DisneyBelle27
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- Joined
- Mar 18, 2009
Day 1: In which our intrepid explorer gets very little sleep, embarks on a journey on an aeroplane, gets soaking wet, and experiences her 1st ever MNSSHP (all w/out passing out from exhaustion!)
Friday, 9/28/12-Monday, 10/1/12
My first ever solo trip began eeaaarrrlllyyy Friday morning, when my alarm went off at 3:30am. Only for Disney would I ever happily get up at 3:30am, especially after going to bed at 12:30am and probably getting a grand total of 2 hours of sleep! My wonderful boyfriend drove me to Newark Airport and, miracle of miracles, my flight went off without a hitch. Finally, after my plane ride, I got to board this:
And then finally, I was home!
My trip was for 4 days and 3 nights. I had a 6:15am flight out of Newark, NJ Friday, and a 7:59pm flight home on Monday. I had planned the trip around running my first EVER Disney race, the ToT 10 Miler, it was my first WDW solo trip, and I was aiming to squeeze as much awesomeness as possible into my limited time!!
I arrived to ASSp around 9:30am, checked in, but of course my room wasn't ready yet, so I headed right out to MK! This was my 1st time being in the World at this time of year. The fall decorations were awesome!
Some Halloween merch:
Gotta love the crane. VACATION RUINED. WHERE'S MY GF UPGRADE?!?!
Boy was it hot and humid! At this point I was getting a little stressed about just how hot it would be for my night race the next night. There were a decent number of people in MK but it didn't feel overwhelmingly crowded, except, of course, for the walkway through Fantasy Land in front of Peter Pan's Flight. There could be 2 people in the whole park and it would still feel crowded there! Lol. Overall, for this entire day (including when I return to the park later for MNSSHP), through a little strategic planning and efficient use of the FP system, I don't think I waited more than around 10 minutes for ANY ride! And being solo was awesome, I could do whatever I wanted, without having to worry about anyone else!
So, let's see what I accomplished:
Rides/Attractions:
Swiss Family Tree House, Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan's Flight, Winnie the Pooh, Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World
Foods:
fried shrimp basket at Columbia Harbor House, pineapple Dole Whip float (sooo perfect for such a hot day!)
Dole Whip float:
Swiss Family Treehouse:
It's a Small World:
Jungle Cruise:
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (my 1st time!)
Haunted Mansion:
At this point I needed to leave, so I could take a bus back to my hotel in order to take a bus to the ESPN WWoS Complex for packet pickup for my race. Oh yeah, and then actually see the inside of my room for a couple minutes!
But fear not, my dear readers, this was only MK part 1 for this day, I will return later in the evening for MNSSHP & get all those great headliners in!
Coming up in my next post: the rest of Day 1
Friday, 9/28/12-Monday, 10/1/12
My first ever solo trip began eeaaarrrlllyyy Friday morning, when my alarm went off at 3:30am. Only for Disney would I ever happily get up at 3:30am, especially after going to bed at 12:30am and probably getting a grand total of 2 hours of sleep! My wonderful boyfriend drove me to Newark Airport and, miracle of miracles, my flight went off without a hitch. Finally, after my plane ride, I got to board this:
And then finally, I was home!
My trip was for 4 days and 3 nights. I had a 6:15am flight out of Newark, NJ Friday, and a 7:59pm flight home on Monday. I had planned the trip around running my first EVER Disney race, the ToT 10 Miler, it was my first WDW solo trip, and I was aiming to squeeze as much awesomeness as possible into my limited time!!
I arrived to ASSp around 9:30am, checked in, but of course my room wasn't ready yet, so I headed right out to MK! This was my 1st time being in the World at this time of year. The fall decorations were awesome!
Some Halloween merch:
Gotta love the crane. VACATION RUINED. WHERE'S MY GF UPGRADE?!?!
Boy was it hot and humid! At this point I was getting a little stressed about just how hot it would be for my night race the next night. There were a decent number of people in MK but it didn't feel overwhelmingly crowded, except, of course, for the walkway through Fantasy Land in front of Peter Pan's Flight. There could be 2 people in the whole park and it would still feel crowded there! Lol. Overall, for this entire day (including when I return to the park later for MNSSHP), through a little strategic planning and efficient use of the FP system, I don't think I waited more than around 10 minutes for ANY ride! And being solo was awesome, I could do whatever I wanted, without having to worry about anyone else!
So, let's see what I accomplished:
Rides/Attractions:
Swiss Family Tree House, Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan's Flight, Winnie the Pooh, Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World
Foods:
fried shrimp basket at Columbia Harbor House, pineapple Dole Whip float (sooo perfect for such a hot day!)
Dole Whip float:
Swiss Family Treehouse:
It's a Small World:
Jungle Cruise:
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (my 1st time!)
Haunted Mansion:
At this point I needed to leave, so I could take a bus back to my hotel in order to take a bus to the ESPN WWoS Complex for packet pickup for my race. Oh yeah, and then actually see the inside of my room for a couple minutes!
But fear not, my dear readers, this was only MK part 1 for this day, I will return later in the evening for MNSSHP & get all those great headliners in!
Coming up in my next post: the rest of Day 1