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Ok guys here is my trip report. I will try to give you as much details as possible. If you have any questions about my trip feel free to reply.
Our trip started 4/26 and ended 5/3. Our group consisted of me, my girlfriend (now fiance), my mom and dad. This is my girlfriends first trip to WDW and me and my parents 9th or so trip. (lost count)
DAY #1 (4/26) Saturday
We flew from Lafayette, La (home town) to Memphis, TN to Orlando, FL. First flight left 3:15pm and arrival time was 5pm if I remember correctly. Plane flight was smooth, we didn't loose our luggage or any other problems. We had set up a Tiffany Town Car to pick us up at the airport. The driver was there waiting for us. Great service. He drove us to the Coronado Springs where we were staying. I believe we checked in around 6pm on Saturday.
After getting to our rooms we proceeded to see about purchasing 6 Day Hopper Plus passes. Since we had a few days left from a previous trip we had to redeem them at a theme park, you can't redeem unused days at the CSR, it has to be done at a park. So we then headed out to MGM to purchase tickets. After we got that taken care of we headed to Downtown Disney. Before we left we had made PS at the Rainforest Cafe for 8:30pm. We were early arriving and were lucky they took us early. Food was great! My girlfriend and I shared the Mixed Grill and all 4 of us shared the Volcano desert. Excellent! After dinner we decided to check out the Comedy club on Pleasure Island. It was really funny as ususal. It was getting a little late and we had a big day Sunday so we decided to head back to our room.
DAY #2 (4/27) Sunday
We woke up at 6am. Got dressed and went down to the Maya Grill for the breakfast buffet. It was great!
Took the bus to Animal Kingdom and arrived right before the park opened. This was the first time any of us has been to this park. We went straight for the Kilanamjaro Safaris (like everyone else). Didn't have to wait but maybe 5 minutes. After the KS we headed to Dinosaur. Again maybe a 5 minute wait. Then for the rest of the day we went on every ride there. The only thing we didn't go on was the Kali River Rapids, and that was because we didn't want to get our camera and clothes wet.
All the lines went very quick and didn't have to wait, like I said previously, more that 5 minutes. We left the park at closing time and went back to CSR and ate dinner at the Pepper Market.
The food there was also great.
DAY #3 (4/28) Monday
EPCOT
My girlfriend and I left early for EPCOT and my parents would meet up with us later. We decide to take the long way to EPCOT. Instead of taking the bus straight from CSR to EPCOT I wanted my girlfriend to ride on the Monorail. So we took the bus to MK since there was no bus from CSR to the TTC. Anyway we boarded the Monorail at the MK to the TTC. Then boarded the Monorail from the TTC to EPCOT. (We got sit with the driver on that Monorail) So by going the long way we didn't get to EPCOT until 9:45am. Again since this was my girlfriend (GF's) first time we had to see everything. It took us almost until 5pm to see all of Future world. It has been since 1996 since our last trip to WDW so I was supprised in some of the show changes. Test track was awesome! We walked up to it early in the morning but it was only handing out FASSPASS. So we got the FASSPASS for later in the afternoon. We were pressed for time later so we decided to go before our fasspass time. It only took us 15 minutes wait. The only place in Future world we missed was Journey To Imagination.
(we got to see it later in the week). So FW took up almost all our day. We had to meet my parents in Japan to catch our PS at the Tenyakkie (sorry of the misspell) restaurant. Whe had PS at 6:15pm. We really enjoyed the food and the show the chef put on. After dinner we went stake out a spot for Illuminations which were schedules for 9:00pm. We decided on the bridge near the United Kingdom. Great view! After Illuminations was over we headed back to our room for the night. PS. The Beaver tails in Canada are great!! PSS. Davy Jones was performing at the American Pavillion.
DAY #4 (4/29) Tuesday
MGM
Again girlfriend and I get out early to see everything there. We grabbed a quick muffin and coffee before we left. We get there about 15 minutes early and get in with Early Entry. We got to see everything there. Very short lines again here. The only wait we had was for Millionaire - Play it. For lunch we ate at the eatery next to the Indiana Jones Spectacular. Burgers and Fries. We had PS for the Fantasmic dinner package at Hollywood and Vine. We met up with my parents for that at 5:30pm. Just as we were about to go eat it started raining. We took our time since it was raining. After dinner it was still raining but not as bad. We still had to go back to Star Tours to get souviners so we went there. After buying a Tshirt and hat we went to wait for Fantasmic. The rain ended up stoping and the show went on. Great show! The park was now closed and we retired for the evening. Ps. First time on TOT and RNR.
