We are here - wow !! First visit - photos!

[halloween12]

Wow!!!
Refurbed plane and the virgin staff were fantastic
Long queue for car rental but got a free upgrade as they had run out of our category when we got to the front winning!

Only nightmare so far was driving from the airport - we opted out of the satnav rental and had decided to buy one... Left airport clueless and it was dark, drove for well over and hour up and down international drive looking for our hotel... Nightmare, I was tired and emotional by the time we got there

Finally found Rosen Inn and were told that they didn't have enough rooms and so transferred us too another hotel - I was not happy and refused to get back in the silly car with the steering wheel on the wrong side lol so they paid for the taxi and we went to Rosen Creek??? Something like that???
WOW!!! The hotel was amazing! We had paid £33 to stay at the other place (in fact only £3 as we had a £30 voucher!) we only needed a place to crash before our disney holiday started the next morning... but WOW we had a massive 5* suite!!!
After a good nights sleep and done daylight to help we got the car back and drove to wallmart for a satnav lol
Checked straight into our mind blowingly beautiful 2 bed villa in block 56!!!
Villa is out of this world! Jacuzzi bath, balcony that we can see our smaller pool from, kids have a double bed each and ensuite!!!
Out ensuite is incredible, even have our own utility room to wash our clothes!!!

We have played in the pool and shopped until we dropped at DTD!!!!!

This morning we are meeting a notary at OKW to sign our wedding license then on to MK!!!!!!!!

Our first night hotel upgrade!

5 pools!

Now at Disney

My eldest daughter

My little one

Me and hubby to be less than a week now until we get married

Me and my girls x

The pool

So happy to be here - it's taken so much time, money and effort to plan - it seems almost surreal lol

Thanks for your help you guys x

 

[stoneyloon]

That villa looks great!

Enjoy your trip and congrats on the wedding.....

 

[orangetiggs]

Looks fab and see you out there we fly next thursday

Hope your wedding goes well, we got married in disney too

 

[queendisney]

go pleased you are loving it. Great photo's

 

[wayneg]

Great pics

Looks like you were upgraded to the Shingle Creek http://www.rosenshinglecreek.com/ Fantastic for £3 or £33.

Glad you like OKW, have a great time.

 

[starrysky]

I am green with envy, we just got back at the weekend from OKW and we miss it so much. We were in building 64.

Have a great time and hope all goes well with the wedding.

 

[sharon78]

Looks really lovely, Hope you have a great time & that your wedding all goes to plan.

 

[joolz1910]

Looks fabulous - we'll be at OKW from Monday (surreal feeling too) so we might see you there.

 

[PJB71]

Fantastic start

Really hope the wedding goes well and look forward to hearing all about it

 

[halloween12]

Thanks guys
Yesterday was our first full day, we had breakfast at Olivia's and then on to MK

Longest that we waited in line for walk on rides was 20 mins (we arrived too late to do fast passes as we knew we were heading off mid afternoon) and we rode loads!

We got a walk in TS meal at liberty tree for lunch and waited just 10mins to be seated.
Then we had a fair bit of rain so we went back to the villa and jumped in the pool lol coz we were wet anyways!!
Quick change and then off to Epcot for a lovely stroll around the world at night time, so pretty and illuminations

China ( youngest is studying china at school at the mo so this is me showing how educational our trip during school time is - not that it's necessary lol the teachers were so excited for us lol)

We were also given fast passes by a lovely family for soarin which was really sweet of them - walk up time was 50mins and we just strolled right up

I think the weather might be a bit iffy today but the plan is to do Hollywood studios and Epcot

 

[jen_uk]

Great trip so far

 

[catherine]

Looks and sounds like you're having a wonderful trip. Hope that everything goes well for your wedding!

 

[wayneg]

Hi Paula, since you posted your pic I have been thinking you look familiar.
Are you in the floristry business?

 

[halloween12]

Nope but I know that you are pretty local to me and I work on reception for wheelchair services, any chance you know me from there?

 

[halloween12]

Well the weather was not iffy at all, Dispite the forecast it was breezy but that was lovely in this heat so we managed Hollywood studios:

Pool to cool down:

The Epcot - a few rides, meet and greets and then food and wine

Fish and chips and lager lol might as well be at home haha

Back at the villa now and totally shattered!
AK in the morning then a chill out for the rest of the day I think xx

 

[wayneg]

Nope but I know that you are pretty local to me and I work on reception for wheelchair services, any chance you know me from there?

No not there.
More great pics, thanks for posting, only 4 days and we will be out there

 

[halloween12]

What day do you arrive?
We get married here on Halloween day then straight on to MNSSHP

 

[wayneg]

What day do you arrive?
We get married here on Halloween day then straight on to MNSSHP

Don't land til about 6pm on the 31st.

 

[Debs Hill]

I am loving your report and photos....you are such a great looking family......what are your tats?
Where are you getting married? Wishing you both all the luck in the world!
Debsx

 

[heatherbelle]

Your nightmare journey in the dark, reminds me of our first visit back in 1990. It was dark then too and we ended up driving around for 4 hours, ended up outside the magic kingdom as I said the hotel was near there.

Eventually we found it. It was somewhere in the 192 east, I think it has been knocked down now and there is major road over where it once stood.

Have a great time. Your first visit is so special. Try to take plenty of breaks and not to do everything.