Magical Vacation Day 1

Our surprise Disney trip was so wonderful. The weather was great, the crowds were manageable, and the hotel was marvelous. The only disappointment was Emma's delayed excitement for the trip, but what do you expect? She is 4 :) We got in pretty late the first night and were immediately greeted with "Aloha's" an leis. The Polynesian definitely knows how to make its guests feel right at home. We stayed in the Samoa building, and it was definitely the place to stay. We were so close to the Grand Ceremonial House and both pools. By the time we had dropped our bags off at the room and explored Captain Cooke's restaurant and the downstairs gift shop, our luggage was delivered to our room, along with our Garden Grocer order. We had never used Garden Grocer before, and I have only good things to say about them. Plus, buying water allowed us to use our snacks to get yummy food at the Food and Wine festival! We had a Mickey towel animal waiting on our bed, the only one of the trip I'm sorry to say. After checking out the resort a little, we turned in for the night so that we could get up the next morning for breakfast at 1900 Park Fare.