hi everyone! i promise i will get to journals this week! i just wrote out my trip report so ill copy and paste it here--im working on getting pics up here now!! its on the trip reports board as well
Well heres my last trip for awhile--My AP expires in January, and i dont think im going to be renewing it....it was good while it lasted
**IM HOPING TO GET MY PICTURES UP HERE LATER !*
Who went this trip?
-Me (Jen) 21 years old
-Mom
- Dad
-"Uncle" Greg--not real uncle, but like it--was dads captain when hes tarted at the firehouse..
Tuesday November 29
Finally!! the trip is here...We had a 750 flight from Newark to Orlando--Flew JetBlue for the first time..It was great--we each had little tvs in the seat ahead of us to watch with 36 channels..WIll definitely use JetBlue again!
We got there and a guy from
FL tours picked us up in a towncar--we stopped at a grocery store--will be using
FLTours again as well.
This trip we were staying at the beach club villas...We got the points from a firefighter that my dad works with. I had never s tayed there before, so i was excited..The room wasnt ready so we went to eat at Beaches and Cream..When the room was ready, it was amazing!! We had a 2 bedroom villa, as we were supposed to hvae a few more people with us, but for various reasons, that didnt happen. So three of us (Uncle greg had his own room) had a 2 bedroom villa that slept 8! It was awesome--i dont think i want to stay anywhere else when i go to Disney!
FINALLY were headed to the parks--Uncle Greg wasnt coming till the next day and he wanted to do Magic Kingdom with us, so we headed to MGM.
We went to do the backlot tour and as we walked in they said they needed volunteers....Mom and dad yelled "TAKE HER!" So i went in the back and got those lovely blue pants and jacket on and the HUGE black boots.. THey told me i was going to be the mechanic. i was thinking (FIGURES!! im the one that gets that ton of water dumped on me!) So we walk out there and start the "performance" I had a ton of fun!! Mom got some good pictures and video'd the dumping of the water!! I was soaked even though i had all that stuff on over my clothes! (this was around 4:15, in case any DISers were there!)
After that we did Who wants to be a millionaire...i got up on the points board one time (#5) but that was it for excitment there!
Dad and i went on RNRC two times since there were no lines at all.
We decided to go see the osbourne lights-they were AMAZING!! the snow was falling and it was just beautiful--My dad even said they were great..(of coruse i have pictures of these too )
From there, we took the boat to EPCOT and rode on Soarin' with a 30 minute wait..I love that ride but mom and dad never had..they loved it.
We went back to the hotel since we were up since 4am..I went outside to talk to my friend on my cell phone (he was supposed to come with us and wasnt able to) and i heard fireworks..i didnt think anything of itsince i knew it was time for EPCOT's illuminations. After i got off the phone with him, i went back to my room and was sitting on the patio outside of my room when my friend kristen called..as i was sitting there talking to her, i could see fireworks perfectly from my patio!! i hung up on kristen and started taking pictures..it was awesome!! Then i just relaxed for a bit and went to bed.
Wednesday November 30
Those beds are really comfortable!!! Dad and i got up and went to Animal Kingdom because that is not our favorite park, but we wanted to do a couple things before uncle greg came. So all we did was ride Dinosaur two times and that spin ride in dinoland 2x..my dad loves that one!! Of course, the end of that ride d rives me crazy--its a minnie voice saying "please stand up before exiting..bye bye" it drives me nuts every time i hear it--why wouldnt i stand up before exiting?!
After that, Uncle greg called and said he was at the hotel so we went back to beach club to see him--he got upgraded to concierge..that was pretty cool.
We decided to go to EPCOT for a couple of rides and then went straight to MK..We did alot there and got SOAKED on splash mountain...We werent planning on going back to the hotel to change before dinner, but now we had to..so we all went back and then met at the Yachtman Steakhouse..Now, i am a very picky eater so i ate off the kids menu--i had chicken noodle soup and pasta (well the pasta was shaped like mickeys)..it was good at least..
After that we headed to Jellyrolls..I had never been there and we had a blast..the guys there were christian and matt (i think it was matt, might not have been the right name) and scotty and ray..
We got there early, at 8, and stayed till 1145 or so..had a few drinks which were quite good! i also met a couple of DISers
After that, we walked back to the hotel and went to sleep.
