August 5th

Grandma Terry, Jayden, and I headed over to Walt Disney World. In addition to spending time in the parks, one of my main goals was to see the Disney Dreams That Soar drone show at Disney Springs, as it comes to an end in early September. We stayed at Disney's All-Star Sports Resort during our trip, and Jayden and I just spent time wandering around the various sections of the hotel after we had checked in.

Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
		A look at the courtyard of the Hoops Hotel section of the resort.
		A statue of Mickey Mouse amongst the various themed areas of the hotel.
		Jayden posing for pictures...
		...in front of the Mickey statue.
		A closer look at Mickey!
		A look at the Surfs Up! pool near the Stadium Hall (food court) and check-in area.
		A closer look at a giant fin outside the Surfs Up! pool.
		A snail we spotted on the wall of the resort.
		A look inside the foot court of Stadium Hall.
		A look at the Touchdown! area of the resort...
		...and a couple of looks at the Mickey logo on the football play field...

		Jayden about to enter the Grand Slam Pool.
		Some of the views at the Homerun Hotel section...

		Jay stepping up to home plate at the Grand Slam Pool...
		...and hitting one deep!
		A look at Goofy the pitcher on the mound in the Grand Slam Pool...

		Jay exploring the "bleachers" at the Homerun Hotel...
		...as well as the Home Team "dugout".
		Another snail wandering around the grounds...
		...that we coaxed onto Jayden's sneakers - we named it Connie (for her Converse shoes!).
		After taking the snail off Jay's shoes, it left a trail on this stump.
		The stairs at the Center Court section of the hotel are a can of tennis balls!
		There is a giant tennis court between the various Center Court hotel buildings.
		A look at the Touchdown!/Hoops Hotel adjoining area.
		Our room was just past the giant whistles located in the Hoops Hotel area.

Once we had completed our tour of the hotel and had unpacked our stuff in our room, we headed out for dinner. We settled on Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews in Kissimmee. Dinner was good, but my last few visits to various Red Robin's have left me feeling like this chain may be on its last legs (but that's a commentary for another day).

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews
		Although the picture doesn't truly do it justice, the sunset was very pretty tonight.
		Rodney and Jayden outside of the restaurant.

After dinner we headed back to the hotel to unwind from a long day at work for both Grandma Terry and I. The weather was questionable, so we decided it wasn't worth trying to go to Disney Springs this evening (we later learned that it was cancelled, so we didn't miss anything anyway). Besides, we were tired and ready to call it a day anyway.

My bed in the room was a Murphy bed, and the photo below was the mural inside of my bed area when the bed was down.

Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
		The mural inside of the Murphy bed area when the bed was down.

Disney's All-Star Sports Resort

A look at the courtyard of the Hoops Hotel section of the resort.

A statue of Mickey Mouse amongst the various themed areas of the hotel.

Jayden posing for pictures...

...in front of the Mickey statue.

A closer look at Mickey!

A look at the Surfs Up! pool near the Stadium Hall (food court) and check-in area.

A closer look at a giant fin outside the Surfs Up! pool.

A snail we spotted on the wall of the resort.

A look inside the foot court of Stadium Hall.

A look at the Touchdown! area of the resort...

...and a couple of looks at the Mickey logo on the football play field...

Jayden about to enter the Grand Slam Pool.

Some of the views at the Homerun Hotel section...

Jay stepping up to home plate at the Grand Slam Pool...

...and hitting one deep!

A look at Goofy the pitcher on the mound in the Grand Slam Pool...

Jay exploring the "bleachers" at the Homerun Hotel...

...as well as the Home Team "dugout".

Another snail wandering around the grounds...

...that we coaxed onto Jayden's sneakers - we named it Connie (for her Converse shoes!).

After taking the snail off Jay's shoes, it left a trail on this stump.

The stairs at the Center Court section of the hotel are a can of tennis balls!

There is a giant tennis court between the various Center Court hotel buildings.

A look at the Touchdown!/Hoops Hotel adjoining area.

Our room was just past the giant whistles located in the Hoops Hotel area.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews

Although the picture doesn't truly do it justice, the sunset was very pretty tonight.

Rodney and Jayden outside of the restaurant.

Disney's All-Star Sports Resort