Trip Report Shortest Retirement in History? *COMPLETED*

Justin Bieber lasted 2 weeks.

Tom Brady lasted 40 days.

I, Tuvalu, outlasted them both. Not by much, mind you. Yet if not for the encouragement of some forum friends - along with some unusual circumstances - you wouldn’t be reading this.

Unusual circumstances, you say?

Around Thanksgiving my beloved Woody learned his presence was required at a work conference. In Orlando. At Universal.
Just down the road from Walt Disney World.

Woody said I could accompany him if he drove (rather than flew) to Florida. And that we could leave a couple days early and have some Disney time together.

Well you don’t have to ask me twice!

I’d be on my own during the conference. Since the majority of Universal’s attractions don’t appeal to me, it didn’t make sense for me to buy Uni tickets when I could visit WDW for free with my AP. Being solo, I thought it might be fun to do a live trip report so y’all could be my virtual companions!

Turns out I won’t be alone while Woody is occupied after all. Some friends that you have seen in my previous TRs (and one you haven’t) have offered to play with me. I can’t wait!

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donaldtoo

Well-Known Member
In appreciation of all the birthday wishes, here’s a picturesque (@brifraz) glimpse at some of last week’s fun.

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I introduced Woody to La Crêperie….

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….and the Asteroid Shake!

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My mom and Em got to have their turns. Now it was mine!

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The end to a perfect birthday!

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@donaldtoo this one’s for you!

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Oh my…!!!!!
That is a fabulous pic…!!!!!!! :joyfull:
Sorry for the late response…I saw your tag, and then got distracted by family health issues.
Sooo crisp and clear. You’re set from now on…!!! :)
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Oh my…!!!!!
That is a fabulous pic…!!!!!!! :joyfull:
Sorry for the late response…I saw your tag, and then got distracted by family health issues.
Sooo crisp and clear. You’re set from now on…!!! :)
Thanks. :happy: I was glad to read that your distraction had a happy ending. 💙

Looks like it was a great day

We were able to get on Mission Breakout , Webslingers and Radiator springs Racers before heading out around 1 pm to drive to Palm Springs ( on your birthday!!)


Max
Still hungry for more….😉
 

Rista1313

Well-Known Member
Well, I’ve been gone for so long, I missed your whole retirement. (Thank goodness) And I just binged 2024 in 4-5 days. I’m so jealous that you have been able to now go to buc-ee’s I still haven’t had the pleasure. I’ve always enjoyed your trips. Thank you so much for continuing to trip report. Any chance I’ll catch you Memorial weekend?
 

Swissmiss

Premium Member
Well, I’ve been gone for so long, I missed your whole retirement. (Thank goodness) And I just binged 2024 in 4-5 days. I’m so jealous that you have been able to now go to buc-ee’s I still haven’t had the pleasure. I’ve always enjoyed your trips. Thank you so much for continuing to trip report. Any chance I’ll catch you Memorial weekend?

So nice to see you back!
 

Tuvalu

Premium Member
Original Poster
Well, I’ve been gone for so long, I missed your whole retirement. (Thank goodness) And I just binged 2024 in 4-5 days. I’m so jealous that you have been able to now go to buc-ee’s I still haven’t had the pleasure. I’ve always enjoyed your trips. Thank you so much for continuing to trip report.
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Any chance I’ll catch you Memorial weekend?
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Can you linger for a couple more weeks?
 

Rista1313

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Can you linger for a couple more weeks?
I wish we could, we are just flying down for the Holiday weekend. We aren’t even doing the parks, we are staying by Disney Springs and we plan to resort hop, eat at the resorts, and soak in the sun. So much has changed for me. I lost my job of 21 years after Covid, and did a short stint as a Corporate travel agent (which I did in a former life) But you know what they say… you can’t go back. I did luck into something new, but the 35 days of PTO that I had at my last job is “unlimited PTO” at my new job. which = about 21 days. If I want to take more than that I need special approval. Does that sound like unlimited? Bait and switch! But I do like the company. Anyway! I’ve also lost 90lbs and that means Chick-fil-a is only once in a blue moon treat. Boo!
 

Songbird76

Well-Known Member
It depends; my experience is some locations do it better than others. And you have to wait a LONG time for it because they only start making them when they are ordered (at least that is the case here).
McDonalds breakfast is extremely limited here. And they only just started serving breakfast here a few years ago. I actually had planned to take my A there for breakfast yesterday. Our McDonalds here in town opens at 8am, and we had to leave at 7:53 from the train station to get to Arnhem for him to visit a college. So we decided we'd go to the McDonalds at the train station in Arnhem instead, before heading to the college campus. Then we got to Arnhem and McDonalds doesn't open until 9 there, so we missed out on it there and had to go to starbucks instead. Blech. Neither of us drink coffee, and it wasn't my cheat day, so I didn't want sugar, and the only thing Starbucks had to eat was muffins. But I was starving and most restaurants here don't serve breakfast or lunch, so a muffin was my only option. Then I had to take him to McDonalds here for breakfast this morning to make up for it. 🤣 I'd say they are probably not quite as good here. Because most restaurants aren't open, most people aren't used to getting breakfast anywhere but at home, so there usually aren't many people there getting breakfast. I don't know why, but half the time, the McMuffin is hard, like it's been sitting under a heat lamp for quite a while. I think they are pretty much the same, component-wise, but they don't have enough customers to keep things fresh. I don't know if they make them in advance and have them sitting there until someone orders, or if they wait until you order it to make it. But if they are fresh, why is the english muffin so stale??
 

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