I just started reading your TR. We are going to Disney for the first time sometime this fall, and I love getting great info from other families' trip reports. So, I only had a few minutes to be online this time b/c the baby woke up. I will have to come back and finish reading later.
All I can say is I hope the drama of just getting into the air is not the norm! Wow! What a test of patience that was for all of you! I will be flying with three children - two of whom have never flown before - all of whom will be beside themselves with excitement. It helps to know the possibilities we should be prepared for, but I am hoping for a simple, easy flight. (I can dream, right?)
Anyway, I look forward to reading more. Now that the baby is up, we are off to go see if the bird a woman found in her yard 45 minutes from here could possibly be our sweet, lost parakeet.