Our first venture to WDW! 11/11-11/15 (Done, finally!)

Lovemy3babes

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After reading so many fun trip reports, I’ve been trying to think of a fun way to write this review but I am so not creative at all. Do not ever call me Martha. But, I’ll just dive into it and hopefully I won’t bore you to death. :rolleyes1

The cast-
Me-Kelli (27)
My husband-Marshall (29) but he doesn't even get to go on the actual trip. :guilty:
Morghan (7) The daughter who's always full of lots of drama. :cheer2:
Mykenah (6) The middle child who has that role down pat. princess:
Dimitri (3) My little man, pretty easy going but has a wild streak. pirate:

Also on this trip were my mom, my sister, my sister's son (2), my mom's boyfriend and his son (16).
 
Saturday, November 11th
Marshall took us to the airport and gave us all kisses goodbye. :lovestruc We were really going to miss him and wish he was coming with! He had no vacation time available and is deathly afraid to fly. Not a good combination so he chose to sit this trip out unfortunately. Next time he's coming if have to drag him kicking and screaming! :rotfl: The kiddos were pretty good in the airport. We ate an early supper ($18 on two teeny personal pan pizzas and one bottle of soda) and walked around until it was time to board. The kids had never, ever flown before so they were really excited to be flying! The girls took the two seats in front of Dimitri and I so I was able to also keep a good eye on them. My mom sat across the aisle from them so she was able to help too. The flight was fine. We actually got in a little early, which is always a nice surprise. The airline was okay. Not great but it did the job. I wasn’t expecting much for the great price we paid per ticket. We flew Allegiant Air into Orlando-Sanford. That was a really nice, small airport. I like ‘em like that. LOL! We waited for our luggage just a short while and went out to find the sign with our name on it. We just FL Tours for our transfer to WDW and they were wonderful. We got to the Pop Century and it took forever to get checked in for some reason. The room we got was in the 90’s building and was on the 4th floor. The nice thing was that my sister and I were able to get connecting rooms. It was a long walk from the main building with all that luggage though. We finally got smart and started cutting through the parking lot to get to the bus stops. Those were really nicely labeled so navigating that was easy. We got in really late and weren't in bed until close to 1am. When my alarm was going off the next morning, I asked myself what the heck I was thinking scheduling our first breakfast for 8:20 am! :sad2:

Next up....breakfast with JoJo and crew and 1st day at Magic Kingdom!
 
Holy Moly!! My Kelli is a Diser!!!!!! WOOOO HOOOO! What a dork I am to be so tickled but there it is just the same. :lmao:

LOVE the report!! Keep it coming because you know I want every detail. ;)
 

SamanthaL said:
Holy Moly!! My Kelli is a Diser!!!!!! WOOOO HOOOO! What a dork I am to be so tickled but there it is just the same. :lmao:

LOVE the report!! Keep it coming because you know I want every detail. ;)

:cloud9: I love ya Sam!
 
Ok, a couple photos-

Dimitri, who was very serious about flying. LOL!
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The girls, very excited!
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Ok ok, Samantha has been bugging me for the next installment so I'll try to crank one out while I ignore the laundry calling out to me to be folded.


Sunday, November 12th
When that alarm was going off at 6:15 am, I wanted to hurl it at the way. Or at least do this to it... :badpc: I didn't though and hauled myself into the shower. The girls got up okay but Dimitri slept until it was time to go and got put into his stroller still half way asleep. We met up with everyone else and went down to the bus stops. We only waited a really short while, 5 minutes maybe, for the MGM bus. Since this was the first park we have ever been to, I was feeling really overwhelmed after getting off the bus. Getting through the bag checks and everything else went fine. We lucked out and a crew member was going towards Hollywood and Vine already so he showed us the way to go. We waited just a few minutes and the doors opened. While we were waiting, we saw a HUGE line of people for Super Soaps weekend. Then when the park officially opened, there were tons running everywhere. It seemed like madness. :rotfl: Back to our meal....We lucked out and got the best table ever. It was super close to the buffet and right in front of where the characters danced. We got our food and the characters (JoJo, Goliath, June and Leo) came out. All were really nice. Morghan loved the characters! Mykenah loved them after warming up to them. (This is the girl who is scared to death of clowns. :joker: ) Dimitri however.....um, didn't really care for them. And that's saying it nicely. He hid under the table the whole time. pirate: He preferred to watch them from a safe distance and then was fine. I'd give this meal two thumbs up. The food was good. It was hot and there was a huge selection. (Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, Mickey waffles, hash browns and so on.) The characters were great. Our waitress was wonderful. We had a super time!

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We found our way out of the park and found a bus to the ticket and transportation center. That took us to ride the monorail, which my kids loved. What fun!! In just a bit, we arrived in Magic Kingdom. I got off, walked towards the park and my amazement set it. I was awestruck and don't think I uttered a word for a little while. :blush:

Next installment.....exploring Magic Kingdom!
 
