Timandlesley’s how to win a dream in 10 days 11/15 NEW PTR UP!! pg. 94 has link!!!

[MouseFan Down Under]

Hey Lesley

Awesome update. It looked as though you guys had a great night out!

Your dinner looked amazing...dessert especially!!!

Can't believe you are almost finished...what will I do?!?!?...I know, I'll just go there myself!!!

 

[Sooze]

Just love it when good things happen to good Disney people. If anyone deserved surprise FPs... it's the two of you!

When we meet up in Disney someday, our husbands can enjoy steak together. How funny that they always seem to get that!

So proud of you both for enjoying another little getaway, and even prouder of your kids who were excited to let you do that!

Are you back in school yet? I started last Thursday..and my class roster is up to 28 KIDS!! That's a lot of bodies to cram into one room...

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Totally coming out of lurkdom. I am dying to know the surprise. And 17 nights is like some kind of Disney fantasy. LOL. I can not wait to hear that trip report. You will have to do some of it live or something. I am sad to see this come to an end but hopefully the pre-trip for the 17 night trip will start soon after this trip report is completed!!!! hint hint hint

 

[timandlesley]

Wow...that trip next year sounds AWESOME!!!! I have to go back now and read your latest chapter but thank in advance for the great morning read!

Oh, and if you buy APs you'll be able to get the DDE card for tons of savings -- even on adult beverages!!!

We are so excited. Yes, we are doing the AP's but also probably doing the dining plan, do you think buying the DDE card ON TOP of the dining plan is the way to go? Do they last a year like the AP's?
Lesley

wow 17! the longest we made it was 11 then we got a little bored....but i was 14! now at 25 i could spend many more nights in disney.

i am glad mama melrose was good...i have ADR's for december there i will have to wait 16 weeks to try the pene!

hope life with a new puppy is going well!

We are so excited, every year we have wanted to stay longer, next year we can! You will love the Pene! Puppy life is going great, thanks for asking.

That is so cool!!! What a great idea! All of you had a great night! I love the hidden Mickey's and the Dis on the plate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe

Not the last day already????????????????????????????? I hate last days!

Great update and I can't wait to hear about MK!

I can't believe it, I wanted to wrap it up before I head back to school and it looks like that will happen.

WOW!!!! 17 nights how lucky are you all! That will be SOME TR!!!! can't wait to hear all the details on THAT!

Sounds like a great last night, how cool that you and Tim got 2 nights out by yourselfs this trip... Love Tim's creative side at dinner hehe...

It was such fun, glad you enjoyed Tim's antics

Wow 17 days!!! That is awesome and y'all should have a great time...I will def. have to find your TR on that!

Looks like you and Tim had a great night out and that calamari looked really yummy! Looking forward to seeing how your morning at MK goes.

Yes, that will be some TR! Stay tuned

I'm so sad to hear that the last day is approaching. I truly enjoy reading your trip reports. But I can't wait for next year's report for 17 days!! What a fabulous trip that is going to be!!!

I am sad too, but another one will be right around the corner and a 17 night/18 day one at that!!!

Loved the update. I think DH and I are planning a night out for a couple hours without the kids too . Sad your trippie iss ending soon, but looking forward to your last MK day!! Your 17 night trip is going to be wonderful!! I might be taking DH on the DVC tour this trip.

Enjoy the DVC tour, let me know if you need a referral, I think with the promotion right now you get 500 Disney Visa card if you use a current DVC member referral.

What a GREAT night! I am sooo jealous!!! I would LOVE to have a night out just DH and I...so glad that worked for you guys! I'm Dying to hear about your last day at MK!!! Keep it comin'!!

Glad you enjoyed the update.

Another great update - can't believe it is almost over.....


Can't wait for the rest AND the next pre-trip!!

17 DAYS!!!!!

Hang on, more to come.

i've been reading your tr for a while and enjoying every bit of it. glad you had time to be with just your dh.

