Marshay
I'm Goofy for Mickey.
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Saturday, November 14th
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Goal -- Navigate Airports, Magical Express, Stroller and Survival Bag Swaps, Check-in BLT, Unpack and Dinner at 1900 Park Fare
Reality -- All were accomplished!
We still weren't sure if we were going to Disney or not. Rachel got the flu 5 days prior and Jerry and I developed symptoms 3 days prior. So we went to the doctor, she gave us all Tamiflu and said to enjoy our trip.
I was so proud of myself. At exactly 24 hours in advance of our Southwest flight, I checked us in on-line. I got A-27, A28 and A29. Pretty darn good I thought.
However, that morning, I snoozed my alarm 2x since Elizabeth is STILL not sleeping through the night. She gets up at least once and more likely twice between 8am and 8pm. UGH. I knew O-dark-30 was going to come early. There was a lot more stuff to be done than I thought. Jerry wasn't all packed and we really wanted Elizabeth to eat some solids prior to leaving the house.
Then we got in the SUV and realized that it's just after 9am. Our flight leaves at 10:30am.
I told Jerry to just park in short-term parking and we'd suck up the cost later, but we couldn't risk going to the cheaper lot and having Jerry miss the flight waiting for the busses. So it cost us $85 to park for Sat - Wed. Ouch, but better than missing the flight.
Meanwhile, Jerry parks the car and I have:
Rachel
Elizabeth in a jogging stroller
Rachel's suitcase of toys
Elizabeth diaper bag
My plane bag
Carryon suitcase (thankfully with 4 wheels!)
All of our winter coats
I load up the coats and bags on the stroller, wheel the carryone and we all go through security.
Now talk about funny. Not!
**I would like to interrupt this trip report and apologize to anyone behind me in the security line.**
I realized it was just going to be what it was. So Rachel and I take off our shoes (I forgot to take Elie's slippers off), put all our luggage in bins. The stroller doesn't fit so they have to take it separately. I have to declare the formula and baby food. We walk through the metal detector and everything is good, except, my stroller is no where to be seen and we don't have shoes and the people behind us are impatient to get past us but I'm holding Elie, trying to get my shoes on, trying to pack up our stuff...Rachel is upset since her stuffed bear Gundther couldn't go through with her .... you get the picture.
Thankfully a kind lady asked if she could help me...I gave her Elie to hold while I organized all the stuff. The stroller finally makes it through security and I let the kind lady go.
By the time we were done, Jerry finally got through the security line and we were off through a series of 3 elevators and flat escalators to our gate.
I told Jerry to purchase water bottles, we didn't have time to go to the bathroom. It was 10:05am and they had already boarded all the A's, Families and started on the B's.
Darn
DarnDarn.
I send Jerry ahead to get seats (it's a full flight) while I get a tag for the stroller.
Thankfully we get 3 seats in a row. Rachel is the last person to be able to use the bathroom before take-off. We breathe a sigh of relief -- we're going to Disney!!
Here is Rachel on the plane
And here is Elizabeth's first plane ride. I was smart and brought the Boppie pillow. I know it takes up a lot of room but it was a god-send for the flight. She could sleep on it and my hands were free. I had the aisle seat.
Flight was uneventful. Rachel and Jerry played with the new activity book I bought for her. Elizabeth nursed and then slept the whole time.
Once at the airport, Jerry got the luggage and we went straight to the Magical Express line. Well, Rachel wanted her picture taken here:
After a 15 minute wait, we were on the road. We got lucky and were the first people on the bus so we took the front four seats for the best view! Here is the welcome sight we all enjoy:
And on to the monorail hotels, through the MK gate:
Thankfully our flight was 30 minutes early, so we didn't feel as rushed. Bus went to Wilderness Lodge, Poly, GF and finally to Contemporary/BLT.
This is our first view of the BLT.
Sandra from DIS agrees to meet us in the Cont lobby to drop off the Disney Survival Bag. If you don't know about this swap, she has put together a suitcase, duffel bag and cooler for people to use while at Disney. You fill it up with stuff you don't need/want to take back with you that others may enjoy. It's free. Rachel loved all the light-up toys (and so did I since I didn't have to pay for them). There was stuff to do laundry, hand soap, Lysol, tons of toys, a night-light, etc).
We get the double stroller from the DIS Stroller swap from luggage services and I get the box of stuff we sent down earlier. Bell Services helps us get everything to the room. Box cost an addtional $10 fee for storage at the conference center -- grrrr.
And here is the 1BR Standard view at BLT
I'll be the first to admit, when I looked at all the preview photos of BLT, I was not impressed. However, once we were there, I absolutely loved the room.
The curtains open up all the way to the walls to show more windows. The whole end is just windows. It is incredible!
This is the view from our balcony.
This is the master bedroom. All the pictures added just the right amount of splash to the room
You can't be shy at this resort. With all the windows, everyone can look right into your room!
I really wanted to use the jacuzzi tub -- even brought special bath soaps, but we just didn't have time...this will be a recurring theme...
So Jerry checks out the stroller, makes repairs and I unpack all of our clothes.
We are tired. Traveling, esp with 2 small kids when we are still recovering, is taking its toll on us. But once again: we are at Disney!!