It's fun to read a trippie of first timers....love hearing the awe in their "voice".
I'll be reading.... :thumbsup2
 
Great job! Your children are gorgous!! :goodvibes We did the character meal at H&V too this year - just me and my 2 year old girl. My boys (12 and 10) weren't too keen on meeting JoJo and gang :lmao:

Isn't it just amazing seeing the Magic Kingdom for the first time and feeling that magical atmosphere?! :cloud9: Looking forward to reading more! :)
 
I didn't realize that their was a breakfast at Hollywood & Vine. I hope you had a great vacation.
 
I can't wait to hear what you thought of MK at first sight!! I love the details your giving us!
 
Sorry it's been awhile everyone! You know how crazy things get around the holidays. But, I'm going to crank out another installment while my beauties are FINALLY sleeping. :cloud9:

It's still Sunday, November 12th
We get through security and everything okay. We see where to grab the maps and we get a few for our big group. I will fully admit that I was so overwhelmed. On the map, it looks easier to navigate for a first timer than it is. :rotfl: But we just stood still for a second and had to catch my breath about how amazing and HUGE it all really was.
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Once we started to walk down Main St, I had to call Samantha (a Dis'er) per her request. She's a good friend IRL and my saving grace on this trip. I cannot give her enough props as she helped me plan our vacation start to finish. I just love her to bits. :lovestruc We first venture into Adventureland. My poor mom's sunglasses break. Yikes! Thankfully my sister had a spare pair. The first ride we go on is one of the kiddos' choosing, Magic Carpets of Aladdin. This is really neat and totally up their alley. We want to try the Jungle Cruise immediately after that but the wait is pretty long. We were going to grab a fastpass but decide to come back. Pirates of the Caribbean is next. We should have done this ten times over. It was a favorite among our group, especially with my three year old son. (His Pirates shirt is his favorite souvenir!) pirate: It's pretty hot so we grab a drink and sit down on the benches right outside the ride. Immediately Peter Pan & Wendy walk up. How cool! We're able to take a picture with them and they sign our books. They were soooo nice. Wendy was incredibly sweet. I loved meeting them.
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We ventured into Frontierland after thank. I love how WDW has things pretty clearly marked. We immediately went to Splash Mountain. Unfortunately, I didn't get to go on this ride. My girls did go with on with my mom and others. They loved it!
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(They are in the 3rd and 4th rows.)
We then panned for gold a bit, which they kiddos really enjoyed. At this point, I start to feel pretty icky. Little did I know what was in store for me. Ugh. Big Thunder Mountain was next. Something odd to point out is that my son is really, really close to 40". So close in fact, that some rides called him 40" and a couple rides did not. It wasn't consistent. So, he got to go on this ride, which was great because he is a train fanatic! We about kicked ourselves for not grabbing a fast pass and waiting while panning gold. We were in line for about 30 minutes. The ride was fun and I'm really embarrassed to admit that this was the first ever roller coaster I have ever gone on. (Yes, I was deprived as a child I guess. :p ) After this ride, my daughter Morghan is requesting the Haunted Mansion. She's been talking about experiencing this forever so there was no way I could say no. She was soooo excited!! We walked right in, no wait at all. Everyone also loved this one! So cool, neat effects. I love when you see the ghost "inside" the car with you. LOL!!!
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Our plan for lunch was Pecos Bill. Unfortunately, this place was packed. I mean full to the brim. No room for all of us anywhere. It was a huge bummer. We decided just to wing it and find another place to eat. We just strolled around, peeked in a few shops and took some silly pictures.
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We stumble upon Cosmic Ray's, which is also really full but at that point, we decided to just cross our fingers. We did find a few seats outside. The food was okay. It probably was better but I was feeling really gross at that point. I had a fever, my sinuses hurt like the devil and I couldn't stop coughing and blowing my nose. Ick. The little guys were also tiring out so we decided to head back to our resort for some down time. We had plans to come back to Magic Kingdom for the night so we were all fine with this. The park definitely gets easier to navigate once you "sort of" know where you might be. :blush: We got on a bus and headed back to the Pop.

Next up, some swimming!!
 
Great trip report so far, can't wait to hear more. I'm taking my children for the first time in December.
 
YAY Kelli! OK please tell me that I DID mention "baby swapping" to you? Please say I did and the reason you DID NOT go on Splash was because you felt yucky or you chickened out. :lmao:

Did D like the Haunted Mansion?
 
SamanthaL said:
YAY Kelli! OK please tell me that I DID mention "baby swapping" to you? Please say I did and the reason you DID NOT go on Splash was because you felt yucky or you chickened out. :lmao:

Did D like the Haunted Mansion?

I really wanted to go! But yeah, it was because I was feeling crappy. I wasn't sure how being wet while walking around with a fever would feel, ya know? I'm so bummed I miss it though.

Yep, D loved it also. He laughed throughout most of it. LOL!!!
 
planning06 said:
Hey Kel! It's JJ! I can post here. :thumbsup2

I didn't realize you got sick on your trip. I hope you started feeling better soon. What a bummer.

I can't wait to read more.

Hey JJ!! Good to see you hun. :wave2:
 




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