My Finally completed Magical Birthday trip report, Feb 7-12 with Pics!!!!

[red1der1]

I have been back from my Fabulous WDW vacation for over 5 days now so I think it's time to start telling you all about it. But first, lets meet the cast.

Me- Nicole 32, for a few more days at least
HUGE Disney lover. Only been there one other time back in 1994. Have been dying to go back ever since.
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Henry-38
Not such a Disney lover. Really wasn't too enthusiastic about going to Disney to begin with. But I plan on changing his ways about that. Very much into his Metal music. HUGE Iron Maiden fan.
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I had finally convinced Henry back in Oct that we NEED to go to WDW. After some research and pulling up prices and all, we finally decided that it was time to go. We planned on Feb cause 1) It was cheaper. 2) Much cooler weather. 3) less crowded then other times of year. Now we only had to narrow down a week during the month. I wanted to go for my b-day which is the 21ST but it was more money and still would be crowded from the Presidents day weekend. So we finally settled on Feb 7-12.

So now that you know how we decided when to go, let me tell you all about the actual trip.

Day 1-travel day.

We had an 8:30AM flight on Southwest. We headed to the Philadelphia airport about 6:15. We only live 10 mins away. Checked in, and got through security pretty quickly. Some time passed and we boarded. We take off about 10 minutes late which if you have ever flown through Philly, No flights EVER take off on time. So 10 minutes wasn't too bad. The flight is supposed to take 2 1/2 hours. But for some reason, it felt like 6. We both said that felt like the longest flight ever. But before we knew it, we landed at MCO.

Henry decided that he is too hungry to make it to the hotel and he needs to eat in the airport. So we stopped at Sbarro and grabbed a slice of pizza. Then he wanted to check out some stores. This now put us back almost an hour. I figured we could have been in a park by 2:00 that day. Guess it's not happening now. Finally, we finish up and take the tram to the main terminal.

The DME line to check in was sooooo long. I waited for about 25 minutes to check in. Then another 20 to board the bus. We eventually board the bus and get on our way.

Don't we look excited, LOL!!!
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We arrive at POP Century and quickly checked in. Of course now it's around 2:30. Way behind my well planned schedule. But I am not gonna let that ruin my day or trip. So we quickly washed up and headed the DHS.

We arrive about 3:10 just in time to catch the last few floats of the parade. I was so excited to get my first glance at the Mouse himself.
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We followed the parade and then headed toward TOT. The wait time was 85 minutes and all FP were gone. So we decided to head to RNR and see what that wait was. It was only 25 mins so just waited and rode this instead. AWESOME!!!!!!!

I then notice that TOT only had a 10 min wait when passing it again. I was surprised how quickly the waits change. Henry did not want to ride so I went by myself. I was so excited to finally ride this. The last time I was there was the week before it opened so I missed out. It was great!! I wanted to go again but felt bad leaving Henry sitting alone.

Next we headed over to VOLM. Anyone who knows me knows that Ariel is my absolute favorite!!! I was thrilled to see my girl in action. She sang beautifully. Henry slept through the whole thing. I can understand, I was tired from the flight too.

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We then walked around and checked out the rest of the park. By now it was time for our ADR at the 50's Prime Time Cafe. We get seated and I immediately get in trouble for having my elbows on the table...LOL!!! Our server was David. He was good but I don't think played into the whole cousin scene as much as some of the other servers we saw. We still enjoyed watching the surrounding tables interact with the servers too. I had the Meatloaf which was great and Henry had the steak. I had a taste and it was yummy as well.

By the time we finished dinner the park was already closed. I was excited to go get some pics in front of the Sorcerers hat with no one around. Also figured we would have no problem getting on the bus back to the hotel since most people would already be gone. Boy were we wrong!!! Seems we finished dinner just in time for Fantasmic to let out. But when we got to the buses, it really wasn't bad at all. We got on the ST bus that came. Had to stand but I can care less, I was on my way and thats all that mattered. We were super tired from the really long day. We both passed out by 10:00.