DAY #5 (4/30) Wednesday
We had originally scheduled this as our off day to see Typhoon Lagoon. We ate a quick breakfast and headed out. Well since it looked like it was going to rain my GF and I decided to go back to EPCOT to see all of the countries that we had missed on Monday. This time we took the bus directly to EPCOT. It rained on and off most of the day. First we had to go back to Journey of Imaginations. Figment was good as ever. I liked the new show but thought it was short compared to the old show. We then toured all the countries. The only thing we didn't see was the film at Canada.
There was a neat Beatles look-a-like band at the UK.
After purchasing some more souviners we met up with my parents at 5pm. We all took the Monorail to the Contemporary Resort then took a ferry boat to Fort Wilderness campground for the Hooptie Doo Reveue. While at the CR we decided to try to get PS for the CRystal Palace for Thursday dinner. The only time availabe was 8:45pm. We declined since we would miss the parade and fireworks at the MK. We had reservations for the 7:15 show HDR. It was just as I remembered it. We ate lots of chicken, ribs, and strawberry shortcake. It was an awesome evening. It was my parents anniversarry the week before so we had them announce it. They had a great time also. After the show it was time to retire for the evening.
DAY #6 (5/1) Thursday "THE DAY OF MAGIC"
Ok let me start off by giving you a little back ground.
My girlfriend Katie and I have been dating for 7 years now.
I've been meaning to propose to her for about a year but really haven't had the right time or the money to get her a ring.
We planned this trip in January and I realized that it would be perfect for me to propose to her at Disney World. So we started looking around for rings around February. I kept leading her on that after we came back from Disney I would be able to save money for her ring and that all of my savings right now were going to the WDW trip. So in March I went buy the ring we had looked at. I figured I would propose to her during the fireworks that night. So that's the background.
Again my GF and I woke up early so we could take advantage of the early entry. We were a little disappointed to wake up to rain, but we decided that rain was not going to stop us from seening the MK. We grabbed a muffin and coffee and off we went. The park was scheduled to open at 9am and we got there at 8:30am. They were already letting everyone in to the MK. We were just going to start in Adventureland and continue clockwise but the spur to Adventureland was still roped off. Everyone was going to Fantasyland so we decided to start there. We got to see everyting we wanted to see. Didn't get to go on the Carousel which is not problem. To our good luck the rain stopped about noon and was smooth sailing. We met up with my parents again later and they informed us that they walked to the Crystal Palace earlier and made PS for us for 5:45pm that evening. Great! When it was time to eat dinner my GF and I still had not seen Space Mountian and the Speedway cars. So after dinner my parents staked our a perfect spot right in front of Cindy's castle and we went to Space Mountian. My first time on that and it was great but I prefer RNR at MGM. After finishing that we met up with my parents again to see Spectro Magic and Fire in the Sky. Tinkerbell didn't fly, wonder why? Anyway right after the last fireworks, I got down on one knee in front of Cindy's castle and proposed to my GF. She said yes!!! Needless to say that this moment will be ours forever.
DAY #7 (5/2) Friday
Ok we slept a little late today, only till 9am. We ate breakfast again at the Maya Grill buffett. We really like it!!
Today was going to be catch up day. We first went to Typhoon Lagoon. We stayed there from 11am to about 3pm. Had a great time. We returned to our room and changed. We headed for Downtow Disney for last minute shopping and Disney Quest. We spent about 3 hours in DQ and didn't do everything. You almost need a whole day just for DQ. It was dinner time and we were hungry so we decided to eat at Planet Hollywood then finish off the night with a trip to the World of Disney store. Well we were waiting in the bar and the music in there was way too loud and I was getting aggrivated. I was already tired and we were not finished shopping yet, so we finished our drink ($7.75 for a margarita!!!) and left. So we went finish our shopping at the World of Disney. (too many choices!! I would have bought one of everything if I could have) We then returned to the Coronado Springs and grabbed to Ribeye steaks to go right before they closed the grill at 10pm. We ate our dinners in the room and started the dreadful packing!
DAY #8 (5/3) Saturday
We slept in late on our departure day. We checked out at 1pm and our flight back to Lafayette, LA was not departing until 3pm.
We arrived in Lafayette about 6:30pm.
Overall Review.
We had a great time and everything worked out well. All our schedules worked out perfect. The lines were very short and didn't have to really wait for anything (Although we did wait about 25 minutes for the ride in EPCOT the Land)
My girlfriend (fiance) and I will never forget this trip. It was her first to WDW and the trip that I proposed to her. We are seriously thinking about a Disney Cruise for our honeymoon.
The food was great and the service was great!
I wish that we could have had 2 or 3 more days. It seemed like that we were rushing the whole time. Since it was my GF's first time there, we had everything to see. Next time will be a little less hectic.
Any question about my trip I will do my best to answer.
Thanks for takeing the time to read my long trip report!
