scottishgirl87
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and I'm missing it sooooo much 
We had an amazing time!
Got back Tuesday morning around 7.30am after a horrible night as I was sick on the plane, felt awful all day Tuesday. It just wasn't pleasant! I think I may have developed travel sickness as I was ill on the way out (although not as bad) and I was ill on another flight recently too. Don't know why or what it is as I've never had this problem before!
Won't be doing a trip report but will share some details
10th - 17th May
We stayed at Pop! in a refurbished room on the 3rd floor in the 90's building 8. I was really happy with this as I'd requested a refurbished room and I really wanted a higher floor so we got everything we wanted
Location was great as well, it was quiet and we cut across the car park to get to the buses/Classic Hall within a few minutes. Got quite a few towel animals which was great
The buses at Pop! were better than I expected! I would say 15 minute wait at most but that was mostly for Downtown Disney buses, everything else wasn't more than a few minutes. The service was just great, could not complain about it! Only had to stand a few times but the majority of times we did get a seat. There was one night our full Disney bus returning from Epcot had a near miss with a car (car's fault, not bus drivers) but it was all good, driver even said "woah just saved 72 lives there! Plus the 4 in the car!". Loved the banter with the bus drivers, they were all very pleasant.
We ate at Pop! 2 nights I think, it was alright, wasn't great but wasn't bad. We also bought the refillable mugs that we definitely used to the max. Our best meal this week was probably at T-Rex, we had a great lunch there!
We saw Wishes, Fantasmic! and IllumiNations all this week and I honestly couldn't choose my favourite. I remember Fantasmic from when I was there 7 years ago and I loved it then. Queues were not long at all, most things were a 5-10 minute wait all week. Toy Story Mania was a 60-100 minute wait most times. We managed to go to HS first thing and do it then one morning, would have loved to go on it again though. We both loved Philharmagic and my boyfriend absolutely loved the safari at Animal Kingdom.
We also visited the Boardwalk but unfortunately we didn't get to go and see Cirque du Soleil like we wanted Also the Rock N' Rollercoaster was closed while we were there which is one of our faves.
17th-24th May
We moved onto the Royal Pacific at Universal this week and we love, love, loved it! We actually got upgraded to a Jurassic Park kids suite (Tower 1) which was massive! We had a great view of the pool from our 2 windows. It was a little wasted on us though as there was only 2 of us, so we basically used the other room for our suitcases and clothes, lol. The pool and grounds were gorgeous, loved the Express passes too.
We did Universal, IOA, SeaWorld and Busch. I think they could all take a lesson in queue management from Disney, Uni/IOA not as much but SeaWorld and Busch was a bit of a free for all and alot of times seats (not just singles but 2's, 3's, etc.) were going empty which if they'd just said "anyone a 2?" or whatever they'd have been filled!
Busch was such a disappointment I hadn't been to Busch before but we were both pretty disappointed. We used the free shuttle included with the FlexTicket which picked us up at 8.30am and on the way back collected at 6.50pm which was a bit of a pain as well since the park closed at 6. I think we would have enjoyed it a little bit better if we didn't feel we "had" to be there all day, alot of the time we'd go to a park in the morning, leave, and go back later on or go somewhere different. Kumba was closed, went on Sheikra and Montu. Sheikra looked alot better than it actually was.
Saw a bit of HP Land at IOA, but we weren't really interested as not interested in HP in the slightest. All the stars were there one of the days we were but we didn't realise, knew something was going on as they were being shifty in the queue up to Dueling Dragons and we could hear someone speaking behind the wall.
Again parks were quiet, 5-10 minutes wait most but obviously we had the Express pass so it didn't really matter to us. Absolutely loved The Mummy! We went on this at Uni in California and the Florida version is 100 times better. We did wait around 30-40 minutes for Rip Ride Rockit which was a little disappointing, apart from the uphill start and music it's a pretty standard rollercoaster.
Oh we also went to see the Blue Man Group for my 3rd time (seen them in New York and Vegas previously) and loved it once again. Used the TravelZoo offer Wayne posted recently to get the $84 tickets for $54. Highly recommend
Oh and our best meal this week was probably at Bubba Gump's on our last night! I had an awful meal at Margaritaville but boyfriend really liked his there.
