Saturday, November 19, 2011

Merry Christmas, Mickey


It was time for us to say goodbye to Disney World today, but just like with every trip, Daddy prolonged the inevitable by convincing everyone to go do a bit more exploring before going home. Besides, we still had leftover meals on our dining plan to do! That's why we decided to head back again to the Grand Floridian!


They finally got their tree up! You can see it in the background in the lobby - and in the foreground you can see nothing but gingerbread. That's right, it's a huge gingerbread house made with 1,050 pounds of honey, 140 pints of egg whites, 600 pounds of powdered sugar, 700 pounds of chocolate, 800 pounds of flour, 35 pounds of spices, tons of creativity, Disney magic and pixie dust! Don't tell Madison, but she's getting some familiar gingerbread shapes for Christmas...

We had our final meal at Disney here, at a place called "Gasparilla Grill and Games." Daddy got the macaroni and cheese with lobster, and Mommy and Madison got some sandwiches. We ate inside, as it was suddenly quite windy outdoors. Still, we had a nice view of the castle - and a nice meal too. Great food this week!

We rode the monorail back past the Magic Kingdom one last time, and then to the Contemporary, where we saw a large Christmas tree made of gingerbread. Walking the long dock off over Bay Lake, we finally caught a boat to the Wilderness Lodge.

But Daddy wasn't done yet! No, we still had some free games due us for the arcade. So we dropped by there really quickly for some air hockey, and then some bowling too!

It was getting late though, and we had a long way to go to get home. So one more time, we said goodbye to the large Christmas tree, and made our way to the car. Goodbye Disney World!


Merry Christmas!

2 comments:

  1. How fun! We live Disney during the holidays, and the Wilderness Lodge is our favorite! Madison made the most beautiful princess!

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  2. The Wilderness Lodge has become our absolute favorite too, especially at Christmastime. It was wonderful! And yes, Madison was beautiful - thank you so much. We're really looking forward to our next Disney trip together - I think that's with YOU next August...!

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