First Night at Disney?

[Amy in Mouse Ears]

Hello everyone,
My boyfriend and I will be traveling to WDW this May. We both have been plenty of times before. We plan to stay at Pop Century. We plan to drive down during the day and arrive around 5:00 pm or so.
We have both been to Downtown Disney; we don't really see the need to go back.
Any advice for something to do the first night to get into the Disney spirit? I understand we will be pretty tired and want to rest up for going into the parks the next day.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

 

[tcherjen]

We have taken the bus to the MK and did the monorail hop for resorts. I love visiting the other resorts. You can also take the bus to H.S and hop on the boat to take you the BW. We enjoy doing that too. You can also walk over and visit the AOA. It is one of my favorite resorts. Have a great time.

 

[Hannahinwonderland]

You could head over to the Poly for a drink at Trader Sam's. It closes at midnight so you can't be out too late, but it's so much fun and definitely gets me into the Disney spirit.

 

[Irish_Mike]

If you aren't going to have park tickets, I suggest getting dinner at one of your favorite resort restaurants, and head towards the Contemporary around 9:30. Take the elevator to the 12th floor, and walk out onto the outer stairwell - the right side, closest to Bay Lake. You'll have a great view of Wishes going off, and you'll be able to hear the music piped in from up at the California Grill