The 'View' at Downtown Disney

by Gaylin

While I was on vacation in May, I spent some time at Downtown Disney. It appears I have bad luck when it comes to choosing a time to visit WDW, a lot of the construction walls that were up when I was there are now down, and the stores are open. But me, I got to see construction walls . . . starting with the new Starbucks on the Westside.

And by the Cirque du Soleil there will be a food truck park. This hasn't opened yet but it has quite a big area to park in.

Behind these walls is more of the Food Truck Park. 

The Co-op looks like a great store, I would have loved to have seen it . . .

I have no idea what they are building with this huge crane near Fulton's or if it is a staging area for construction supplies to be brought in from the water rather than through Downtown.

 

As you can see, in front of T-Rex, it does look like a staging ground for construction supplies. If anyone knows if this is a staging area or a new build - let me know!

Behind Planet Hollywood is where the new parking lot is going in and it is huge! Most of the west side parking lot is closed for construction vehicles so if you need to park at Downtown - good luck.

Downtown Disney is going to be renamed Disney Springs at some point and this is the construction drawing of what that new parking structure is going to look like.

Here you can see that it is quite close to the Westside, here by Splitsville is about the centre of the parking structure.

This is the front of the World of Disney, where the other Starbucks is. Again, not open when I was there, opened shortly after I got home. I was quite surprised to see it sitting front and centre of the store. It is a walk-up location, no seating available. I wonder if the Starbucks craze ever ends, this location was chosen to make it easy to switch out to a Disney branded coffee shop or other food service area.

And finally, some silliness. Me and Lego Princess Sofie in the Lego store. Yep, she stayed still for a selfie!!!

And Cinderella for another selfie, she is so pretty and loves getting her picture taken.

I love Hidden Mickeys!

by Gaylin

I have always liked looking for hidden Mickeys, I will even make them using my spare change for a quick Mickey fix at home. A quarter and 2 dimes will form a terrific Mickey!

When you take the Living With The Land ride at Epcot you can often see this hidden Mickey in the aquatic part of the tour. Makes me smile, every time.

And if you ever use the women's washroom (sorry Nick) just outside of the Cirque du Soliel theatre at Downtown Disney, you will see this Mickey - set in tile. I actually did a double take when I saw it, as it is actually cut and set in tile, not stickers on top of the tile.

 

And this great Mickey head is somewhere in the Africa section of the Animal Kingdom, I was so excited to find it that I took the photo without really paying attention to where it is. Now I look for it every time I go, haven't found it again. Next trip!

And finally there is this hidden Mickey, it has been seen by very few people and you won't see it at any of the parks . . . unless I am there. Yes, I am a big enough Mickey fan that I have a tattoo! Sorry for the blurry photo - turns out it is very difficult to take a selfie of the back of your own ear.