longstaffs on the loose (day 14) final day

[natalielongstaff]

Cast:
me 33 compulsive planner
dh 41 lets me get on with compulsive planning and just turns up
dd 7 princess mad
ds 4 just mad


Thursday 6th October

Last day today we leave our cases at the drop off point and catch the bus to the magic kingdom. We are there very early as I plan to wait as long as it takes so ds can ride the monorail up front. Of course as we have loads of time the 1st monorail that comes along is empty up front so on we get.
The driver is really friendly (can’t remember his name sorry) I told him we wanted the contemporary resort but we would ride around a bit further because we had time. We got as far as the grand Floridian and then another family were waiting to ride upfront so we got in another carriage.
It’s a really different perspective from the front and ds was really pleased he got the chance to do this.

We got off at the contemporary and went straight into chef Mickey’s. We had a good table near the buffet. This was a brilliant buffet I was very impressed with the choice and quality of the food. We saw Minnie, Mickey, Chip and Dale at the table and then Donald duck and Pluto were in the lobby.

We had the family photo taken but it wasn’t very good so we didn’t purchase any.

After breakfast we went into the magic kingdom for a while, dd was very excited to see Alice signing autographs but they had closed the line so we didn’t get it.
We left the magic kingdom at 1pm after going on all our favourite rides and headed back to pop, DH had some lunch and the kids shared some snacks.
I was trying to use up our snack credits so I brought some Mickey crispy bars to bring home but we still ended up with 10 credits left over
The magic express bus arrived at 3.30pm to take us back to the airport. When we arrived at MCO three flights were checking in at once and it was a bit chaotic to say the least. We eventually checked in and went through to departures to wait for the flight. The flight wasn’t full and once we took off I managed to move too some seats with extra legroom and dozed off.
We got slightly held up at Gatwick waiting for a landing slot but other than that the flight was uneventful but again very bumpy.
We headed back to the hotel to pick up the car and had a boring journey back to the midlands.
So that’s it all over, some final thoughts:

Magic express was very simple to use and a great perk of staying onsite

Disney dining plan cost us £750 (ish) I believe that was well worth the money and I would do it again

Pop century was a great base for us and again I wouldn’t hesitate to go back

Thanks for reading my trippies and for all your nice comments, its surprising how much you remember when you begin writing them down so for that reason I have really enjoyed writing them.

 

[wicket2005]

Thanks for taking the time to write them.

 

[wilma-bride]

Nat, I have really enjoyed reading your trippies. It's such a shame you didn't get to ride Tower of Terror - I know how disappointed you must be

Regarding Disney Dining, do you think you would have spent £750 on food ordinarily or did it just allow you to eat at places you wouldn't normally have eaten?

 

[Minniespal]

I have really enjoyed reading your trip reports Nat.

Your DD and DS are so cute

 

[natalielongstaff]

Nat, I have really enjoyed reading your trippies. It's such a shame you didn't get to ride Tower of Terror - I know how disappointed you must be

Regarding Disney Dining, do you think you would have spent £750 on food ordinarily or did it just allow you to eat at places you wouldn't normally have eaten?

im not sure how much we would have spent on food without the plan although dh likes his food! we definatly ate much better than we would have done without the plan and it takes away the worry of where shall we eat and how expensive will it be. it seemed really nice to order whatever we wanted and not caring about the cost, that said we ate an awful lot more than we would have done without the plan.
people say they find it restrictive but i felt just the opposite. we ate some lovely meals and overall that contributed to making the holiday even more magical
hth

 

[mandymouse]

Thanks for taking the time to write your trippies, they have been lots of fun to read and your photos have been lovely.

We just need you to book another trip where I am sure you'll find the courage to do the Tower of Terror

 

[Cyrano]

Nat, I'm sorry this is your last trippie as I've enjoyed them so much.
Thanks for sharing

 

[Goofyish]

Thanks for sharing your holiday with us Nat

 

[crystalprincess]

Thanks for the great trippies, its been great to know what been going on at WDW recently and makes me even more exicted for Friday!!

(sorry getting too excited, dd (8 going on 80) tells me I shouldnt get exicted until Thursday) kids eh!

 

[KayleeUK]

Brilliant trippies

 

[fizz13]

We're at the end. Thanks so much for sharing your memories with us and it has been a great read. I do think that DISUK should start a "GET NAT ON TOT" campaign, or would that be too cruel? I promise its not so bad.

Here's to many more trips,
Claire xx

 

[wils]

Thanks Nat

I've loved your reports and photos!

 

[gilld]

I enjoyed reading your reports - thanks for posting.

 

[Scottish_Maleficent]

Thanks for your trip reports Nat...........loved the pics too!!

 

[SusanEllen]

Thanks, Natalie. It was fun following you through the parks. Must say your photos are enhanced by the cute models you take along with you.

 

[natalielongstaff]

Thanks, Natalie. It was fun following you through the parks. Must say your photos are enhanced by the cute models you take along with you.

yes funny that - nearly all my pics have one or both of them in it!

 

[Verity Chambers]

I'm so glad that you had a wonderful holiday Natalie .

Thanks for the wonderful reports.

Love verity.xxx

 

[Ware Bears]

I have really enjoyed reading your reports Natalie, what a shame this was the last one.
Thanks for sharing your holiday with us, I have especially loved reading about all the restaurants, you have given me lots of ideas for our next trip!

 

[carolfoy]

Have just managed to wade through all the trippies that were posted whilst I was away, thanks Natalie, sounds like a great trip

 

[mark&sue]

I think £750 for all four of you is good. I am sure we spend more than that for the three of us.

Thanks for these reports.

Susan