"I never complain - so why did Disney comp our room?" trip report! *UPDATED 10/28*

[Jenvenza]

Well, we just got back from a wonderfully magical and exhausting 6 day trip to the World. I absolutely hate the fact that we are back - even though 3 out of the 4 of us were horribly sick by our last day. We had a wonderful time and made so many wonderful memories with our 13 month old daughter.

So stick around and I will do my best to keep you interested in our trip - I have tons of pictures and some interesting stories - from how my husband ended up in the luggage room at POP, to a near stabbing - yes, I did just write a near stabbing - free dining - and a glass slipper.

This is my first trip report, so while I may lack the wit some others have or the writing skills, hopefully I can make up for it in food porn and adorable pictures of my daughter.

Up next the cast, and is my xanax in that luggage you just lost??

 

[princessjv]

Oh no! I am glad with all of it's downs, you came back from your trip celebrating the highs!

 

[Jenvenza]

Oh no! I am glad with all of it's downs, you came back from your trip celebrating the highs!

Thanks for being the first to post!

There were really no downs at all! It may have seemed like it at the moment, but it was wonderful and perfect and I loved every second of it!

 

[Jenvenza]

Okay! Now on to my favorite part of most trip reports - the pictures! I have TONS from this trip so if you dont like pictures - bail out now!

The cast...

I am a 30 year old, Disney-loving mama to 1 beautiful girl - I have spent the past 5 months planning this trip and nothing happened like I thought it would!

DH - Matthew - swore he would never wear a Mickey shirt while in Disney - stick around to see if that changed! He loves Disney, he just forgets how much he does love it until we are there

Gianna - our incrediblly high-spirited 13 month old daughter - never met a stranger and makes friends everywhere she goes. Our princess.

Mimi - my mom, the perfect person to bring to Disney - up for almost anything and happy just to be there!

 

[Jenvenza]

I will make a note to make the pictures a bit smaller next time!!

 

[The Moonk's Mom]

What a cute family you have! I can't wait to here more!!! Sounds like an adventure for sure!

 

[angela3676]

I'm on board! What a beautiful family you have. Your daughter is so cute. I am anxious to hear about everything.

Angela

 

[vfair]

Great start - looking forward to hearing all about it!

 

[shane&jakesmom]

I can not wait to read your trip report, your baby girl so too cute
I love pictures so bring it on

 

[Jenvenza]

What a cute family you have! I can't wait to here more!!! Sounds like an adventure for sure!

Thank you! It definitely was an adventure!

I'm on board! What a beautiful family you have. Your daughter is so cute. I am anxious to hear about everything.

Angela

Thank you so much!

Great start - looking forward to hearing all about it!

Thanks for joining in!

I can not wait to read your trip report, your baby girl so too cute
I love pictures so bring it on

This report will definitely have a lot of pictures! I think we took around 500 all together!

 

[hinodis]

I love pictures!! This will be my kind of report. When we went to WDW last year I took over 1000 pictures.

 

[ehstrojette]

ok must I say your mom looks like she would be a hoot. You can tell by her look on Dumbo. Your little ones is so cute but my kids wont keep glasses on for nothing. Can't wait to see more of your pics and read more of your story

 

[HeyIt'sMe]

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Up next the cast, and is my xanax in that luggage you just lost??

OK, now THAT'S scary stuff! I need to take xanax before our flights too and I even have frequent nightmares that I am on a plane that is getting ready to take-off and I didn't take my xanax.

We leave for Disney in less than 3 weeks and I've had my xanax prescription refilled for over a month already. Priorities I tell ya!

Looking forward to your trip report.

Your DD is such a cutie!

Near stabbing???

 

[Jenvenza]

Day 1 - Part 1


We were up bright and early at 4am to make our flight to Orlando which was scheduled to leave at 7:30am. I had a really bad experience flying a few years back and my nerves get the best of me now while flying, so it is in the best interest for me and everyone around me, for me to take a Xanax before all flights. So, I did and everything went perfectly. I was a little concerned about Gianna flying for the first time, but she was out like a light before we took off.

We landed and headed for Disney's Magical Express!!!! Woohoo!!!! I cannot believe we are finally here! The line wasnt too long and before we knew it we were on our way to POP. A short 30 minutes later we were there!

It is around noon when we check in - the lines arent bad at all - and our rooms are not ready yet, which is fine, I was not expecting them to be. The Cast Member helping us is very nice and asks about my birthday and my husband's and daughter's 1st time being there, she gives us buttons and asks if we want a fridge in our room. I did, but didnt want to fork out the extra money, so I said we were fine. She then said, well I think I can get you a fridge and not charge you!! Not a dream from the Dream Squad, but a mini one nonetheless!! We are off to a great start! We asked for a room in the 50's section, but got connecting rooms in the 80's, which nobody complained about.

Next we bring our carry-on luggage to luggage assistance and head off to Epcot!!

 

[Jenvenza]

I love pictures!! This will be my kind of report. When we went to WDW last year I took over 1000 pictures.

