It would be with a heavy heart that we would check out of the BCV. What a fantastic resort. We really rated it.
But...all was not lost for today was my birthday and we were checking into out first stay at VGF for one night. We did a small add on last year to our DVC membership so we could score 1 night a year or 2 nights every other.
I got this great
lego set for my birthday from a friend back home which I built when I got home. It's the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Germany.
Bye bye BCV! Bye Pam! Pam was also checking out of BCV today and checking into Jambo at AK and had a friend arriving for a few days.
The master plan was to go to MK today. I tried my luck first thing in the morning and with great delight scored BOG birthday lunch! Jo packed our belongings into our beloved ebags. These proved so popular I have got Jo some additional purple ones for this Christmas. Then after enjoying a last fabulous cinnamon roll and sugary cereal at VBC we got in the car and made our way to VGF. We knew our room would not be ready but we thought we might as well park up, get our HM magic bands scanned and good for the new resort and then use that wonderful monorail to MK.
We drove up to the fabulous Grand Floridian Resort. I still could not take in I was going to stay here! Little old me! At the Grand Floridian! I often gazed at it across the lagoon dreaming.... One day..we would visit it and gasped at it's sheer beauty and glory. But never did I dream we would own a piece of it and stay!
Sadly the weather was not kind to us today. It was raining quite heavy as we drove up to the gates..
We checked in and scanned our HM bands. Then left our bags with bell hop. Time to go to MK! We had a FP+ for Thunder Mountain, Dumbo and the 7DMT.
When we arrived at MK it was raining very heavy! I was so disappointed as I really love Big Thunder and Dumbo but this wasn't going to be fun in the rain. Feeling a little gloomy Jo said she would buy me a balloon. I only allow myself a balloon on my birthday because I am very into science and I know the world has a shortage of helium. But as we made our way up Main Street a strange but magical event would transform our mood!
Music started...we heard singing....it was...singing in the rain. Then a parade appeared from nowhere announcing itself as the 'rainy day parade!'
First came the dancers...love the outfits..
Then the cars.... It's chip and Dale..
Yeah it's Andy and Jessie...
Hello Mickey and gang! ..
More folks in rain gear..
You can see the banner here saying the rainy day parade!
Honestly that made our day. I had never heard of this before! Everybody was suddenly loving the rain! We were singing and dancing and feeling lucky it came. Only Disney can do this.
We skipped Big Thunder and Dumbo due to the weather. Looking around the stores instead. Then it was time to go to that beloved BOG for lunch. Oh how I love BOG...
I couldn't keep my hands off that turkey sandwich again which I had with that wonderful peach apple sauce from the kids menu. Jo had a turkey sandwich also. We were tempted by the cupcakes but decided it looked like butter icing and I can't eat that.
We then went on to do 7DMT. Such fun! We got a text to say that our room was ready. We were soaked! We decided to go and check out the contemporary resort and then spend the afternoon at VGF ...
Next up contemporary...GF and a night out in Celebration.