DisneyStitch626
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After Duffy, we found Peter Pan and "friends"!
More Spaceship Earth shots...
And while we were close, we decided to go for a ride in it. It was really dark in there, so we didn't take any photos but the sign...
I don't really remember what happened on this ride, as I was half asleep for most of it. It was just so slow moving and dark, it was reaaaaaally hard to stay awake. If you're looking for a quiet place to nap, this is it!
After Spaceship Earth, we wandered back to Club Cool. We wanted to give the famous Beverly a try. And I was silly enough to not take any photos of our faces. I will admit I had a tiny sip.....and that's all I needed to confirm what everyone else has confirmed. It was nasty. Kinda tasted like soda water. But it was enough that I needed to buy a bottle of actual coke after. Yuck!
Well it was almost time to use our Soarin' Fastpasses, so off we went in that direction, but we only got a few feet before I spotted a Disney art store, so we had to stop in there for a few minutes. I love Disney art. I'd take it all home if I could!
Finally we made it to Soarin'. There is not much to say about this ride. It's the same as the one in Disneyland. Don't get me wrong, I love the one in Disneyland, but it's weird seeing a video about California when you are in Florida. Just seems like they should personalize this one a little more.
After Soarin' it was about 5:30. Our dinner reservations weren't until 7:35, but I wanted to see if we could get in earlier. I wanted to get a good spot for Illuminations at 9:00, and didn't want to rush our meal.
We had walked in the back door by accident (not sure how) and ended up in the room with all the aquariums. I think it's also the room you exit into after the Nemo ride, which we never made it on. Sigh. But the aquariums were so cool to watch. And big!
We exited back out the doors and wandered around to the right side...
We went in, and asked if we could get in early, and if it was possible to get a waterside table. Good news, we were able to get in! We were given a buzzer and told to sit in the waiting area. Well my butt barely hit the cushion before the buzzer went off.
We were shown to our table, which wasn't quite waterside, but fairly close. I would have preferred to be right next to it though.
Blurry Dillon...
Dark me....
Our view for our meal...
Including the people who got the spot I wanted
Not long after we were seated, we were given some bread.
It was ok. A little hard and difficult to break apart to spread butter on.
Then we were told that smoothies were included with our dining plan, so we took advantage of that and ordered these...
Mine was a pina colada and strawberry, and Dillon's was just strawberry. They were very sweet, but really good.
Sea Turtle!
For supper we both ordered the Sirloin steak. I had forgotten to take a photo until I was 3/4's through the meal. I won't share my half eaten food with you. But I can tell you that it was ok. It wasn't great. There was a lot of fat on mine, and Dillon's was cooked well, when he wanted it rare. The potatoes and mushrooms were very good though. As well as the red wine sauce.
Next was dessert...
I had the keylime dessert
And I Dillon had the cheesecake
I really enjoyed my keylime dessert, but Dillon wasn't a fan of his. It was actually a really bitter tasting cheesecake. Almost like they forgot to add something.
Overall, it was an ok meal, but probably wouldn't go back there for dinner again. The food was only ok, but we loved the atmosphere.
Cool lighting
After dinner we decided it we should just go find our spot for Illuminations. We were tired from the long day of walking, so sitting was sounding pretty good.
More Spaceship Earth shots...
And while we were close, we decided to go for a ride in it. It was really dark in there, so we didn't take any photos but the sign...
I don't really remember what happened on this ride, as I was half asleep for most of it. It was just so slow moving and dark, it was reaaaaaally hard to stay awake. If you're looking for a quiet place to nap, this is it!
After Spaceship Earth, we wandered back to Club Cool. We wanted to give the famous Beverly a try. And I was silly enough to not take any photos of our faces. I will admit I had a tiny sip.....and that's all I needed to confirm what everyone else has confirmed. It was nasty. Kinda tasted like soda water. But it was enough that I needed to buy a bottle of actual coke after. Yuck!
Well it was almost time to use our Soarin' Fastpasses, so off we went in that direction, but we only got a few feet before I spotted a Disney art store, so we had to stop in there for a few minutes. I love Disney art. I'd take it all home if I could!
Finally we made it to Soarin'. There is not much to say about this ride. It's the same as the one in Disneyland. Don't get me wrong, I love the one in Disneyland, but it's weird seeing a video about California when you are in Florida. Just seems like they should personalize this one a little more.
After Soarin' it was about 5:30. Our dinner reservations weren't until 7:35, but I wanted to see if we could get in earlier. I wanted to get a good spot for Illuminations at 9:00, and didn't want to rush our meal.
We had walked in the back door by accident (not sure how) and ended up in the room with all the aquariums. I think it's also the room you exit into after the Nemo ride, which we never made it on. Sigh. But the aquariums were so cool to watch. And big!
We exited back out the doors and wandered around to the right side...
We went in, and asked if we could get in early, and if it was possible to get a waterside table. Good news, we were able to get in! We were given a buzzer and told to sit in the waiting area. Well my butt barely hit the cushion before the buzzer went off.
We were shown to our table, which wasn't quite waterside, but fairly close. I would have preferred to be right next to it though.
Blurry Dillon...
Dark me....
Our view for our meal...
Including the people who got the spot I wanted
Not long after we were seated, we were given some bread.
It was ok. A little hard and difficult to break apart to spread butter on.
Then we were told that smoothies were included with our dining plan, so we took advantage of that and ordered these...
Mine was a pina colada and strawberry, and Dillon's was just strawberry. They were very sweet, but really good.
Sea Turtle!
For supper we both ordered the Sirloin steak. I had forgotten to take a photo until I was 3/4's through the meal. I won't share my half eaten food with you. But I can tell you that it was ok. It wasn't great. There was a lot of fat on mine, and Dillon's was cooked well, when he wanted it rare. The potatoes and mushrooms were very good though. As well as the red wine sauce.
Next was dessert...
I had the keylime dessert
And I Dillon had the cheesecake
I really enjoyed my keylime dessert, but Dillon wasn't a fan of his. It was actually a really bitter tasting cheesecake. Almost like they forgot to add something.
Overall, it was an ok meal, but probably wouldn't go back there for dinner again. The food was only ok, but we loved the atmosphere.
Cool lighting
After dinner we decided it we should just go find our spot for Illuminations. We were tired from the long day of walking, so sitting was sounding pretty good.
To be continued...
And you're right, it could have just been an off night.
You're funny 
Anyway, great update. You confirmed my thoughts about Coral Reef. Glad I didn't spend the money to try it. Maybe someday...
