Disney Vacation Part Nine: ESPN Club, Meeting Belle, Disney Springs

Good morning! Today I'm sharing our Sunday in Disney which started with some football at the ESPN Club on the Boardwalk.

We took a bus from our hotel to Hollywood Studios and then hopped onto the boat to get to the Boardwalk. It sounds like a lot of switching transportation but it wasn't too bad.

Once we arrived at the Boardwalk we had a bit of time until ESPN Club opened up so we waited for a bit outside and ate some breakfast from the Boardwalk Bakery.

It was such a beautiful day and we enjoyed eating our breakfast in the sun.

The ESPN Club was something Tim picked out and decided we were doing for football. I told him I didn't care where we watched the game and he did his research to find the best spot for us to watch.

It was a cute concept and they even had some trivia going on before the game. Tim won a t-shirt which was pretty cool.

We ended up getting some nachos which were delicious!

We also had some drinks and enjoyed watching the games (Patriots for me and Eagles for Tim) We had a great time and would highly recommend checking out this location if you are looking for a place to watch any games while you are in Disney.

After the games were over we walked through Epcot to meet my favorite character....

Belle!

We told her all about our dinner the night before at the Beast's castle and took a few pictures.

We then worked our way out of Epcot to the buses since Tim wasn't feeling very well. We decided to rest back at the hotel for a little while.

When Tim was feeling better we headed to Disney Springs for dinner. We decided on Planet Hollywood and were able to get in within five minutes without any reservation.

I had the macaroni and cheese which was delicious.

Tim got the mac and cheese burger which he said was delicious as well.

Planet Hollywood is in major cities and I know I've been to one in NYC before but Tim had never been so it's something you have to experience at least once!

After dinner we walked through the shops and Tim tried on some hats...

I think it looks great!

I also made Tim pose with Buzz Lightyear before we headed to the bus to go back to the hotel. It was a fun night and we picked up a few gifts and some things for ourselves as well. Gotta love Disney shopping :)

Have a great day everybody and stay tuned for more posts!

Disney Vacation Part One: Travel Day and Disney Springs

Hey everyone! Happy Monday- well as happy as Mondays can possibly be!

I'm starting off this week by sharing the beginning of our Disney vacation with you. This post is all about our travel day to Disney which also included a nighttime visit to Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney) This probably will not be the most exciting Disney post since we spent the following days in the parks but we will set you up for some fun. 

We had an afternoon flight so we spent the morning getting some stuff done. We finished packing, stopped by the bank, and cleaned the apartment so we would come back to a nice clean house.

This is us as we were walking out of the apartment- so ready to get to Florida and start our vacation!

The security line was non-existent so we headed to the airport bar for a couple drinks before getting on the plane.

After each having a drink we headed to our gate to board the plane. 

Our first flight was fairly empty so Tim and I spread out in the row hoping no one would choose the seat between us. I told Tim that my dad always pretends to be asleep hoping no one will wake him up so Tim decided to imitate him. 

Lucky for us we were able to spread out on that first flight. The second flight we did have a girl next to us with a dog and found that a lot of people were flying back into Florida after evacuating for Hurricane Irma. We were so grateful that Disney World wasn't affected and we were still able to go on our trip but felt terrible that so many people were terribly affected in Florida.

We arrived in Florida around six and headed straight for Disney's Magical Express.

If you are staying on Disney property I can't tell you how convenient using Disney's transportation is! We were able to forego a rental car which saved us a ton of money and it's all free if you are staying at the resort. Plus they play a video with helpful tips and trivia on the bus so the ride doesn't take long at all!

In what seemed like a few minutes we arrived at Disney's All Star Movies resort which is considered a value resort. We decided to save money by staying in a value resort instead of one that was a bit nicer. Our room was certainly small (our apartment felt enormous once we arrived home) but all we did was sleep in there! At Disney World you rarely hang out in your room so it doesn't make sense to pay a ton of money to stay at the expensive resorts. We certainly would consider staying somewhere a bit nicer in the future but for just the two of us on this trip it was very reasonable and made perfect sense. 

We had pre-checked in on the MyDisneyExperience app (you definitely need this if you are heading there!) so we were able to skip the desk and head straight to our room. Our magic bands served as our room keys which was pretty awesome. We decided to head over to Disney Springs for a little bit since our bags would be delivered to our room while we were out. (The service at Disney is incredible!)

After taking the provided transportation to Disney Springs we instantly saw the Coca-Cola building and decided to check it out.  We headed up to the bar on the third level and were able to look out over Disney Springs.

It has changed a lot from when it was Downtown Disney. There is a ton of high end shopping and tons of restaurants to choose from. I wish we had a place near home like this!

The Coca-cola bar had a lot of options including a flight of floats which we decided to try.

Honestly I found them pretty gross except for the Coca-cola float and the root beer float. Tim ate most of the ice cream and I tried a little bite of each one. Definitely not my favorite!

We walked around the stores for a little while before heading back to the resort to get some sleep before our first day in the Disney Parks.

14,312 steps for a day I spent mostly on an airplane? Not bad!

Can anyone guess where we decided to head the next day? I'll share it with you on Friday! Also stay tuned because on Wednesday I'm sharing another part of my beauty collection with you!