Up next: Day 2-Epcot and Dinner at Le Cellier.

[stagemomx3]

Great pictures! I love the one from the parade. Your DH looks so much less than thrilled to be on the bus!

[scottishduffy]

Your pictures from the parade are great!

[tinkerbell87512]

Loving your report and pictures. Looking forward to more :goodvibes

[red1der1]

We decided to get up early and head to Epcot in time for rope drop. Now Henry and I are usually late for everything. (Just for the record, I am always on time, it's him who's always late) We planned to leave at 8 to make sure we got there in time. Well, we didn't leave until 8:20 which meant we will never be there for rope drop now. We get to the busses and to my surprise, there is no one in line. Must have just missed the bus. We waited less then 5 minutes and the bus quickly came.
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My b-day is the week after our trip but we decided to celebrate it while in WDW. Well I forgot to ask for a b-day button when we checked into our hotel. While waiting in line to enter the park, I saw a greeter and asked where to get my pin. She happened to have them in her bag and gave me one to wear the rest of our trip.

We get to Epcot and caught the last 2 minutes of the opening show. We decided to head over to Mission Space. We did the Orange sip. Henry doesn't like rides that spin. Cool ride, but not a thrilling as I thought it would be. Maybe because I did the lesser side. Probably could skip it next time I go.

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We then head over to Test Track. This turned out to be one of Henry's favorite rides of the whole trip. He wanted to do it again but we pressed on to other things instead.

We head over to Soarin. It's not even 9:45 and it already had a 60 minute wait time. We grab some FP and decided to grab a bite to eat. We ate in the land Pavilion. I had a delicious Beet and goat cheese salad. Henry grabbed some breakfast.

We then decided to to try The Seas with Nemo. Cute ride but I probably could have skipped it if I knew what it was about. Wasn't too impressed. The dolphins, manatees and other sea life where pretty fun to watch after. Then we headed into Turtle Talk with Crush. Henry loved it. He laughed his head off the entire time. I thought he would have slept through it like in the Little Mermaid at DHS so I was really surprised that he liked it.

Walking around I met my first charecter. Figment!!! He is so cute.

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It's now around 11 so we headed over to WS to take a walk around the world. We slowly strolled through all the countries. It was so peaceful and relaxing. Probably my favorite part of all WDW.

I then tried to meet some princesses with no luck. We waited to meet Belle in France but she never came out while we were waiting. Then we saw Jasmine in Morocco. The line was closed so I couldn't meet her. Did get to take a picture of her though. Snow white was getting ready to come out in Germany but I didn't feel like waiting at that point.

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We finished up in WS and had to head back to Soarin for our FP. This ride was AMAZING!! Love how they make you even smell the scent from where you are. Pine in the forest, oranges in the orchards.

Then we headed over to the Land ride. Love how they make the pumpkins into Mickey heads.

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Then we had an ADR at Le Cellier. Now I have heard great things in the past about Le Cellier but recently have heard some no so great things too. I thought about canceling but decided to stick with it and see for myself. I am so glad that I stuck with it. It was the most delicious meal I have ever had!!! I had the Cheese soup which came so highly recommended from the DIS boards. Super yummy!! Then I had the Fillet with the bar-b-que sauce on it. It was so tender, I didn't even have to chew it. I think I have never had such a tender piece of meat in my life!!! Then for dessert I had the chocolate mousse. Henry had the fillet with mushroom sauce and chocolate whiskey cake but as a take out cause he was so stuffed. We ate it back at the hotel and boy was that good.

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After coming out of Le Cellier we heard a band and decided to check out what it was. Turns out it was Off Kilter. I had read so many post about them but had no clue how good they were. And there is just something so sexy about a hot guy in a kilt.

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For some reason, we loved taking pictures of this fountain.

