January 12, 2015
We were starting off our morning right! We were having breakfast at a place I had been wanting to try for a few trips now. 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian resort.
This place is surprisingly HUGE. It’s a monorail resort and it was cool to see the monorail zooming around.
We actually went in the wrong building at first but saw this fountain which was adorable. The Grand Floridian is all about Mary Poppins and Alice In Wonderland. Mom had her picture taken with the penguins.
We found the building we needed to be at. The pathways between buildings had a roof above. Disney understands Florida rain showers!
Off to 1900 Park Fare we go! There was a photopass photographer here but I gotta say she was either having a bad day or just wasn’t a Disney person. She was a bit rushy, impersonal and a little grumpy. It’s a really strange thing at Disney World!
This place is a character breakfast buffet. I love doing character meals because it saves time meeting them in parks where lines are long. Alice, Mad Hatter, Mary Poppins, Pooh, and Tigger circled through while we ate. The menu here far exceeds Mickey Waffles and features signatures like Strawberry Soup and Lobster Eggs Benedict. I had chocolate milk, coffee, and my personal favorite offering Orange/Passion Fruit/Guava Juice. It was amazing!
I felt sorry for Tigger. The group next to us kept aggravating him by calling him Tony. “Hi Tony!” “I like your cereal Tony” College kids!
Mary Poppins was the best character interaction at 1900 Park Fare. Mom was gone the first time around and she actually sat and talked to me & Feav awhile. Mom was back her second trip through and she told Mom what good children we were. You know it, Mary! You’re Supercalifragilistic too!
After breakfast we explored a little more. This place is sooooo fancy! Look at that elevator! We went up and shopped a bit. I couldn’t help but feel like we were on Titanic.
Need I say more? We were kinda feeling out of place and decided to head outside.
I love the Alice in Wonderland water play area they have. When the hat filled with water it would tip over and splash down.
The beach there is pretty amazing too. It was getting very cloudy though so we got on with our plans.
We were going to puttputt golf! We had passes so we decided to try Fantasia Gardens. There was actually a long wait! We hung out in the arcade and waited. We didn’t mind considering it had Star Wars. Goodbye quarters!
Finally it was our turn! Fantasia Gardens was wheelchair accessible throughout however there were some tight spots. Proceed with caution, adventures!
The theming was nice so anyone who’s a fan of Fantasia should check it out. Definitely glad we gave it a try!
In the end, Feav won! It was a nice way to spend an afternoon since there wasn’t much on the Hollywood Studios to do list! With 18 holes behind uswe headed to the Studios.
We caught a photographer right before she was leaving because… it started to rain! It wasn’t bad, just sprinkles, so we headed in. We window shopped a lot looking for a Marie boggin & mittens I had saw at Epcot. There was one at Epcot but by the time decided to get it, it was gone. We had been looking since but had no luck! A shop at Hollywood Studios said Downtown Disney had one in stock, We decided to check later, now we were heading to the Writer’s Stop to get the famous Carrot Cake Cookie.
That’s when the monsoon came! It rained so hard complete with high winds. We had to break down and wear ponchos. Glad I got hot chocolate at Writer’s Stop because it was chilly once you got wet. I had a poncho on but then the rain ran down it and poured on my feet & lower jeans. Wheelchair problems! We were close to Muppet’s 3D so we ran for it since the Writer’s Stop was getting overcrowded. Rain wouldn’t last long, right? Wrong! We got out of the Muppets & still raining. We spent a good hour sitting in Pizza Planet waiting for our dinner reservations.
We survived the flood! Well except my glasses which had water spots everywhere. We were happy to be at Mama Melrose’s where it was nice and dry.
I had a cappuccino to keep staying warm. It was delicious. The worst part of food pictures is seeing them 8 months later and craving them. The things I do for you guys!
Feav and Mom had Chicken Campanelle. It was ok but nothing over the top amazing.
Desert was next. Feav had the Cannoli and Mom had the Panna cotta. Again, nothing fantastic but not bad either!
The atmosphere was great. At Disney it always is though. Those Christmas lights! It was perfectly themed.
The new Hollywood Studios picture with the Sorcerer Hat coming down. Definitely a different look.
One last picture before we said goodbye to the Studios. Now to talk Feav into checking Downtown Disney for my Marie boggin…