Thanks for reading/posting

wow.......17 nights? that's amazing! there's no way i could ever do that because i'm self-employed and when i don't work, i don't make money. so unless i win the lottery that's not happening. i'm totally jealous!

Well you could join DVC : )

Okay, Tim is super cool for giving a shout out to the DIS! My DH would never do that unless it was to make total fun of me. He does not get my love for the DIS. He gets the Disney love though. I am working on my muggle!

Glad you enjoyed the shout out

Great installment, loved the night out for you and Tim, and some fun at the Cub's Den for the kids.

I really can't imagine going for 17 days. Wow is all I can say. "No Way" would be my DH response. Oh well, I will have to stick with my short trips!

BTW, Leslie, Tim may have scored more points in the TSM. But your accuracy rate was higher! I'm a sports nut, so I look at all statistics. I am recovering from my Brewer/National game yesterday afternoon, then 2 hour each way ride to see the Green Bay Packers in Monday night football last night. Are you a Cincy fan? We sat right behind the Cincy bench last night, what a FUN exhausting day! It was weird to watch the Packers without Brett.

You will have some major planning to do for a 17 day trip, can't wait for that PTR. What fun!

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I'm a huge Cincy fan.

for the 17 night stay!! I can't wait to hear what wonderful things happened the last day!!!!!

I can't wait to tell you!

 

[punkin413]

Well you could join DVC : )

gotta pay off some student loans and credit cards first. oh, yeah.....and have a baby! but someday!

 

[troobabiee7]

What a great update! I'm so glad the two of you got to enjoy another night out while the kids had fun on their own. How was Mama Melrose?! And congrats on booking the 17-night trip, that's awesome! We always go for extended trips and they're the absolute best. Will there be a pre-trip in the works any time soon?

 

[CRSNDSNY]

We are so excited. Yes, we are doing the AP's but also probably doing the dining plan, do you think buying the DDE card ON TOP of the dining plan is the way to go? Do they last a year like the AP's?
Lesley

Yes, we've done that. If you do not get the Deluxe Dining plan with the three TSs a day, I think this can be a great savings! I see that you and Tim, too (just like us) like to get the fun alcoholic beverages throughout the trip. The DDE for that alone can really add up to some serious savings on the booze. When we did the DDP we only had the one TS/day, so we were able to use the DDE card for all the other TS not covered by DDP. In addition, you'll see that you can get a DVC member discount for some meals (just not alcohol).

 

[cjhinch]

Wow, I am behind on your report so I have to reply on a couple of updates in one post!

I'm sorry your dinner at San Angel was so bad. We were there on our last trip, not to eat, just to look around and ride the ride, and the food smelled so good we wanted to try it. I'm glad we didn't get to! LOL I can't believe they have substituted Tostitoes chips and salsa for what should be authentic! What a ripoff!

You guys found all the things at Epcot that we have never seen! There is so much there we have missed on our last trips, so lots of new things for us to try next time!

I am so excited that you got another night out alone! I don't think my kids would have gone for that, but you never know! Your dinner at Mama Melrose's looked awesome. We have never eaten there.....may have to give it a try!

I'm sad you are on your last day already. I will miss reading about your family! But I am excited( and jealous) to see you will be there for 17 days! That is incredible! Can't wait to hear about that trip!

 

[timandlesley]

The suspense is killin!! Can't wait to hear about
this very special last day..though I do hate to see this great
TR end!!!

Soon, I promise!

Oh NO. Your TR is almost over! That is terrible!! LOL

I am glad you guys got to enjoy another night out without kids!!

I know, I can't believe it either

We are going to do the date night thing as well since DH parents are coming to disney with us. We are going to eat at Chefs Defrance. First I had Kona Booked and as much as I had wanted to eat there I rather try the french place because its different and I never get a chance to eat french food.

You will love it. I've never tried Chefs Defrance, hope you love it. Have fun on your night out.

What a lovely evening, how great the CM gave you TSM FP's, love all the photos

Glad you liked it.

