emma212010
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- Joined
- Jun 19, 2008
I like your muscles- a Post-Christmas and NYE trip January 2014 Well hello there! Welcome to my fourth trip report here on the Disboards! If you followed me over from my most recent TR "It's a Nice Song, But They Won't Stop Singing!" or if this is our first meeting, welcome to you all!! This trip was my first trip during the holiday season in a VERY long time, and I am SO EXCITED to share it all with you!
There were a lot of firsts on this trip including Magic Bands and Fast Pass+. We saw some new things and rode new rides. ALSO it was FREEZING! Thats a first for me!!! I mean, who knew I would escape the cold to go to .. the cold?? Florida does not equal cold to me, and even though I understand seasons and temperatures do change in the Sunshine State as well, I have visited in the summer for the last 10+ years! It was definitely a shock to wear pants, jackets, and hats in Disney World.
Anyway, before I get too carried away, let me introduce the trip!!
The cast of characters:
Me!- My name is Emma! I am 20 years old, and I live in Vermont with my Dad and go to college in New Hampshire. I work at a Gap Outlet in between school and home, and I live in an apartment off campus with my boyfriend, Troy (the star of my last TR), during the school year. I want to be an elementary school teacher when I grow up, and Im currently a junior in college. I have been a Disney girl since before I was born, and my Mom is the one to thank for that! I just love everything Disney, and I am known to gasp and RUN to the nearest piece of Disney merchandise and jump up and down when Im out in the real world. This embarrasses said boyfriend, but hes getting used to it. ANYWAY. Lets move on.
Mom aka Zuzu03 here on the boards- Mom is the reason for my Disney obsession. She introduced me to it, and she feeds my addiction. Shes my best friend, and even though we are 1,500 miles apart, we try to talk as much as possible. If you dont know the story, I suggest reading my last TR because I give much more detail, but my Mom moved down to Naples, Florida with my Step Dad this summer. Shes about 3 and a half hours south of Disney, so she gets up there whenever she can. Mom is a high school French teacher and is my inspiration for my future career path. I love spending time with her, and it is hard being so far apart. It was great to visit her this trip, and I cant wait until she comes up to visit in March!
The motivation for the trip:
It had been five months since my last trip in July which is far too long. Also, it was the holiday season, and I needed to see my Mom! So, we set this trip up a couple months ago. The way my school schedule fell made it so I couldnt go down before Christmas, so the week after had to do.
The when and where:
My flight left on December 28, 2013 and arrived in Fort Myers at midnight. We spent the first few days in Naples, and then on January 1, 2014, we drove up to Disney, and my plane left Orlando on January 4, 2014. Even though it was a short Disney trip, I thought I should do a trip report. Disney still had the Christmas decorations up, we stayed at a new resort, and heck, I want to relive the Disney magic as much as possible!!!!!
For the Disney portion of our trip, we stayed in the Little Mermaid section of Art of Animation which was AMAZING!!! Im super excited to share pictures because that resort is just so perfect!!!
I think that pretty much covers it! Oh! So, I will have a couple of posts about the first few days of the trip just because we did some fun things, and I have pictures to share. If you are not interested in seeing cute hockey players or a gorgeous beach, you can skip ahead to our first Disney day post that I will link here: It's DISNEY DAY!!!
If everyone is neat and pretty, on with the show!!
There were a lot of firsts on this trip including Magic Bands and Fast Pass+. We saw some new things and rode new rides. ALSO it was FREEZING! Thats a first for me!!! I mean, who knew I would escape the cold to go to .. the cold?? Florida does not equal cold to me, and even though I understand seasons and temperatures do change in the Sunshine State as well, I have visited in the summer for the last 10+ years! It was definitely a shock to wear pants, jackets, and hats in Disney World.
Anyway, before I get too carried away, let me introduce the trip!!
The cast of characters:
Me!- My name is Emma! I am 20 years old, and I live in Vermont with my Dad and go to college in New Hampshire. I work at a Gap Outlet in between school and home, and I live in an apartment off campus with my boyfriend, Troy (the star of my last TR), during the school year. I want to be an elementary school teacher when I grow up, and Im currently a junior in college. I have been a Disney girl since before I was born, and my Mom is the one to thank for that! I just love everything Disney, and I am known to gasp and RUN to the nearest piece of Disney merchandise and jump up and down when Im out in the real world. This embarrasses said boyfriend, but hes getting used to it. ANYWAY. Lets move on.
Mom aka Zuzu03 here on the boards- Mom is the reason for my Disney obsession. She introduced me to it, and she feeds my addiction. Shes my best friend, and even though we are 1,500 miles apart, we try to talk as much as possible. If you dont know the story, I suggest reading my last TR because I give much more detail, but my Mom moved down to Naples, Florida with my Step Dad this summer. Shes about 3 and a half hours south of Disney, so she gets up there whenever she can. Mom is a high school French teacher and is my inspiration for my future career path. I love spending time with her, and it is hard being so far apart. It was great to visit her this trip, and I cant wait until she comes up to visit in March!
The motivation for the trip:
It had been five months since my last trip in July which is far too long. Also, it was the holiday season, and I needed to see my Mom! So, we set this trip up a couple months ago. The way my school schedule fell made it so I couldnt go down before Christmas, so the week after had to do.
The when and where:
My flight left on December 28, 2013 and arrived in Fort Myers at midnight. We spent the first few days in Naples, and then on January 1, 2014, we drove up to Disney, and my plane left Orlando on January 4, 2014. Even though it was a short Disney trip, I thought I should do a trip report. Disney still had the Christmas decorations up, we stayed at a new resort, and heck, I want to relive the Disney magic as much as possible!!!!!
For the Disney portion of our trip, we stayed in the Little Mermaid section of Art of Animation which was AMAZING!!! Im super excited to share pictures because that resort is just so perfect!!!
I think that pretty much covers it! Oh! So, I will have a couple of posts about the first few days of the trip just because we did some fun things, and I have pictures to share. If you are not interested in seeing cute hockey players or a gorgeous beach, you can skip ahead to our first Disney day post that I will link here: It's DISNEY DAY!!!
If everyone is neat and pretty, on with the show!!
Eek was right! I had the window seat, and honestly I dont remember much from this flight. All I remember was how small the seats were and how low the ceiling was. I read some books and listened to some Disney podcasts. We took off at 4:10 and landed at 5:05. The most amazing part of this trip was the view of the NYC skyline coming in to Newark airport. I was STUNNED. I almost cried because it was so gorgeous! I didnt want to take any pictures because the man sitting next to me was straining to see out the window also, so I didnt want to stick my phone or camera up in his way. ANYWAY. I got off the plane and realized that I was STARVING! I knew I had to find my gate first, so that was my priority. I got a bit turned around, but I found a map and was all good. Once I saw my gate and made sure my plane was leaving from there, I made my way toward the FOOD.
I was not happy. 
Not sure why this made me laugh....not the picture....your description...
