ryan840
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Well, I should have known by our honeymoon that any trip we take will undoubtedly be a disaster... Three months of meticulous planning right down to a trip itinerary and backups of everything we could possibly need all went down the toilet the first night we were there! That said, it was still a great trip (as was our honeymoon, despite everything going wrong [and I stress EVERTYHING]), although WAAAYYYY too short. We got back Thursday and headed up north for a weekend of vacation from our vacation time! Yesterday I was still too tired to even think about a trip report, so here it is now just a little late, but you know what they say about that
It started out with a worry free trip to the airport and an almost uneventful plane ride- in fact, the plane ride was great! We sat next to a couple who was around our age, engaged to be married sometime in 2006, and adored children! It seemed too good to be true- she played cards with the girl next to her and he kept our son happy the whole trip. The only problem we had on the flight was the brief (?) yet potent tantrum our son threw when we got up to walk him around and he didn't want to sit back down. Still, all was well- the people on the plane loved him regardless!
By the time we got to our room we were in awe!!! We had a studio at Old Key West and immediately began planning on buying into the DVC!!! (We don't even have a house yet, so it will still be a few years before we can) We had a view of the golf course from the second floor, and our son loved the balcony- it was nice that he could wander out there too, without us worrying too much since we could see him from the entire room. We were taking pictures left and right, the towels, the way the Kleenex and even the toilet paper were folded into cute little shells, everything was just so fun, and it really felt like we were welcome there- truly a home away from home! That said, I think of all the people we encountered there (staff not included, they were wonderful) ONE was actually smiling! They all looked miserable- did we miss something? In fact, this seemed true of much of the people we saw at Walt Disney World I just didnt get it (notice I said DIDNT get it- I soon would).
Now, lets get into the gory details! We started off by asking the ferry boat captain if we would have time to get to our 6:40 priority seating at Chef Mickeys if we took the ferry downtown and caught a bus (this was at 5:30). He said we should, but he couldnt guarantee it. We decided to risk it, figuring we had over an hour and everything Ive read on the disboards seemed to say plan on an hour to get anywhere using Disney transportation That didnt turn out to be such a great idea, instead of the relaxing ferry ride and fun bus ride we were hoping for, we were sitting on the edge of our seats panicking about missing our seating, which we ended up being about a half an hour late for- but they forgave us, thankfully! The meal was fun and the food was good, we got some cute pics, but somehow, our son didnt have as much fun as we thought he would, which also lowered our morale a bit We would find out why on the bus ride home!
After dinner, we decided to head downtown to see the shops and briefly check out Disney Quest, since we did pay for it in the price of our tickets. We had no expectations of staying there for more than a half an hour or so unless our son was having a good time, but we never even made it! Just as the bus pulled to a stop, our son (who had not made a single complaint or whined one time that night) got sick all over himself and my husband! That is the first time he has ever actually thrown up (I dont count spitting up as a baby) and we were just shocked- we had no warning whatsoever! We cleaned up the bus the best we could, and headed straight for the bathrooms, which were not exactly close All we could do for him was strip him down to his diaper and take him straight home, my husband still wearing the remains of his meal He got sick again on the ferry, but we were expecting it and had a towel for clean up He did get sick a few more times that night, so our plans to go to Epcot at opening were out the window at that point! We felt so bad for him, but he was loving the attention he was getting from it, the little ham!