While I'm a bit jealous of the 17 days, that means a much longer trip report for us to read!

True, very true! Way to look on the bright side : )

LOVED your trip report.
It took me 2 days to read it all but loved every page and the pictures of Disney, your family and of Mickey(the dog) was great.
Now I go to go back and read your previous TR.
Hope to make a preTR soon myself (have never done that) and then looking forward to posting my TR in Dec. which will be by no means comparable to yours.

Glad you found us and got all caught up. Enjoy the previous TR.
Lesley

So sad that your TR is ending! What a great way to spend your last night -- having another date night!

17 Days!!! That will be awesome!!! We are booked for June 6 -- 13 next year so we will miss each other .

I'm sad it's ending soon too, and sad we'll miss eachother, someday we'll have to overlap I'm sure.

Tim and Lesley - So sorry I haven't been around for the last half of your TR. LTO sometimes, and it did this summer. Now that the kids are back in school, I was able to make up lost time on my TR's. I finally caught up yesterday. Lesley, you do such an amazing job recounting your trip. It is like a novel that I just can't put down. I feel that I am right there with you the whole time. Can't wait to hear about the last day. Wasn't that they day you honored Loomis? I also have to say that your new baby, Mickey, is precious.

17 days!!!! Can't wait to read about that either. I promise to not stay away so long next time.

Well, glad you are back now and caught up. Stay tuned for the next update.

17 nights!!! How awesome!!! LOVED Tim's "shoutout" to the DIS and so glad that you two got another date night. What a magical trip your family had.......I can't wait to hear about your morning at the MK!!!

I know, I can't believe it. Glad yo uliked Tim's shoutout, I thought it was funny.

Hey gang!!! Loved the last update!!! I have an almost identical picture of Tom at the stormtroopers on our DHS day over on my TR!!! Those came out so good!! Congrats on another night out the two of you!! TOO fun!!! I am so excited for your 17 day excursion---a REAL dream come true!!!! Can't wait to hear all about it in a future PTR---which I am guessing will be starting soon?!?!?!? Pretty Please?!!!!!? Looking forward to the next update---can't wait at ALL!!!! Jen

Glad you enjoyed the update. I know, it really is a dream come true. I'll probably wait a bit on the PTR until school starts up and life settles down a bit but be on the lookout for it.
Lesley

Hey Lesley

Awesome update. It looked as though you guys had a great night out!

Your dinner looked amazing...dessert especially!!!

Can't believe you are almost finished...what will I do?!?!?...I know, I'll just go there myself!!!

Glad you enjoyed it. I can't believe it's almost finished either!

Just love it when good things happen to good Disney people. If anyone deserved surprise FPs... it's the two of you!

When we meet up in Disney someday, our husbands can enjoy steak together. How funny that they always seem to get that!

So proud of you both for enjoying another little getaway, and even prouder of your kids who were excited to let you do that!

Are you back in school yet? I started last Thursday..and my class roster is up to 28 KIDS!! That's a lot of bodies to cram into one room...

Yes, Tim and Matt will have to share steak in Disney together someday. We go back on Tuesday, can't believe you already started? When do you get out? We go til' mid June this year which STINKS! 28 kids, OMG!!!! That is CRAZY! Good luck to you.
Lesley

Totally coming out of lurkdom. I am dying to know the surprise. And 17 nights is like some kind of Disney fantasy. LOL. I can not wait to hear that trip report. You will have to do some of it live or something. I am sad to see this come to an end but hopefully the pre-trip for the 17 night trip will start soon after this trip report is completed!!!! hint hint hint

So glad you came out of lurkdom to post, WELCOME! Pre Trip will start before winter so look for it!

gotta pay off some student loans and credit cards first. oh, yeah.....and have a baby! but someday!

Oh Dawn, priorities priorities priorites ; ) Just kidding of course : )

What a great update! I'm so glad the two of you got to enjoy another night out while the kids had fun on their own. How was Mama Melrose?! And congrats on booking the 17-night trip, that's awesome! We always go for extended trips and they're the absolute best. Will there be a pre-trip in the works any time soon?

