For getting to Disney World, sometimes I fly - sometimes I drive (ride). This time, I rode. Although Silver Airways has direct flights between Pensacola and Orlando, I save a lot of money sharing a ride with others and we get to enjoy the scenery along the way like the Florida Welcome Station billboards advertising fresh fruit, free juice and live baby gators. Its a neat stop along the way.
From Pensacola, the drive is about seven hours. Not too bad. I rode with Kevin and we got to Orlando well before dark. Mike and Maureen flew in at about the same time and Tina drove in from Palm Coast. We all met at Disney Springs for drinks, dinner, shopping and fun.
Tina beat all of us to Disney Springs. Kevin and I met her on the boat dock bar behind the Boathouse. Tina had not been there in maybe ever and she was already having a blast by the time we got there. We watched the car boats come in and out and walked along the dock to see all of the collector-worthy boats that are docked behind the Boathouse.
Mike and Maureen met us all at The Wine Bar. We had tried to get a second floor balcony table, but the wait was too long. We would have seen a great view overlooking the lagoon, but we'll do that again some other time.
We made a quick stop on top of the riverboat (Paddlefish) next. The rooftop bar there has an outstanding view of the streets running around the lagoon of Disney Springs and especially of the Rainforest Cafe's volcano. After a round of drinks, we all went over to The Edison for dinner.
The Edison is way cool. You will love it. You walk in their 'secret entrance' and down stairs to the restaurant, bar and entertainment. Sunday night is not a show night so we missed out on that, but we all had a great dinner there. I'll be back, definitely, on a show night.
After dinner, we stopped at Enzo's Hideaway Tunnel bar; and then our next stop, after a quick Lyft over to Mike and Maureen's hotel - the Polynesian, was Trader Sam's. It was late and most of the staff was already packing it up for the night so no big showing of zombies or witch doctors, but we enjoyed our stop there at this great Disney hideaway.
Mike and Maureen called it a night and we did, too. Tina, Kevin and I caught an Uber back to All Star Music Resort. We did not go directly to bed, however. Granted, it was late (after midnight); but the arcade in the hotel caught our attention so we had to stop in for Gigantic Pac Man and Snowboarding. At our ages, the best time to go to arcades is after midnight when the arcades are empty and we don't feel so old with all of the kids running around. It was a great way to end the evening, and I think Tina won a snowboarding medal. Watch the video.
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