Resort
hopping again today! And not always to a Disney product.
Oh, its
here, along with its obligatory ‘knees’, but its dying everywhere. Cypress likes a particularly tannic, dark,
swamp water. It doesn’t seem to go for
the citified lagoon liquid the Wyndham folk are trying to grow it in.
The Coronado’s rooms start at $250 and while
the resort is nice, of course, it is a step or two down in service from the Animal Kingdom. A food court along with
a mid price Mexican restaurant (the theme is Mexico, or New Spain, or New
Mexico, Disney doesn’t let its show get too politicized.
The walk
around the lake takes in the varied niche themes of the different living
areas. All of the Disney World resorts
of later years seem to. Here there are
the Casitas, the Ranchos, and the Cabanas, and probably one I’ve
forgotten. Each section of the Coronado is architecturally different but
administratively the same.
The pool and
play area is called THE DIG and it
offers a touch of Chitchen Itza, and the Mayan ruins of Central America. A Disney
touch, so combining a little education with a lot of fun.
We first
went into the Art of Animation. It’s different building centers each feature animation in huge comical 3-d sculptings from
several recent key Disney movies. We spent most of our time in the centerpiece,
NEMO.
This is a fun
place that leaves you feeling like you actually live in the ocean with the
little fella. And the landscaping does
an especially wonderful job making that feel even more real. Good job Disney Imagineers!
The lobby
has a most interesting collection of trivial but interesting artifacts from
each decade and you register in the decade you have reserved your room in.
The pool, as
most of the pools we’ve seen here, was available for us to at least lay by,
read by, sleep by in the warm afternoon sun.
No room ID required! And we’ve ‘heard’ that you really won’t be chased
out on a less than full day if you change into your suit in the outdoor shower
rooms. But I did see them checking wrist
band ID’s for any child activity both of these past two days.
The sun is
setting and its almost time to head home.
But with one stop.
We made the
15 minute bell, to our valet’s delighted laughter, and made it home before
dark.
This FREE
Disney experience is fascinating, and relaxing.
And good exercise. We’re walking
between 3-4 hours a day at a slow but even pace.
That’s good
for old fogies like us!
-Ken
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