Disney Trip Report

It has been a week and a half since I returned from Florida and Walt Disney World. It just went too fast because we only stayed for eight days. We had a great time and laughed a lot. Read on to find out what we did every day. Here is my first installment...

Participants:

TK = My husband

Mom

Dad

AR = Aunt Rosie

UG = Uncle George

CG = Cousin George
AA = Aunt Annie
AM = Aunt Marie

Saturday, August 15

Highlights: Saratoga Springs, Turf Club, Jellyrolls

Our flight was pretty early to Orlando so when we arrived it was about 11 a.m. We went on the Magical Express and left our bags for the ME to collect for us. We headed straight to Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa to check in and see when our room would be ready. None of our family was there yet. Our room was not ready so we decided to go to the Artist's Palette and have lunch. I had the Toga Wrap and New England Clam Chowder. The chowder was watery but the wrap was delicious, so I made a mental note that if we had to eat lunch at the resort again, I would repeat this experience. We purchased the refillable mugs, which we bought at a discount because my Dad is a Tables in Wonderland dining discount cardholder. Big plus! 

Another big plus was the appearance of Coke Zero as a choice of beverage. Then we changed into our bathing suits, which we wisely stowed in our carry-ons, and enjoyed the High Rock Springs main pool. It is a rocky zero-entry pool with a slide. I went down the slide and my dad waited for me at the end. All of the other parents were gathered around waiting to see their children come down and here I came, almost 30 years old. It was fun though! Then my mother and I took a dip in the jacuzzi. TK wouldn't go in the pool because he was relaxing, so he decided we should get a drink up at the pool bar. Then Dad told us that UG and AR arrived, so we headed back to the lobby to greet them. They were able to get their room and I was able to transfer mine and TK's tickets to our room key so we only had to carry around one card. So, we waited for our room to be ready in UG and AR's room. We got to see what our two-bedroom suite looked like and I listened to my iPod chock full of Disney songs while I sat on the balcony. 

We finally got our room and our luggage so we could get ready to go to our dinner reservation at Turf Club Bar & Grill, which was located in our resort. At dinner, I shared the steamed mussels and tomato bisque appetizer with TK. It had the right amount of tang and creaminess, and the goat cheese was a great touch. For my entree, I had prime rib which was very moist and Yukon mashed potatoes which were tasty. After dinner, TK and I ordered the apple pie dessert and then we headed to Jellyrolls at the Boardwalk Resort. It is a dueling pianos bar where the audience can request songs and sing along to well-known tunes. TK kept telling me to request ridiculous songs like One by Metallica and Bawitaba by Kid Rock. I had just arrived at Disney so, I decided to wait a little while before being embarrassed. They played the Unicorn Dance song and everyone got up like they knew the words and the dance but, I just improvised. A bunch of my family members ordered some Sex on the Beach drink that was 32 ounces and looked like it came in a bucket. I just ordered a few Blue Moons. When they discovered the drink was too sweet, they kept pouring it into my AM's cup when she wasn't looking. She wondered how her drink was so full and walked in a zig-zag to the bathroom as we giggled watching her. So the jokes and antics began ...We went "home" soon after I had scream-sang to enough songs to give TK a headache. We were ready to get to the parks the next day with Epcot first on the list.