Ace Family Trip 2002: Day 8-DD and departure

[8caliace]

Cast and crew:

Ace(me): 28. United States Air Force. Disney lover as long as I can remember.
DW: Nancy,28. Became Disney lover when we got engaged at Disneyland.
DS: Nick, 5. Had first Disney experience at 3 months old and hasn't looked back.
My mom: JoAnn. I owe my love of Disney to her since she always took us to Disneyland.
My sis: Vicki, 25. Looking for relaxation above all
My brother: Rob, 21. Can finally have a drink at PI
Brother's G/F: Ali. Is she ready for a week with us all?

Our final wake-up call from Mickey came too soon, but we were up and at'em. Check-out went smooth, and we had our bags stored for our 5:30pm pick-up by Yourride. Headed out to DD where we grabbed some lunch from Wolfgang Puck Express, which was good. Decided to rent some Watermice at the marina. Word of advice: if you are going to rent a Watermouse, do it over at the bigger bodies of water, like the GF. These Watermice seemed to be quite a bit slower, but were still fun. Back to dry land to spend money on last minute souvenirs to squeeze into the last remaining spots in our luggage. Back to hotel to change for trip. DS cashed in his almost 1000 tickets he had from time spent in the arcade throughout the week, so even more stuff to pack in. Rabbitt showed up right on schedule, and off we were. DS said bye to the hotel as we left and anything else he could see as we passed. As we passed through the main sign, he said, "Bye Disney World, I'll miss you. See you next time." I think DW cried a bit at that, but that just means we have to come back again right? I think so. Check in smooth at the airport. First class available for us all again. Flew over a beautiful lightning storm, which DS was just fascinated with. Back to mom's for some sleep. Sis left bright and early the next morning, while we all went for lunch then off to airport for trip back to TX. Rob and Ali hook us with first class again, and we arrive in Dallas a bit early. Grab the car, and the 2 hour ride back home seemed to take forever, but we made it home safe and sound.

Up next: Final thoughts

 

[Annie&Hallie'sMom]

Ummm...First class...there's nothing like it (I have only been lucky to be upgraded once and that was after the airline made a tremendous error on a previous trip). You're treated like a real human being...ummm...