Palm trees, both real and painted, are part of the atmosphere at Bongo's restaurant and cafe at Downtown Disney. Founded by Gloria Estafan and her husband, it is cuban themed evoking images of Havana in the 1940's. I've had coffee and drinks on the outside patio but have never eaten in the restaurant. After reading the menu I think I need to find an excuse to dine there.

It looks like the tourists are here! My grand-daughter is visiting and we went to Downtown Disney to have lunch and see a movie. The economy doesn't seem to be pinching everyone. There were large crowds shopping, walking around, having lunch, and watching movies. It was very festive and I hadn't seen all those lights that are strung accross the walkway before. We'll have to visit at night to see how they look.
The sad part of our visit was seeing the Virgin Megastore closed and gone forever. I will miss it.

Palm Tree Head!! Went to Downtown Disney last Sunday to see if the Virgin Megastore had lowered the prices. They are closing next month. From the parking lot this is the view we had of one of their large promotional signs for a Keyshia Cole but instead of her face we are greeted with a great body topped by a palm treee. I just had to take the photos and share them with all of you. Here's a link to her website so you can see her face if you want: Keyshia Cole

Live, Love, and Eat... these words of wisdom were found on the outside of Wolfgang Pucks's eatery at Downtown Disney last week. Went to lunch with a neighbor and had yummy sushi and then drove to the other end to Disney's Marketplace to have dessert at Girardelli's Chocolate shop. Hmmmm.. delicious.

This is the huge AMC movie theatre at Downtown Disney. I love the architecture of the building and I've gone to see some movies there. It has 24 theatres but I don't think they've ever shown 24 movies at one time. They show the same one in 2 or more theatres but run them at different times.
My only fault with these huge mega theatres is that they have put almost all of the smaller local ones out of business.

This is the rotating green Monster at Planet Hollywood. Downtown Disney. Fun to look at and the inside is packed with memorabilia but I don't eat there. Tried it a few times some years ago and it was awful.