Tower at Coronado Springs and has sweeping views of Epcot, DHS, Animal Kingdom, and Blizzard Beach. A perfect ending to a perfect weekend!

We took the Magical Express to the airport, and for some ridiculous reason, TSA pre-check was closed, which was very annoying. Thankfully, we still got to the gate with time to spare and for our 10:15 pm flight home, we had two of the Big Front Seats on Spirit, so it was a super comfy flight! We drove home from BWI, arrived just after 2 am, and had a very happy reunion with Ginny and Riley! A huge thank you to my mom for watching them for us!

Tinker Bell!

Happy Tails to you!