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It's now around 7 and we were starting to get tired. We decided to head back to the hotel and get some rest cause we knew that Saturday was going to be a long day. Illuminations would have to wait for another night. So off to sleep we went.

Next up: Day 3 and Pirate & Princess party.

[IATink]

Great pics! I am glad to hear you liked Le Cellier because we are eating there in June. DH and I are really looking forward to it, and I have also read that some people were not really impressed with it. We're still trying it anyway!

Can't wait to read more!:goodvibes

[ROIE01581]

every time we go to Epcot we look for them...They are really great and I love the kilts.

[red1der1]

Today we went to Animal Kingdom. I have never been there so I was excited to go but honestly didn't know what to expect. I heard people say they either love it or hate it.

We were up pretty early and were waiting for the bus at 8am. We had 9:10 ADR at Tucker House so we had to be out on time. We get there around 8:30. No one was being let in the park yet. But since we had an ADR, we were let in to head to breakfast. We still had plenty of time so we took our time walking in. Got some PP pics done before everyone one was in the park which was nice. We got to the area where they do the morning show. We decided to wait and watch so we were right in front.

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As soon as the truck passed we rushed over to make our ADR. Boy that place is busy. We had to wait almost 1/2 hour to get in. Who would have thought it would be that busy that early. But of well, No biggie. Breakfast was great. I got to meet the Mouse himself. Also Donald, Daisy and Goofy. I actually got to meet Mickey 2 times. Henry was up getting food when he came to my table so he hugged me and then came back when he was back. Thought this was nice cause I know they follow a pattern in the room and usually don't back track. The CM brought out a cupcake to celebrate my b-day. Overall it was a fun time.

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After lunch we decided to head to Kilimanjaro Safaris. It had a 65 min wait time. So we grabbed some FP and headed to the Pangani Forest Trail to check out the Hippos and Gorillas. Then it was time to use our FP's to ride. It was OK. Trucks would go too fast to really see anything. Many of the animals were hiding in bushes. ame them to us for free since I had a birthday button on.

We tried to use up 2 snack credits to get Mickey bar ice creams but the CM Krystin gave them to us for free since I had a birthday button on. She said it would be a birthday magic moment. I was so excited!!!!!!

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We then headed over to Maharajah Jungle Trek. Henry is a HUGE tiger lover. We figured we would be in there for maybe 1/2 and hour. WRONG!!!!! We were there for 1 1/2 hours instead!!! Now this seriously put us behind schedule. I had planned to be at AK only for a few hours and leave by 2 cause we had tickets to the Pirate & Princess party that night.

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We finally finish up with the tigers and head out to go back to the hotel. I figured we could come back the next day for a few hours and ride EE. But as we passes it, there was only a 20 min wait. So we decided to ride then leave.
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We finally made it back to the hotel very late. Think it was around 4. Now it was time to take a quick nap before heading to the party.



Next up: Pirate & Princess party.

[stagemomx3]

Great update, can't wait to read about Pirates & Princesses Party.

[IATink]

Great picture of EE! You must have been prepared with your camera. Great shot!:goodvibes

[red1der1]

Great picture of EE! You must have been prepared with your camera. Great shot!:goodvibes

Yes!! I held onto it for dear life!! I got a few pics while on it. Wish I would have thought to turn the camera and get the 2 of us in the car but wasn't thinking. Oh well. Next time!!

[red1der1]

OK, so we started off the party by being there around 7 which was much later then I originally wanted to be. Made it through security and got our wristbands pretty easily. Also grabbed our treasure map and booty bags. I found the entrance worked very well with one side for entering and one side for exiting guest. Main street was kinda split into 2 sides. Again, each side for entering and one side for exiting guest. Had no problems making up to the castle quickly. There wasn't many decorations but I really didn't think there would be. Mostly lights and a few signs but thats all.

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We went through the castle into Fantasyland. Tried our hand at pulling the sword in the stone out but no luck!!

