(Sprite) Prologue: "No Worries"

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This is my first trip report ever, please forgive me for my stupid newbie mistakes.

Prologue: “No Worries”

me, 38, disneyholic mom
Moose dh36, disneyholic dad
Fauna dd15, responsible sister
Flora 16, Fauna’s friend
Grumpy dd8, stubborn sister
Imp dd4, mischievous sister

Friday, July 1st
4:00 am. Who’s idea was it to leave on an early flight? Oh right, that would be me. We load up the crew and head to the airport. 6 months of planning, 2 hours in the car, 2 hours in the airport, 2 hours in the air and we are in Orlando. The airport looks much better than the last time we were here (the day Charley hit) No broken glass, no puddles, no smell of mildew. And this time, no luggage to haul through the airport.

We used Magical Express, it was mostly uneventful. One slight hitch when we checked in. Magical Express had us checking out two days later on Sunday. We are switching resorts on Sunday, not going home on Sunday. “No worries,” says the cm, “I’ll just delete this info and you can call and correct your departure date after you check in at the Beach Club Villas.” No worries. Turns out she was right.

We arrived at All Star Music after a very brief wait for a bus. When we checked in we were helped by a wonderful cm, Faiza. Faiza is my new best friend. We were initially assigned two connecting rooms in the Country Fair building. For those of you who are unfamiliar with All Star Music, the Country Fair section is basically on the other side of the planet, waaaaaay far away from the main building and the bus stop.

“Would it be possible for us to get rooms in the Jazz building?” Faiza very nicely doesn’t laugh at me. She does say she had checked already for another couple and nothing was available. After a few minutes of friendly banter, “Well, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to call and check, I just don’t want you to get your hopes up.”

Faiza called and the phone rang and rang and rang. I am not exaggerating, she waited at least 8 minutes for someone to pick up. Moose was ready to go, accept the long walk and get out of line already. Nope, I’m waiting. “Hi, this is Faiza, I have a family here who would like connecting rooms in Jazz Inn. Yes, I know. O.k.. Ha ha”

“Are they laughing at us?” Faiza, my new best friend, says, “No, in fact they have connecting rooms available for you and one of them is ready now.”

No worries. I am so excited I am literally jumping up and down. Faiza says,“Is she always like this?” My husband responds, “Yes, that’s why I married her.”

We head to our rooms so we can drop off our stuff (packed extra in case our luggage “magically” disappears)

Prologue: "No Worries"
[thread=860708]Chapter 1: "I see people"[/thread]
[thread=860964]Chapter 2: "No Princess Pictures!"[/thread]
[thread=861012]Chapter 3: “Don’t Worry, about a thing”[/thread]
[thread=861246]Chapter 4: “Teach Me Norwegian”[/thread]
[thread=861317]Chapter 5: “I’ve already signed this”[/thread]
[thread=861368]Chapter 6: “Forget about it”[/thread]
[thread=861418]Chapter 7: “I don’t have a favorite”[/thread]
[thread=861465]Chapter 8: “How many days ‘til our next trip?”[/thread]

Imp riding the Magical Express bus:

 

[Minniespal]

Enjoyed reading your report ~ Can't wait to read more.

Thanks for posting.

 

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Enjoyed reading your report ~ Can't wait to read more.

Thanks for posting.

Thanks for reading!

 

[daisy_77]

Thank you for sharing!

 

[PixieDust32]

I like your report!! Its very nice !

Thanks

 

[Stitchluver07]

great report so far!! thanks for sharing it

 

[SqueakyMouse]

I'm enjoying your report and can definitely relate. For the first time ever, we are NOT flying out before the sun is up!! Instead, we're leaving around 9 pm. We'll see if this is any improvement over that dazed feeling you have all day after having next to no sleep the night before.