We all slept in until about 11:00 and since he woke up happy, we decided to chance Epcot (let me point out that we were not bringing a contagious child into the parks, my husband and I both shared meals and drinks with him the entire time and never got sick). Our original plans were to go to Epcot in the morning and have lunch at the San Angel Inn (which we had a priority seating for and of course missed), and then go to MGM after a nap/break and see playhouse Disney and a few other rides/attractions that we had picked out, but that went horribly awry Eating in Mexico was pretty much our sole reason for going to Epcot- my husband was really really looking forward to it. We didnt realize that they closed mid-day, so we took our time getting there since the park had very low crowds- we walked onto every ride with virtually no wait times! I did go on Soarin(all by myself at that) and the sign said it would be a 25 minute wait so I told my husband to go give our son a snack and meet me back here. It was a grueling one hour wait in line all by myself, with nothing but blank walls to stare at (with the exception of three large changing screens somewhere in the middle of the queue line) but the ride itself was pretty cool! Back to San Angel Inn- we arrived around 3:00 and they informed us that they were closed until 4:30, and my poor husband was crushed! I felt like it was somehow my fault, although I know it wasnt We headed over to the Nine Dragons in China, which was excellent, and felt that things had been somewhat redeemed after I promised my husband two meals at San Angel Inn on our next trip. Our son wasnt having the greatest time, but he was trying. He was tired and cranky when we got there, but an $8 baseball and the opportunity to throw about $3 in change into the fountain cheered him up quickly (he has expensive taste, but Id have paid three times as much to see him smile)! He was still not fully himself, but we could see that he was having a good time so we kept going. He found the jumping fountains and had a blast! Aside from needing a little extra sleep and refusing to eat, he was fine now- not quite his usual giddy self, but almost. It was a little disappointing to us not to see him as happy as we had expected him to be (had he not been sick) but we were just happy that he was feeling better at all!
I dont remember what time we finally arrived at MGM, but it was well after 5:00 because I remember missing the parade that I had wanted to see so badly. When we got there we headed straight for Playhouse Disney, only to have our hearts crushed when the sign stated that the last show of the Day was at 4:45! This was the most exciting part of the trip for us, since our son loves Bear in the Big Blue House We were devastated at this point, since it was our first full day down there and everything that could possibly have gone wrong did, and we had each missed the most important thing to us for that trip. We only had two day park hoppers and the second one was dedicated to Magic Kingdom, since we were sure it would be so crowded that we wouldnt get to see half of the things we wanted to. We were torn, but we decided that we would leave mid-day on Wednesday (our dedicated MK Day) to see the show. We sucked it up, and managed to make it on one ride before heading over to see Fantasmic, which was great! The day ended with no more episodes from our son, so we figured we were in the clear- he had even eaten a small yet decent meal during Fantasmic Ill end it here to keep it (somewhat) short and will post a continuing thread either later tonight or tomorrow (Ill also post a link to it). Thanks for reading!!!
Here are the links to the rest of my trip report
part two- http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=813524
part three- http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=8563202#post8563202
part four- http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=8567484#post8567484
It started out with a worry free trip to the airport and an almost uneventful plane ride- in fact, the plane ride was great! We sat next to a couple who was around our age, engaged to be married sometime in 2006, and adored children! It seemed too good to be true- she played cards with the girl next to her and he kept our son happy the whole trip. The only problem we had on the flight was the brief (?) yet potent tantrum our son threw when we got up to walk him around and he didn't want to sit back down. Still, all was well- the people on the plane loved him regardless!
By the time we got to our room we were in awe!!! We had a studio at Old Key West and immediately began planning on buying into the DVC!!! (We don't even have a house yet, so it will still be a few years before we can) We had a view of the golf course from the second floor, and our son loved the balcony- it was nice that he could wander out there too, without us worrying too much since we could see him from the entire room. We were taking pictures left and right, the towels, the way the Kleenex and even the toilet paper were folded into cute little shells, everything was just so fun, and it really felt like we were welcome there- truly a home away from home! That said, I think of all the people we encountered there (staff not included, they were wonderful) ONE was actually smiling! They all looked miserable- did we miss something? In fact, this seemed true of much of the people we saw at Walt Disney World I just didnt get it (notice I said DIDNT get it- I soon would).
Now, lets get into the gory details! We started off by asking the ferry boat captain if we would have time to get to our 6:40 priority seating at Chef Mickeys if we took the ferry downtown and caught a bus (this was at 5:30). He said we should, but he couldnt guarantee it. We decided to risk it, figuring we had over an hour and everything Ive read on the disboards seemed to say plan on an hour to get anywhere using Disney transportation That didnt turn out to be such a great idea, instead of the relaxing ferry ride and fun bus ride we were hoping for, we were sitting on the edge of our seats panicking about missing our seating, which we ended up being about a half an hour late for- but they forgave us, thankfully! The meal was fun and the food was good, we got some cute pics, but somehow, our son didnt have as much fun as we thought he would, which also lowered our morale a bit We would find out why on the bus ride home!
