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Disney and St. Augustine “Let Them Eat Cake” Vacation Part 6

Day 7 – Checkout, Downtown Disney, Drive to St. Augustine

Today was the day we checked out of Art of Animation.  We were bummed because no one ever wants their Disney vacation to end.  We packed up all of our stuff and loaded the car then headed to check out.  We still had two counter service meals each and something like five snack credits each. Our parking pass and dinning credits were good until midnight today, verified with a cast member, so we ate breakfast at Landscape of Flavors one last time and then caught the bus to Downtown Disney Marketplace.

We shopped for several hours with highlights being the Christmas Store, Goofy’s Candy Company, Once upon a Toy, World of Disney and the Lego Store.  We had so much fun shopping, even thought we didn’t spend much. We did manage to spend all of our snack credits on various goodies we could take with us. The construction had begun for the Disney Springs remodel but was in the very early stages of putting up construction walls so it wasn't too hard to navigate.

Disney Marketplace Entrance
Fountain
The Disney Christmas Store
My family!
There is a Nightmare Before Christmas section of the Christmas store!
Fun Ceiling
"Cool" ornaments
Goofy's Candy Company - This sign is made of jellybeans
Marshmallow wands
Fun house mirror in Goofy's
Tinker toy sculpture
Daughter at the pin Trader Booth. This is the photo I take every trip.
Once Upon A Toy

Watch it!  Stitch spits!
Yo Ho Yo Ho A pirates life for me!
Having fun!
Miniture castle
fly past the 2nd star on the right then straight on 'till morning!

These are made of Legos!
My family and the Disney Lego family pose for a picture
Pick a brick wall
Lego Snow White and Dopey
Lego sea serpent
As we started to head back towards the Christmas shop, because I need to look some more, there was a middle and senior high band and orchestra getting ready to play a concert.  My daughter wanted to watch so we grabbed seats near the front and enjoyed a little afternoon music.  They were from a local (to Disney) school district and played several Disney themes.  It was a nice little concert.


It was getting near 6pm so we decided to spend our final counter service at Earl of Sandwich.  So Yummy! Hubby and I both got the Holiday Turkey with pasta salad and a drink. Daughter opted for the Chipotle Chicken Avocado with fruit and a drink.  I tweeted a photo of my meal and that it was our final Disney vacation meal and they tweeted back to me!  It was so cool!

Holiday turkey is turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry and seasoned mayo.

Chipotle Chicken Avocado

She said it is nom nom nom
After we dinner we strolled through the Christmas store one last time, then we caught the Disney bus back to AoA.
Disney Christmas store window
ornaments
She is customizing ornaments for people
Villians Stockings
Marketplace Bus Stop
Bus to Art of Animation
We said our good-byes to AoA, got in our car and headed toward St. Augustine.  It was about 7pm when we were finally on the road.  We had late arrival reservations for St. Augustine Inn which is near St. Augustine beach.  It took a few hours, and we had to stop for gas, but we made it safe and sound.  We unpacked the essentials for the night and we all crashed, tired from our awesome Disney vacation.

Good Bye Animation Hall

Good-Bye Ariel, Nemo and Simba

Good-Bye resort sign!  Until we meet again!
You know I took tons of photos and put them in our day 7 flickr album, go ahead, check them out!
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