Glad you enjoyed it. We love Mama Melrose I think the food their is yummy. Pre Trip will be out by winter for sure so look for it. I can't stay away for long!
Lesley

Yes, we've done that. If you do not get the Deluxe Dining plan with the three TSs a day, I think this can be a great savings! I see that you and Tim, too (just like us) like to get the fun alcoholic beverages throughout the trip. The DDE for that alone can really add up to some serious savings on the booze. When we did the DDP we only had the one TS/day, so we were able to use the DDE card for all the other TS not covered by DDP. In addition, you'll see that you can get a DVC member discount for some meals (just not alcohol).

That is cool, we may look into that. Does it last a year like the AP's?

Wow, I am behind on your report so I have to reply on a couple of updates in one post!

I'm sorry your dinner at San Angel was so bad. We were there on our last trip, not to eat, just to look around and ride the ride, and the food smelled so good we wanted to try it. I'm glad we didn't get to! LOL I can't believe they have substituted Tostitoes chips and salsa for what should be authentic! What a ripoff!

You guys found all the things at Epcot that we have never seen! There is so much there we have missed on our last trips, so lots of new things for us to try next time!

I am so excited that you got another night out alone! I don't think my kids would have gone for that, but you never know! Your dinner at Mama Melrose's looked awesome. We have never eaten there.....may have to give it a try!

I'm sad you are on your last day already. I will miss reading about your family! But I am excited( and jealous) to see you will be there for 17 days! That is incredible! Can't wait to hear about that trip!

Glad you got all caught up. Yes, there is so much to be seen in Epcot. The other night out was AWESOME! You should try Mama's sometime, we love it.
Lesley

 

[CRSNDSNY]

That is cool, we may look into that. Does it last a year like the AP's?

Yes!

 

[IcePrincess467]

17 days is awesome!! DH & I just returned from our 17 day trip and had a blast!! Will y'all be staying at your DVC? I will be posting my TR soon, so please check it out!!

 

[momtotanmanandraerae]

Tim and Lesley - Congrats on DVC (I know I am late...crazy summer)!! We bought into DVC in 2006 and love it! We went to Disney's Hilton Head last summer too. That was amazing...a great relaxing vacation Disney style! You should definitely try that sometime! 17 days is great!! Since we joined we have been doing 12 day vacations. We love having a lot of time to be in Disney....you don't feel like you have to cram everything in. Also, we do the DDE card too instead of the Dining Plan. It gives you 20% of your bill which includes drinks....it costs $60 and you can only get it if you are an AP holder which you guys will be! We do the same thing with our APs too.....last year went end of November and this year going beginning of November. Two vacations for the price of one!! Also, one tip, don't ever try one-bedrooms because you will never want to go back to a studio!! That was our mistake. So this year we are spending all 12 nights in an one-bedroom. Luckily, my family has points that they are giving us! Your trip is going great...can't wait to hear the rest!!!

 

[timandlesley]

So our last day had finally arrived. The bags were packed and I called Bell Services bright and early around 7:15 to come and get our bags, then we headed to the bus stop for our LAST day at Magic Kingdom. I was so sad it was ending but also excited for our last MK day. Here are the kids (Lauren’s doing a cartwheel I think) at the bus stop:

Then the bus came :

We had made breakfast reservations at Crystal Palace for our last day at 8:05 a.m.
We got to the park right around 8 o’clock and grabbed a stroller, Tim made this sign for our stroller:

If you can’t read it, it says “Got Castle?” boy do I wish!!!
Then we headed to Crystal Palace

The check in line was CRAZY long:

As I waited in the super long line thinking we’d never make it out before park opening I watched Tim and kids on the bridge, I was just soaking in every last MK moment:

My view of the castle:

Then about 8:15 we were called and walked into the beautiful restaurant:

We told our server who was awesome, that it was our last day and we’d like to eat, settle the bill quickly and get out by rope drop. We hurried through no problem. The characters came fast which was a good thing:

We exited around 8:45, amazing isn’t it, it was a bit hurried but we had a GREAT breakfast and we headed for the rope drop. There was a family standing there and their daughter had just come from the Bippety Boppety Botique all dressed as Tinkerbell and they were standing next to us at rope drop. Tim asked them if they had heard about waking up Tinkerbell, they had never heard of it. Tim gave them the tips of running to Tinkerbells Treasures at rope drop and asking to wake her up, they were excited about this opportunity. (we later found out they DID get to wake up Tinkerbell, it felt good passing along this hidden treasure to them).
The CM’s started to come out and look at the ropes about 8:50, Tim did this silly lasso thing to the lady like he was lassoing her and pulling her towards us and she totally played along. Well………… his charm worked because next thing you knew we were selected AS THE ROYAL FAMILY OF THE DAY AT MAGIC KINGDOM!!!! We were whisked under the ropes and were the first family to enter Magic Kingdom for rides.
Here is my view as we walked in:

Here is the wonderful CM telling us about the magical moment we had been granted, and explaining it to the kids, passing out our royal family stickers, kids having fun with the bubbles that were being blown for us etc.:

They announced us to everyone who was standing at the rope, it was so cool. Here she is making out our certificate:

After we were announced they took this picture of us, we were on cloud nine!!!

Here are my happy kids with their Princess and Prince for the day stickers on:

Then the CM turned into our personal guide and asked us what ride we wanted to ride before the park opened. We wanted to ride Small World again but they said it wasn’t open yet so we asked for Peter Pan, they said NO PROBLEM and they escorted us to Peter Pan (the rope still had not dropped for the park, SO COOL!)
Here we are heading to Peter Pan:

The CM was talking to Lauren, she told her that is why we were picked, that she was a sucker for purple and she saw Lauren as soon as she rounded the bend, this made Lauren proud:

Walking into the empty cue for Peter Pan:

The CM pointed out a cool hidden Mickey in a tree in the line:

Then we loaded our ships and WE WERE OFF:

A picture of the ride:

When the ride stopped the park still hadn’t opened and the CM’s there asked “do you want to ride again?” SURE!!!!!!!!!! So we rode AGAIN!!!

After that I thought our CM escort would be gone but she was still there and asked us what we wanted to ride next, I couldn’t believe it. Lauren really wanted to ride Pooh’s honey pots so we asked to ride that next, she escorted us there too!!!

 

[timandlesley]

She took us behind the line and we got right into a honey pot with NO WAIT! (the park was open at this point)
Here are Lauren and I in our pot:

Here is a happy Tim holding up our Royal Family of The Day Certificate:

A REALLY REALLY HAPPY LAUREN ON HER FAVORITE RIDE:

Tim to say bye to Pooh:

After the ride was over we were still on cloud 9. We looked over at the tea cups and there was no line so we hopped over there.

Luke took this of me on the ride:

Tim didn’t ride, he hates things that spin. He checked out Snow Whites Scary Adventure on his own, after we got off he told us it isn’t that bad and the kids could do it no problem, so we headed over to Snow Whites Scary Adventure as a family.Here is a happy Tim in line with his Royal Sticker:

Tim sat with Lauren so he could tell her what was coming next so she wouldn’t be scared. Here are some pics I took on the ride:

Then we decided to make it to rope drop for Toontown. We were hoping we’d double our luck and get picked to ride Goofy’s Barnstormer first. Here came the crew:

They picked another family, no big deal, we already had our moment. We were the first family in when the rope officially dropped and we ran to Goofy’s:

And we enjoyed a great ride aboard the Barnstormer:

Then we headed to the Judges tent to say bye to our best pal Mickey:

We were surprised that Minnie was there too, we had fun visiting with them:

When we exited the picture area we WERE SO THRILLED TO SEE THE DREAM SQUAD THERE:

We got our second dream of the day, DREAM EARS FOR ALL:

Picture of the kids in front of Mickey’s house with their ears on:

WE WERE SO EXCITED. I had promised the kids they could play in the Donald’s boat area, it was such a hot day, I didn’t care if they got wet because I knew it would dry:

After that we decided to go to Tomorrowland and get some rides in over there. We stopped on our way for some ice cream. As we were enjoying our ice cream cones Tim and I started talking about how we had 2 snack credits left and wouldn’t use them. So I started looking for a family that I could buy ice cream for. I saw a family approach with two adorable boys and they started to get cash out to give to the other to stand in line and buy ice cream. I rushed over and said “can I buy your boys some ice cream?” They of course smiled and said sure. I explained to them today was our last day and we had 2 snack credits left and I’d love to do this for them. They were so excited, it really was cool. They took a photo of me with the boys and the ice cream for their scrap book, Tim took this shot of me and the awesome family:

Turns out they messed up making the cones too and all four of them ending up getting ice cream for free, TOO COOL!
Then we headed over to ride the Tomorrowland Transit authority one last time:

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[timandlesley]

We had left over FP’s for Buzz so we used them up too. Here is Lauren in line:

Happy Tim in line:

We let the kids ride together:

I was so excited because I was actually beating Tim, this NEVER happens. Then I looked over and his SCORE WENT NUTS, CHECK OUT HIS FINAL SCORE:

I couldn’t believe it. I was still proud of my score though:

Here is our ride photo, intense as always : )

We stopped for some funny exit photos:

Tim had a hand full of fast passes for everything from Space Mountain to Splash Mountain, it really was a haul, he found a family and passed them off, they were very appreciative. Gotta love spreading that Disney magic onto others.
Then unfortunately it was time to grab lunch and head out, I couldn’t believe it was officially coming to an end. We walked slowly towards Casey’s for lunch. Tim went in to get food and I got a table with the kids outside. I thought it was cool how they had this guy playing the piano outside, gotta love the small touches everywhere that Disney throws in:

Happy kids with their hot dogs:

Time to go, kids walked hand in hand towards the exit:

Luke didn’t want to let go, he didn’t want to loose her again, they remained hand in hand towards the boat dock:

Tim turned and took this of me, I was so sad:

Still heading to the boat dock, I kept snapping away:

Waiting for our boat:

They really do love eachother:

We loaded our boat and headed to Wilderness Lodge. I took this as we pulled in because I knew it was my last view of the lodge/dock from the boat:

The kids were still holding hands, too cute:

Tim heading up to the lobby:

We still had about 15 minutes until our Magical Express pick up time so we hung out in the lobby soaking it in for a few minutes:

Poor Luke (a boy after his mothers heart) has a meltdown at the end of every vacation. He came stumbling towards me and collapsed on the couch crying, here is the shot Tim took of this:

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[timandlesley]

Then we headed outside to wait for our bus:

The kids had fun playing on the hills:

We waited for about 30 minutes, STILL NO BUS, I went up and asked and they said they were aware of the problem, some issue with a wheelchair ramp at the Contemporary resort. GREAT. So we continued to wait:

At this point it was AN HOUR LATE!!! This was getting beyond ridiculous. We now had 2 hours before our flight would leave and I was getting a little nervous, we all were wondering if the bus would ever come:

FINALLY with a little under 2 hours to spare until our flight left the ME bus appeared:

