Sweet Catastrophe

Tuesday we got a much later start. We all got up at a decent time, but the shock was starting to wear off and we were all tired. On top of that, Joolie woke up with a sinus infection so we took it easy for a while.

We decided to hit Epcot so off we went. We didn’t really get there until after 3, so it was sort of a short day. Joolie was feeling bad and I was starting to have some blood sugar problems so we had a slow day. We actually didn’t hit much up hardcore, there was mainly a lot of walking around and just enjoying the day.

We rode a couple of rides and Ryan and I did some crazy robot race that was completely tiring and then headed over to the World Showcase to walk around the countries. We only got about halfway around that night, ending in Japan where we ate at Teppan Edo–it was a fabulous hibachi place. Joolie had a mouth-watering cherry blossom martini and Ryan tried a green tea martini–I think it was one of the best drinks I’ve ever had. Easily over $200 spent on a meal for 4 people, but it was incredible.

We missed the fireworks due to our late dinner, and somehow ended up being there two hours after the park closed so we got to watch a little barge blow up which signifies the absolute end of the evening. It was pretty cool–something Ryan had heard about and was really anxious to see.

We got back to the hotel and found out we wouldn’t be able to add another night to our reservations. We were staying at Port Orleans Resort Riverside, but they were completely booked for the next night. So we made a bunch of calls and finally found a room for less than $20 more than our current room, though there ended up being a bunch of confusion because we heard the name wrong and thought it was The Dawson (which doesn’t exist ) but eventually we got it figured out.

Wednesday we got up and got everything packed and thrown in the car before we headed back to Epcot. There was a lot more everyone wanted to check out so we decided to take a second day there. It wasn’t exactly the ideal plan, but who am I to argue about a free trip?

We watched a pretty awesome acrobatic show in China that sort of blew my mind a little. Talk about talent! And balance, I suppose, haha. There was more good food…and a little not-so-good (I’ll pass on the Moroccan next time, thanks) but we made it to the fireworks show–IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth. It was an awesome show. There were definitely some bigger tricks than in Wishes, but overall I liked Wishes a little better.

We headed on out instead of dawdling since we needed to get out of the old parking lot and find the new hotel.

So yeah, turns out our new hotel was the Walt Disney World Dolphin. *shock* We could see this place from Epcot. I had been impressed with Port Orleans, but Port Orleans was like a broken down Super 8 compared to this place! There were espresso machines in the rooms!! We walked in the front entrance and the ceiling was set up to look like a night sky with sparkling stars.

Kristi, I thought of you when we got to the room because I fell on the bed and I swear I fell into clouds!! They went down to smoke and came back with these little pre-made sandwiches from one of the few spots that was still open. I suppose we all pretty much know what to expect from refrigerated, pre-made sandwiches, right? Wrong! It was probably the best turkey sandwich I’ve ever had in my life.

I could go on and on about this hotel, but I’ve still gotta finish that darn paper! Suffice it to say, we got LUCKY. Apparently we fell into one of their deal periods and the room was about half the price it usually is. We fully enjoyed it though.

Spa and Downtown to come!