Pics Galore!!! April 2007 trip report, first time onsite!!!

[soupy11]

Hope your having a magical day!

We are just home from our trip and feeling miserable. What better way to get over it than to post a trip report (all the while planning our 2008 trip!).


The cast.

Sher (my GF, live in, deeply in love.)


Sher is 27, going to University of Waterloo to become a teacher. Has only been to disney once, and that was last year in a trip that was a bit stressful due to our traveling companions. We decided to try it again with just the two of us.

Rob (me.)

I have been going to disney since 1979. Have been a total of 10 times. Love the place and have no desire to slow down my yearly visits.

Marley (our pug)

She got to go live with close friends and had all kinds of adventures of her own. She kept a journal and would send us snippets via email to keep us in the loop!

Day 1

Buffalo, NY

We awoke at 4:00 am to a cool grey day in Buffalo. Our hotel (Radisson Williamsville) was about 10 minutes from the Buffalo Airport and due to the early hour of our departure we decided to stay overnight. We scarfed down some continental breakfast and jumped a shuttle to the airport.

We had 7:20 AM departure time with Southwest so we figured we should get there for 5:20. Good thing we did as the security was packed at this early hour. What is it about the checkpoints that make me so nervous? I got up to bat and forgot to take my belt off, couldn't get my laptop out of my bag, and forgot to take my hoodie off. The TSA guys were actually quite accomodating and helped me out. Once we got through we settled in for and hour and a half wait.

Our boarding was uneventful and we ended up sitting near some folks who were heading on a cruise. They pounded back the beers the whole way down! 7:30 AM is beer oclock I guess.

We landed around 10 and got our first glimpse of palm trees! Finding the Magical Express was easy and before we knew it we were aboard and heading to our resort!

And our resort is????

Stay TUNED!

 

[jenrose66]

Hi. Enjoyed your first installment. I'm from Buffalo too, not that you are from Buffalo, but you used the airport I enjoy Canada, especially when crossing the border to see the Tragically Hip

 

[OhMari]

Was it me, but we had the hardest time finding ME. When we got to the ground level, my dh walked out the door thinking the busses were outside. Me I walking the wrong way, turned around and found them the other way.

What dates were you there in April?

 

[soupy11]

Ok so we have arrived and are both marveling at the resort. Since this is a first time stay onsite we are both super excited. I go and line up to check-in and Sher heads to check out the bathroom. Why do they only have three people working the registration desk when there are 30 people in line??? Needless to say, the wait was quite long but worthwhile as we got our room (king size bed and everything!) assigned. The room was not ready so we had to check our carry-on bags with luggage assistance and head to MK! Quick stop at Everything Pop and Sher got herself some Crocs....disneyfied!!!

The bus was empty and the ride to Magic Kingdom was heavenly. It took approximately 12 minutes and they dropped us off right at the gate! NO TTC???? NO MONORAIL??? Yeehaw

We immediately headed to Casey's for lunch! Hot Dogs and Cokes. Sher got a tonne of Saurkraut on hers

I am going to include some dining reviews in here. Hope you guys don't mind too much. The hot dogs were delicious after a long trip and nothing to eat but continental breakfast. What do they put in these things? Man they were awesome.

After the dogs we went and saw Philharmagic. Sher had never seen it before and absolutely loved it.

We did a bit of walking around and then grabbed a dole whip. We had them last year and Sher had been talking about them for the past 11 months. Obviously they were yummy, I mean it's pineapple mixed with ice cream substance, whats not to love? (we had a 7pm ADR at Ohanas but could not resist the pineapple goodness.) Did I mention the pineapple? Wow.

 

[soupy11]

Hi OHMARI, we did not have trouble, I think we got lucky as we were following another group who had used it before.....!!!!
We were there April 18th to the 27th!

Jenrose66 - No are not Buffaloians but we do enjoy the Sabres! To fly out of Toronto is approx 700 - 1000 cdn with all the taxes and fees. Buffalo and Southwest did a return for two for $271 USD. How can you beat that? You know what? I have never seen the Hip....own all their albums though!

 

[eugeniuss]

curses to you for posting that Dole Whip...

