Getting out of the room has become more difficult as I’ve really enjoyed eating breakfast and reading on the back porch of the room. The picture of the view we enjoyed shows why.

I was told that a good day to visit Disney Quest was on a Monday or Tuesday, so we decided to give it a go today. We were out of the room by 10:30 and saw the Downtown Disney bus pulling away as we approached the circle. Another bus arrived about 10 minutes later. For future reference I asked the bus driver how many busses run during the day per location and he told me two.  Knowing that helps me decide whether I would take the bus or drive to any particular park.

Judy, Sara, Elana and I had a chance to rest while Seth went to Turtle Shack. We left the room at 4:30 for our 5:00 priority seating at Chef Mickey’s, driving to the Contemporary Inn. Something new has been added since the last time we ate there, before you get seated, they take family photos with a mock up of Chef Mickey and Minnie. Our server was Jim and we enjoyed the meal as usual. The prime rib was cooked to a perfect medium rare.

Fantasyland was next and we rode Small World, Peter Pan, and Snow White in order. We were about to get on line for the Carousel, but they closed it temporarily for the fireworks. It did put us in position for another great view of the fireworks. After they ended, we rode the Carousel and headed back to Adventureland to catch the Country Bear Jamboree. Judy wanted a frozen fruit, so she picked one up on the way. She couldn’t finish it in time for the show to start, so we sat in the waiting area while she finished it and went in for the next show which was the start of E-Ride night.

After Splash Mountain, we rode Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We then headed back to Tomorrowland. Two CMs were blocking the connection between Adventureland and Liberty Square and, directing us back toward the hub. I was decidedly not happy about this and this was the first time I sort of argued (it more like meek whining), since my foot start hurting me again. In retrospect, I suspect that it’s actually a shorter difference to do it this way. Maybe our queen of the pedometer can verify this. We all did Buzz Lightyear a few times. Seth and Sara wanted to ride Space Mountain, but I wasn’t in the mood so I stay on Buzz with Elana. All in all, I rode Buzz six times, Elana rode it an extra two times while Seth, Sara and I rode Astro Orbitor. This is the first time I ever rode this ride and have E-Ride night to thank for it, since I would never stand on line to wait to ride it during normal hours. For those of you who never rode it, thin k Dumbo two stories in the air. As we got off of the orbiter, it was 2:00, so we headed back to the Contemporary to get the car and were back in the room, happy and tired, by 2:30.