darthtatty
Been There, Done That, Going Back!
- Joined
- Apr 14, 2008
Cast
Me (Nicky)-34 -The sensible one
Magic Kingdom fan, love the water rides, doesnt like the simulation rides.
Matt-37 Major Star Wars fan-loves DHS, loves simulation rides.
Luke-9 huge Star wars fan-Loves DHS and water rides
i got the title idea from the fridge magnet we brought on our last visit to WDW. its helped me get through the past 5 years and will get me through the next.... however many years, as we will GO BACK!
Pre-Trip Report
Day 2-Magic Kingdom
Day 3-Downtown,Fultons,CDS
Day 4-DHS
Day 5-Universal Studios
Day 6-Kennedy
Day 7-Wedding Anniversary
day 8- IOA
Day 9- DHS Star Wars Weekend
Day 10-Epcot
Day 11-Animal Kingdom
Day 12-Typhoon Lagoon & Coral Reef
Day 13-SeaWorld
Day 14-Magic kingdom
Day 15-Time To Say Goodbye
Day 0- Wednesday 13th may 2009
well today didnt really count, Matt was at work and Luke was at school.
i was doing the usual house stuff eg washing, cleaning, making sure all the cases and bags were packed.
the day went so slow.....couldnt wait until school finished at 3.15 and Matt got home from work about 4.15pm.
it didnt take us long to load my car and start the journey to Manchester.
think we finally left about 5pm and didnt travel for too long before we stopped for dinner at a Little Chef.
Me-crispy chicken (though they messed up my order, great start to hol)
Matt-mixed grill
Luke-spag bol (thats all he ever eats!)
the rest of the journey went ok and luckily we didnt run into any Traffic problems.
We were staying at Crowne Plaza for the night. Matt checked in while i parked the car-miles away from the reception
The room was nice and cosy, we were in a disabled room but theyd put in a guest bed for luke so it took up a lot of space.
the bathroom was amazing it was nearly as big as the bedroom!
Day1- Thursday 14th May 2009
i was amazed we all slept quite well and woke around 5am. we had a cab booked for 6am (the hotel do a free shuttle but they decided to book us a cab so luke could travel in his wheelchair-it was free so we didnt mind)
just as we were leaving the room 5.50am,reception rang to say the cab was here. Matt checked out while i went outside with the cases, it must of been amusing watching us with our cases- we had 4 suitcase,plus 3 rucksacks then a wheelchair to push. anyway i got outside and the cab drove off!
the hotels shuttle mini bus driver was moaning about a couple who'd put their cases in and then went off-i guessed theyd nicked our cab and left their cases he tried to put our cases in but i said we were going by cab and my husband wasnt here yet.
anyway finally by the time matt had checked out the cab returned with the people- theyd thought you put cases in one and go in the cab.
the cab driver said he hadnt expected anyone to be up at this time in the morning so when they got in he didnt say anything.
I was quite surprised by the cab as it was very small- like an old style London cab. the wheelchair went in ok and there was just enough room for matt and i. i wondered where the cases were going to go? The cab driver opened up the boot and it was tiny, it had a little flap that you could rest a case on. i watched as he loaded all 4 cases on
now these were large cases, i thought itd be ok as he'd strap them up. did he? NO! 
The drive to the Airport was amusing, i was waiting for them to drop off but amazingly they didnt.
I know on the tickets they say check in opens 3 hours prior to departure but i thought theyd be open and they were.
Check in went really smoothly- we were travelling PE outbound.
we pretty much went through security straight away, luke got searched as he couldnt go through the metal detector. we then looked around the shops before having breakfast at BK.
matt and i had a breakfast burger meal while luke had Cheeseburger (well we are on holiday)
we finished looking round the shops before going to the Gates where we saw our Plane- i think she was called Ordinary lady? will need to see if Matt remembers - he doesn't (useless isn't he ?).
The seats were really cool, we were seated in the middle. we chose those seats so we were all together. that way we could both get to Luke if needed.
i liked the pre take off drinks
take off was smooth and about 15 mins into a flight a Stewardess came up to me - she was carrying a tray with 2 glasses of champagne, a box of chocs and a bottle of champagne. She asked if i was Nicola, when i said i was she read out a card and wished me a Happy Anniversary.
Matt had arranged it for me as a surprise
pretty soon after the meals came round, the kids meals were ok but luke didnt like it-chicken sticks,beans and wedges arent for him. the adult meals were good but as spicy he couldnt really have any. i gave him bits of mine he could have and thankfully id brought some food before we boarded so he had that.
i was a bit tipsy-well i had the pre flight bucks fizz, then both glasses of champagne, then both our glasses of wine with our meal.
the flight seemed to go slow today-though i passed the time by half watching the films. i pretty much saw most of bride wars,Role models and Mall Cop.
Finally it was time to land, although we had to wait till everyone was off before they got the wheelchair. it didnt make much difference as although we were the last off the plane we were one of the first through customs.
we opted to get the cases sent to the other terminal and took the shuttle there. it annoyed me a bit as we had to get a lift at one point to get to another level to reach the shuttle and they directed matt to the escalator. the lifts were massive and there wasnt anyone else except the guard who took us- why do they have to split us up? they dont do that to other families. i then had to search for Matt when we got to the right level.
we got our cases pretty quickly and then headed to the coach to take us to the hotel. luke had to use the lift at the back of the coach then be strapped in, in his wheelchair. it took a while but eventually we were on our way to the hotel.
To Be Continued.................
