This is my first ever trip report, so be warned!
Cast:
Laura (Me!) - 19 - I went to WDW in August 2005 with my parents, brother and sister for 2 weeks. After that I was hooked.
Steven (the boyfriend) - 21 - Not really into Disney, or theme parks...but all that is about to change.
Booking the trip:
Ever since my 2005 trip I've wanted to go back to WDW, however to go back again as a family of 5 it was far too expensive, so I had to just keep dreaming.
In April 2007 I met Steven and we've been together ever since. We have never had a holiday together and since neither of us had a holiday in 2008 we decided to go all out in 2009 and go to Florida!
In August 2008 we went to our local travel agents, just to browse and get quotes. We came out 40 minutes later with a booking confirmation and a receipt for the deposit we had paid!!! We had done it!!! 2nd May -16th May 2009, All Star Sports
I was so excited...Steven on the other hand was wondering what he had let himself in for.
Jump forward 9 months and a lot of planning, it was 1st May, the night before we were due to leave. I was packed and ready, finished work for 3 weeks and was all set.
Day 1 - Travelling & MK
At 5:30am my dad drove us to Newcastle airport. Before leaving I said bye to my mam, sister and brother. I shed a few tears, this holiday was my first without my parents. I hadn't been away from them for longer than 5 days.
At the airport I said another tearful farewell to my dad. Once we were inside and in the check-in line I was ok and reassured myself I'll be fine and will have an amazing time.
Our flight took off on time at 08:55am. Fast forward 9 hours and 35 minutes, we had landed in Sanford Airport. We were first through security, and our bags were first off the plane so we were on our way.
As Steven is only 21 and a fairly new driver in England, he wasn't confident with driving in America, so we booked a transfer to and from the airport. The transfer seemed to take forever.
We arrived at All Star Sports at 5:30pm. Check-in was quick, the CM was friendly and gave Steven a 1st visit button and gave me a I'm Celebrating button (since I was celebrating Steven's 1st visit) Off we went to Hoops Hotel, building 3, floor 3, room 3360 with smiles from ear to ear. The room was perfect.
I really didn't think Steven would be bothered with visiting a park on the first day due to the long flight etc, so didn't have anything planned. Even though it was after 6pm when we got settled in our room and unpacked we decided we wanted to start our trip with a visit to MK to see Spectromagic and Wishes.
We arrived at MK for around 7pm. We took lots of photos, had a wander around the park stopping to go on Haunted Mansion and then Mickey's Philharmagic and It's a Small World. Steven also got a glimpse of the Turkey Legs in Frontierland and decided he HAD to get one.
We then went back to Main Street USA and took our places for Spectromagic. After the parade we wandered over to Buzz Lightyear, which was a walk on. I won After we went back to Main Street and stood outside Casey's Corner to watch Wishes.
It was the first time I had seen Wishes as well as Steven's. We loved it.
After Wishes we hung around Main Street for a little while, taking photos and having a look around the shops. The bus back to the hotel was practically empty. We didn't have to wait very long. We were back at the hotel for 11:10pm and fell straight asleep!
Part 2 - Will Steven face the Yeti at Animal Kingdom???
To be continued...
Cast:
Laura (Me!) - 19 - I went to WDW in August 2005 with my parents, brother and sister for 2 weeks. After that I was hooked.
Steven (the boyfriend) - 21 - Not really into Disney, or theme parks...but all that is about to change.
Booking the trip:
Ever since my 2005 trip I've wanted to go back to WDW, however to go back again as a family of 5 it was far too expensive, so I had to just keep dreaming.
In April 2007 I met Steven and we've been together ever since. We have never had a holiday together and since neither of us had a holiday in 2008 we decided to go all out in 2009 and go to Florida!
In August 2008 we went to our local travel agents, just to browse and get quotes. We came out 40 minutes later with a booking confirmation and a receipt for the deposit we had paid!!! We had done it!!! 2nd May -16th May 2009, All Star Sports
I was so excited...Steven on the other hand was wondering what he had let himself in for.Jump forward 9 months and a lot of planning, it was 1st May, the night before we were due to leave. I was packed and ready, finished work for 3 weeks and was all set.
Day 1 - Travelling & MK
At 5:30am my dad drove us to Newcastle airport. Before leaving I said bye to my mam, sister and brother. I shed a few tears, this holiday was my first without my parents. I hadn't been away from them for longer than 5 days.
At the airport I said another tearful farewell to my dad. Once we were inside and in the check-in line I was ok and reassured myself I'll be fine and will have an amazing time.
Our flight took off on time at 08:55am. Fast forward 9 hours and 35 minutes, we had landed in Sanford Airport. We were first through security, and our bags were first off the plane so we were on our way.
As Steven is only 21 and a fairly new driver in England, he wasn't confident with driving in America, so we booked a transfer to and from the airport. The transfer seemed to take forever.
We arrived at All Star Sports at 5:30pm. Check-in was quick, the CM was friendly and gave Steven a 1st visit button and gave me a I'm Celebrating button (since I was celebrating Steven's 1st visit)
Off we went to Hoops Hotel, building 3, floor 3, room 3360 with smiles from ear to ear. The room was perfect.
I really didn't think Steven would be bothered with visiting a park on the first day due to the long flight etc, so didn't have anything planned. Even though it was after 6pm when we got settled in our room and unpacked we decided we wanted to start our trip with a visit to MK to see Spectromagic and Wishes.
We arrived at MK for around 7pm. We took lots of photos, had a wander around the park stopping to go on Haunted Mansion and then Mickey's Philharmagic and It's a Small World. Steven also got a glimpse of the Turkey Legs in Frontierland and decided he HAD to get one.
We then went back to Main Street USA and took our places for Spectromagic. After the parade we wandered over to Buzz Lightyear, which was a walk on. I won
After we went back to Main Street and stood outside Casey's Corner to watch Wishes.
It was the first time I had seen Wishes as well as Steven's. We loved it.
After Wishes we hung around Main Street for a little while, taking photos and having a look around the shops. The bus back to the hotel was practically empty. We didn't have to wait very long. We were back at the hotel for 11:10pm and fell straight asleep!
Part 2 - Will Steven face the Yeti at Animal Kingdom???
To be continued...
I'm also liking the appearance of a Sunderland shirt 
