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October’s “Not So Scary” Food and Fun Trip – Day 5

This morning the kids slept in while I, once again, walked over to Disney Springs to get my coffee. When I got back, I packed my bags as I was moving over to Port Orleans Riverside for the rest of my trip. Once Riley and Jess woke up, they packed their bags, and we headed to Riverside. We had gotten our room ready text at 8:30 this morning, so we headed straight to the room to drop our bags off.

Pictures of my morning walk to Disney Springs and the view from our room at Saratoga Springs


Pictures of Port Orleans Riverside


The kids were flying home this evening, so the plan for today was to go to Disney Springs for lunch, and then hang out at the resort until they had to leave. Jess wanted to have a nice lunch so I was able to snag last-minute reservations for us at the Edison. Riley wanted Pizza, (surprise..surprise) so we made a quick stop at Pizza Ponte (which is conveniently located next to the Edison) for him to grab lunch before our reservation. The Edison is a cool “Industrial Gothic” restaurant themed to look like a 1920s electric company. It is a fun place to visit and has great food. If you visit in the evening they also have live music and performers too. Jess and I both got burgers and fries which were fantastic.


After we ate, we stopped at The Ganachery for Riley to get a s’more, which is made right in front of you, and some chocolates.  Then, I got gelato at Vivoli il Gelato, before we jumped back on the boat to the resort. On the way back, we stopped at Port Orleans French Quarter (which is the sister resort to Riverside) so they could pick up an order of beignets from The Scat Cats Cafe then walked back to Riverside. The kids had a couple of hours left before they had to head to the airport, so we went down to the pool for a while, before they had to call an Uber to head back to the airport.


After they left, I relaxed in the room for a while before walking back over to French Quarter to watch some live Jazz Music at The Scat Cats Club Lounge. I made it back to the room a little after 10:00 pm and got to bed shortly after. The kids texted me when they made it home (a little after midnight central time. I had fun spending time with these guys, but I am glad to have a few days to decompress and get back to my “no planning” style of Disney.  

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