WDW all the way!!
Our trip started 4/26 and ended 5/3. Our group consisted of me, my girlfriend (now fiance), my mom and dad. This is my girlfriends first trip to WDW and me and my parents 9th or so trip. (lost count)
DAY #1 (4/26) Saturday
We flew from Lafayette, La (home town) to Memphis, TN to Orlando, FL. First flight left 3:15pm and arrival time was 5pm if I remember correctly. Plane flight was smooth, we didn't loose our luggage or any other problems. We had set up a Tiffany Town Car to pick us up at the airport. The driver was there waiting for us. Great service. He drove us to the Coronado Springs where we were staying. I believe we checked in around 6pm on Saturday.
After getting to our rooms we proceeded to see about purchasing 6 Day Hopper Plus passes. Since we had a few days left from a previous trip we had to redeem them at a theme park, you can't redeem unused days at the CSR, it has to be done at a park. So we then headed out to MGM to purchase tickets. After we got that taken care of we headed to Downtown Disney. Before we left we had made PS at the Rainforest Cafe for 8:30pm. We were early arriving and were lucky they took us early. Food was great! My girlfriend and I shared the Mixed Grill and all 4 of us shared the Volcano desert. Excellent! After dinner we decided to check out the Comedy club on Pleasure Island. It was really funny as ususal. It was getting a little late and we had a big day Sunday so we decided to head back to our room.
DAY #2 (4/27) Sunday
We woke up at 6am. Got dressed and went down to the Maya Grill for the breakfast buffet. It was great!
Took the bus to Animal Kingdom and arrived right before the park opened. This was the first time any of us has been to this park. We went straight for the Kilanamjaro Safaris (like everyone else). Didn't have to wait but maybe 5 minutes. After the KS we headed to Dinosaur. Again maybe a 5 minute wait. Then for the rest of the day we went on every ride there. The only thing we didn't go on was the Kali River Rapids, and that was because we didn't want to get our camera and clothes wet.
All the lines went very quick and didn't have to wait, like I said previously, more that 5 minutes. We left the park at closing time and went back to CSR and ate dinner at the Pepper Market.
The food there was also great.
DAY #3 (4/28) Monday
EPCOT
My girlfriend and I left early for EPCOT and my parents would meet up with us later. We decide to take the long way to EPCOT. Instead of taking the bus straight from CSR to EPCOT I wanted my girlfriend to ride on the Monorail. So we took the bus to MK since there was no bus from CSR to the TTC. Anyway we boarded the Monorail at the MK to the TTC. Then boarded the Monorail from the TTC to EPCOT. (We got sit with the driver on that Monorail) So by going the long way we didn't get to EPCOT until 9:45am. Again since this was my girlfriend (GF's) first time we had to see everything. It took us almost until 5pm to see all of Future world. It has been since 1996 since our last trip to WDW so I was supprised in some of the show changes. Test track was awesome! We walked up to it early in the morning but it was only handing out FASSPASS. So we got the FASSPASS for later in the afternoon. We were pressed for time later so we decided to go before our fasspass time. It only took us 15 minutes wait. The only place in Future world we missed was Journey To Imagination.
(we got to see it later in the week). So FW took up almost all our day. We had to meet my parents in Japan to catch our PS at the Tenyakkie (sorry of the misspell) restaurant. Whe had PS at 6:15pm. We really enjoyed the food and the show the chef put on. After dinner we went stake out a spot for Illuminations which were schedules for 9:00pm. We decided on the bridge near the United Kingdom. Great view! After Illuminations was over we headed back to our room for the night. PS. The Beaver tails in Canada are great!! PSS. Davy Jones was performing at the American Pavillion.
DAY #4 (4/29) Tuesday
MGM
Again girlfriend and I get out early to see everything there. We grabbed a quick muffin and coffee before we left. We get there about 15 minutes early and get in with Early Entry. We got to see everything there. Very short lines again here. The only wait we had was for Millionaire - Play it. For lunch we ate at the eatery next to the Indiana Jones Spectacular. Burgers and Fries. We had PS for the Fantasmic dinner package at Hollywood and Vine. We met up with my parents for that at 5:30pm. Just as we were about to go eat it started raining. We took our time since it was raining. After dinner it was still raining but not as bad. We still had to go back to Star Tours to get souviners so we went there. After buying a Tshirt and hat we went to wait for Fantasmic. The rain ended up stoping and the show went on. Great show! The park was now closed and we retired for the evening. Ps. First time on TOT and RNR.
