03/26 - Grand Floridian / Magic Kingdom / All-Star Movies
 

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Wednesday, March 26th, 2025              

Grandma Terry and I woke up this morning, and after getting ready we made our way to the Transportation and Ticket Center. We met Aunt Erica here, as she was going to join us for the day. We boarded the ferry boat to make the trip across to Disney's Magic Kingdom. Once we arrived at the park, we made a stop at the restroom. That is when we heard from Heather. They had just left their resort, and it was decided that we would all meet up at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa so that we could check out the 2025 Easter Egg Display. We took the resort monorail to the Grand Floridian, took in all of the Easter eggs, as well as browsed one of the shops at Colin's request, and then took the monorail back to the Magic Kingdom.
 

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
 

A look across the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney's Magic Kingdom from the Transportation and Ticket Center.

  
 

The view of Cinderella Castle and TRON Lightcycle / Run from the ferry boat.

  
 

The view of the giant crane doing work on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad from the ferry boat.

 
 

Another view of Cinderella Castle...

  
 

...and TRON Lightcycle / Run from the ferry.

  
 

Once we arrived at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, we began our tour of the 2025 Easter Egg Display. The first display we saw was this Inside Out display featuring Anxiety.

  
 

As we made our way around the various displays, we got to see some cool ones, such as this one from 101 Dalmations...

  
     
 

...and this one from Beauty and the Beast...

  
     
 

This one from the Haunted Mansion was certainly cool!

  
 

There was another ride based Easter egg, this one representing Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain at Disney's Animal Kingdom...

  
     
 

There was one that was a collage of various Disney movies...

  
     
 

...and another of Disney Princesses...

  
     
 

Here is an Al's Toy Barn display from Toy Story 2...

  
     
 

This one was based on the movie Tarzan...

  
     
 

...while this one is based on Disney's famous Orange Bird!

  
 

Here is one representing the dragon from the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Disney's Magic Kingdom...

  
     
 

Here is a Steamboat Willie egg display.

  
 

There was also a Zootopia egg on display...

  
     
 

Scrooge McDuck was diving into a money pile!

  
 

Here is a Cinderella Easter egg...

  
     
 

There was a second collage egg on display, this one of Pixar movies...

  
     
 

I couldn't figure out what this Easter egg represented, but it was from the movie Atlantis...

  
     
 

Here is an egg dedicated to the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs...

  
     
 

This one was from the movie Dumbo.

  
 

The egg representing Brother Bear was pretty cool...

  
 

...as the two bears were checking out the cave drawings...

  
     

After viewing all of the eggs at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa 2025 Easter Egg Display the six of us headed back to the monorail to make the short trip back to Disney's Magic Kingdom.

As it was now past noon and Grandma Terry, Aunt Erica, and I were getting hungry but Jason, Heather, and Colin had already eaten breakfast, we decided to split up at this point for a bit. While Jason, Heather, and Colin headed off to Tomorrland to take a spin on the Tomorrowland Speedway, we went to Casey's Corner to grab a bite to eat. While neither Aunt Erica or I would classify this restaurant as our favorite, Grandma Terry really likes it, so we made due.

After lunch we all met up once again in Tomorrowland. We all decided to take a spin on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. We got some nice views of the area attractions. After finishing our ride, we discussed going on Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, but decided against the wait (plus, Jason, Heather, and Colin had already ridden it once prior to our arrival to Walt Disney World).

We instead decided to make the walk across to Frontierland to visit Tom Sawyer Island before it closes for the new Cars based ride. While we made the walk over, we Grandma Terry and Aunt Erica stayed behind to do some shopping, but the rest of us headed over to the island to explore. We made our way through various caves, mines, forts, and bridges before we finally decided to head out. Colin definitely enjoyed the barrel bridge - he made it across at least four times!

Once we were back in Frontierland, we headed over to The Hall of Presidents, where Grandma Terry and Aunt Erica were seated on the rocking chairs waiting for us. Aunt Erica had gotten a funnel cake that she shared with me (though she tried her best, it was a bit soggy from the fruit toppings that she got on it).

At this point I think we were feeling the effects of a couple of long days in the sun, and were all a little worn out. We discussed dinner ideas, such as heading off property to find a place to way, but Heather really wanted to find food in a resort. We decided to head out rather than do that, as the cost was a lot less off site. We said goodbye for the day and made our way back to the ferry for the ride back to the Transportation and Ticket Center.
 

Disney's Magic Kingdom
 

A look at the Astro Orbiter (or, where it would have been anyway) as it undergoes refurbishment in Tomorrowland from the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover.

  
 

A view of the Tomorrowland Speedway from the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover...

  
 

...and another with TRON Lightcycle / Run to the right.

  
 

A better look at TRON Lightcycle / Run from the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover...

  
 

We headed over to Tom Sawyer Island to do some exploring...

  
     
 

I never noticed that the top of this structure was made from a boat!

  
 

A view of the Haunted Mansion from Tom Sawyer Island...

  
     
 

A view down the Rivers of America towards Cinderella Castle.

  
 

I was able to get some great views of the construction on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad from Tom Sawyer Island...

  
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

A look at one of the canons in the fort on Tom Sawyer Island.

  
 

Here are some more pictures of the construction on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad from Tom Sawyer Island...

  
     
     
     
 

A look down the Rivers of America.

  
 

A few pictures from the scenes inside the fort on Tom Sawyer Island...

  
     
     
 

...including the very alert guardsman!

  
 

Here are a few more shots of the construction on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad from Tom Sawyer Island...

  
     
     
     
     
 

A different look at the Haunted Mansion from Tom Sawyer Island...

  
 

...as well as a shot of Liberty Square...

  
 

...with Cinderella Castle in the background.

  
 

A sign for the barrel bridge on Tom Sawyer Island...

  
 

...and some "faces" in the caves.

  
 

One more shot of the Haunted Mansion from Tom Sawyer Island.

  
 

The Tangled tower was also visible from Tom Sawyer Island.

  
 

Here are a couple of shots from the log raft ride off of Tom Sawyer Island as we headed back to Frontierland...

  
     

Jason, Heather, and Colin decided to head back to their resort to clean up, so Grandma Terry, Aunt Erica, and I opted to head off property to grab a bite to eat. We found ourselves at Texas Roadhouse, where we all overate but enjoyed our meal!

After dinner, Aunt Erica headed home, and Grandma Terry and I went back to our room at Disney's All-Star Music Resort. We were stuffed from dinner, so we thought we'd work a little bit of it off by taking a walk around the resort to check out the various themed buildings. Here are a few of the pictures from our walk before we called it a night.
 

Disney's All-Star Music Resort
 

We spotted this little green alien peeking out a window as we left our room.

  
 

A pair of cowboy boots outside of our section of the resort...

  
 

...the Country Fair.

  
 

The next section of the resort that we encountered was Broadway.

  
 

We also strolled through the Jazz Inn section of the resort.

  
 

Near the front of the resort is the Calypso section.

  
 

The giant star outside of Melody Hall, which houses the resort lobby, food court, and shop.

  
 

The Three Caballeros fountain in the Calypso pool.

  
 

A couple more shots of the Jazz Inn lit up as darkness set in...

  
     
 

The giant speakers house the stairways in the Rock Inn.

  
 

There is a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air located in the Rock Inn section of the resort...

  
 

...which also has guitars and microphones outside the rooms...

  
 

...and a giant jukebox as well.

  
 

The piano pool also has the giant radio buildings housing the bathrooms.

  
 

Grandma Terry heading back to the Country Fair section of the resort.

  
 

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