First of all I want to thank anyone who has read all or part of this trip report, and especially those who took the time to post! It means so much to know the time put into these things are worthwhile. Oh heck, I'd do it anyway even if I didn't post just to preserve the memories for our family (even the bad ones - which we can laugh about later - sometimes
MUCH later!)
Resorts!
Okay, clearly I don't like moving from one resort to another. And I found out something else about myself too. I don't need to stay deluxe to be happy. I realized that the minute we were back at Pop and I knew I would have been just as content had we stayed there the whole time. Where we'll stay next time I have no idea. The kids are really too big to be comfortable sharing a double bed so its either two rooms at a Value or Deluxe again. Which we choose will all depend on how it works out financially. I wondered if after staying at Wilderness Lodge I'd fall so much in love with it that we'd never want to stay anywhere else (which funny enough I have had that thought only after stays at Pop and Coronado Springs!) I think we missed out on some of the fun of the Wilderness Lodge since the weather was too cold most days to really enjoy the pool.
Kelsee!
It was great having Kelsee along and I think she enjoyed being with us. I was concerned about being over enthusiastic and annoying (
ME not Kelsee) but she really got into the spirit of things right along with us! Who knows some day we may not be 4 + 1 anymore and we'll just be a happy 5!
Dining Plan!
This was our first experience with the dining plan and even though we "lost money" on the plan our last day when we used three TS meals at a CS location we got a great deal of enjoyment out of eating at places we normally couldn't afford (LeCellier). I'd love to do the DP again but am really sorry to see they have taken away some of its benefits.
Disney in December!
Visiting WDW during the Christmas season is very special. However, after two years in a row I'm ready to visit at another time of year. Most of all I miss hearing the regular WDW park music! And I think visiting in the winter increases the chance of getting sick. And as crazy as this may sound I miss the rain that often is a part of many WDW vacations!
Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport!
This is where we stayed for one night before leaving to fly home to Utah. We got the great deal I mentioned earlier through Hotwire. I wish I had taken pictures of our room but when we arrived my camera was out of batteries and when we left it was very early and the room looked like the Rolling Stones had just spent a night there (okay not really but it wasn't all pretty like when we checked in). Let's just say the beds were fabulous and the convenience can't be beat. I would even consider staying there again if we had to pay the
AAA rate ($170-ish). One cool thing about their wake up call service, first of all it was a human on the phone not a machine (or Stitch). Our wake up call was for something ridiculous like 4:50 AM. The lady asked if we would like to be called again in 10 minutes, the human equivalent of a snooze button!
When will we return?
Overall this wasn't one of our better trips even though most of our Disney time was fabulous until the very end. We've gotten spoiled going every year and now I don't know when we'll be back. It won't be 2008 for sure. I thought maybe in 2009 we could do a weekend at
Disneyland but that's a 12 hour drive each way. We will definitely be back in Florida to visit family so it might be easier to fit in a day or two at WDW instead of the long drive to California and back. For sure I'll plan a big trip in 2010 but that's so far away there's hardly any point in even thinking about it.
We don't turn on Live 365.com Saturday mornings as we clean anymore. The distance from our next trip is too far and the pain of missing Spectro is too close to be ready to hear it right now.
Even if we can't physically be back at Disney World any time soon I will be enjoying it through the trip reports of others and carrying the magic in my heart!
I am so sorry that you're vacation ended on such a lousy note. That being said...at least it didn't begin that way and you had such a great first part! (I'm sorry....I'm kind of a glass half full person. It gets annoying, I know!) I have really enjoyed your trip report and am sad that it is coming to a close. I agree with an above poster: time to start planning another trip! 
I'm so sorry your last day didn't end the way you'd hoped. It's always hard when things don't go as you've been imagining for many months 
Now that it has ended I have to confess that I thought there may be a proposal somewhere along the way.
So glad you have been along for the ride!
I'm so sorry it ended up with you getting sick. 