DAY #5 (4/30) Wednesday
We had originally scheduled this as our off day to see Typhoon Lagoon. We ate a quick breakfast and headed out. Well since it looked like it was going to rain my GF and I decided to go back to EPCOT to see all of the countries that we had missed on Monday. This time we took the bus directly to EPCOT. It rained on and off most of the day. First we had to go back to Journey of Imaginations. Figment was good as ever. I liked the new show but thought it was short compared to the old show. We then toured all the countries. The only thing we didn't see was the film at Canada.
There was a neat Beatles look-a-like band at the UK.
After purchasing some more souviners we met up with my parents at 5pm. We all took the Monorail to the Contemporary Resort then took a ferry boat to Fort Wilderness campground for the Hooptie Doo Reveue. While at the CR we decided to try to get PS for the CRystal Palace for Thursday dinner. The only time availabe was 8:45pm. We declined since we would miss the parade and fireworks at the MK. We had reservations for the 7:15 show HDR. It was just as I remembered it. We ate lots of chicken, ribs, and strawberry shortcake. It was an awesome evening. It was my parents anniversarry the week before so we had them announce it. They had a great time also. After the show it was time to retire for the evening.
DAY #6 (5/1) Thursday "THE DAY OF MAGIC"
Ok let me start off by giving you a little back ground.
My girlfriend Katie and I have been dating for 7 years now.
I've been meaning to propose to her for about a year but really haven't had the right time or the money to get her a ring.
We planned this trip in January and I realized that it would be perfect for me to propose to her at Disney World. So we started looking around for rings around February. I kept leading her on that after we came back from Disney I would be able to save money for her ring and that all of my savings right now were going to the WDW trip. So in March I went buy the ring we had looked at. I figured I would propose to her during the fireworks that night. So that's the background.
Again my GF and I woke up early so we could take advantage of the early entry. We were a little disappointed to wake up to rain, but we decided that rain was not going to stop us from seening the MK. We grabbed a muffin and coffee and off we went. The park was scheduled to open at 9am and we got there at 8:30am. They were already letting everyone in to the MK. We were just going to start in Adventureland and continue clockwise but the spur to Adventureland was still roped off. Everyone was going to Fantasyland so we decided to start there. We got to see everyting we wanted to see. Didn't get to go on the Carousel which is not problem. To our good luck the rain stopped about noon and was smooth sailing. We met up with my parents again later and they informed us that they walked to the Crystal Palace earlier and made PS for us for 5:45pm that evening. Great! When it was time to eat dinner my GF and I still had not seen Space Mountian and the Speedway cars. So after dinner my parents staked our a perfect spot right in front of Cindy's castle and we went to Space Mountian. My first time on that and it was great but I prefer RNR at MGM. After finishing that we met up with my parents again to see Spectro Magic and Fire in the Sky. Tinkerbell didn't fly, wonder why? Anyway right after the last fireworks, I got down on one knee in front of Cindy's castle and proposed to my GF. She said yes!!! Needless to say that this moment will be ours forever.
DAY #7 (5/2) Friday
Ok we slept a little late today, only till 9am. We ate breakfast again at the Maya Grill buffett. We really like it!!
Today was going to be catch up day. We first went to Typhoon Lagoon. We stayed there from 11am to about 3pm. Had a great time. We returned to our room and changed. We headed for Downtow Disney for last minute shopping and Disney Quest. We spent about 3 hours in DQ and didn't do everything. You almost need a whole day just for DQ. It was dinner time and we were hungry so we decided to eat at Planet Hollywood then finish off the night with a trip to the World of Disney store. Well we were waiting in the bar and the music in there was way too loud and I was getting aggrivated. I was already tired and we were not finished shopping yet, so we finished our drink ($7.75 for a margarita!!!) and left. So we went finish our shopping at the World of Disney. (too many choices!! I would have bought one of everything if I could have) We then returned to the Coronado Springs and grabbed to Ribeye steaks to go right before they closed the grill at 10pm. We ate our dinners in the room and started the dreadful packing!
DAY #8 (5/3) Saturday
We slept in late on our departure day. We checked out at 1pm and our flight back to Lafayette, LA was not departing until 3pm.
We arrived in Lafayette about 6:30pm.
Overall Review.
We had a great time and everything worked out well. All our schedules worked out perfect. The lines were very short and didn't have to really wait for anything (Although we did wait about 25 minutes for the ride in EPCOT the Land)
My girlfriend (fiance) and I will never forget this trip. It was her first to WDW and the trip that I proposed to her. We are seriously thinking about a Disney Cruise for our honeymoon.
The food was great and the service was great!
I wish that we could have had 2 or 3 more days. It seemed like that we were rushing the whole time. Since it was my GF's first time there, we had everything to see. Next time will be a little less hectic.
Any question about my trip I will do my best to answer.
Thanks for takeing the time to read my long trip report!
WDW all the way!!
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Have a wonderful time planning it and thank you for such a great trip report!