Me (Nicky)-34 -The sensible one
Magic Kingdom fan, love the water rides, doesnt like the simulation rides.Matt-37 Major Star Wars fan-loves DHS, loves simulation rides.
Luke-9 huge Star wars fan-Loves DHS and water rides
i got the title idea from the fridge magnet we brought on our last visit to WDW. its helped me get through the past 5 years and will get me through the next.... however many years, as we will GO BACK!
Pre-Trip Report
Day 2-Magic Kingdom
Day 3-Downtown,Fultons,CDS
Day 4-DHS
Day 5-Universal Studios
Day 6-Kennedy
Day 7-Wedding Anniversary
day 8- IOA
Day 9- DHS Star Wars Weekend
Day 10-Epcot
Day 11-Animal Kingdom
Day 12-Typhoon Lagoon & Coral Reef
Day 13-SeaWorld
Day 14-Magic kingdom
Day 15-Time To Say Goodbye
Day 0- Wednesday 13th may 2009
well today didnt really count, Matt was at work and Luke was at school.
i was doing the usual house stuff eg washing, cleaning, making sure all the cases and bags were packed.
the day went so slow.....couldnt wait until school finished at 3.15 and Matt got home from work about 4.15pm.
it didnt take us long to load my car and start the journey to Manchester.
think we finally left about 5pm and didnt travel for too long before we stopped for dinner at a Little Chef.
Me-crispy chicken (though they messed up my order, great start to hol)
Matt-mixed grill
Luke-spag bol (thats all he ever eats!)
the rest of the journey went ok and luckily we didnt run into any Traffic problems.
We were staying at Crowne Plaza for the night. Matt checked in while i parked the car-miles away from the reception
The room was nice and cosy, we were in a disabled room but theyd put in a guest bed for luke so it took up a lot of space.
the bathroom was amazing it was nearly as big as the bedroom!
Day1- Thursday 14th May 2009
i was amazed we all slept quite well and woke around 5am. we had a cab booked for 6am (the hotel do a free shuttle but they decided to book us a cab so luke could travel in his wheelchair-it was free so we didnt mind)
just as we were leaving the room 5.50am,reception rang to say the cab was here. Matt checked out while i went outside with the cases, it must of been amusing watching us with our cases- we had 4 suitcase,plus 3 rucksacks then a wheelchair to push. anyway i got outside and the cab drove off!
the hotels shuttle mini bus driver was moaning about a couple who'd put their cases in and then went off-i guessed theyd nicked our cab and left their cases he tried to put our cases in but i said we were going by cab and my husband wasnt here yet.anyway finally by the time matt had checked out the cab returned with the people- theyd thought you put cases in one and go in the cab.
the cab driver said he hadnt expected anyone to be up at this time in the morning so when they got in he didnt say anything.
I was quite surprised by the cab as it was very small- like an old style London cab. the wheelchair went in ok and there was just enough room for matt and i. i wondered where the cases were going to go? The cab driver opened up the boot and it was tiny, it had a little flap that you could rest a case on. i watched as he loaded all 4 cases on
now these were large cases, i thought itd be ok as he'd strap them up. did he? NO! The drive to the Airport was amusing, i was waiting for them to drop off but amazingly they didnt.
I know on the tickets they say check in opens 3 hours prior to departure but i thought theyd be open and they were.
Check in went really smoothly- we were travelling PE outbound.
we pretty much went through security straight away, luke got searched as he couldnt go through the metal detector. we then looked around the shops before having breakfast at BK.
matt and i had a breakfast burger meal while luke had Cheeseburger (well we are on holiday)
we finished looking round the shops before going to the Gates where we saw our Plane- i think she was called Ordinary lady? will need to see if Matt remembers - he doesn't (useless isn't he ?).
The seats were really cool, we were seated in the middle. we chose those seats so we were all together. that way we could both get to Luke if needed.
i liked the pre take off drinks
take off was smooth and about 15 mins into a flight a Stewardess came up to me - she was carrying a tray with 2 glasses of champagne, a box of chocs and a bottle of champagne. She asked if i was Nicola, when i said i was she read out a card and wished me a Happy Anniversary.
Matt had arranged it for me as a surprise
pretty soon after the meals came round, the kids meals were ok but luke didnt like it-chicken sticks,beans and wedges arent for him. the adult meals were good but as spicy he couldnt really have any. i gave him bits of mine he could have and thankfully id brought some food before we boarded so he had that.
i was a bit tipsy-well i had the pre flight bucks fizz, then both glasses of champagne, then both our glasses of wine with our meal.
the flight seemed to go slow today-though i passed the time by half watching the films. i pretty much saw most of bride wars,Role models and Mall Cop.
Finally it was time to land, although we had to wait till everyone was off before they got the wheelchair. it didnt make much difference as although we were the last off the plane we were one of the first through customs.
we opted to get the cases sent to the other terminal and took the shuttle there. it annoyed me a bit as we had to get a lift at one point to get to another level to reach the shuttle and they directed matt to the escalator. the lifts were massive and there wasnt anyone else except the guard who took us- why do they have to split us up? they dont do that to other families. i then had to search for Matt when we got to the right level.
we got our cases pretty quickly and then headed to the coach to take us to the hotel. luke had to use the lift at the back of the coach then be strapped in, in his wheelchair. it took a while but eventually we were on our way to the hotel.
To Be Continued.................
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A tad jealous about the Contemporary, looks gorgeous xx
,Luke's cake looks so yummy,hope it tasted as good as it looks+hope Luke enjoyed it 
