belle8306
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We are back! I am going to get this moved to the trip report board soon. I haven't gotten all of my pictures uploaded yet. DH and I each took today off from work so we could rest. That was the BEST idea! We needed today to get back to the real world. We had a wonderful time! A few ups and downs but overall a great experience. The more times we go to Disney the more we find to love about it.
Part 1: The Trip Begins
Wednesday 10-22
Today I had to work a half day.
The night before I had parent/teacher conferences so I was pretty beat. I got everything ready for my sub on Monday. My class was really excited about their fall break (so was I).
School ended at 11:15 and I was able to leave soon after. I went home and DH (who taken a vacation day) had been taking care of last minute tasks. We finished packing and organizing our suitcases. I ended up puting a bag inside of my small suitcase because I had a feeling we would need it for our Disney purchases (that ended up being a great idea). We were taking two carry on bags and one checked bag. My MIL had brought over a bag with snacks and a gift card for us to buy our mugs. That was really nice of her.
We packed up the car and we were off. I kept having a nagging feeling that we were forgetting something (remember this)
. DH said even if we forget something we can always buy it there. That made sense so I tried to push the thoughts out of my mind.
A quick stop at the gas station and we were on the road. We were listening to the DIS Unplugged Podcasts. We love those! We were really starting to feel like we were on vacation. DH starts telling me how the sales lady at the Disney store was telling him how awesome MNSSHP was. We began talking about how fun it would be to see Hallowishes and the parade. Around this time that nagging feeling came back. I pulled out my travel envelope. No MNSSHP tickest!
At this point we were 30 minutes from home. DH pulled into a parking lot and we called Disney. I was thinking no problem. They have records of our purchase they could print out new tickets for us. They said if we had our receipt they could get us new tickets (the receipt was attatched to the tickets 
). So, we turned around to go get the tickets. This stressed us out. First that it added an hour to our trip. Then we were worried about running into traffic in Indy and being late for our plane. It ended up being fine but it was stressful for a while.
We met DBIL and DSIL (FairyGodMotherJen) at the airport. They had their youngest child our 6 month old nephew with them. He is so cute! 
They were nice enough to come see us off and get our car to take back to their house so we wouldn't have to worry about parking (plus they would pick us up on Sunday). Thanks Jen! We walked in the airport with them and talked for a little bit. We made it to security and we said goodbye.
Our plane was on time. We had a layover in Washington D.C.. The plane to Orlando was full. Now that they have the $15 bag fee I noticed that almost everyone had a carry on suitcase. There were so many that they couldn't all fit in the overhead bins. They asked people who had smaller bags like backpacks to put them under the seats. They still didn't have enough space so they had to put some things under the plane anyway.
This happened on every flight. I wish that airlines would drop the baggage fees. They showed NBC television shows on our flight. I watched a little of The Office (DH and I love that show) and listened to more of the DIS Unplugged. We arrived at the Orlando airport around 12:15.
We navigated through the construction area (they are remodeling in the terminal) and got on the airport monorail. ME was a welcome sight after a long day. I really missed not doing direct flights on this trip. Our Magical Express check in was quick and easy. We were directed to another cast memeber who checked our information pointed to a bus and said "go there" I whispered to DH "I feel the love"
We got on the only bus waiting and watied about 20 minutes. It was around 1:15by that time. There were 7 people on the bus including us and it was all adults. It was a very quiet ride. No movie, but I could hear the audio playing. I wanted to take a picture of the Welcome sign but it was too dark. We made a stop at Saratoga Springs and then it was off to Riverside. We walked inside and it was like coming home. I can't discribe it but Riverside has a certain smell. I mean that in a good way.
It smells the same everytime we walk into the lobby. We made our way to the check in. There was one person in front of us so we sat on the couches until she was done. The Riverside check in area is themed like a river boat company. It is really cool. I picked up a few brochures for my scrapbook and then it was our turn. She checked us in quickly. We got our keys to the world and our big packet of information. I wasn't sure if they would be taking us in a golf cart to our room since it was so late or if we would be walking. On our honeymoon they drove us to our room. She pointed out our building on the map, we were in Magnolia Terrace. The other times we have stayed in Acadian House. I was just glad to be in the mansion area since that is our favorite. She drew a line on the map how to get to our room (no golf cart tonight). I asked about our bag from ME and she said it usually takes about 3 hours so we could call in the morning to have it delivered. We walked outside and just took everything in. First of all we noticed how nice it felt outside. It was was warm, but not hot. Perfect! The lights were shining on the Sassagalula River. The buildings looked beautiful and everything just looked so wonderful. There was no one else around (of course it was like 2:30 in the morning!). It was peaceful and pretty and we took our time walking to our room. It came in handy that we have stayed here before because we had an idea of where were going. We took a lot of pictures on our walk. Our room was on the backside of Magnolia Terrace. It faced a parking area. At first the room didn't seem as nice as the others we have stayed in. The next day, after we returned to the room, we realized that it was fine. I think it had just been a really long day. We didn't get to sleep until after 3:00. Tomorrow was our Disney Hollywood Studios day.
Part 1: The Trip Begins
Wednesday 10-22
Today I had to work a half day.
