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Back again with another update!
We left off with Ryan screaming on the plane and me considering the use of a parachute!
Unfortunately the flight crew wasnt very forthcoming as to the location of the parachutes
Luckily Ryan only screamed for about 5 minutes and then was distracted by something!
Soon enough we had landed and tried to run as fast as we could off the plane so no one would give us the evil eye or anything! LOL!! Like I said in one of my replies, there was a group of older gentlemen sitting behind us that offered to buy me a drink!! They thought I could use it after that lovely episode
We were soon off the plane (again, queue angels singing the Halleluiah Chorus ) A little detour in the bathrooms to change from our New York weather pants to our FL weather shorts! We were soon on our way to ME.
But someone, not mentioning who, had a bit of a blonde moment! We ended up on the wrong side of the lower level of the airport! Since MCO has that You cant get there from here thing going on we had to go back up in the escalator, walk over to the right side (side B I think, but I could be wrong) and go down again.
No biggy and we soon found ourselves at ME!
HOLY COW!!! There was what seemed like 15 million people lined up at the counter and in the various bus lines. Great! This is gonna be fun!
But I was surprised to find that they had changed the way ME works since we last used it in Jan. If you had the booklet that came with your tags you got to skip the counter. Yippee!!
We showed our booklet and headed toward the SSR ME line! We were the only ones on the line when we got on! So we waited, and waited and waited a little longer. A very nice ME CM came over and chatted with the kids, he gave them stickers and complemented their tye dye tees.
Then we waited and waited some more. Another nice CM came over and chatted for a minute about our vacation etc. Then we waited and waited and waited some more. Then the CM came back and said she had mentioned to the person in charge that we had been waiting a long time! You don't say?!
Then we waited some more. Good god people! How long will we wait here?!
Luckily the kids were all being super good! Including Ryan! DH and I tried very hard not to annoyed by the wait. At one point DH asked me how much it has cost in the past for a limo to take us to the hotel!
Then it was finally our turn to get on a bus!
All in all we waited 40 minutes for bus!! UGH!!
I dont think it would have been so bad if we hadnt seen at least 2 buses for every other resort area. We saw 3 for Wilderness Lodge/Poly/GF!!
By the time we got on the bus there was a HUGE line behind us!
But, we were off to SSR soon enough enjoying the video!!
We arrived after at SSR after 30 minutes or so and made our way to the desk. Sorry, but I didnt take any pics in the lobby because at that point I really just wanted to get this vacation rolling in the right direction. We soon got called to the desk by a very nice CM.
Only problem was I could hardly understand a word she said! Her name tag indicated she was from Brooklyn, NY. Obviously Brooklyn was not her original point of origin. Id venture to guess that she was originally from India but I could be wrong.
We both tried very hard to navigate around the very apparent language barrier with some success. Although, I somehow ended up with 5 1 st visit buttons. Im still not sure how that happened. The only thing I can think is that I answered yes when she asked if this was our first visit and I thought she had asked something completely different. I meekly said Ummm, this isnt our first visit. I felt bad that I couldnt understand her although I was trying my very best!
No matter we were soon checked in! Our room wasnt ready so we headed out of the lobby and then it hit me!
Holy cow! It was warm out! Very, VERY warm!! Hot actually!! Like August HOT! YIKES!
Had we somehow entered a time warp and gone from NY in Oct to FL in Aug? Maybe the plane got a little off course and we flown through the Bermuda Triangle. It shouldnt be this hot! We expected it to be warm but not HOT!
We put on our happy, Were at Disney World! faces and headed to the bus stop!
We left off with Ryan screaming on the plane and me considering the use of a parachute!
Unfortunately the flight crew wasnt very forthcoming as to the location of the parachutes
Luckily Ryan only screamed for about 5 minutes and then was distracted by something!
Soon enough we had landed and tried to run as fast as we could off the plane so no one would give us the evil eye or anything! LOL!! Like I said in one of my replies, there was a group of older gentlemen sitting behind us that offered to buy me a drink!! They thought I could use it after that lovely episode
We were soon off the plane (again, queue angels singing the Halleluiah Chorus
) A little detour in the bathrooms to change from our New York weather pants to our FL weather shorts! We were soon on our way to ME.But someone, not mentioning who, had a bit of a blonde moment! We ended up on the wrong side of the lower level of the airport! Since MCO has that You cant get there from here thing going on we had to go back up in the escalator, walk over to the right side (side B I think, but I could be wrong) and go down again.
No biggy and we soon found ourselves at ME!
HOLY COW!!! There was what seemed like 15 million people lined up at the counter and in the various bus lines. Great! This is gonna be fun!
But I was surprised to find that they had changed the way ME works since we last used it in Jan. If you had the booklet that came with your tags you got to skip the counter. Yippee!!
We showed our booklet and headed toward the SSR ME line! We were the only ones on the line when we got on! So we waited, and waited and waited a little longer. A very nice ME CM came over and chatted with the kids, he gave them stickers and complemented their tye dye tees.
Then we waited and waited some more. Another nice CM came over and chatted for a minute about our vacation etc. Then we waited and waited and waited some more. Then the CM came back and said she had mentioned to the person in charge that we had been waiting a long time! You don't say?!
Then we waited some more. Good god people! How long will we wait here?!
Luckily the kids were all being super good! Including Ryan! DH and I tried very hard not to annoyed by the wait. At one point DH asked me how much it has cost in the past for a limo to take us to the hotel!
Then it was finally our turn to get on a bus!
All in all we waited 40 minutes for bus!! UGH!!
I dont think it would have been so bad if we hadnt seen at least 2 buses for every other resort area. We saw 3 for Wilderness Lodge/Poly/GF!!
By the time we got on the bus there was a HUGE line behind us!
But, we were off to SSR soon enough enjoying the video!!
We arrived after at SSR after 30 minutes or so and made our way to the desk. Sorry, but I didnt take any pics in the lobby because at that point I really just wanted to get this vacation rolling in the right direction. We soon got called to the desk by a very nice CM.
Only problem was I could hardly understand a word she said! Her name tag indicated she was from Brooklyn, NY. Obviously Brooklyn was not her original point of origin. Id venture to guess that she was originally from India but I could be wrong.
We both tried very hard to navigate around the very apparent language barrier with some success. Although, I somehow ended up with 5 1 st visit buttons. Im still not sure how that happened. The only thing I can think is that I answered yes when she asked if this was our first visit and I thought she had asked something completely different. I meekly said Ummm, this isnt our first visit. I felt bad that I couldnt understand her although I was trying my very best!
No matter we were soon checked in! Our room wasnt ready so we headed out of the lobby and then it hit me!
Holy cow! It was warm out! Very, VERY warm!! Hot actually!! Like August HOT! YIKES!
Had we somehow entered a time warp and gone from NY in Oct to FL in Aug? Maybe the plane got a little off course and we flown through the Bermuda Triangle. It shouldnt be this hot! We expected it to be warm but not HOT!
We put on our happy, Were at Disney World! faces and headed to the bus stop!
Up next, Walking right down the middle of Main Street USA and more!
**I promise the next update will have LOTS of pics!**
**I promise the next update will have LOTS of pics!**
I like the gentlemen's idea to buy you a drink, very considerate people! 
We made it and it felt so good! 
The screaming I can deal with, it's the seat kicking that starts to wear on me after the first hour or so. I want to scream by the end of any flight.
