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Beautiful photos of the Boardwalk area and the Dolphin fountain! :thumbsup:
What a lovely walk!
Glad you enjoyed them! Just so beautiful and just love the nice slow walk as so much to take in!
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Amazing pictures of the Boardwalk and Swalfin at night! So beautiful!
It really is special and the fountain and colors on the walkway on the Swalfin are amazing and so much to take in! The Boardwalk is equally beautiful as well!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Love all your photo’s, I haven’t seen that area at night and it is quite beautiful.
Glad you enjoyed the photos! It's quite amazing with the walkway between the Swan and Dolphin and worth a visit if in the Epcot area or visiting the Boardwalk!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
The Epcot area resorts are so beautiful lit up at night. The fact that these are all so close together makes the lights brilliant. The Dolphin is stunning at night.
I absolutely love each and every one of the Epcot resorts!!! The Crescent Lake area is one of the most beautiful night time spots to be in all of WDW IMHO!! The walkway to the Dolphin is just gorgeous, Dave and I can see why you love it so much!!
The Epcot area resorts are so beautiful lit up at night. The fact that these are all so close together makes the lights brilliant. The Dolphin is stunning at night.
Just so true and I love this area so much! Just makes my trip even better! I was amazed with the Dolphin's walkway and it looked so nice during the day but at night was taken to another level!
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I haven't been to the Dolphin since I stayed there in 2006, but I see its worth a walk over there, especially at night - stunning!
Definitely, worth revisiting and so amazing and make sure to make it a slow walk to take it all in!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
I absolutely love each and every one of the Epcot resorts!!! The Crescent Lake area is one of the most beautiful night time spots to be in all of WDW IMHO!! The walkway to the Dolphin is just gorgeous, Dave and I can see why you love it so much!!
I agree with everything you say and everything is just amazing in all of the Boardwalk area, but it's the Dolphin that is just stunning! Just so tranquil at night with all the lighting, even if there are a lot of people around which doesn't matter. When I've dined at Yachtsman's, I like sitting outside in those rocking chairs with a beverage and taking in the beautiful scenery of Crescent Lake and Stormalong Bay, which are amazing at night all lit up! I can't think of a better way to wind down an evening in WDW and I need to do this more often here. Just don't think of it.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
I love the area around the lake lit up at night! I have also always admired the Dolphin at night, it seems so tropical. I've never been to the Bellvue lounge but it looks quite interesting.
It's such a relaxing way to wind down at WDW after a busy day as the Boardwalk area is so beautiful all lit up at night. I'm surprised the Belle Vue Lounge was so empty.
What a great evening in Epcot and viewing Illuminations. We still have never seen it. It is on my Never Done Must Do list if we make it back in May.
Love the pics of Beach Club and Boardwalk. So beautiful.
That entrance to Dolphin is spectacular!!! Just stunning!
Lots of beautiful photos and yes, I enjoyed all of them!
Wow, the Belle Vue looked deserted!
Glad you liked them as amazing all lit up in the evening. I couldn't believe how empty Bellevue was as I've been here many times when it's quite active.
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I love the area around the lake lit up at night! I have also always admired the Dolphin at night, it seems so tropical. I've never been to the Bellvue lounge but it looks quite interesting.
It's just so beautiful in the entire Boardwalk area at night! Just loved the walk back to the Dolphin with the lighting, fountain and music for a bit of a show. I enjoy the Bellevue Lounge as quite a relaxing place like Mizner's and Victoria Falls, which are my two other favorite lounges in WDW.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
It's such a relaxing way to wind down at WDW after a busy day as the Boardwalk area is so beautiful all lit up at night. I'm surprised the Belle Vue Lounge was so empty.
You are so right about this and one of my favorite areas in all of WDW at night, if not the one! I was very surprised about this too as often I've been here and it isn't like this. Perhaps, had something to do with being a Monday? But, I thought they would have received some of BWI residents returning from Illuminations.
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What a great evening in Epcot and viewing Illuminations. We still have never seen it. It is on my Never Done Must Do list if we make it back in May.
Love the pics of Beach Club and Boardwalk. So beautiful.
That entrance to Dolphin is spectacular!!! Just stunning!
I can't believe you haven't seen this show! You must see this if it's the one thing you do on any WDW trip. Just an amazing show! Glad you enjoyed the photos and I loved my walk to the Dolphin!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Looking over this TR and the one from last year has brought up a bit of amazement! My October 2016 TR was 7 days and this current one is 11 days. I’m just completing Day 6 after this current post and I already have more posts than my previous TR. Just crazy and can only explain the reason as I provide more and more details within each TR I do. I also take more photos with each trip and helps having a Galaxy Smartphone which is more convenient than a digital camera and takes amazing photos and especially at night! One other thing is my 2016 TR has over 171K views! What did I do to deserve this attention? I know you like my TRs but......
Anyway, we resume the TR below! I arrived inside the Dolphin and took the escalator upstairs to the lobby. I began by walking around the lobby and taking more of it in, as yesterday I didn’t cover all of it. It’s quite beautiful and so much to see with the remodel for which they have done such a great job with. The old lobby was showing its’ age and sort of dingy and not that welcoming. A complete contrast to what it is now!
I like these as so colorful on one of the counters on the circumference of the lobby.
Plenty of areas to relax off the lobby
These hallways contain some of the elevators and convention rooms
It’s about 10 pm and as you can see, Phin’s bar is quite crowded. Quite a contrast to the Bellevue Lounge over on the Boardwalk. I will be going here in a bit after the next photo. Perhaps, I made the wrong choice?
I went up to Phin’s and took a seat on the left side of the bar and glad I could get one as quite crowded tonight. I looked over the menu, which is below and decided what I wanted. I went with a glass of Prosecco, which is always good at night or anytime!
I spent some time here just relaxing as well as watching one of the TVs as Monday Night Football was on.
I love the modern look of Phin’s and the display tower for the various liquors.
After, watching the football game for a while, I finished my Prosecco, settled my bill and left Phin’s. Before, returning to my room I got several more photos of the beautiful lobby.
Although, it was close to 11 pm, there were still many guests still checking in.
Love the fountain and these guys! Who forgot their beer?
A nice place to relax morning, day or night!
Still crowded at the bar and more so than when I was just there.
Seems most guests have gathered on the right side of the bar. I’m pretty sure they're all part of a convention they are attending at the Dolphin. But I'm thinking they can conduct some business and charge the drinks back to their employer!
Main front entrance to the Dolphin
As you can see it’s quite long!
I went inside and took the elevator back to my room. I watched some TV for a while, got ready for bed and prepared everything I would need tomorrow. I was in bed by 11:30 pm.
It would be a big day for me on Tuesday with so many firsts happening on my first Animal Kingdom experience during this trip!
NEXT: Will Those Damn Buses Make Me Lose Out On A New FP+ Experience?
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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My goodness, that bar was very crowded for that hour! I can only put it down to the fact that it was probably a lot of convention goers enjoying their evenings?
Great photos from all around the lobby - it's such a huge improvement from what was there before.
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Just so beautiful and just love the nice slow walk as so much to take in! 
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My October 2016 TR was 7 days and this current one is 11 days. I’m just completing Day 6 after this current post and I already have more posts than my previous TR. Just crazy and can only explain the reason as I provide more and more details within each TR I do. 
I will be going here in a bit after the next photo. Perhaps, I made the wrong choice? 
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