A friend of mine just returned from a vacation in the Caribbean. After hearing about the trip, I wanted a little taste of the islands for myself so we headed off to Disney Caribbean Beach Resort.
While I was hoping to hear steel drums playing (tropical music always plays outdoors and in the Old Port Royale food and entertainment area), it was all about the pirates today. Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean to be exact.
It seems with the newest Pirates film now in theaters, Disney changed the overhead music track (at least while we were there) to theme music from the Magic Kingdom Pirates ride and possibly the movie. It was a relatively short track so you quickly get this "I've heard this before" vibe. Lots of dramatic loud music along with my favorite Yo Ho! Yo Ho! It's a pirate's life for me. Even though it is my favorite, I was still hoping for steel drums.
It was a beautiful sunny day and after strolling around Caribbean Cay. Caribbean Cay is an island accessible by footbridge just beyond the mail pool. It has winding paths and places to stop for relaxation or play including romantic gliders for two, gazebos with bench seating for the whole family, comfy hammocks and a children's playground.
We returned to Old Port Royale to grab a sandwich. We often seem to just miss the opening hours for the Market Street Deli, but today it was open so we instantly opted for that station and selected the Philly Cheese Steak.
I don't want to say that the cheese steak was bad, because the overall quality of the meat was good and the bread was fresh. It was just super bland. Hardly any flavor to it at all. I still have to say that the Cheese Steak Wrap at Disney's Pop Century is still a best bet if you're after the flavor of Philly.
The sandwich is served with your choice of pasta salad (more what I would call macaroni salad) or homemade potato chips. The chips were unique but nothing super special. They were topped with an unusual blend of spices - one of which was sweet. I didn't care for the sweet. To me, it is similar to the cinnamon-infused white rice at the Magic Kingdom's Crystal Palace buffet. Ick... I don't want cinnamon in my rice.
A personal one-year challenge to visit Disney World at least once a week for 52 weeks in 2011.
Week 21 - Geiser and Disney Wilderness Lodge (May 26)
Today we took a trip to Wyoming... or was it Montana. Idaho maybe? Actually, we stayed right in central Florida and the magic of Disney transported us to western side of our nation. Where? At the Disney's Wilderness Lodge resort, of course (not to be confused with Fort Wilderness - Disney's campground).
This Disney vacation "lodge" is magnificent. I'm always awed by the themeing as we enter the 7-story lobby - complete with bubbling springs and a Disney characters totum pole. No trip is complete without witnessing the Fire Rock Geyser.
The Fire Rock Geyser at Disney's Wilderness Lodge resort offers guests an Old Faithful water spout experience. Located just behind the main pool, this replica of Yellowstone National Park's famous Old Faithful geyser adds to the unique charm of Disney's great outdoors hotel experience.
At approximately every hour on the hour Old Faithful, er, Fire Rock Geyser erupts shooting a stream of water up to 120 feet into the air. For some reason, I had memories of the geyser being a lot more steamier and magnificent than it appeared today. It was a bit windy today so maybe the water stream had been adjusted.
After spending time walking the great outdoors and the shores of Bay Lake, we treated ourselves to some self-serve strawberry frozen yogurt (ice cream also available) at the Roaring Forks quick-serve restaurant.
This Disney vacation "lodge" is magnificent. I'm always awed by the themeing as we enter the 7-story lobby - complete with bubbling springs and a Disney characters totum pole. No trip is complete without witnessing the Fire Rock Geyser.
The Fire Rock Geyser at Disney's Wilderness Lodge resort offers guests an Old Faithful water spout experience. Located just behind the main pool, this replica of Yellowstone National Park's famous Old Faithful geyser adds to the unique charm of Disney's great outdoors hotel experience.
At approximately every hour on the hour Old Faithful, er, Fire Rock Geyser erupts shooting a stream of water up to 120 feet into the air. For some reason, I had memories of the geyser being a lot more steamier and magnificent than it appeared today. It was a bit windy today so maybe the water stream had been adjusted.
After spending time walking the great outdoors and the shores of Bay Lake, we treated ourselves to some self-serve strawberry frozen yogurt (ice cream also available) at the Roaring Forks quick-serve restaurant.
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