Disney World Trip Report, Part 2

Here's the last post on my time at Disney World for the 2019 marathon.  You can read about part 1 of the trip and your can read about the race itself here.

Monday was the day after the marathon.  We didn't have a plan to get up early but I guess our bodies had gotten used to it by then and I automatically woke up around 6.  So I took advantage of the extra time to take an epsom salt bath and it seemed to help a bit with the soreness.  My quads were pretty sore the rest of the day and going down stairs was comical, but everything else felt ok.

We grabbed some pop tarts we had brought from home for breakfast and then we were off to the bus stop to go to Epcot.  We didn't have much of a wait for the bus at all and so ended up getting to Epcot about 30 minutes before the park opened.  We waited in the crowd for a bit and then went over to Soaring with what seemed like a lot of the crowd.  Once we finished that, we had some fun taking photos with characters and then took a Starbucks break.  After that, we took a ride on Spaceship Earth.  It's apparently closing soon for a lengthy refurb so I was happy we got one last ride in.

Lilo and Stitch Disney Bounding

After that, we headed over to the World Showcase area of the park to meet up with some online friends who had also run the race.  We met them in the Mexico pavilion and indulged in margaritas and nachos.  After that, we wandered around the countries, rode the boat rides in the Mexico and Norway pavilions and just enjoyed strolling around.

We then took a bus back to our hotel for a mid-day nap.  We returned to Epcot in the evening for more rides, shopping in the huge store in Japan, and dinner at one of the restaurants in France.  We left shortly before the fireworks so we were able to get a bus back to our hotel pretty easily and without too much of a crowd.  We got back to our hotel and decided to stop at the lounge to try the boozy beignets.  They were delicious!  There was one with Kahlua, one with Baileys, and one with Rumchata.

The alcohol was in the pipette so the beignets didn't get soggy

Tuesday, I was 90% soreness free!  I felt pretty good with just some lingering soreness in my quads.  The chafing was probably the pain that lasted the longest after the race.  This was also Magic Kingdom day.  We managed to get a bunch of rides in this day, as well as a few character photos and the afternoon parade.  We got lucky and it didn't seem too crowded while we were there, though it did take a turn for some colder weather and we were pretty cold by the evening.  Lunch was at Casey's (they had a vegan hot dog!), we had an early dinner at Be Our Guest (and got to see the Beast go by several times but we didn't want to wait in line for a photo) and then a dessert party with reserved fireworks viewing.  The party was pretty cool because the desserts were after the fireworks.  So we managed to avoid the big crowd leaving the park, it was pretty empty by the time we left, and we didn't have to wait too long for a bus.

Plant based slaw dog from Casey's

Judy Hops and Nick Wilde Disney Bounding

Wednesday was our departure day.  But first, we spent the morning in Animal Kingdom.  We had a Fast Pass for Flights of Passage, which was good because that line was still several hours long.  We also saw the safari, rode the Everest roller coaster and met Scrooge McDuck.  So a pretty full morning.  We then had lunch at Nomad Lounge.  It was bar seating and they had a lot of veggie options on the menu, along with yummy cocktails.  We had the gobi manchurian (fried cauliflower), truffle fries, and sliders (veggie for me and meat for Mike).  The food was delicious!

 Impossible Burger sliders with Yucca fries

We spent a bit of time in the afternoon perusing shops at Disney Springs and then it was off to the airport to fly home.  We got luck again and are plane only had 27 people on it!  There was room for everyone to have their own row if they wanted it :)

So that was our trip!  It felt like just the right amount of time to stay down there to be able to recover from the race before flying back.