The night before I had parent/teacher conferences so I was pretty beat. I got everything ready for my sub on Monday. My class was really excited about their fall break (so was I). School ended at 11:15 and I was able to leave soon after. I went home and DH (who taken a vacation day) had been taking care of last minute tasks. We finished packing and organizing our suitcases. I ended up puting a bag inside of my small suitcase because I had a feeling we would need it for our Disney purchases (that ended up being a great idea). We were taking two carry on bags and one checked bag. My MIL had brought over a bag with snacks and a gift card for us to buy our mugs. That was really nice of her. We packed up the car and we were off. I kept having a nagging feeling that we were forgetting something (remember this) . DH said even if we forget something we can always buy it there. That made sense so I tried to push the thoughts out of my mind. A quick stop at the gas station and we were on the road. We were listening to the DIS Unplugged Podcasts. We love those! We were really starting to feel like we were on vacation. DH starts telling me how the sales lady at the Disney store was telling him how awesome MNSSHP was. We began talking about how fun it would be to see Hallowishes and the parade. Around this time that nagging feeling came back. I pulled out my travel envelope. No MNSSHP tickest!
At this point we were 30 minutes from home. DH pulled into a parking lot and we called Disney. I was thinking no problem. They have records of our purchase they could print out new tickets for us. They said if we had our receipt they could get us new tickets (the receipt was attatched to the tickets ). So, we turned around to go get the tickets. This stressed us out. First that it added an hour to our trip. Then we were worried about running into traffic in Indy and being late for our plane. It ended up being fine but it was stressful for a while. We met DBIL and DSIL (FairyGodMotherJen) at the airport.
They had their youngest child our 6 month old nephew with them. He is so cute! They were nice enough to come see us off and get our car to take back to their house so we wouldn't have to worry about parking (plus they would pick us up on Sunday). Thanks Jen! We walked in the airport with them and talked for a little bit. We made it to security and we said goodbye. Our plane was on time. We had a layover in Washington D.C.. The plane to Orlando was full. Now that they have the $15 bag fee I noticed that almost everyone had a carry on suitcase. There were so many that they couldn't all fit in the overhead bins. They asked people who had smaller bags like backpacks to put them under the seats. They still didn't have enough space so they had to put some things under the plane anyway.
This happened on every flight. I wish that airlines would drop the baggage fees. They showed NBC television shows on our flight. I watched a little of The Office (DH and I love that show) and listened to more of the DIS Unplugged. We arrived at the Orlando airport around 12:15. We navigated through the construction area (they are remodeling in the terminal) and got on the airport monorail. ME was a welcome sight after a long day. I really missed not doing direct flights on this trip. Our Magical Express check in was quick and easy. We were directed to another cast memeber who checked our information pointed to a bus and said "go there" I whispered to DH "I feel the love"
We got on the only bus waiting and watied about 20 minutes. It was around 1:15by that time. There were 7 people on the bus including us and it was all adults. It was a very quiet ride. No movie, but I could hear the audio playing. I wanted to take a picture of the Welcome sign but it was too dark. We made a stop at Saratoga Springs and then it was off to Riverside. We walked inside and it was like coming home. I can't discribe it but Riverside has a certain smell. I mean that in a good way. It smells the same everytime we walk into the lobby. We made our way to the check in. There was one person in front of us so we sat on the couches until she was done. The Riverside check in area is themed like a river boat company. It is really cool. I picked up a few brochures for my scrapbook and then it was our turn. She checked us in quickly. We got our keys to the world and our big packet of information. I wasn't sure if they would be taking us in a golf cart to our room since it was so late or if we would be walking. On our honeymoon they drove us to our room. She pointed out our building on the map, we were in Magnolia Terrace. The other times we have stayed in Acadian House. I was just glad to be in the mansion area since that is our favorite. She drew a line on the map how to get to our room (no golf cart tonight). I asked about our bag from ME and she said it usually takes about 3 hours so we could call in the morning to have it delivered. We walked outside and just took everything in. First of all we noticed how nice it felt outside. It was was warm, but not hot. Perfect! The lights were shining on the Sassagalula River. The buildings looked beautiful and everything just looked so wonderful. There was no one else around (of course it was like 2:30 in the morning!). It was peaceful and pretty and we took our time walking to our room. It came in handy that we have stayed here before because we had an idea of where were going. We took a lot of pictures on our walk. Our room was on the backside of Magnolia Terrace. It faced a parking area. At first the room didn't seem as nice as the others we have stayed in. The next day, after we returned to the room, we realized that it was fine. I think it had just been a really long day. We didn't get to sleep until after 3:00. Tomorrow was our Disney Hollywood Studios day.
pictures you took!
We did have to pay for the room. Although, since we were on the dining plan we got the food credits from that day to use on the other days.
I asked them if they had heard of Kermit or Miss Piggy and they looked at me like I had three heads. Yet, they love the songs. We went into the gift shop. I love the décor in there. I looked for a Miss Piggy pin but I didnt see one. 
. What was the question? What is Donald Ducks middle name? Answer: Fauntleroy (thanks to Dan: FauntleroyFan07, that is the only way that I knew it!). I didn’t know the answer to the next question and someone else won the picture. He said in the next show he was going to draw Tigger. I wanted to get back in line but by the time we got out there the line was really long. 
OR, Kona Café, MNSSHP
