Day 0, Part 5 - Shopping and HOT TUB!
Next, Marketplace Co-op.
I admired the dresses at The Dress Shop, but didn’t get any (I don’t really wear dresses). I also considered getting this purse for my mom (mother’s day), since she loves Dumbo, but Lauren (sister) and I agreed that while she’d like it, she’d never use it.
Wandered into Tren-D, where I admired the chandeliers, but again, didn’t pick anything up.
Then Pin traders, where I wanted to get the new Peter Pan pins. They have them at Disneyland too, but I wasn’t sure if they were going to sell out before I got them.
I also got this cool pin collection, which is the statues around the Hub. I checked online to see if they had one for Disneyland too, but looks like this set was actually almost 2 years old, and while I paid $40ish for it ($50 with AP discount), I could have gotten it on ebay (new) for $15! So…I ended up returning it later on in the trip, and bought the ebay one!
I made my way into Mickey’s Pantry, where I liked these magnets, but I really liked 2 from each set, and didn’t feel like buying both sets!
And Days of Christmas, where I wanted the compass ornament that matched the Discover the Magic collection. Unfortunately they didn’t have it. I did admire the chip and dale ornament and considered the 4-parks ornament collections (regular or Christmas tree), but I figured if I got all 4 from WDW, I would also need the 2 from DLR, which would end up being $150 total…
I also walked by Art of Disney, where I saw this cool mosaic (made with all different colors of wood)…but after I saw the price I did an about turn!
I stepped briefly into Goofy’s Candy Co, where it almost feels like sugar is in the air! I did like the window displays though!
And one final stop into the Star Wars Trading Post. I did like the BB-8 Funko Pop from Last Jedi with his claws out, but I already have a BB-8 from Force Awakens, so thought it’d be wasteful to have both!
I admired the evening lights over Disney Springs before heading to the buses and getting back to AKL. I don’t remember any significant delays for buses, though the bus stop for AKL is pretty far out, so I regretted not just calling an Uber when I was on that side, rather than walking all the way to the bus pickup!
Before heading back to my room, I decided to check out where the hot tubs were and if they were also locked up. Well, thankfully, it turns out the hot tubs are not in the main pool fence, so I would be able to get in! One was also open until midnight (it was around 11:30), while the other didn’t have a sign with closing time (turns out the list of warnings had a midnight closing too, but it wasn’t obvious and was never actually locked).
When I got back to my room, my suitcase was there, so I quickly pulled out my swimsuit, and went down to get some hot tub time, which was very relaxing!
After getting fully relaxed, I made my way back up to the room and unpacked before crashing to sleep! I knew there’d be a late night ahead!
Cont... My longest (and most fun*) Dismeet yet!
*Not that any dismeets have been anything other than fun...
And, I almost forgot:
Day 0 step count: 8,649 (3.4 mi)