Montana Minnies
A New Generation of Mouseketeers
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2003
- Messages
- 868
Hi Everyone
For the past year we have been reading and posting to get information for our summer WDW vacation. It seemed like it was the longest wait before we actually got there and then the 10 days went so fast.
I know I can't possibly compete with those who have such a great talent for writing, but I will do my best to write about our long awaited WDW trip. I know there will be things I will leave out and may have to write on later, so bear with me, since I am still new to this
Early Tuesday morning (the 3rd) four of us boarded planes from different areas of Montana and were to meet one another plus one from DC at the MCO airport around 5:30PM. For the first time we would be using a towncar service (FL Tours) picking us up in a luxury van
My mother and I were greeted by my 26 year old niece who waited with us until my older sister and our 14 year old niece arrived. Everything went very smoothly, as we gathered our belongings and waited for our driver to pick us up and take us all to OKW. He was right on tjme, no waiting and away we went. Check in at OKW took a little time. First of all we had requested a 1st fl, near HH, non smoking with a water view. There were 2 bdrm villas left one in building 15 and the other in building 23. Would Mom be able to walk up the steps leading to the second floor of building 23, which looked closer to my sister and I on the map we were shown, or should be go with building 15 with a ground floor, which looked farther away. Now what had we read on the Dis Boards about it? Mom said she would be OK with the steps so we decided on 2323. Then since no bell service CM's were available we waited, the CM at the registration desk told me it would only be a few minutes. A few minutes to long for me, it was getting close to 7PM and we were getting hungry, so I asked another CM who got on the phone and placed a call and immediately "Peter" came out to take us and our luggage over to our villa. Part of the fun was riding over in the luggage cart with him. Then came the real treat, the room was as beautiful and the view as what we had read about on the Dis Boards. My 14 year old niece said, "I think I will just spend the rest of the vacation in this place!"
We all were ooooooohing and aweing......... No sounds of dissapointment from any of us. We needed to eat, so we walked on over to Olivia's and had supper. I don't remember what we all ordered, but some of us had to take left overs back to the villa. Then as the sun set we went on a boat ride to Downtown Disney. The 26 year old, 14 year old and myself went into store after store excited as could be and ended up over by PI. My mom and sister sat and waited for us and for about an hour as we explored. Melly(14) was a little worried if her mother found out she was over at PI she may get into trouble, but her older sister (26) and I tried to persuade her it was alright. After all we were just looking.
The boat ride to Downtown Disney was relaxing and when we got back to the villa we were pretty tired and ready to go to bed. The rest of the guests won't be showing up until later, Who gets the master bedroom the first night, no arguing the 14 year old and her sister can have it, I take the sofa bed and my mom and sister stay in the guest room. No problems getting to sleep that is for sure. Tomorrow is the Rainforest Cafe for breakfast, AK and Jiko's for dinner.
We await the arrivial of:
"Sonny"(57) and not a "mouse fan" he told us while we were planning. Last visit to WDW 1988
"Mrs Sonny"(49) Loves Epcot and has turned into a regular tourist since her last visit to WDW in 1988
"Dodie" (24) Middle child of "Sonny" and "Mrs SonnY", RN at Childrens Hospital in Phildelphia and was not able to get her time off until 3 months before we left. She is a disney lover and very spontenous.Shows up on the 7th to spend the last half of the trip with us.
Those of us present are:
Myself(44)- Reader and writer of the dis boards, sponteanous, have been to WDW 5 times since 1977. Last vist to WDW 2003
"DisneySis" (54) Loves Disney and is an avid planner, a second grade teacher and a kid at heart. Last to WDW 2003
Grandma "Mouse" (84) Likes to go, but really enjoyed staying in the villa and just relaxing. Last to WDW 1985
"Missy"(26) recent law school graduate who is very busy, stayed for just 5 days and then proceeded on a trip to Costa Ricco with her friends.
"Melly'(14)- Will be entering High School in the fall, never been to WDW. Its a joy just to watch her expressions as she sees things for the first time
