A brave adventure...Disney world with a four year old. And we're off!
The day started with a leisurely noon flight from the new Southwest terminal at RDU. C sat next to the windows, eating his Annie's Bunny-Os while watching flights land and depart. He earned many of his coveted 'Disney Dollars' for good behavior.
After an uneventful flight with 20 minutes of napping for Colin, we found our way to the Marriott Vacation Club Harbour Lakes. Wow! We chose the right location. Two unique splash parks - one with a pirate ship with slides and the other with a water slide and splash area with two dousing buckets. Our room wasn't ready yet so we wandered around the property and then headed for Downtown Disney. No nap? No problem!
W and I spent our honeymoon at Disney in 1998, so we remembered a bit about the area. But we stayed on property that time, so parking and driving around the park was new to us. Funny that as we pulled the car right in front of Downtown Disney, "Let It Go" started playing on the radio. C was grinning from ear to ear as he sang and watched the big balloon go up and down behind Planet Hollywood. We arrived just in time to pick up our tickets at Guest Services, then make our 4:30pm reservation at Splitsville Lanes. While we did not bowl, C pulled his chair right next to the last lane and decided he was eating there. Pizza, milk and applesauce for him? Sushi and drinks for us. Very nice! This tells me we definitely need to take him bowling at home. C was fascinated by the bowling and remarked 'we have to come here all of the time.'
We walked around a bit, people watching and looking at the wonders of Downtown Disney. There is a lot of construction (dream building) going on, including a new food truck rodeo going in this summer. And Pleasure Island is nearly all closed, awaiting many revisions over the next year.
Then we headed home and C and I played on the pirate ship while W transported our stuff into the hotel room. He went down water slide tunnels and enjoyed general fun for a quick fifteen minutes. Then dad picked us up and we drive over to the room. Two bed, 2 bath....glorious! The rolled pillows in the rooms reminded C of 'candy'. C took a quick shower then into his bed of pillows. Dad read him a story while I hit up the grocery for important provisions. We had a beverage and then off to bed.
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