Disney 2010: Day 8 (Part 1)

I know Day 8 isn’t over yet, but I figured I’d post anyway.  We’re at our new hotel now; John is napping and I’m on hold with Airtran checking to see if we can get a better flight out of here.35 minutes on hold and counting……

First things first.  We woke up to this monster:

We slept in and got everything packed up to go.  I took a couple of final pictures of the view from our patio and the Lion King characters in the sheers before we headed to Downtown Disney to buy a gift for the guy who’s watching our cats.

We did a little shopping at Downtown Disney, then had lunch at T-Rex.  We got an appetizer platter that included chips and queso, onion rings, a quesadilla, bruschetta with eggplant and goat cheese, and St. Louis-style ribs.  It was very tasty, and we were glad to be able to spend time in there — it’s very intricately themed.

And then we picked up our rental car.  I reserved a Chevy Aveo for $55 and fully expect to have some issues getting all of our luggage into it.  But there was no Aveo waiting for us; instead, we got this.  Yes, my friends, that is a brand new Dodge Charger.  It’s pretty sweet.

So, we’re here in downtown Orlando, with a rental car, and plans to meet Lee and his dad around 10pm or so to go see the launch tomorrow morning.  We’re in the hotel that I stay at when I come down here on business, so I can’t wait to show John my favorite restaurant and mini-golf course which are on the other side of the block.  Airtran finally answered and it looks like there’s nothing open until Monday; so no flight changes.  But they did tell me that there are some business class upgrades left available for me to use my free vouchers on (from my frequent flier miles), so I will call after midnight while we’re waiting over at Kennedy Space Center to claim them.

Signing off for now so John can use the computer to pay our bills.

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