Cast of Characters:
Mom- 39
Dad- 39
Piglet- me! 13-yo girl
Eeyore- 13-yo girl
Buzz Lightyear- 10-yo boy
Pluto- 6-yo boy
Monday, 11/13
Our flight home left at 11:25. We wanted to be at the airport at 10:25. We wanted to leave HIFS by 9:15. If you have read the rest of our trip report, do you think this happened? Of course not. I had my stuff all over the place, and I hadn't packed any of it the night before. All 4 kids had a hard time getting up and moving. We finally checked out of the hotel at about 9:50. We had bags piled in the trunk and on our laps in the car. After stopping for gas and to pay several tolls, we arrived at the airport at 10:35. This wasn't that bad, except that Dad still had to return the car to Alamo. He helped mom get the bags checked in at the skycap, and then left to return the car. Mom was convinced that he would miss the flight. She took the kids to the gate to check in. We found out that we could not get any seats together. The older kids could sit by themselves, but Mom told them that she had to sit w/ Pluto. He was still very anxious about flying. They told us to wait until just before the flight was to take off to see if people didn't show up. If they didn't, then we could have their seats. We waited, and just as the agent was reassigning seats so that at least some of us could sit together, Dad came running in. He had made it to Alamo, returned the car, and ridden the shuttle back in 35 min! We all made it on the flight and some of us got to sit together. Mom was very relieved. The flights went smoothly but we did not enjoy coming home to cold temperatures and snow flurries!
Final Thoughts:
We all enjoyed WDW a lot, even though mom was very disappointed that we missed so much. If we had one more day there, we could have finished Epcot and possibly AK.
The crowds were much worse than we had expected for this time of the year, but only in some places. MK on the first day was not bad at all, but Epcot and AK were very crowded. MGM was managable, but MK on saturday for the MSEP was crazy!
Mom does not like the character bus. It was much nicer to meet characters in all of the countries. The bus schedule did not match our schedule. We just happened to come across it on the last day, and it was complete chaos.
We were somewhat disappointed w/ AK, maybe because it was so crowded and we didn't get to see it all. It does have some good things (Kilimanjaro Safaris, Lion King, Dinosaur) but most of it seems like it's aimed at little kids. (my opinion) We might enjoy it more if we could spend more time there when it was less crowded.
It definitely takes at least 2 days to see all of Epcot. We did not see any of the Land, Living Seas, or most of the rides and movies in the World Showcase. We were in Epcot for 1 1/2 days, plus the night we saw ToN and Illuminations.
The boys (10 and 6) really enjoyed the Kidcot stops for the masks in Epcot, but they took a lot of time. This may be part of why we missed so much in Epcot.
We enjoyed all of the character meals we went to, (Chef Mickey's, Crystal Palace, and Garden Grill) and would recommend them all.
Overall, everyone loved our stay at WDW, and we can't wait to go back someday!
Mom- 39
Dad- 39
Piglet- me! 13-yo girl
Eeyore- 13-yo girl
Buzz Lightyear- 10-yo boy
Pluto- 6-yo boy
Monday, 11/13
Our flight home left at 11:25. We wanted to be at the airport at 10:25. We wanted to leave HIFS by 9:15. If you have read the rest of our trip report, do you think this happened? Of course not. I had my stuff all over the place, and I hadn't packed any of it the night before. All 4 kids had a hard time getting up and moving. We finally checked out of the hotel at about 9:50. We had bags piled in the trunk and on our laps in the car. After stopping for gas and to pay several tolls, we arrived at the airport at 10:35. This wasn't that bad, except that Dad still had to return the car to Alamo. He helped mom get the bags checked in at the skycap, and then left to return the car. Mom was convinced that he would miss the flight. She took the kids to the gate to check in. We found out that we could not get any seats together. The older kids could sit by themselves, but Mom told them that she had to sit w/ Pluto. He was still very anxious about flying. They told us to wait until just before the flight was to take off to see if people didn't show up. If they didn't, then we could have their seats. We waited, and just as the agent was reassigning seats so that at least some of us could sit together, Dad came running in. He had made it to Alamo, returned the car, and ridden the shuttle back in 35 min! We all made it on the flight and some of us got to sit together. Mom was very relieved. The flights went smoothly but we did not enjoy coming home to cold temperatures and snow flurries!
Final Thoughts:
We all enjoyed WDW a lot, even though mom was very disappointed that we missed so much. If we had one more day there, we could have finished Epcot and possibly AK.
The crowds were much worse than we had expected for this time of the year, but only in some places. MK on the first day was not bad at all, but Epcot and AK were very crowded. MGM was managable, but MK on saturday for the MSEP was crazy!
Mom does not like the character bus. It was much nicer to meet characters in all of the countries. The bus schedule did not match our schedule. We just happened to come across it on the last day, and it was complete chaos.
We were somewhat disappointed w/ AK, maybe because it was so crowded and we didn't get to see it all. It does have some good things (Kilimanjaro Safaris, Lion King, Dinosaur) but most of it seems like it's aimed at little kids. (my opinion) We might enjoy it more if we could spend more time there when it was less crowded.
It definitely takes at least 2 days to see all of Epcot. We did not see any of the Land, Living Seas, or most of the rides and movies in the World Showcase. We were in Epcot for 1 1/2 days, plus the night we saw ToN and Illuminations.
The boys (10 and 6) really enjoyed the Kidcot stops for the masks in Epcot, but they took a lot of time. This may be part of why we missed so much in Epcot.
We enjoyed all of the character meals we went to, (Chef Mickey's, Crystal Palace, and Garden Grill) and would recommend them all.
Overall, everyone loved our stay at WDW, and we can't wait to go back someday!