I didn't actually plan to go on this long, lol. Weather was amazing for the 2 weeks we were there apart from 2 short periods of rain/a thunderstorm. Boyfriend loved it more than I even thought he would and has said we can go back, yay
Originally we were talking about next year (I still have fingers crossed) but he's saying maybe 2 years. Anyway I'll summarise a few highs and lows....
Highs (apart from the whole holiday)
- Getting extremely lucky on the way out as due to volcanic ash our flight was delayed about an hour but also an hour or 2 added on to fly round the ash. We got to Newark knowing we'd missed our connecting flight to be told our connecting flight had actually been delayed and we had about 45 minutes to spare
- Pop! and RPR wouldn't hesitate to stay at either again. Getting upgraded at RPR was icing on the cake!
- Loved Disney way more than I thought I would! Back in 2003 when I was 15/16 I was "too cool for school" and didn't enjoy Disney that much. Disney's "shows" are just one of a kind and I was surprised how much my boyfriend enjoyed them as well!
- Express passes at Uni/IOA are just a god-send
Lows
- Got a taxi back from the Pr1me Outlets with Star Taxis where our driver decided to let a random man hitch a ride in our taxi. The guy basically said something about his mates leaving him behind with no money. It ended up innocent but I did not like it one bit, it was the only time all holiday I felt uneasy. The whole journey I just kept thinking about how they could take us anywhere or rob us or anything, it was just awkward. I didn't let my boyfriend take his wallet out to pay or anything, I knew I had less money in my purse and I was more away from the guy than my boyfriend was. It made me avoid Star Taxis for the rest of the trip.
- Not buying as much shopping as I usually do! We went to Premium Outlets, LBV Factory Stores, Pr1me Outlets, Mall at Millenia and Florida Mall. Florida Mall was probably our best shopping but I've bought practically nothing, boyfriend got a few bits and bobs though.
- Being sick the whole way home
and generally coming home!
I really am missing it quite badly at the moment I'm sure it'll pass or I'll have to try my hardest to persuade boyfriend to go back sooner rather than later!! We would definitely be doing a Disney/Uni split stay again!
We had an amazing time!Got back Tuesday morning around 7.30am after a horrible night as I was sick on the plane, felt awful all day Tuesday. It just wasn't pleasant! I think I may have developed travel sickness as I was ill on the way out (although not as bad) and I was ill on another flight recently too. Don't know why or what it is as I've never had this problem before!
Won't be doing a trip report but will share some details
10th - 17th May
We stayed at Pop! in a refurbished room on the 3rd floor in the 90's building 8. I was really happy with this as I'd requested a refurbished room and I really wanted a higher floor so we got everything we wanted
Location was great as well, it was quiet and we cut across the car park to get to the buses/Classic Hall within a few minutes. Got quite a few towel animals which was great The buses at Pop! were better than I expected! I would say 15 minute wait at most but that was mostly for Downtown Disney buses, everything else wasn't more than a few minutes. The service was just great, could not complain about it! Only had to stand a few times but the majority of times we did get a seat. There was one night our full Disney bus returning from Epcot had a near miss with a car (car's fault, not bus drivers) but it was all good, driver even said "woah just saved 72 lives there! Plus the 4 in the car!". Loved the banter with the bus drivers, they were all very pleasant.
We ate at Pop! 2 nights I think, it was alright, wasn't great but wasn't bad. We also bought the refillable mugs that we definitely used to the max. Our best meal this week was probably at T-Rex, we had a great lunch there!
We saw Wishes, Fantasmic! and IllumiNations all this week and I honestly couldn't choose my favourite. I remember Fantasmic from when I was there 7 years ago and I loved it then. Queues were not long at all, most things were a 5-10 minute wait all week. Toy Story Mania was a 60-100 minute wait most times. We managed to go to HS first thing and do it then one morning, would have loved to go on it again though. We both loved Philharmagic and my boyfriend absolutely loved the safari at Animal Kingdom.