 

[jenrose66]

Hi OHMARI, we did not have trouble, I think we got lucky as we were following another group who had used it before.....!!!!
We were there April 18th to the 27th!

Jenrose66 - No are not Buffaloians but we do enjoy the Sabres! To fly out of Toronto is approx 700 - 1000 cdn with all the taxes and fees. Buffalo and Southwest did a return for two for $271 USD. How can you beat that? You know what? I have never seen the Hip....own all their albums though!

Ok, I promise I will not hijack your thread with non trip related things...this is my last off topic post GO AND SEE THE HIP!!! Please, if you have a bad time you can email me and I will reimburse you for your ticket price. My dad started taking me at 16 and in the last 9 years I've seen them 15 to 20 times. My favorite places to catch a show are Copps Colliseum in Hamilton and the Molson Ampitheatre at Ontario Place.

But, I am enjoying reading your report. Me and Jake(dh) are counting down the days until we take Jack on his first trip at 14 months old. I'm hoping to hook him young so it's two against one when dh questions why we are going to Disney every year.

 

[soupy11]

After our delicious pineapple goodness we decided to go check out some shopping at the Contemporary. I had never been to this resort so was eager to check it out! Plus we got to ride the Monorail! As we passed by Main Street USA we noticed that the real world had invaded the Magic Kingdom.

Flags were at half-mast out of respect for the Virginia Tech victims......


We both had a silent moment of contemplation and realized how incredibly blessed we both were.


Once we arrived at the contemporary, we decided to do some shopping! I got myself a groovy hat and saw a really beautiful watch that I just had to get for Sher. I asked the guy behind the counter to run some interference for me while I purchased the watch. He kept an eye on Sher for me (who was blissfully unaware of my black ops) while I rang up the watch! Sher is a dedicated and professional shopaholic so my subterfuge was unnecessary.

I got the watch wrapped up and hid it in our backpack for later!

Kermit and Sher!

Contemporary is really incredible (I can see how people find it unthemed though)

Coming up - dinner at Ohana's and we get to see our room!

 

[soupy11]

Ok, I promise I will not hijack your thread with non trip related things...this is my last off topic post GO AND SEE THE HIP!!! Please, if you have a bad time you can email me and I will reimburse you for your ticket price. My dad started taking me at 16 and in the last 9 years I've seen them 15 to 20 times. My favorite places to catch a show are Copps Colliseum in Hamilton and the Molson Ampitheatre at Ontario Place.

But, I am enjoying reading your report. Me and Jake(dh) are counting down the days until we take Jack on his first trip at 14 months old. I'm hoping to hook him young so it's two against one when dh questions why we are going to Disney every year.

some day, some day. I will catch them, it's inevitable.

 

[tlhbdm]

Loving it so far!

 

[lazidazi07]

Our boarding was uneventful and we ended up sitting near some folks who were heading on a cruise. They pounded back the beers the whole way down! 7:30 AM is beer oclock I guess.






I got the watched wrapped up and hid it in our backpack for later!

How sweet!

I'm loving the trip report! You two are adorable!
Not to mention the cuteness of your puppy!

 

[soupy11]

Loving it so far!

Thanks!!!!

How sweet!

I'm loving the trip report! You two are adorable!

Aww thanks, so much!

 

[soupy11]

curses to you for posting that Dole Whip...

Did you know they have Pineapple in them? Pineapple!!! What will they think of next?

 

[rentayenta]

Love the pics and the report!

 

[MTstitch]

Loving your report so far and your pics, keep them coming!

 

[happyindisney]

I am really enjoying your TR!!

Can't wait for more!!!!!

 

[KathyRN137]

I'm in!

Kathy

 

[fletchers5]

Awesome pictures. Can I ask what type of camera you used. Those pictures are crystal clear.

 

[fterie4u]

Great report! We live in Buffalo but I am originally from Fort Erie!
Oh and GO SABRES!!!

 

[soupy11]

Love the pics and the report!

Thank you very much!

MTstitch - Loving your report so far and your pics, keep them coming!

Wil do, thanks for replying!

happy in disney - I am really enjoying your TR!!

Can't wait for more!!!!!

More coming today!!!

KathyRN137 - I'm in

Cool!