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We then headed over to Mickeys PhilharMagic. No wait. I think there was about 10 people in that show with us. It was fun to sing along with all the music and not have to worry about killing the people sitting next to you from how bad you are, LOL!!!!

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We then headed over to IASW. We walked right onto the boat. Gosh that ride always seems like a good idea until after 2 minutes of being on it. Then you remember how that song makes you want to jump out of your skin!!!!! But I still love that ride.

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Then we did Peter Pan's Flight. Walked right on again. I don't remember it from my last trip. Can't remember if we rode and I don't remember or if we just didn't do it. Anyways, I loved it.

We spotted Cinderella's carriage and waited to get our picture taken in front. It is soooooo pretty. I think we waited about 10 minutes for it. But it was so worth it. I would have waited an hour to get it. I haven't gotten my photopass CD yet so I can't upload my pic in front of it but it came out really nice.

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By this time we have not eaten since breakfast. So we decided to find someplace to eat. I asked a cast member what was open and was pointed to Peco Bills. However, the parade had started so we had to watch it before eating. It was cute. I saw Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Belle, Ariel and Jazmine and Aladdin. Then the pirates floats were really cool. Way better then the princesses. Pirates were swinging on ropes around a pirate ship. Sword fights. It was great. We saw Jack Sparrow, Captain Hook and Peter Pan and Tink. Then a huge float with Mickey and the gang. Very cute parade.

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We wait for the parade to pass and made our way to Peco Bills. We both had hamburgers and it was absolute delicious. Now we were starving at that point so it could have tasted like a paper bag and would still have been good. But hunger aside, I think it was pretty good.

Now we headed over to BTMRR. I have never rode this so didn't know what to expect. We walked right onto this ride too. LOVED IT!! Every time I though the ride was over, we would go up another chain hill. Felt like the ride kept going and going. Very fun ride.

I headed over to the giant X and got some booty for my bag then headed toward the bridge in Frontierland and watched the fireworks from there. Of course they are much better from main street but we would not have made it there in time. So the bridge would have to do. Seems like there are 3 areas that they to shoot them from. And then a few times, they would even go off behind us. We had 360 of fireworks. It was incredible. I haven't watched the video I took with my camcorder yet but I am sure we will be dizzy from me moving trying to get it all in, LOL!!!

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As soon as the fireworks were over we headed to POTC. Again, walked right on. Now I loved this ride back when I went in 94 and was so excited to go again to see all the new additions. Well, I had 4 people right behind me that would not shut up!!!! I mean they were whistling and cat calling all the characters. I couldn't hear the sounds of the ride. I was soooooo annoyed. They would say all the words of the attraction as it was playing pretty loudly. I wanted to turn around and ask them to stop but Henry told me to forget about it and just ignore them. So I bit my tongue. I wanted to ride again but Henry wanted to move onto something else so we did.

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When we came out we caught some of the Pirate Tutorial with Jack Sparrow. That was pretty cool. And while he doesn't look exactly like Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, he sounded pretty dead on. He really got the kids involved. I am sad that I didn't get any pictures of this. My camera takes terrible pics at night time and Henry's battery died in his.

We now headed toward Tomorrowland but I stopped along the way to try my first Dole Whip Float. It was super yummy!! You have to try one when you go.

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We now rode Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin. Now Henry and I went to Hershey Park during Christmas and they have a similar ride. Henry didn't want to ride that one but came anyway. he said he wasn't shooting anything and was just sitting there. Well, Lets just say, he winded up playing and totally killed me. So I warned him that this was a re-match from Hershey. I Blew him away!! think he only had like 20,000 and I had something like 300,000.

Henry wanted to try the Transit Authority. We get right on and relaxed. We were in the last car and the only other people were well in front so we almost all alone.

Then we headed to Space Mountain. Now this is the only ride we actually waited for. I think it was about 5 minutes or so. I remember riding this back in 94 and wasn't too impressed. However, it was a blast this time!! I could hear Henry laughing through the whole ride behind me which added the to fun. There was a few times that I felt like I was gonna fly out of the car but I still enjoyed it.