The lady who came out looked clueless and took FOREVER to check everyones boarding passes. Tim had to load the luggage on for her. Then once everyone was FINALLY loaded we sat there for like 15 minutes, we have no idea why and people were getting very irritated included us. This poor couple behind us was the couple who had trouble with the wheelchair lift at the Contemporary. This poor wife and her husband she said the driver had no idea how to operate the lift and they had to call a supervisor over to load him,she was a nervous wreck not knowing how they would unload him at the airport, she was only an hour and a half away from flight time.
This went from bad to worse quickly. She literally drove 15 miles per hour, took the wrong exit, went through a toll booth, ended up PULLING OVER ON THE HIGHWAY not saying a word to us when she was lost. No announcement, nothing. We kept saying “where are we?” “Do you know what you are doing?” to which we got no response. At this point we were still a LONG way away from the airport with no sign of us going in the right direction, I got on the phone and got a supervisor. They assured me someone would meet the bus. We finally get to the airport and she has no idea where to unload us. She circled the airport about 3 times, ramping curbs each time. She was supposed to drop us off down below where all the Magical Express buses load and unload, instead she drops us at a United airlines terminal (we were Southwest) We now had FIFTY minutes until our flight was supposed to take off, the poor couple behind me had 30 minutes and her husband still wasn’t off the bus. Oh wait, I left out the best part. When we stopped at the United airlines terminal we were staying on hoping she’d take us to Southwest, I look out the window and she is chucking luggage off the bus to people who were getting off, I looked down and said to Tim, “That lady has our carry on”. Tim trucked it off the bus and sure enough she had given some lady OUR CARRY ON! YIKES. This was such a freakin’ nightmare. Tim and I were sooooooooooo ticked off. When Tim got off and was getting the luggage he took the driver to the side nicely and asked if she knew what she was doing, she replied "I really don't, this is only my second day on the job." Oh, by the way, Lauren had fallen asleep during all the madness. We now had 45 minutes until our flight was to depart, and we were at the wrong terminal, I had to wake up my SLEEPY daughter and lug her SCREAMING to the terminal trying to get our luggage checked in, THIS WAS SUCH A NIGHTMARE. Then we hurried through security, Tim was hopping one shoe on one shoe off (I had to laugh) and trying to pull his pants up due to his belt being off : ) towards the tram. We finally get to the terminal with 10 minutes to spare all completely stressed out from this horrible experience and our flight was delayed due to a storm. UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Tim calls the supervisor back from Magical Express who tells him to WRITE A LETTER about the experience, Tim was so ticked off at this point I could see steam coming out of his ears. I was so upset because this was such a magical day for us after such a magical vacation and I didn’t want this to ruin it for us.
Well, we finally boarded the plane an hour later and arrived in Columbus safe and sound, got our transfer to the hotel, got in our car and headed for home. It felt good to sleep in our own beds that night.
And so ends our 2008 Disney Vacation, what a GLORIOUS time (minus the horrible ME incident).
There is nothing like a Disney Vacation and I am so happy we are now Disney Vacation Club Members and will have many many more years of these magical trips together, and I can’t wait to share them all with you. Thanks for reading and coming along with us on another journey, stay tuned for more Tim and Lesley adventures in the future!! Hope you enjoyed the ride!

Tim, Lesley, Luke and Lauren!!!!!

Signing off

 

[MomofCKJ]

Great TR! What a mess at the end though, yikes! Was she a new driver or what?

Thanks for sharing your story and all your great pics!

Allyson

 

[vassar36]

Fantastic trip report!!! So sad its over , but what a great way to spend your last day in the MK!

For our next trip we have some time to spend in a park on our last day and will be staying at WL, so you gave us some great ideas of what to do.. I was debating which park to go to and I think we will do MK now after reading your report.

Sounds like the ME experince was a nightmare, glad you made it to your flight in time, so it all worked out in the end...

Ok so when do you start writting you PTR?

 

[mom2jcc]

What a truly magical vacation!! I am so happy for you guys and literally am wiping the tears away right now because I hated to see you guys leave. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your family vacation with us. It has become a yearly tradition for me to read your report. I have learned so much from you guys the last 3 years I can't wait for you guys to experience DVC

 

[team weasel]

So how many days until the next trip? Beyond that, how many days until you start your PTR!?!?!?!?!?

What a mess on that DME bus!!!! I wonder if the couple from the Contemporary made their flight.

I really, really want me some of those dream ears. Maybe I will steal Tim's idea make me a t-shirt that says "got ears?"

I enjoyed reading about your adventures as always.

Peace Love and Mouse