Disney Resorts

 So, I was rooting around some Disney websites online and saw more than one recommendation on how to see different resorts.  You drive up to the entrance of all of Disney and tell them you want to go to a hotel.  They direct you to one of the three that are right near the Magic Kingdom.  You drive to the parking lot and tell the attendant you have a restaurant reservation (you can make one on the Disney app).  They don't check though.  Then you park and go in.  We ended up just getting coffee one time and dole whip another time.  Yep, we did this twice.  The first time was a run with just the gals - me, Sharon, and Rosie.  We rode the monorail between the 3 resorts (The Floridian, The Contemporary, and The Polynesian) and past the parks.  We got off at each resort and walked around just seeing what was there.  I enjoyed exploring the Polynesian the most because it was very family friendly and the pool was so cool to look at!  It was fun riding the monorail and we got a Mickey Cookie.  We repeated the visit with everyone but Nathan on Saturday in the early afternoon. We got to see some neat things going at that time.  When we went to the Floridian (which is fancy), they announced that Cinderella was having a princess parade.  This involved little girls following Cinderella downstairs where she danced a dance with Prince Charming.  It was pretty neat though Rosie was disappointed to not actually MEET the princess as she was busy dancing.  Then at the Contemporary we happened to be eating a huge Mickey Cookie outside of the restaurant there when all the characters - Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Daisy, & Donald - came out after a character visit.  They posted themselves on different floors we could view easily from the monorail.  :)

A different time of the week, we went to check out Disney Springs which is like a big outdoors fancy shopping area with neat shops including a HUGE Disney store, Lego store, and Star Wars store.  The Disney store had the first glimpse of princesses outside (statues).  I have no idea how she knows all about Princesses but she does.  A key element to her is that they have a crown and pretty dress I think.  The lady inside asked Rosie if she would like some fairy dust and Rosie seemed a bit perturbed that it was only a 'sprinkling' of glitter.  LOL! 

They had some neat restaurants there in Disney springs including a Rainforest Cafe and a T-rex restaurant that the kids and I enjoyed exploring.  I thought Rosie might be afraid of the animatronic dinosaurs but she just got out of her stroller and ROARED back at them!  HAHA!  I decided I would not enjoy being roared at the whole time we ate our meal though.  We also enjoyed some fancy Sundays from Ghiradelli's chocolates.  It was interesting to walk around.