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- A large tent by the Dolphin convention center
- 11:35am - Arrived at the Boardwalk
- First time seeing the reconfigured lobby in person. The cutouts at the front desk work
- The small seating area in the former concierge space is plain
- Carousel Coffee has opened since my last visit.
- There are some framed photos on the wall. Not sure why.
- At least a Carousel in this one
- Exterior renovation underway on the Inn side of the resort.
- Looking across at the Yacht Club
- The Cake Bake location construction appears to be moving really slowly.
- Looking into Epcot. No parking hopping for 2 more hours so cannot visit.
- 11:55am - Boarded the Disney Skyliner
- Harmonious disassembly going on backsage
- 12:11pm - Transferring to the Pop Century/Art of Animation Line
- 12:17pm - Arrived and walking toward Pop Century
- Decided to go grab lunch here.
- 12:54pm - Back at the Skyliner
- 1:08pm - At Disney's Hollywood Studios and walking to catch a bus back to Coronado Springs before the rain starts.
- 1:12pm - Our bus arrives
- 1:34pm - Not raining so disembarked at the Bus Stop 2 (the first stop) and decided to walk.
- The Gran Destino Tower
- A guest was fishing this afternoon.
- Plenty of storm warnings now
- Skies were darkening
- Rain starting.
- Rain picking up and obscuring our view.
- A DAK 25th Anniversary Pin I decided to buy.
- Pins are up to $20 now a days
- 5:51pm - Decided to venture out
- 5:53pm - Our bus to Epcot arrives
- 6:10pm - Made it to Epcot
- Skies look threatening, but dry so far.
- Started to drizzle so decided to take a boat across World Showcase Lagoon
- In Morocco some of the covers are off and you can see the renovation work.
- Drizzle let up so headed to France
- Decided to go to the first Impressions de France showing that started in 5 minutes. A look around the lobby.
- 7:01pm - Show time
- Beauty and the Beast topiaries
- More Morocco work
- 7:28pm - Made it to the American Adventure (think this is the last show of the night tonight)
- The 8pm Garden Rocks Concert was underway so stopped to listen
- Lumiere this evening
- Swung by Ratatouille since it was listed as down to see if it was going to reopen before park closing in 20 minutes. They had no idea.
- Fireworks cruises arriving for Epcot Forever in 15 minutes
- Tinker Bell Topiary
- Epcot Forever
- It drizzled throughout the show
- I found a tiny ledge to stand under to get a little cover from the rain.
- As the show ended the drizzle picked up a bit
- The rain picked up so I found cover and waited for the cell to pass
- Made my way to the front of the park slowly trying not to get soaked
- 9:26pm - Missed making it onto this bus by 2 groups
- 9:34pm - Made it on the next one and got a seat.
- 9:57pm - Back at the Gran Destino
- My travels today.
- 9:34pm - Made it on the next one and got a seat.