If my memory stick would have held many more, there would have been close to a 1000 as well! You can never have too many pictures of Disney!

ok must I say your mom looks like she would be a hoot. You can tell by her look on Dumbo. Your little ones is so cute but my kids wont keep glasses on for nothing. Can't wait to see more of your pics and read more of your story

That was a very RARE moment when my daughter had those glasses on!! She loves to play with them but not keep them on. I managed to snap a quick picture and then the next thing you know, they were on the ground!

OK, now THAT'S scary stuff! I need to take xanax before our flights too and I even have frequent nightmares that I am on a plane that is getting ready to take-off and I didn't take my xanax.

We leave for Disney in less than 3 weeks and I've had my xanax prescription refilled for over a month already. Priorities I tell ya!

Looking forward to your trip report.

Your DD is such a cutie!

Near stabbing???

I completely understand your nightmares. I am the same way. I had a near panic attack when I couldnt find them before our flight. Flying is just not something I can do with them. But all is well if my prescription is filled!

 

[Jenvenza]

Day 1 - Part 2

So we hop on a bus and according to our itinerary, we are off to Epcot!! I am so excited about this, because my husband has never been to Epcot and it is one of my favorite parks. When we are walking up, we see this sign...

And I just KNOW we will get picked by the Dream Squad for something! I can feel it in my stomach - or maybe that is my stomach growling?? We realize we havent eaten anything today and it is close to 2pm, so we head off to Sunshine Seasons, since I heard so many great things about it here on the DIS!

Now my mom eats meat, my husband and I eat fish, but no read meat, poulty, pork - you get the point, so I am hoping they have something for the two of us. My husband then declares we are on vacation and he is going to eat anything he wants. How can I argue with that? We are on vacation and if the man wants a steak and he hasnt had one on two years, I am not going to say anything.

And this is where I decide to tell everyone they are not allowed to touch their food until I take pictures. No one really gets why I want to take pictures of food, but there was no arguing - by the end of the trip Matthew was taking pictures of his own food.

I ended up getting the Vegetable Cuban sandwich

Very tasty - I would get it again any day.

Matthew got a turkey sandwich and some kind of cheesecake - maybe Butterfinger?? He said both were good.

I also got the Apple Flan, since we have Free Dining!

Interesting and not bad - the clear jelly part on the top kind of turned me off of it though.

 

[Jenvenza]

Day 1 - Part 3

After we eat, we notice there are no waits for ANYTHING expect Soarin' and that is only a 20 minute wait, so we Fastpass Soarin' and head off to do some rides.

None of us had ever done Living with the Land before, so we decided to give it a try. We walked right on, but before we did, Gianna decided she needed to try on her Daddy's hat.

Living with the Land was a very interesting ride - we all enjoyed it. I took a picture of the Jack Fruit, since we have a cat named Jack. I know, it doesnt make any sense, but I had never even heard of a Jack Fruit before this ride.

Next up, The Seas with Nemo and Friends! Very cute ride, everyone's first time on it - Gianna loved it.

 

[fanoftinkerbell]

Good looking family you have.. Your DD is so adorable with the sunglasses and her daddy's hat.

Can't wait to hear more about your trip.

 

[Jenvenza]

Day 1 - Part 4

Since there is no wait for any of the rides, Matthew and I decide to ride Test Track, Mission:Space and Soarin'. Mimi was content to sit with Gianna and look around while we rode.

I have done all these rides before, but Test Track and Mission:Space were new to Matthew. He loved Test Track. Mission:Space he did not care for. I love it, but realize it is not for everyone.

And of course who doesnt like Soarin?

Next I notice Club Cool and said why dont we go in here for some free samples?

Poor, unsuspecting Matthew...

Do you see that look on his face - That "Why do you want to take a picture of me with this drink and none of the others I have tried?"

You guessed it! It was Beverly! I think he said "WHY? Why would they do that???"

Some of the others were actually quite good though. I really enjoyed the one from Israel.

And since we were so close and there was hardly a wait at all, we decided to meet some characters. Now Gianna LOVES Mickey Mouse. Her whole face lights up when she sees him. We didnt get too may good pictures here and I have ordered any from Photopass yet.

By this time, we are getting a little tired. We had ADR's at Coral Reef at 7:30, but we decided to try to get in a little earlier. We didnt have to wait long before we were seated. We werent next to the tank, but we still had a good view.

I started off with an Octupus Juice - So yummy!!

And Matthew had a Reef Runner - also good

I had the grilled Mahi Mahi - and let me tell you, it was perfect. Everything was soooo delicious. I could eat this everyday.

Matthew had the fish of the day which was Grouper - and oh my, it was wonderful.

For dessert I had the butterscotch creme brulee - it was very good but couldnt taste the butterscotch.

And Matthew had the Jack Daniel's Mousse - not my favorite, but I am not a big chocolate person.

 

[rosiep]

You have a beautiful familyand I can't wait to read more. Love the food porn....