We stopped along the way out and watched all the kids dancing at one of the dance parties. Very cute!! But by now it's 11:30 so we decided to head out. We strolled back down main street and went into a few stores so I could get some squished pennies and the trading pin from the party.

So overall, I really liked the party. I enjoyed getting on all the rides with no waits. I felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. I do regret not doing any meet n greets with any characters. If you are going, please make sure you go early and leave some time to meet the characters. That was my only disappointment but it was my own fault. In fact, we never even made it to Toon Town. Oh well. Maybe I can go back someday and meet them all then. I felt it was more Pirate then Princess with themeing and all but didn't bother me.

Next Up: Day 4-Magic Kingdom

[stagemomx3]

The Pirates and Princesses Party sounds like so much fun, which I'm glad since we are going March 11th. Sorry about the rude people on POTC, that can be so annoying!

Love the Sword in the Stone pictures!

[havinfun]

Nicole,

Thanks for the trip report. Great pictures. I am glad to see adults enjoying the characters as much as kids. I am 51 and can't wait to meet the characters on my August trip.

Great job, can't wait to read more/

Peggy

MK 1977, MK 1978, MK + Epcot 1984, MK, Epoct and MGM 1996. Future trip August 2008.

[red1der1]

Sorry I am being so slow with my report. I really only have time to write a little bit each night. Not much more to go so it should be finished soon.

[red1der1]

Since we did most of the rides last night at the P&PP, we figured we would sleep in a bit and then take our time and really enjoy the MK.

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We slept until 11 which is really late for us. Then headed to the park around 12. We had an ADR at the Crystal Palace for lunch. We got to the park and headed right to the restaurant. But along the way we saw Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket.
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We checked in and then waited. A good 40 minutes. So far, this was the longest wait I had for anything in WDW. I didn't even wait that long for a ride. But it was all good. It was a beautiful day so we enjoyed sitting on the porch and people watch.

Once inside we were quickly seated and we got to meet Tigger right away. I think he was the best character that we met the entire time there. And boy did he love to Bounce!! Cause that's what Tigger's do best, LOL!!!! Then we met Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore. Food was very good.
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After lunch we headed back to the Haunted Mansion. It had a 30 minute wait but the line moved so quickly that I don't think it really was that long. I have never rode this so I don't know how the old version was. I saw a video on you tube so I knew what to expect. I LOVED it!!! Really is a great ride.

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We then headed over to meet my idol!!! Ariel!!!! We waited our turn which was about 20 minutes. While in line I thought it was funny what the lady in front of me said. She asked where my kids were. I said I don't have any. She said oh, kinda weird that you are in this line by yourself. I said well, in WDW everyone is a kid so I guess it's OK I am in this line. So I went in and totally acted like a giddy little kid with a big cheesy smile. She asked what ocean I came from. I told her where and said it's too cold to go swimming there. She said that she liked the cold water and that she goes to the Arctic ocean and plays Freeze Tag. She was so nice. I was sooo excited. Nothing could have brought me down from that high.

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We then headed toward Toon Town. Checked out Mickeys house. Didn't wait to meet the man. It had a 60 minute wait. Since I met him in Ak, I decided I didn't need to see him again.

We did head into the princess tent and met Belle and Sleeping Beauty.
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Henry decided he wanted to go back and check out that big boat we saw earlier. He meant the Liberty Belle. He has no clue when it comes to Disney. We got there just in time. The boat took off only 2 minutes after we got there. It was a nice ride to sit back and check out the scenery.