After dinner, we decided to head downtown to see the shops and briefly check out Disney Quest, since we did pay for it in the price of our tickets. We had no expectations of staying there for more than a half an hour or so unless our son was having a good time, but we never even made it! Just as the bus pulled to a stop, our son (who had not made a single complaint or whined one time that night) got sick all over himself and my husband! That is the first time he has ever actually thrown up (I dont count spitting up as a baby) and we were just shocked- we had no warning whatsoever! We cleaned up the bus the best we could, and headed straight for the bathrooms, which were not exactly close All we could do for him was strip him down to his diaper and take him straight home, my husband still wearing the remains of his meal He got sick again on the ferry, but we were expecting it and had a towel for clean up He did get sick a few more times that night, so our plans to go to Epcot at opening were out the window at that point! We felt so bad for him, but he was loving the attention he was getting from it, the little ham!
We all slept in until about 11:00 and since he woke up happy, we decided to chance Epcot (let me point out that we were not bringing a contagious child into the parks, my husband and I both shared meals and drinks with him the entire time and never got sick). Our original plans were to go to Epcot in the morning and have lunch at the San Angel Inn (which we had a priority seating for and of course missed), and then go to MGM after a nap/break and see playhouse Disney and a few other rides/attractions that we had picked out, but that went horribly awry Eating in Mexico was pretty much our sole reason for going to Epcot- my husband was really really looking forward to it. We didnt realize that they closed mid-day, so we took our time getting there since the park had very low crowds- we walked onto every ride with virtually no wait times! I did go on Soarin(all by myself at that) and the sign said it would be a 25 minute wait so I told my husband to go give our son a snack and meet me back here. It was a grueling one hour wait in line all by myself, with nothing but blank walls to stare at (with the exception of three large changing screens somewhere in the middle of the queue line) but the ride itself was pretty cool! Back to San Angel Inn- we arrived around 3:00 and they informed us that they were closed until 4:30, and my poor husband was crushed! I felt like it was somehow my fault, although I know it wasnt We headed over to the Nine Dragons in China, which was excellent, and felt that things had been somewhat redeemed after I promised my husband two meals at San Angel Inn on our next trip. Our son wasnt having the greatest time, but he was trying. He was tired and cranky when we got there, but an $8 baseball and the opportunity to throw about $3 in change into the fountain cheered him up quickly (he has expensive taste, but Id have paid three times as much to see him smile)! He was still not fully himself, but we could see that he was having a good time so we kept going. He found the jumping fountains and had a blast! Aside from needing a little extra sleep and refusing to eat, he was fine now- not quite his usual giddy self, but almost. It was a little disappointing to us not to see him as happy as we had expected him to be (had he not been sick) but we were just happy that he was feeling better at all!
I dont remember what time we finally arrived at MGM, but it was well after 5:00 because I remember missing the parade that I had wanted to see so badly. When we got there we headed straight for Playhouse Disney, only to have our hearts crushed when the sign stated that the last show of the Day was at 4:45! This was the most exciting part of the trip for us, since our son loves Bear in the Big Blue House We were devastated at this point, since it was our first full day down there and everything that could possibly have gone wrong did, and we had each missed the most important thing to us for that trip. We only had two day park hoppers and the second one was dedicated to Magic Kingdom, since we were sure it would be so crowded that we wouldnt get to see half of the things we wanted to. We were torn, but we decided that we would leave mid-day on Wednesday (our dedicated MK Day) to see the show. We sucked it up, and managed to make it on one ride before heading over to see Fantasmic, which was great! The day ended with no more episodes from our son, so we figured we were in the clear- he had even eaten a small yet decent meal during Fantasmic Ill end it here to keep it (somewhat) short and will post a continuing thread either later tonight or tomorrow (Ill also post a link to it). Thanks for reading!!!
Here are the links to the rest of my trip report
part two- http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=813524
part three- http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=8563202#post8563202
part four- http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=8567484#post8567484
I will post the conclusion tomorrow (technically later today), and will have a link to it from here. Right now, I'm off to bed! 
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After thinking it was the plane ride, we thought it might have been that his milk was too old (we were so rushed at the airport that we didn't think about how long it had been out before giving it to him) but even that wouldn't have caused him to get sick two again two days later... (we opted not to give him any milk for the rest of the trip, just to be safe).
Now I know why! 
