The best vacation I ve ever had. Honestly haven t...

The best vacation I ve ever had. Honestly haven t been on that many, but a year later and we still talk about it with stars in our eyes. Worth every single expensive penny it costs. Full disclosure, we didn t leave the resort for offsite fun. We figured if we were paying that much to stay there, we wanted our money s worth. We plan on going back, but extending the vacation a few days and moving to a hotel by North Beach to try out all the island fun.

We skipped the reservations at the nicer restaurants and did the little cafe onsite, room service, and the cluster of markets down the street. We also didn t have any small children with us so the character dining wasn t as much of a want . But ohhhh did we meet some characters! There was a great schedule of who would be where, and we were always able to show up early and get in line. So cool, and my kid loved it.

We spent most of our time in the lazy river (legit like 2 days straight from morning to evening) as that was our favourite part. Trying to find a place to leave our stuff was impossible, so I m glad we just had our room key and phones in protective sleeves. We just headed upstairs once in awhile to use the restroom, and reapply sunscreen.

Whatever you do, don t skip the shaved ice. It s in the shape of a Mickey head and they ll add condensed milk if you want it. So fun, and so yummy. Also made for some super cute pics.

Speaking of pics: Don t skip the opportunity for pictures on the beach at sunset, but do it the first night you re there. We made the mistake of waiting a few days, and were a bit sunkissed so our faces looked bright red in the photos. Not a big deal but a smidge of advice for someone else.

Ahhh, I could go on for days but nobody wants to read that ish, so just go. Your magical vacation awaits.