BelleM77
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First off, a little about ourselves... I'm 27 and my DH is 26. We live in Southern California and have been married 4 years. Since we live about 45 minutes away from DL, we have passes there and go as much as possible. Because of that, we didn't feel we had to do everything at the parks. We stayed on-site at the CBR and we used DME (and yes, we did have our tags). Since I already posted my dining reviews, I won't go into them again.
Day 1 - We arrived in Orlando around 4pm about 30 minutes late due to the rain. When we were going through the terminal, we expected to see someone from DME directing us where to go but we didn't see anyone. It wasn't a big deal, I just looked at what the DME booklet said and followed the directions. We found the DME counter without any problems and luckily, there was no line. At the counter they asked us how many bags we had (we chose NOT to pick them up from the baggage claim and let DME handle it), stamped our bus passes and directed us to the bus line. I think we waited in the bus line for about 15 minutes when they finally took our line and two other lines (CSR and another one I can't remember). We sat on the bus for another 10-15 minutes and we finally left. Lucky for us, the bus driver said we were the first stop. For the rest of our ride, we just relaxed and watched the movie.
We arrived at CBR a few minutes after 5pm. We checked in and walked over to our rooms in Barbados. Let me tell you, it was REALLY nice not to have to lug our luggage around. We were in room 1308 and that is on the bottom floor, facing the parking lot and by the hallway to more rooms and the pool. As soon as I saw the location, my heart sank. I just KNEW we were going to hear kids running around, cars all night, etc. I figured I would give it chance before I asked to switch rooms. Once we checked the room out, we called our families to let them know we arrived safely
and walked over to Old Port Royale for dinner at Shutters. The walk from Barbados to Old Port Royale was so nice and relaxing. I could see how some people wouldn't like it, but we loved it.
We got back to the room around 6:30 and took a nap. We woke up at 7:30 when our luggage arrived and went back to sleep. When we woke up, we decided to head over to MK since it closed at 2am. Lucky for us, our room was close to the bus stop. We waited for about 5 minutes and we were on our way to MK. As soon as we got to MK, we got our wristbands and started to head over to Tomorrowland. I think we got there around 9pm because Spectromagic was about to start and because of that, they were diverting the crowds through the CM parking lot into Tomorrowland. That saved us so much time and trouble because there were a TON of people there. The one ride we both wanted to do first was Space Mountain. Since it has been closed for refurbishment at DL for what seems like forever, we couldn't wait to ride it. After that we headed over to Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion and Big Thunder. After that we went back to Tomorrowland for a late dinner and then we went back to CBR.
Day 2 - True to form (and due to jet lag) we slept in. We headed over to Epcot around 10 or 11 and DH went straight to Mission Space. I get really sick on motion rides so I sat that one out.
After that we rode Test Track. We both LOVED it. We would have loved it more if the ride had not stopped right before the brake test but oh well. They seemed to have had a lot of problems on that ride. It broke down twice while we were in line. After Test Track, we wandered through Innoventions and sent e-mails to our families and DH's sergeant.
We also had lunch in The Land. Since we have Soarin' at home, we didn't even bother trying to ride it. After lunch we went Wandered through World Showcase. I thought I would give DH a good laugh and so I took him on Maelstrom. It amazes me that they actually have Fast Passes for that ride. Then we went over to Living Seas to wander around and then have dinner at Coral Reef.
After Coral Reef, we went back to CBR for a nap and we headed out to PI. PI on a Saturday night was a huge mistake. It was way too crowded and not even fun. Luckily, we found an empty bench over looking the lake and drank there all night.
Were lucky we were able to do that because we got up frequently to get more drinks. I thought someone else would be sitting on our bench when we came back but it was empty.
We drank more and then went to PH and drank even more. As much as I hate PH, we both knew we needed something in our stomach and Wetzel's was already closed. So I didn't have much of a choice and we figured you can't screw up potato skins right? So we went to PH ate, and drank some more. Finally around 1 something, we went to the bus stop...
