02/26/2026
One last travel memory post from 2025! Sometimes you just need a quick escape with your girls, and 12 hours in the Disney bubble is perfect for that! We decided to do a quick no park trip to our favorite place to see the Christmas decorations. We flew out of Houston at 5am, landed in Orlando at 8am, and then headed straight to Animal Kingdom Lodge for breakfast. Then we took a bus over to Disney Springs for some shopping, did the Christmas Tree Stroll, and had an amazing lunch at Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar. After that we headed over to Yacht Club where we ran into Chip, Dale, and Daisy. Chip loved earrings featuring himself, of course. We then took a stroll along the Boardwalk, and then headed towards Contemporary Resort. From Contemporary we took the monorail over to Polynesian for some mandatory dole whip, and then hopped back on the monorail and headed to Grand Floridian. We finished up our day taking the boat from Grand Floridian, to Magic Kingdom, and then to Wilderness Lodge where we had dinner and explored a bit more. Then back to the airport for an 8pm flight home. Overall, I was up for 23 hours straight, but it was worth it for such a fun day!