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Since we had really seen everything that we really wanted too, we decided to head out and go back to the hotel. But while heading toward the front of the park, we caught the Dream Along with Mickey show in front of the castle. Cute Little show. Henry was able to get some really good pictures of them all. After the show, we headed out.
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We decided to take the monorail over to Epcot and then take the bus from there. Was nice to get back to the hotel and relax. We still hadn't really had time to explore the hotel. We went to Everything Pop and had dinner. I had a Greek salad that was soooooo good. Henry had a Meatball sandwich. he said that was very good as well. Then we walked around and explored the hotel before calling it a night.

Next up: Day 5-DTD and Epcot

[Loriann70]

Joining in. Awesome Pictures! Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to reading more!

Lori

[stagemomx3]

Henry decided he wanted to go back and check out that big boat we saw earlier. He meant the Liberty Belle. He has no clue when it comes to Disney.

:rotfl: Good thing he has you to guide him.

[red1der1]

This was our free day to do whatever we wanted. We didn't even make any ADR's for this day cause we had no idea where we wanted to go. We decided to head to DTD and so some shopping. We stopped in the Christmas shop and bought some mickey ears with name embroidered from a co-workers little girl. Also picked up an ornament that I had personalized. The artist did amazing work.

Since we didn't eat breakfast we decided to eat at Earl of Sandwich. I think every trip you must stop here. They were the most delicious sandwiches we have ever had. The bread is incredible.

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Then we headed to World of Disney. OK, this store is so big that I lost Henry about 5 times. It's HUGE!!!!I was able to buy the Cinderellas Carriage snow globe that I had been eying up for a long time. Was only able to do it since I got 10% off for my Disney Visa, and between my Visa Rewards and gift certificates, it only cost me $45.00. I waited to buy all my items there to get the discount but it's the same stuff you see in every other store.

We took in some of the sites and then headed back to the hotel.
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We then decided to call and see what ADR at we could get. We decided to head to Epcot and settled on Nine Dragons at 7:30. We got there around 6 so we headed into WS and did Maelstrom and then the ride in Mexico.
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We then headed to dinner. We had the pot stickers as an appetizer. Good but wish they gave you more than 4. I had the Generals Chicken. Henry had the savory beef in spicy broth. The generals chicken was very good. Not too spicy like I am used to back home. More on the sweet side but still yummy. The beef was not that great. I think we both thought it was something else. I did eat some but it wasn't what I expected.

After dinner we found a place to watch Illuminations. I think this is my favorite fireworks show. Beautiful!!!

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After we headed for the buses. We had to wait for about 3 buses before we could get on. We had been very fortunate all week with the buses. We never had to wait more than 5 minutes all week. So since it was our first and only time with a line, we didn't mind. But while waiting, I met a DISer in line. I spotted her LGMH on her back and we passed each other. I said hello and introduced myself. It was MelissaE. I wanted to chat but the line was moving so we had to keep going. But it was great to meet her.

We then went back to the hotel and had to pack since we were leaving in the morning. Boo hoo!!

Next up: Day 6 and the worst flight and travel day ever!!!!!!!!!

[red1der1]

Joining in. Awesome Pictures! Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to reading more!

Lori

Thanks so much!!

:rotfl: Good thing he has you to guide him.


He would have been totally lost. He had no clue who any charecters were except Mickey going into the trip. But he came out a big Tigger lover in the end.

[red1der1]

So the day we were dreading has finally come. Time to go home.

We got up early and went to get breakfast. I had pancakes and he had a breakfast sandwich. Both were good but my pancakes were cold.


We then walked around the hotel a bit more. It was too dark to take pics the other night when we went around. Then we went back, grabbed our bags and headed to the DME bus.

We flew Southwest so we could not use hotel check in. No biggie. Before we even board the bus my mom called and said our flight was delayed. It was snowing in Philly. Once at the airport we checked in and then headed to a few stores in the terminal since we knew we had extra time. Then we went through security and headed to the food court to grab a bite to eat. Our flight was 45 min delayed so we just put on our Ipods and curled up in a chair and relaxed.

