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• After exiting the Magic Kingdom some of our group returned to the Contemporary the rest of us walked around for a while. Here is a look at the resort monorail queue entrance. There was no line this afternoon.
• It was just before 1pm and very quiet in the area.
• We decided to go check out the new walkway to the Grand Floridian.
• To reach the walkway you need to walk by the newly rebuilt resort dock.
• Queues for the resort boats. These were for the Fort Wilderness and Wilderness Lodge.
• Our destination in the distance. It was 12:59pm as we set off.
• The first section of the walkway has some trees and benches.
• Looking across the Seven Seas Lagoon at the Polynesian Resort. The roofline of the main building has changed.
• The Contemporary Resort on the opposite shore.
• One of the few areas of the walkway that had shade/cover.
• About 5 minutes into our walk we crossed the bridge over the canal leading backstage at the Magic Kingdom.
• This is where the Electrical Water Pageant boats dock.
• The old Discovery River boat was in service on the Polynesian/Grand Floridian resort launch route.
• In the background you can see a Tom Sawyer Island rafter docked and waiting to return to the Rivers of America.
• About 10 minutes into the walk approaching the second bridge closest to the resort.
• Looking back to where we walked from.
• Arrived at the 1:12pm. The path enters the resort grounds near a service area.
• Passed through the Grand Floridian Lobby on our way to catch a Monorail.
• The lobby was very empty and quiet.
• Monorail gold arriving to pick us up.
• Social Distancing markers.. no guests in the are so it was easy to distance.
• Seven Seas Lagoon from the Monorail.
• 1:30pm passing where we started, so less than half an hour to walk there and catch the Monorail back.
• The retention pond work is complete and the railroad work in this area looks finished too.
• A look at the TRON work from the Monorail.
• Walking across the bridge to Bay Lake Tower.
• There were 8 of us traveling this time and we stayed in a Grand Villa at Bay Lake Tower. The room was ready around 2:15 and I reached the room before our bags did so I did a very quick run through getting some pictures before everyone unpacked. They were in the living room so I am starting in the loft area on the 2nd floor which is connecting space between two bedrooms. That couch folds out to a bed.
• This is the bedroom on the right (the one you could see into on the previous picture).
• The primary difference in the two rooms is this one features a desk and the other has a table and a window that looks down into the living room.
• The view from this bedroom.
• The desk I mentioned.
• A closer look at the artwork.
• A closet near the bathroom.
• Inside the closet.
• The bathroom area.
• Inside the vanity was a hair dryer.
• The bathtub/shower.
• The toilet area.
• Heading back through the loft to the other side. On the right you can see the window I mentioned. To the left are stairs leading down to the lower level.
• This is the other bedroom. This was where I slept and worked.
• Here is the table and window.
• The view from this room.
• An identical closet on this side.
• The bathroom is the same as the other bedroom.
• Back out to the loft area before heading downstairs.
• The kitchen area (I will have a more in depth look on a later day.. today is a quick first look only).
• The rest of the group was watching TV so here is a higher angle view of the main living room. To the right is the loft.
• Looking to t he right you can see the loft as well as the stairs and main door.
• The view from the kitchen balcony.
• Epcot in the distance.
• The Swan/Dolphin in the distance.
• A Magical Express bus and Monorail.
• One of the two bus information screens was missing at the Contemporary bus stop (it did not return our entire visit). This was around 5:09pm.
• We arrived at Disney's Hollywood Studios at 5:46pm.. so nearly 40 minutes of waiting and travel this evening.
• Making our way into the park.
• The sun was setting.
• Hollywood Blvd at 5:52pm
• Our primary objective today was to experience the new Mickey and Minnie Runaway Railway attraction. We were in line around 5:58pm.
• The queue was moving quickly so not a lot of time for pictures.
• Onboard our train less than 10 minutes from entering the queue.
• A little over 20 minutes from entering the park and we were on our way out.
• The park closes at 7:00pm tonight and many dining choices were already closed so we decided to head to Epcot to find some dinner.
• 6:32pm we are already transferring to the Epcot Skyliner.
• I was on the wrong side of the gondola and too many people to move around (with 8 of us including 2 strollers we filled the gondola) so no pictures of the new France area from above this evening.
• Just before 7pm, taking a quick look at the newly opened portion of the France pavilion at Epcot. The restrooms are open due to renovation work on the ones by Morocco.
• Some of the group set off toward Japan in search of food, the rest of us found a nice table in France and ate there. This was our view.
• After eating I set off to find the others. As I mentioned the Morocco restrooms are being renovated.
• Spaceship Earth in the distance.
• Passing by Italy. It was now about 7:45, 15 minutes until park closing.
• My first view of the new Harmonious barges. Hard to really tell anything at night.. they are giant black spots on the lake.
• Passed through the Epcot Experience as it was closing for the evening.
• Future World features a lot of walls (they call them Progress Walls). Some feature directional signage.
• The entrance plaza fountain is complete and looks great.
• Festival of the Arts
• 8:08pm and we are on almost to the stops.
• Oops I missed the Electrical Water Pageant. I heard it but had the wrong time written down so I assumed it was at the Wilderness Lodge.. it was an hour earlier than the schedule due to earlier Magic Kingdom closing.
• Still great to have this view from your room. This wraps up day one.