We also visited the Boardwalk but unfortunately we didn't get to go and see Cirque du Soleil like we wanted
Also the Rock N' Rollercoaster was closed while we were there which is one of our faves. 17th-24th May
We moved onto the Royal Pacific at Universal this week and we love, love, loved it! We actually got upgraded to a Jurassic Park kids suite (Tower 1) which was massive! We had a great view of the pool from our 2 windows. It was a little wasted on us though as there was only 2 of us, so we basically used the other room for our suitcases and clothes, lol. The pool and grounds were gorgeous, loved the Express passes too.
We did Universal, IOA, SeaWorld and Busch. I think they could all take a lesson in queue management from Disney, Uni/IOA not as much but SeaWorld and Busch was a bit of a free for all and alot of times seats (not just singles but 2's, 3's, etc.) were going empty which if they'd just said "anyone a 2?" or whatever they'd have been filled!
Busch was such a disappointment
I hadn't been to Busch before but we were both pretty disappointed. We used the free shuttle included with the FlexTicket which picked us up at 8.30am and on the way back collected at 6.50pm which was a bit of a pain as well since the park closed at 6. I think we would have enjoyed it a little bit better if we didn't feel we "had" to be there all day, alot of the time we'd go to a park in the morning, leave, and go back later on or go somewhere different. Kumba was closed, went on Sheikra and Montu. Sheikra looked alot better than it actually was. Saw a bit of HP Land at IOA, but we weren't really interested as not interested in HP in the slightest. All the stars were there one of the days we were but we didn't realise, knew something was going on as they were being shifty in the queue up to Dueling Dragons and we could hear someone speaking behind the wall.
Again parks were quiet, 5-10 minutes wait most but obviously we had the Express pass so it didn't really matter to us. Absolutely loved The Mummy! We went on this at Uni in California and the Florida version is 100 times better. We did wait around 30-40 minutes for Rip Ride Rockit which was a little disappointing, apart from the uphill start and music it's a pretty standard rollercoaster.
Oh we also went to see the Blue Man Group for my 3rd time (seen them in New York and Vegas previously) and loved it once again. Used the TravelZoo offer Wayne posted recently to get the $84 tickets for $54. Highly recommend
Oh and our best meal this week was probably at Bubba Gump's on our last night! I had an awful meal at Margaritaville but boyfriend really liked his there.
I didn't actually plan to go on this long, lol. Weather was amazing for the 2 weeks we were there apart from 2 short periods of rain/a thunderstorm. Boyfriend loved it more than I even thought he would and has said we can go back, yay
Originally we were talking about next year (I still have fingers crossed) but he's saying maybe 2 years. Anyway I'll summarise a few highs and lows....Highs (apart from the whole holiday)
- Getting extremely lucky on the way out as due to volcanic ash our flight was delayed about an hour but also an hour or 2 added on to fly round the ash. We got to Newark knowing we'd missed our connecting flight to be told our connecting flight had actually been delayed and we had about 45 minutes to spare
- Pop! and RPR wouldn't hesitate to stay at either again. Getting upgraded at RPR was icing on the cake!
- Loved Disney way more than I thought I would! Back in 2003 when I was 15/16 I was "too cool for school" and didn't enjoy Disney that much. Disney's "shows" are just one of a kind and I was surprised how much my boyfriend enjoyed them as well!
- Express passes at Uni/IOA are just a god-send
Lows
- Got a taxi back from the Pr1me Outlets with Star Taxis where our driver decided to let a random man hitch a ride in our taxi. The guy basically said something about his mates leaving him behind with no money. It ended up innocent but I did not like it one bit, it was the only time all holiday I felt uneasy. The whole journey I just kept thinking about how they could take us anywhere or rob us or anything, it was just awkward. I didn't let my boyfriend take his wallet out to pay or anything, I knew I had less money in my purse and I was more away from the guy than my boyfriend was. It made me avoid Star Taxis for the rest of the trip.
- Not buying as much shopping as I usually do! We went to Premium Outlets, LBV Factory Stores, Pr1me Outlets, Mall at Millenia and Florida Mall. Florida Mall was probably our best shopping but I've bought practically nothing, boyfriend got a few bits and bobs though.
- Being sick the whole way home
and generally coming home!I really am missing it quite badly at the moment
I'm sure it'll pass or I'll have to try my hardest to persuade boyfriend to go back sooner rather than later!! We would definitely be doing a Disney/Uni split stay again!
