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One hour passes--- meanwhile Im freaking out because, I NEED TO GET TO DISNEY!!!!! Those Delta people just dont get it, huh??? Nothing wrong with Delta they had no control over it, but dangit, I needed to get to Disney!!!
So, we finally get the long awaited announcement
Well start boarding flight number 4511 headed to Atlanta.
WAHOO! I nearly ran into that plane! Finally, we take off
However, by this time, we had missed our connecting flight in Atlanta to Orlando! The terminal worker said he had booked everyone on the next available flight to their destination, but didnt tell us what time those flights were, what flight numbers those were, or what terminal to head to once we got to Atlanta! So, the second we hit the ground in Atlanta, Im on my phone calling Delta
I gotta figure out where to go! I mean, where to RUN! Found out what I needed--- no luck leaving from the same terminal we landed in
We landed at 10:10- the flight they booked us on was 10:30--- across the airport!!!!!
Hey Ryan
What Court?
RRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
So we RAN through that airport! And guess what???? WE MADE IT!!! As they were closing the gates no less! I literally sat in my seat on that plane and was sweating! Can you believe it, sweating before I even got to Disney--- I told you this report was going to get hot!
Pretty uneventful flight to Orlando
And we only arrived about 1.5 hours later than we should have!
We land, find Magical Express, and check in there. Now, last years ME line was ENOURMOUSLY long! This year, there was one person in front of us! Yippee!
Checked in, got in the POP line, and boarded a
Disney Cruise Line bus
We didnt care because WE WERE GOING TO DISNEY!!!! The bus even had the get excited movie show on the screens as we drove to the World.
We then pull though the gates of POP
Are we there yet????? Hehehe- any of you whove stayed there before have seen the signand thats about how I was feeling!
We checked in at POP, our room was READY, can you believe it???? One small complaint here:
I requested a king sized, non smoking room in the preferred section (I paid for the preferred section). Well, they gave me just thata king sized, non smoking room in the preferred section
.. ON THE FIRST FLOOR DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE POOL!!!!!!!!!! And no, those arent words of excitement! See, we like our sleep at night, and that pool was open till midnight! I knew this couldnt be good! Thank goodness for the earplugs I brought! Last year at POP, we had NO problems with the thin wallsthis year is a completely different story! More to come
Anyway, besides being petrified that my luggage would not arrive, I put on a happy face (b/c after all, I WAS AT DISNEY!!!), and we headed to the POP food court
By this time, we were starved! We had already been up so long and we needed some fuel for our bellies! We had some park walkin to do
Dont really remember what Ryan had to eatmaybe some chicken salad wrap thing? He said it wasnt good, but it was edible. That boy eats anything.
I had the chicken fingers and fries (oh, p.s.- fries are my FAVORITE food everI could eat them every day--- and I did in Disney! Thats one reason I love Disney food! I know its horrible for you, but we walked SO much that I tried to burn those calories off!) After we geared up our energy, we headed to the MGM bus line!
Side note here:
The busses at POP ROCK!!!! We never ever (two years in a row) waited for longer than 10 minutes for a bus. They are AWESOME!!!!
End of side note.
Walking through the gates of MGM gives me a happy feeling! I love that place! Where did we head directly to???? You guessed itSunset Blvd. Well, we did stop and take our first photopass pic of the trip before we headed to Sunset--- Side note: I ordered my photopass cd, and it should arrive in 3-5 days--- so Ill have LOTS of great pics to post when I get it. If you like pictures, youre in the right place b/c we took a TON! End of side note.
PS- Don't be shocked- remember, my hair's black now... Was supposed to be chocolate brown--- paid the $40 --- ended up black... Black. So, we're dealing w/ it. Didn't want to pay to have it re-done, so I'll have it a bit longer till it starts growing out some more... Hope yall don't hate it =) it's a shock, I know!
We grabbed some fastpasses to RnR and rode ToT. The wait for ToT at 2:00pm was only like 30-minutes. Heck yeah! Im standin in that line! I thought it would have been longer.
We're on the left in the front row....
Front row again....
So, we ride ToT and RnR
Rode Star Tours
Saw a little of the High School Musical show (does anyone know how old these kids are that are in it??? Im so confused! I didnt know kids worked in the parks, but they looked very young!) By this point, we were SO tired! I think the traveling, and the very early alarm clock ringing in my ear that morning added up to us being exhausted! So, what did we decide to do????
Why head to 50s PTC, grab a spot on the sofa, and enjoy some happy drinks!
Sorry for the greasy face--- It was HOT--- and remember, I started sweating on that RUN from terminal A to C in Atlanta!
My drink of choice is chardonnay. Ryans is beer most of the time.
Dont know why Ryan wouldnt hold up his beer--- I think he thought the ugly 50s lamp was better to pose with! Hes still cute anyway, right?
Then, since we sat for 2.5 hours (our ressie wasnt until 6:30, and we didnt want to check in until 6:10 or so), we started taking silly pictures!
After we checked in, we were seated in about 15-minutes.
For appetizers, I had the fried herb cheese--- let me tell you, this was MAGNIFICANT!!!!! It was so so so yummy
Ryan was a little jealous! He got the shrimp cocktail and it was just that--- cold shrimp. Mine was so Yummo!
For dinner, we stuck to what we each got last year because it was wonderful.
Ryan got the meatloaf which he LOVED.
I got the pot roast which I LOVED! The pot roast is SO wonderful. I love it ---- yum, yum, yum!
We were on the dining plan, so we still got to order dessert, but right before we could do so, one of the aunts who was not our aunt (i.e.- she wasnt our server), was running through the restaurant
Courtney and Ryan???
Courtney and Ryan???
Courtney and Ryan???
Are yall Courtney and Ryan???
Umyes, lady, Im Courtney, and this is Ryan
Well, I need you to come here right now
Im like oh, cracker jackswhats going on????
We follow her through the restaurant, and who does she take us to?????
KARIBRIT!!!!!!
Loved her! Sweetest lady ever! Shes one of the DISers from our stalking thread, and YES, she succeeded in STALKING me in 50s! Go Kari!
So, after the ceremonial switching of the LGMHs, we took our pic and visited for a few minutes.
Until I realized, Uh-oh
Our plates are left on the table, and we havent even ordered dessert yet
Our Aunt is going to get us for that!
We said our goodbyes, went back to our table, and you know what???? Our aunt didnt even care. She could have been so much more in character
But the food was still good, so whatever! For dessert, I ordered smores which were wonderful again! And Ryan ordered the cobbler
Maybe he ordered the cobbler. Actually, I have no idea if he ordered the cobbler
Im just guessing. I cant remember, and quite frankly, I didnt care =) I had my smores, and my wine, and I was good! I can tell you that I ate every single bite of my smores
and every single bite of my pot roast
and every single bite of my fried herb cheese. That place is amazing! I love it!
After we ate, we were due for a fastpass to ToT.
P.S.- Im not giving the camera the bird
Im doing the point with the thumb up!
With that, we ended our night at MGM--- First night down, four more to go! We were sleepy, so we ended a little early. We needed to rest uptomorrow was a BIG day. Early magic hour at MK, Dinner at Coral Reef, and to the Poly for a Wishes Cruise with CrazyKanga and mandy! Oh, how fun! Stick around!