Highlights: Hollywood Studios, Downtown Disney, Havana Cuban Cafe
Our last full day in Walt Disney World and we are free to park hop and do whatever we want. So, TK and I went to Hollywood Studios to grab a fast pass for Toy Story Mania and then Downtown Disney for lunch. I checked with Guest Relations to make sure we could check in for our flight prior to lunch and sure enough, we could. So we decided to grab a bite at Earl of Sandwich because he needed to try the Hawaiian BBQ sandwich I had a few days prior because I knew how much he would love it. I had the Earl's Club with cheddar instead of Swiss and it was delicious. I don't think there is a sandwich on their menu that isn't delicious. You can't go wrong. After lunch we checked everyone in for our flight and did a little souvenir shopping for Kaitlyn and TK's work friends. Then we headed back to Hollywood Studios to make sure we get on Toy Story Mania for the last time. We had fun and I lost to TK...again! We returned to the resort to prepare for our last dinner in Orlando and Dad said it was out of the resort area but, we would love it.
When we got to Havana Cuban Cafe, it looked like just a regular restaurant in a strip mall on International Drive but, the food was spectacular. I even got to introduce Cuban food to TK and he loved all of it. CG was reading the menu and came to Mofungo. It is a dish where t
hey use fried plaintains and smash them up with pork grinds and put sauce or chicken or whatever you want on it. We didn't eat it but CG and TK are obsessed with the word and I hear it is actually delicious and fattening, like all tasty things are. They started using Mofungo in every sentence: "The car is parked all the way in Mofungo," "How Mofungo was that ride?", etc. Ridiculous. Anyway, we had a combination plate of delicious fried foods and I had Ropa Vieja which is shredded beef with white rice and red beans. It was all so good, especially with Sangria.
After dinner we all headed to Downtown Disney to have our dessert. At Ghirardelli I ordered a Gold Rush for myself and one for TK because he would not share. The Gold Rush was a delectable mix of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, peanut butter and whipped cream topped with a peanut butter Ghirardelli chocolate square. It was sheer creamy perfection!
hey use fried plaintains and smash them up with pork grinds and put sauce or chicken or whatever you want on it. We didn't eat it but CG and TK are obsessed with the word and I hear it is actually delicious and fattening, like all tasty things are. They started using Mofungo in every sentence: "The car is parked all the way in Mofungo," "How Mofungo was that ride?", etc. Ridiculous. Anyway, we had a combination plate of delicious fried foods and I had Ropa Vieja which is shredded beef with white rice and red beans. It was all so good, especially with Sangria.After dinner we all headed to Downtown Disney to have our dessert. At Ghirardelli I ordered a Gold Rush for myself and one for TK because he would not share. The Gold Rush was a delectable mix of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, peanut butter and whipped cream topped with a peanut butter Ghirardelli chocolate square. It was sheer creamy perfection!
Back at the room, we played cards and sat around a little bit, laughing and joking with each other because we knew it would be our last night all together and we really cherish the fun we all have. I wouldn't trade family vacations for anything.
The next day we were going to get on o
ur flight to leave the happiest place on earth and I knew it would be another heartbreaker for me. It always is. So, our Disney family vacation of 2009 was over. We had a lot of fun but, it went way too fast and I want to go back already...
ur flight to leave the happiest place on earth and I knew it would be another heartbreaker for me. It always is. So, our Disney family vacation of 2009 was over. We had a lot of fun but, it went way too fast and I want to go back already...THE END
("See ya real soon!")
