CRP | Staycation #2 Fort Wilderness Cabins

IWow! I suspected this would happen but time is flying past at a rate of knots and I barely have time to sit back and take it all in. That being said, I'm having the best time and trying to make the most of all opportunities out here. 

To celebrate our month of being out here, our arrival group planned a little Staycation in the Fort Wilderness Cabins. At Fort Wilderness, you can rent a cabin in the woods or being your own motor home for a spot of camping. It's a really cute resort that lets you feel surrounded by nature and took me back to my camping trips in the UK! 

The resorts always have so many free activities to keep kids of all ages occupied and Fort Wilderness was no different. After stopping by the shop to pick up BBQ equipment, those of us who weren't working went to buy marshmallows and toasted them around a campfire! It was so much fun; we toasted, set alight to, and generally gorged ourselves on sugary goodness. After that, the fun continued! We had a little campfire sing along with Chip 'n Dale! It's moments like that which make Disney World truly one of the most fun places on Earth! 

Fort Wilderness is sat on the edge of Bay Lake which means that you can sit on the beach and watch Wishes! I can now cross another location off my "where-I've-seen-the-fireworks" list!! 

The cabins themselves were also adorable and cosy! Of course, they were decked out with wooden panelling and had a very in-the-woods feeling. There's a double bed, bunk bed and sofa bed in the cabins which means six people can stay. Out the front, there's also a BBQ and the store sells all kinds of goodies so you can have a whole camping experience! 

I love staycations! 

CRP | Breakfast at 'Ohana

Eating is something we do an awful lot of here in Florida so I'm going to continue the theme here on my blog!  Last week we ate breakfast at 'Ohana, which is a restaurant in the Polynesian resort.  The best thing about breakfast at 'Ohana is that it's a character breakfast and you get to meet Stitch!  I love Stitch - he is probably one of my favourite characters!  

 Our reservation was at 8.35am so we hopped on the bus from Housing to the Polynesian and checked in.   Our table wasn't quite ready yet but we were able to relax on some comfy chairs outside the restaurant until we were able to be seated.  We were welcomed into the restaurant as a cousin - afterall, 'Ohana means family and everyone is part of the family at the Polynesian!  

As soon as we sat down, we were brought coffee and some of Lilo and Stitch's favourite juice (made from guava, orange and mango) and a delicious bread/pastry basket.  The breads and pastries are always delicious at WDW so I would recommend giving them a go!  This was quickly followed by a fresh fruit platter of melon, rapsberries and pineapple.  Dena nor I are really big fans of melon so we were then brought another little bowl of berries and pineapple.  These little touches always make Disney resorts and service stand out to me.

We then were brought our hot breakfast pan: crispy bacon, scrambled eggs, sausages, potatoes, and Stitch and Mickey waffles!  My first Mickey waffle of the trip, I was beyond excited!  We helped ourselves to plenty of breakfast, served with maple syrup.  I'm quickly becoming a fan of breakfast foods and maple syrup... especially bacon!  I think it's the whole sweet and salty mixture.

The breakfast was an all you can eat but we were both full after one platter so didn't want anymore.  It was so good, breakfast is definitely one of my most favourite meals here.

While you're eating, different characters come round for your meet and greet!  We met Mickey Mouse, Lilo, Stitch, and had a selfie with Pluto!  It's so much fun because you have as much time as you want with the characters and you don't feel rushed or pressured to spend five seconds with them.  The sittings are also really cleverly allotted so the characters are able to get round everyone, fair and square!

Towards the end of the breakfast, the children are given maracas and do a little conga dance round the restaurant with the characters and they all love it so much!  It's such an unforgettable experience for them all.

I was so pleased to meet Stitch too! He's such a grumpy and mischeivous character; he really reminds me of my cat!  I enjoy the character breakfasts so much I've managed to reserve a table in one at Epcot for when the family come out.  It really does bring out the big kid in me!  

CRP | Birthday celebration at Beaches and Cream Soda Shop

As I mentioned in my last post, Dena recently celebrated her birthday over here in Florida.  Unfortunately Dena had a lovely ten hour shift on her birthday so we had to wait to the very last minute to celebrate!  Most of our arrival group got together after work to surprise Dena with a trip to the Beaches and Cream Soda Shop - home of the famous Kitchen Sink! - at the Beach Club resort.

The weather wasn't very ice-cream friendly (think: torrential rain and thunderstorms) but after finishing at Epcot we took a Friendship boat over to the The Boardwalk and hurried round to Beaches and Cream.  We managed to get a table together after begging (they didn't take reservations for groups bigger than eight) and indulged in a lot of American ice-cream parlour goodness!  

Of course, we just had to go for a Kitchen Sink, which involves eight scoops of ice-cream, all the toppings (Oreos, peanut butter, Snickers, cherries, sprinkles, brownie, cake...) and lashings of cream.  Dena is lactose intolerant and they used non-diary ice cream too - Disney are so good at catering for dietary problems.  All twelve of us ordered some kind of sundae and we quickly devoured them with the jukebox playing fifties songs in the background - I felt like I stepped into Grease and it was so much fun.

You've probably guessed how much I absolutely adore Disney's theming since I talk about it all the time - and will probably continue to do so - and I loved the little touches that Beaches and Cream had: banana split signs, juke box menus and of course, chequered lino!

As well as ice cream, Beaches and Cream offer traditional American diner food, we ordered fries to complement our "meal", all washed down with pink lemonade or soda.  With all the fun going on inside the parlour, we were able to forgot about the awful weather and celebrate Dena's birthday properly!

Beaches and Cream is quite the treasure hidden away at the Beach Club and it was so much fun discovering another one of Walt Disney World's secrets!