Thursday December 1
This morning, dad, uncle greg, and i went to EPCOT before the rope drop to run to soarin ! uncle greg had never gone on it and this was probably going to be our last chance..Mom didnt come because she had a bad back and wanted to relax since we were going to
MVMCP that night!
So the 3 of us got there and walked VERY fast to soarin when the rope dropped..we grabbed fast passes (for 9:45) then got in line for soarin..only a 20 minute wait so we waited and we all loved it!! After that, we had about 15 minute wait for the fastpasses so we did living with the land and then went right back to soarin. After this, we calledm om and met her at MGM..WHile we waited for her, the three of us did RNRC 2x and TOT. We all went to the stunt show--i was the only one that had seen it before, but i liked it so didnt mind seeing it again..They all liked it.
We went back to the hotel for lunch since after this we were splitting up..Mom and i were going to go shopping at down town disney then go to mickeys christmas party--Dad and uncle greg were going to a clam bake, then back to jellyrolls. Mom and i waited at the bus stop for about 35 minutes for a bus to dtd. By this time, there were about 60 people waiting and since the bus stopped at swan, dolphin, boardwalk, and yacht club before us, we all didnt fit...The bus driver was training and was horrible at driving...someone next to me said they had never been so happy to get off a bus ....I was so happy when we finally got there!! Mom and i did some shopping then headed the MVMCP..We had never done the christmas party before so i was looking forward to it. We just walked around and did a few rides--we went to the judges tent and i got pics with mickey, minnie, and daisy..We met a really nice family in line and we "adopted" them as our family..They were going to stop us to wait and they said just to go with them as their party--so they were now our new family..After this, we just walked around and took pictures and relaxed since moms back was hurting her..We walked by belle and the beast so we got in line to get some pictures...right behind us was our "new family"...Well they left so we waited for snow white and her prince---that prince was quite cute!!!! after this the line was short, so us and our new family hopped back in line. We were getting close to the front (Snow white and prince were still there)and the little girl in our new family threw up...we moved out of line with them ...the little girl seemed fine and was laughing so we got back in line and then the beast and belle came out--we all got pics with them and said goodbye to our new family! Mom loves IASW, so i went on that with her and as we got off the ride, we saw the fireworks..they were great!!!!!! After this we were planning on just sitting down to relax and then watch the parade..moms back was getting preetty bad, so she decided to just go back to the room..I shopped a bit and then just waited for the parade--it was long, but really good..after that, i had planned on a DISmeet by the carousel..SO i walked over there and met a bunch of DISers! we all rode the carousel a few times while we waited for otherse, and then did peter pan..we walked out together and got a group picture then we all headed back to the hotels-
it was so nice to meet all of you guys!!!
I finally got to my room around 1 and well asleep...
**Today, i decided i was going to wear a pedometer to see how many steps i walked today--it ended up being 24,192...no wonder my feet hurt
Friday December 2
Last day Dad and i got up to go to magic kingdom because i wanted to buy a sweatshirt there...we rode space mountain one last time and then got my shirt...i hate leaving that park, especially when i dont know when im coming back!
We went back to the room and it was about 10...our car wasnt coming till 1...We finished packing and then checked our luggage in at the airline check in thing at the hotel...rested a bit in the room and then we had to check out...We went and had lunch at beaches and cream and then shopped one last time in the gift shop...Our car was right on time and we got to the airport a little before 2:00..our plane was supposed to take off at 3:15....we get there and it is delayed till 4:10...DARN! so we shopped a bit, walked around a bit and then waited...so boring ! we finally get on the plane and they told us there are high winds in jersey so the flight will get rough at the end...Most of the fllight was fine--watched tv and tried to stay awake! i didnt want to fall asleep there since i wanted to sleep when i got home.
We g et a bit closer to jersey and it was starting to get rough...It was one of the worst flights i had ever been on....people were starting to get nervous!
We landed and got our bags!! i was so happy because i was a bit worried checking them in at the hotel
Overall--i had a great time!! the crowds were a bit more than we are used to since we usually go in the first couple weeks of january, but not too bad...
It was chilly!!! I wore jeans every day and kept a light jacket with me...The night of the christmas party was COLD!! i saw some people with heavy jackets on...i was wearing my gloves!
i really want to go backsoon, but no clue when that will happen again..for now, no more disney for awhile!