fadingjamie
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Hi Everyone! I'm Jamie. Welcome to my trip report 
I suppose I'll start by introducing those who went on the trip and all what you'll need to know.
My boyfriend and I are from New Jersey. We're aspiring teachers in a tough job market. We stayed at Port Orleans French Quarter from May 19 to May 25, 2011. Our trip was to celebrate the end of the spring semester and my college graduation.
BF and me after my graduation
Researching and planning kept me sane through my last semester which entailed student teaching and a linear algebra class. So when graduation finally came, it was like a huge ball of glee all rolled into one with the trip beginning early the morning after.
Umm what else... this was my second full trip to WDW and first with the dining plan. I was very excited to get all my ADR's and plan out where we'd go but just as I thought, dining reservations aren't all they're cracked up to be. But we'll get to that in a bit...
Our flight from Newark airport was at 6:29am on Thursday, May 19th, so we had to get everything the night before. I made sure everything but last minute essentials was packed (glasses, deodorant, etc.) We decided what bag should be checked and packed my pink carry-on only a quarter of the way full to accommodate for souvenirs, etc. I laid out Mickey tie-dye shirts, checked in to airline, paid baggage fee and got to bed 9:30pm for our early alarm.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
We woke up at 2:30am and got dressed (in our Mickey tie-dye shirts!). We got everything packed and ready for the flight and sat down to wait for limo to pick us up. BF's parents were awake to say goodbye but were not interested in driving us after last years fiasco (his mom got us lost driving to the airport which made us late for our flight and we sat in the airport until late afternoon on standby).
3:45am no car. BF calls the limo driver... he sounds like the phone call woke him up. Driver says he'll be here in 10 minutes.
4:00am... no car. "Youre in Lodi or Fair Lawn?" " Neither." Great, hes headed the opposite direction.
4:20am limo driver wanders down the street. We blink the porch light. He backs onto the lawn (he missed the driveway) Oh boy
Security last time was a nightmare even at this hour, are we going to miss our flight again?
I suppose I'll start by introducing those who went on the trip and all what you'll need to know.
My boyfriend and I are from New Jersey. We're aspiring teachers in a tough job market. We stayed at Port Orleans French Quarter from May 19 to May 25, 2011. Our trip was to celebrate the end of the spring semester and my college graduation.
BF and me after my graduation
Researching and planning kept me sane through my last semester which entailed student teaching and a linear algebra class. So when graduation finally came, it was like a huge ball of glee all rolled into one with the trip beginning early the morning after.
Umm what else... this was my second full trip to WDW and first with the dining plan. I was very excited to get all my ADR's and plan out where we'd go but just as I thought, dining reservations aren't all they're cracked up to be. But we'll get to that in a bit...
Our flight from Newark airport was at 6:29am on Thursday, May 19th, so we had to get everything the night before. I made sure everything but last minute essentials was packed (glasses, deodorant, etc.) We decided what bag should be checked and packed my pink carry-on only a quarter of the way full to accommodate for souvenirs, etc. I laid out Mickey tie-dye shirts, checked in to airline, paid baggage fee and got to bed 9:30pm for our early alarm.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
We woke up at 2:30am and got dressed (in our Mickey tie-dye shirts!). We got everything packed and ready for the flight and sat down to wait for limo to pick us up. BF's parents were awake to say goodbye but were not interested in driving us after last years fiasco (his mom got us lost driving to the airport which made us late for our flight and we sat in the airport until late afternoon on standby).
3:45am no car. BF calls the limo driver... he sounds like the phone call woke him up. Driver says he'll be here in 10 minutes.
4:00am... no car. "Youre in Lodi or Fair Lawn?" " Neither." Great, hes headed the opposite direction.
4:20am limo driver wanders down the street. We blink the porch light. He backs onto the lawn (he missed the driveway) Oh boy
Security last time was a nightmare even at this hour, are we going to miss our flight again?
Looking forward to reading more. We were there on overlapping dates (our trip was 5/21-5/29).
Since we were a couple without children, we fit the “profile” that was easily upgradable. BF gave me the option of switching but since I had been waiting for quite a few months to finally experience POFQ, I decided we should stay put. I hadn’t researched SSR and we could have gotten a crappy room (far from the busses, everything). So we were assigned 4119, a king bed (which we had paid for) and a corner on the first floor. It was right next to a stairwell but rarely did we hear anyone going up and down it. It was within stone’s throw of the bus stops and would have had a parking lot view if not for the great landscaping and trees blocking. We were also very close to the food court which made it very easy to get drinks on our way back from the parks.
). Can't wait to read more!
