A [very long] standing ovation for all those who do Disney parks multiple days in a row, because after closing down the park at Hollywood Studios, we woke up at 8:53am the next morning like:
Disney hangover who?!
I forgot to mention in the previous post that my parents, also as part of their original plot, donated some points from their timeshare for us to book this trip with! Thank you soooo much, Mom and Dad; you truly made this trip possible!!! ...So while we weren't staying on Disney property, the resort was only about 10 minutes away from all the parks, and we took Uber rides to/from the airport and parks in lieu of renting a car. This was another huge savings! Which reminds me, I took down a few one-sided conversations our social butterfly daughter had with some of the Uber drivers...
In Uber #1 from airport to resort:
Quiet driver: *silence*
Harper: "I like how you drive!"
Quiet driver: *silence*
In Uber #2 from resort to Hollywood Studios:
Non-English speaking driver: *silence*
Harper: "Ummmm.....I like your car!"
Non-English speaking driver: *silence*
In Uber #3 from Hollywood Studios to resort:
Harper: "Mommyyyy, I'm about to 'frow up because I'm so sweaty..."
Nervous driver: *blasts A/C immediately*
In Uber #4 from resort to Magic Kingdom:
Harper: "Ummm, Daddy, why are all our Uber drivers boys???"
[Another] male driver: *chuckles*
In Uber #5 from Magic Kingdom to resort:
Harper: "I hope he drives kinda fast, because when we get to the hotel I needa go potty RULLLLLY BAD."
Cloth-seated car driver: *swerves into resort parking lot and unlocks rear doors before coming to a complete stop*
And then, on our last Uber ride, a 65+ year-old man in a minivan picked us up. The inside of the van was decorated from corner to corner with twinkling Christmas lights, holiday window clings, and other festive tinsel and decor; he was smiling from ear to ear when we hopped in the vehicle. He clicked through his phone a few moments before a Disney playlist came up on his Pandora app, and he was nodding his head and driving along so joyfully as Harper sang along to all of the songs. Finally, he parked to let us out and turned around with a big, red Rudoloph nose strapped to his face:
Best Uber driver ever: "I hope you and your Mommy and Daddy have a very Merry Christmas!"
Harper: "You too! You look like Rudolph! Merry Christmas!"
...There should totally be more people in the world like this! So kind, so joyful. Ahh!
Ummmm, where was I going with all of that? Oh, yeah, the timeshare points! So ANYWAYYY, the 'rentsies booked us a room at this awesome resort complete with 5 towers of rooms, 8 pools, 6[?] restaurants, and a multitude of other luxurious amenities! We had planned to spend the second day here swimming and exploring ...and most importantly, resting up in between our days at the parks! <-- And that we did!
Between breakfast, lunch, and dinner all on the property, we also enjoyed walking the large loop around the pond, playing at the park, and checking out all the beautiful native trees and flowers!
...And then we hit the pools!!!
All the pools and lazy rivers were advertised as "heated"...and while it was plenty warm to walk around the property in swimsuits, it was a little frigid in the not-so-heated water! Harper didn't seem to mind a bit, and Brian braved the pools with her much longer than her wuss-of-a-mom did...
After hours of swimming, we hit up the resort ice cream shoppe that was boasting "make-your-own sundaes!" OF COURSE, we indulged rull hard in that!
When the sun set, we hit the hay as early as possible, because:
MAGIC KINGDOM COMIN' RIGHT UP!
[Stay tuned for Disney: Part III -- coming soon!]
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