Finally it was time to board. We were about the 5th people on the plane so we had a seat in the 2nd row. The flight crew would come on and ask for everyone to quickly take a seat so we could try and make up some lost time due to the delay. We had 2 local HS cheerleading groups on our flight. :cheer2: :cheer2: They would not listen. They kept getting up and switching seats that even the crew were getting upset. I think I heard them announce to sit down about 6 times. We finally take off but since we had a very bumpy flight the whole way, The pilot came on and said to stay in seats. Well the cheerleaders would keep getting up which made them make numerous announcements to stay seated. That wasn't even the worst part yet.

We finally land and I can't wait to get home. I only live about 10 minutes away from the airport. Henry's sister was supposed to pick us up. We call her when we landed and she said that they closed I-95 cause of the weather and she didn't know how else to get there so her husband would come. Well, lets just say he never made it there. You have to cross a river to get to the airport. All the bridges on the river were closed and there a quite a few.
We couldn't take a cab cause you would eventually need to go over a bridge so that wouldn't have gotten us too far. Plus we couldn't even find one. Our only other option was to take the train that goes from the airport and into the center of the city. We waited for almost an hour for the train. We have now waited almost 3 hours since we landed. Finally it came and quickly filled up. It was the only way in or out so everyone was on it. It was so packed, they didn't even charge people. We finally make it to center city and had to wait about 1/2 hour for some one to get us. The streets were covered in over an inch of ice. Not even snow. Just ice! It was slow going but a 10 minute ride took us 45 minutes. We landed at 5 and I didn't walk in until 9:30.

So overall, we had an amazing trip with beautiful weather. Except for getting home but that has nothing to do with Disney. I would go back over and over again if I could. Well, I am going back in October for 2 days by myself. I was on a Carnival cruise back in November and while on the ship, I won another cruise. I am taking the cruise in Oct with my niece and nephew. They both Graduate in June so the trip will be their presents. They will both be in college at that time so I will fly down on Wed and head to Disney and then they will meet me in Fl on Friday for the cruise. Should be a great trip. Looking forward to having no restrictions in Disney and then spending time with the kids in the Bahamas.

So thanks for reading my TR. Can't wait to make new memories and tell you all about it when I return.

TTFN!
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Nicole

[red1der1]

Great pics! I am glad to hear you liked Le Cellier because we are eating there in June. DH and I are really looking forward to it, and I have also read that some people were not really impressed with it. We're still trying it anyway!

Can't wait to read more!:goodvibes


I say go and make your own opinion on the place. I rather enjoyed it. Actually, we did not have 1 bad meal the whole time. Everything was so good. Well except for Henry's beef in Nine Dragons, but that was our own fault. But it was still good. We just didn't know what we were ordering.

[red1der1]

Great pictures! I love the one from the parade. Your DH looks so much less than thrilled to be on the bus!

I know right!!! It was about 1:00 when we were on the bus and we had been up since 4am with maybe only 4 hours sleep so we were both so tired. He was looking forward to the 35 min ride to take in a quick nap and I kinda caught him off guard.

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Great trip report! Where is this?

[red1der1]

Great trip report! Where is this?

This is in DTD outside the Lego store.

[DisJFam5]

Happy Belated Birthday! Great report and pictures! I will be there this summer celebrating my birthday with my family, and I can hardly wait.

Thanks for letting me get a preview with your fabulous pictures,
Melanie

[IATink]

Great trip report! We also like going to the Earl of Sandwich. We love their sandwiches and make a stop every trip!

Thanks for such great pictures and an awesome report!:goodvibes

[byoung]

Great report and pictures.

[havinfun]

I really enjoyed your trip report. Thank you for sharing.

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I forgot to mention that Henry wasn't too thrilled about going to WDW in the beginning. But we both had such an incredible time that he LOVED WDW!!! We plan on going back at least every 2 years. We even considered buying into the DVC but since we are trying to buy a house right now, we decided to hold off and wait. But we ARE going back!!!!