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by Metalfan » Oct Tue 28, 2014 8:20 am
Ok so this won't be a hugely long report because honestly, a few days were wiped out because I was sick and we wanted to relax some too.
Ok so a few years ago you all may have remembered me posting how my GF and I went to Orlando for Spring Training, stayed at Disney but never went to a park. That was fun. Well since then we had been trying to plan a trip to Disney for her first trip since she was a little kid. Snow days, work, etc all made us cancel our trips. Well this past week we were able to finally take our trip down there. We were scheduled to fly from TN to FL on Wednesday night. We had made plans and had everything packed and tickets bought. Wednesday comes and while I'm trying to make sure we have everything since I was meeting my GF at the airport after she got off work, I start feeling like trash. Sometimes I get little colds that last a day. I figured this was it. I call the cab and head to the airport. I'm sweating, throwing up, etc. Something was really wrong. To make a long story short, I was sick and stressed and flying to Disney. So after all that we land in Orlando and I was not feeling good but I was fighting it. We get on the Magical Express bus and it was far less than Magical. Plain white bus that wasn't that comfortable and no video playing. Then we get to the All Star Sports hotel and I come to find out I left my debit card in the cab. So that was interesting. Thankfully I had some family who could help us out so the trip was ok.
Thursday we had planned on going to the Magic Kingdom but with me feeling like garbage we ended up sleeping until around noon and then decided to go to Downtown Disney. Try and have some fun but not completely kill me. Went to Earl of Sandwich and just had a nice time. Went back to the hotel and got some more rest.
Friday comes and I'm feeling a bit better and we head to Universal (best friend works there and got us free tickets). My GF loves Universal so all was good. She was happy, I was happy, the world seemed happy. We went on Transformers, Mummy, Spiderman and some others. She went on Hulk because I didn't want to test myself. Outside of the $80+ in cab fares it was a very nice day!
Saturday was planned to be Magic Kingdom day again. Well, unfortunately due to me being stupid (remember the debit card from earlier?) and other things it was not a good day. Not sure what else to say about that lol. Ended up going to Wolfgang Pucks for dinner so that seemed to cure all ills.
Sunday was the day, everything started working out and we woke up a bit later than I had hoped but nothing was going to stop me from finally taking her to MK. We got to the park around 10 am and proceeded to ride everything we could ride until the park closed at 7. The look on her face was worth everything that had gone on during the trip and just made it all seem right. She was like a 6 year old asking questions, running around and wanting to go on everything. Obviously going on all the rides was impossible but we were able to do all the "staples". We set up our fast passes for Buzz Lightyear, Space Mountain and Pirates. So we ended up doing Buzz, Stitch, Monsters Inc, Space Mountain, Pirates, Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World, Philharmagic, Big Thunder Mountain and then Space Mountain again to end the day. Truly a great day after everything that had happened and a wonderful way to end the trip.
Monday we went to the Polynesian to get Dole Whips and have lunch and then we headed back to the hotel to get on the Magical Express bus to the airport. This one actually had a video so that was nice.
The trip had ups and downs and I take a lot of the blame for it. This is the first time I've ever had to actually plan a Disney vacation (when you live in Orlando the planning is....drive down the highway and if you forget anything go home and get it). But this was my first time ever having to plan flights, etc and I struggled with it. Not everything went perfect but realistically it ended up being a nice trip overall. We had 1 "bad" day and 4 really nice days. I think that's good lol. Of course, when I don't get something right the first time I want to try it again. So I was pushing to go back in December but I think she wants to wait until after Christmas and stuff so I think we're gonna look into mid-end of January for our next trip. This time we'll go with travelers checks, cash or we'll do something so I can avoid the mistake I made this time lol.I figure if I can get planning this week it'll make it easier to upgrade a bit and go with a moderate or something this time.
So that's my boring report lol. I'm not good at trip reports. Maybe next time I'll update a thread live. Didn't bring the computer this time.
I'd love to check out the new Harry Potter rides, but I'm not in any way a fan so I won't be spending the money for a ticket there anytime soon.
Glad you were able to enjoy a little bit of your trip though. Looking forward to hearing more.