(Excuse the 10 chins)
I don't think either of us remembers the bus ride home or even going to bed. I just remember looking at the clock around 2:30. Good times...
Part 2 coming soon!
Day 1 - We arrived in Orlando around 4pm about 30 minutes late due to the rain. When we were going through the terminal, we expected to see someone from DME directing us where to go but we didn't see anyone. It wasn't a big deal, I just looked at what the DME booklet said and followed the directions. We found the DME counter without any problems and luckily, there was no line. At the counter they asked us how many bags we had (we chose NOT to pick them up from the baggage claim and let DME handle it), stamped our bus passes and directed us to the bus line. I think we waited in the bus line for about 15 minutes when they finally took our line and two other lines (CSR and another one I can't remember). We sat on the bus for another 10-15 minutes and we finally left. Lucky for us, the bus driver said we were the first stop. For the rest of our ride, we just relaxed and watched the movie.
We arrived at CBR a few minutes after 5pm. We checked in and walked over to our rooms in Barbados. Let me tell you, it was REALLY nice not to have to lug our luggage around. We were in room 1308 and that is on the bottom floor, facing the parking lot and by the hallway to more rooms and the pool. As soon as I saw the location, my heart sank. I just KNEW we were going to hear kids running around, cars all night, etc. I figured I would give it chance before I asked to switch rooms. Once we checked the room out, we called our families to let them know we arrived safely
and walked over to Old Port Royale for dinner at Shutters. The walk from Barbados to Old Port Royale was so nice and relaxing. I could see how some people wouldn't like it, but we loved it.
We got back to the room around 6:30 and took a nap. We woke up at 7:30 when our luggage arrived and went back to sleep. When we woke up, we decided to head over to MK since it closed at 2am. Lucky for us, our room was close to the bus stop. We waited for about 5 minutes and we were on our way to MK. As soon as we got to MK, we got our wristbands and started to head over to Tomorrowland. I think we got there around 9pm because Spectromagic was about to start and because of that, they were diverting the crowds through the CM parking lot into Tomorrowland. That saved us so much time and trouble because there were a TON of people there. The one ride we both wanted to do first was Space Mountain. Since it has been closed for refurbishment at DL for what seems like forever, we couldn't wait to ride it. After that we headed over to Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion and Big Thunder. After that we went back to Tomorrowland for a late dinner and then we went back to CBR.
Day 2 - True to form (and due to jet lag) we slept in. We headed over to Epcot around 10 or 11 and DH went straight to Mission Space. I get really sick on motion rides so I sat that one out.
After that we rode Test Track. We both LOVED it. We would have loved it more if the ride had not stopped right before the brake test but oh well. They seemed to have had a lot of problems on that ride. It broke down twice while we were in line. After Test Track, we wandered through Innoventions and sent e-mails to our families and DH's sergeant.
We also had lunch in The Land. Since we have Soarin' at home, we didn't even bother trying to ride it. After lunch we went Wandered through World Showcase. I thought I would give DH a good laugh and so I took him on Maelstrom. It amazes me that they actually have Fast Passes for that ride. Then we went over to Living Seas to wander around and then have dinner at Coral Reef.
After Coral Reef, we went back to CBR for a nap and we headed out to PI. PI on a Saturday night was a huge mistake. It was way too crowded and not even fun. Luckily, we found an empty bench over looking the lake and drank there all night.
Were lucky we were able to do that because we got up frequently to get more drinks. I thought someone else would be sitting on our bench when we came back but it was empty.
We drank more and then went to PH and drank even more. As much as I hate PH, we both knew we needed something in our stomach and Wetzel's was already closed. So I didn't have much of a choice and we figured you can't screw up potato skins right? So we went to PH ate, and drank some more. Finally around 1 something, we went to the bus stop...
(Excuse the 10 chins)
I don't think either of us remembers the bus ride home or even going to bed. I just remember looking at the clock around 2:30. Good times...
Part 2 coming soon!