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Goal -- Navigate Airports, Magical Express, Stroller and Survival Bag Swaps, Check-in BLT, Unpack and Dinner at 1900 Park Fare
Reality -- All were accomplished!
We still weren't sure if we were going to Disney or not. Rachel got the flu 5 days prior and Jerry and I developed symptoms 3 days prior. So we went to the doctor, she gave us all Tamiflu and said to enjoy our trip.
I was so proud of myself. At exactly 24 hours in advance of our Southwest flight, I checked us in on-line. I got A-27, A28 and A29. Pretty darn good I thought.
However, that morning, I snoozed my alarm 2x since Elizabeth is STILL not sleeping through the night. She gets up at least once and more likely twice between 8am and 8pm. UGH. I knew O-dark-30 was going to come early. There was a lot more stuff to be done than I thought. Jerry wasn't all packed and we really wanted Elizabeth to eat some solids prior to leaving the house.
Then we got in the SUV and realized that it's just after 9am. Our flight leaves at 10:30am.
I told Jerry to just park in short-term parking and we'd suck up the cost later, but we couldn't risk going to the cheaper lot and having Jerry miss the flight waiting for the busses. So it cost us $85 to park for Sat - Wed. Ouch, but better than missing the flight.Meanwhile, Jerry parks the car and I have:
Rachel
Elizabeth in a jogging stroller
Rachel's suitcase of toys
Elizabeth diaper bag
My plane bag
Carryon suitcase (thankfully with 4 wheels!)
All of our winter coats
I load up the coats and bags on the stroller, wheel the carryone and we all go through security.
Now talk about funny. Not!
**I would like to interrupt this trip report and apologize to anyone behind me in the security line.**
I realized it was just going to be what it was. So Rachel and I take off our shoes (I forgot to take Elie's slippers off), put all our luggage in bins. The stroller doesn't fit so they have to take it separately. I have to declare the formula and baby food. We walk through the metal detector and everything is good, except, my stroller is no where to be seen and we don't have shoes and the people behind us are impatient to get past us but I'm holding Elie, trying to get my shoes on, trying to pack up our stuff...Rachel is upset since her stuffed bear Gundther couldn't go through with her .... you get the picture.
Thankfully a kind lady asked if she could help me...I gave her Elie to hold while I organized all the stuff. The stroller finally makes it through security and I let the kind lady go.
By the time we were done, Jerry finally got through the security line and we were off through a series of 3 elevators and flat escalators to our gate.
I told Jerry to purchase water bottles, we didn't have time to go to the bathroom. It was 10:05am and they had already boarded all the A's, Families and started on the B's.
Darn
DarnDarn.I send Jerry ahead to get seats (it's a full flight) while I get a tag for the stroller.
Thankfully we get 3 seats in a row. Rachel is the last person to be able to use the bathroom before take-off. We breathe a sigh of relief -- we're going to Disney!!
Here is Rachel on the plane
And here is Elizabeth's first plane ride. I was smart and brought the Boppie pillow. I know it takes up a lot of room but it was a god-send for the flight. She could sleep on it and my hands were free. I had the aisle seat.
Flight was uneventful. Rachel and Jerry played with the new activity book I bought for her. Elizabeth nursed and then slept the whole time.
Once at the airport, Jerry got the luggage and we went straight to the Magical Express line. Well, Rachel wanted her picture taken here:
After a 15 minute wait, we were on the road. We got lucky and were the first people on the bus so we took the front four seats for the best view! Here is the welcome sight we all enjoy:
And on to the monorail hotels, through the MK gate:
Thankfully our flight was 30 minutes early, so we didn't feel as rushed. Bus went to Wilderness Lodge, Poly, GF and finally to Contemporary/BLT.
This is our first view of the BLT.
Sandra from DIS agrees to meet us in the Cont lobby to drop off the Disney Survival Bag. If you don't know about this swap, she has put together a suitcase, duffel bag and cooler for people to use while at Disney. You fill it up with stuff you don't need/want to take back with you that others may enjoy. It's free. Rachel loved all the light-up toys (and so did I since I didn't have to pay for them). There was stuff to do laundry, hand soap, Lysol, tons of toys, a night-light, etc).
We get the double stroller from the DIS Stroller swap from luggage services and I get the box of stuff we sent down earlier. Bell Services helps us get everything to the room. Box cost an addtional $10 fee for storage at the conference center -- grrrr.
And here is the 1BR Standard view at BLT
I'll be the first to admit, when I looked at all the preview photos of BLT, I was not impressed. However, once we were there, I absolutely loved the room.
The curtains open up all the way to the walls to show more windows. The whole end is just windows. It is incredible!
This is the view from our balcony.
This is the master bedroom. All the pictures added just the right amount of splash to the room
You can't be shy at this resort. With all the windows, everyone can look right into your room!
I really wanted to use the jacuzzi tub -- even brought special bath soaps, but we just didn't have time...this will be a recurring theme...
So Jerry checks out the stroller, makes repairs and I unpack all of our clothes.
We are tired. Traveling, esp with 2 small kids when we are still recovering, is taking its toll on us. But once again: we are at Disney!!
