After our wonderful meal we had to go walk some of it off, so we went outside to the firepit to check out the animals:
We sort of dressed up:
So after a short walk, talking to a Cast Member, and checking out the animals it was time to head back up and change before heading to downtown Disney. I didn't tell the wife anything about what I had planned that night, but I knew she would love it, but I didn't realize how much she would like it.
First thing we had to do upon arrival was head over to Cirque Du Solais/La Noube and pickup our tickets at will-call. That's when she found out what we were doing and she was pretty excited. I had ordered the tickets a couple of weeks before arrival using the special
DVC 30% discount that is currently available. Once we had the tickets in hand we had an hour to kill so we went walking:.
We saw the new balloon, which incedently operated very little while we were there because of weather conditions:
Then onto Pleasure Island where we got to see all the closed down buildings:
You know, I'm still upset about the closing of the Adventurers Club. I was hoping that during the Celebrations Today thingy on PI one of the mcs would stick a mic in my face and I could ask them why don't reopen the Adventurers Club.
Anyways, after Pleasure Island we went to the Ghiradelli ice-cream store to see if a friend of ours was working, and sure enough he was. He was actually working his butt off,which is normal there. After saying "Hi" to Charlie (please stop in and say "Hi" to him if you're in the area, he'll be the one wearing the black jacket making sundaes and such) we had to head back for La Noube.
If you have not seen La Noube, then by all means go see it. I had never been to a Euro-Circus and didn't think I'd like it, but I certainly did. Definitely worth the money, especially if you get a discount. And there is NOT a bad seat in the house, so even in the cheapest seats you'll see everything. While I like La Noube, my wife absolutely loved it. She raves about it even now.
And no, you are not allowed to take photos during the show:
You would think by now we would be tired and wanting to head back to the room, but NOOOOOO!! As we were walking past Bongos we heard the sweet sounds of a salsa band. My wife is Peruvian and loves to dance. I'm a terrible dancer but will dance to please her. Well, the band playing at Bongos was fantastic and some of the people dancing were as fun to watch as the band. We got in a lot of salsa dancing that night. Made it back to the room at around 1 am.
Here's what the dance floor looked like:
And the really good salsa band:
Phew, we sure did pack in a lot of fun on that first day at Walt Disney World. And we didn't even see a park.
Day 2 to follow
I hope I'm not guilty of having broken this one before. 
Day 1 sounds great. Loving all the pictures.
Thanks for sharing! We have one night in Oct. booked at Kidani before we cruise on the Magic and even though it will be a very short stay I can't wait to stay there 
Where in WI are you from?
