Disney Christmas

Monday morning I had some meetings in Lakeland and in the afternoon I went with Amy to Disney for our annual tour of the hotel decorations. We parked at Epcot and got margaritas and nachos in the MExico pavilion before walking out the World Showcase entrance and over to the Epcot hotels. 

We started our tour in Beach Club with their Gingerbread Carousel. This year's theme was Mickey's Christmas Carol with horses depicting Scrooge, Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. It was so well done!

 Then we visited the Christmas village at Yacht Club. 

Then we walked over to Boardwalk Inn. They made a gingerbread recreation of the Boardwalk. Impressive!

Then we walked back into Epcot and found the gingerbread Spaceship Earth Ball. 

Then we wandered into the Creations gift store and I found Lindsi Baugher, from Druid Hills. She's finishing up her college program at Disney.

Then we took the monorail over to the Ticket and Transportation Center and switched to the Magic Kingdom resort monorail. First stop was the Polynesian - no gingerbread houses here, but a cool tree with surfboards in the lobby.

Next hotel was the Grand Floridian - with the largest gingerbread house on property. It's so large it actually functions as the food stall that sells snacks here. And the giant Christmas tree is classic, always decorated in ornaments featuring the 12 days of Christmas song. 

Then we popped into the Magic Kingdom. We had dinner while watching the fireworks, did some shopping and rode Pirates of the Caribbean.

And we wrapped up the night by walking over to the Contemporary Hotel to see the gingerbread house there.