Day Three
On day three I slept in a little later and didn't make it to the Magic Kingdom until 12:30! But that's half the fun of vacation, right? I absolutely LOVE sleeping in on solo trips. Alas, I finally made it and as soon as I got there I met up with a couple ladies from a Facebook group to get lunch at Cosmic Rays Starlight Cafe. We got to sit close to Sonny Eclipse! I've never gotten to sit near him before, so that was kind of a fun experience. It isn't my favorite restaurant and I really didn't want to load up on calories, so I had the veggie burger with fries. It was actually pretty good! The girls and I hung out and talked for a couple hours before heading over to Sunshine Tree Terrace for Dole Whip floats!
I had to leave soon after because I had FastPass+ reservations elsewhere. I bade farewell to the Magic Kingdom and hopped a bus to Hollywood Studios around 5pm. Unfortunately, the bus didn't come easy. I had a major brain fart and forgot there was a bus to DHS at MK and ended up taking a really long detour to the TTC before heading back to get on the RIGHT bus. Never again... I had some time to kill before any FastPasses once I finally got there so I browsed the shops for awhile. It was also really nice to get out of the heat!
My first FastPass was for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, which is also one of my favorite rides! I noticed something new while I was in the library section of the queue. Up on the highest shelf was what I thought had to be one of the most terrifying creatures ever to exist...
It was. It was one of those stupid, tiny Twilight Zone aliens from the scariest episodes ever made!! Nope, nope! Once I escaped from that room I got a quick pass to the front of the line because I was by myself. The ride itself was great!!
I spent a little more time wandering around before I got waaaay too hot. I was dehydrated because I'm too dumb to drink water, so I ended up stopping off at the Writer's Lounge to read and get something to drink. While I was there I got a text from a friend who lives in the area. She invited me to dinner at the California Grill, which is on top of the Contemporary Resort. I had to really rush to get there in time. It was completely insane. I hightailed it out of the park and onto the bus and made it to the Contemporary just a few minutes late.
Dinner was totally amazing and so was the conversation!! The restaurant was beautiful! I had gnocchi and a glass of Malbec. Once we were finished eating, we headed over to Bay Lake Tower. Since I'm a DVC member I was able to get us up to the Top of the World Lounge, a members only area. I left her shortly after, but first got an amazing view of the Magic Kingdom at night!
I headed back to the hotel, watched some Hulu, and got to bed a little early (you know, since I didn't get enough sleep that morning...)!
