Day 5 – Off to the Boardwalk (also known as flight day)
Originally this day was supposed to be at Typhoon Lagoon but since we did that already we had a day to fill, where the only plan was a supper ADR at The Wave… of American Flavours. ( I just like saying the full name with the tagline because it sounds kind of silly to me and makes me smile
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We decided this would be the day to check out the Boardwalk. The simplest way to BW was to walk to the MK and take a bus from there. Since it was early in the morning all the buses were one way to the MK and not labelled as going back to the resorts. We went to stand at the BW bus stop but weren’t sure if a bus was actually going to come. There were only a couple of other people hanging around the bus stops so we waited and wondered if we were doing it all wrong. After a few minutes I went over to the bus stop CM and asked if we should be standing where we were and he replied “Don’t worry, I’ve called your bus and he is on his way.” You gotta love that Disney service. Since there aren’t many people going away from the parks at that hour they are smart enough to make all the buses one way and then they just call a resort bus if needed. We wound up being the only ones on the BW bus and felt like we had our own private transportation.
As soon as we stepped off the bus we fell in love with the BW area. It is gorgeous. In contrast to the CR, this is a hotel where you can relax in the lobby. This was also the point where I realized we had made the transition from being people who travel occasionally to WDW, to being Disney people. As we would get to the end of our previous trips we always felt we had enough of Disney and all things Mickey and would say “that’s it, we are done, this is our last trip to Disney.” Inevitably after a few years passed we would book another trip to WDW. Well, when we arrived at BW all three of us started talking about staying at one of the boardwalk resorts on our next trip. Since we were now in future trip planning mode we decided to walk all the way around the lake and stopped in each hotel lobby and at each pool along the way. Stormalong Bay looks like so much fun.
We all love a good brew pub so we were planning to go to the Big River Grill for lunch. We all enjoyed the food and my husband enjoyed their beer flight. The flight was a good deal at only $7.50 for 6 good size samples. After lunch we took the boat to Epcot, just because we love the boats!
Some cute ducks that compelled me to totally crowd this family as I took a picture of the ducks (not one of my most polite moments)
Boardwalk Inn
Stormalong Bay
Yacht Club
Beach Club
Boat to Epcot approaching the dock
For our first thing at Epcot we decided to get Soarin’ Fast Passes but they were already distributed for the day. While my son was going for the Fast Passes I admired the flowers.
Next up we went to Club Cool. In honour of the tips and tricks I had learned from the DisBoards I suggested my husband and son try Beverly (I of course did not try it).
Before Beverly
After Beverly (hee, hee)
Next we headed to Maelstrom. The name Maelstrom is so great that we just had to go on the ride. We laughed the entire time because we were exactly in the right mood for it. And then it was off to Mexico to see La Cava del Tequila (another name that I like to say over and over!) Once again, it was time for a flight. I had the La Cava Margarita, my husband had the tequila flight and our son had a non-alcoholic margarita. We also ordered some guacamole. Everything was wonderfully yummy! After that we walked around the world and headed back to our balcony.
Mexico
La Cava del Tequila
It’s small but wonderful
The flight menu
Next up – The Wave… of American Flavours and Spectromagic