A Trip Fit for a Princess-2014 Princess Half Marathon Weekend Trip Report
Welcome to another @PartOfYourWorld trip report!!!! This time our adventures will take us on a runcation to a Polynesian Paradise for a weekend that was truly fit for a Princess!
For those of you who haven’t read one of my previous trip reports ...
- Girls Cruise: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...ey-a-sept-2013-cruise-wdw-trip-report.876742/
- Wedding/Honeymoon: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/the-fairytale-dream-come-true-may-2013-dftw-honeymoon-tr.870254/
- Christmas 2012: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/the-many-adventures-of-oswald-holidays-in-the-world-2012.860309/
- Inaugural ToT 10 miler: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...-tower-of-terror-10-miler-trip-report.852913/
- 40th Anniversary:
- Interview with WDW: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...than-this-a-february-2012-trip-report.832800/
- My first report: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...day-oh-my-a-sept-oct-2011-trip-report.814012/)
The Cast:
Myself: Disney crazy fanatic who has been to Disney 19 times (this was my 19th trip) and aspires to one day become a Disney Imagineer!
My husband, Mike: DC comics fanatic, who now has a special place in his heart for Walt Disney World.
We were married in May of 2013 at Sea Breeze Point on the Boardwalk. Here is a picture from our special day!
The When & Where
Friday 2/21-Monday 2/24 at the Polynesian Resort!
Now let’s get running! (see what I did there?)
Friday Feb. 21st
Our morning started bright and early at 3:30 am when we got up to get ready for our trip and head to the airport!!! Mom (@LuvsTheMouse-she was missed on this trip!) and Dad dropped us off at the airport bright and early at 5 am.
It was really nice to just have carry on luggage, so we went straight through to security. We also met a nice gentleman behind us at security and in line for Dunkin Donuts as well who we talked to for awhile about running (he used to run), his work, Disney, and all sorts of stuff. It was really nice to pass the time in a looong breakfast line. So to that guy thanks for helping us make our morning a little brighter!
Before we knew it, we were on our flight and ready to go!
Getting ready to take off!
Our flight left right on time at 640 and we were on our way! It was turning out to be a beautiful morning above the clouds!
After a few uneventful hours (except towards the end it was a bit bumpy) and an entertaining Captain (or does that only go for boats?) who was always speaking over the intercom warning us when there might be a few bumps and trying to get us out of them, while making us laugh. It was great! We headed straight on down to DME!
We couldn’t believe our destination was one of these four glorious resorts!
Boarding our Magical Express!
The only good thing about this ride was seeing this sign and our driver…THE VIDEO IS AWFUL. That’s all I’m saying, except the glass blowing part…I’ll admit that was pretty cool, also the guy that designs runDisney medals. (sorry was not in the front to get a good picture!)
After 2 other stops we were arriving to this beautiful place for the first time!
As soon as we walked off the bus the beautiful smell of the Polynesian wafted through my nose….I seriously love that smell and can even imagine it now….
Walking into the lobby to check in!
And my carpet obsession begins….
This beautiful waterfall may not be here in the future so I made sure to take a lot of pictures on our trip!
Check-in was awesome and we utilized online check in for the first time! It was great because everything was ready! The only thing that I can complain about is that I had a hard time hearing because there was so much noise in the lobby….but is that really a complaint? Absolutely not! We were excited to find out that we got exactly what we requested….Fiji building on the 3rd floor!
Room 3301 to be exact! And we found out it was a corner room right near the stairs! It WAS AWESOME. Couldn’t have asked for anything better!
Our welcome Mickey!
Is this real life right now? Still can’t believe we stayed at the Polynesian!
Sorry for the blurry picture…as you can probably tell I was a little excited and was taking pictures way to fast without a care in the world.
Lights in the closet! How cool is that?
My first half was the 2012 Princess Half Marathon. I don't think I would have done a race if it wasn't in WDW. That was the only way I could be motivated to run, knowing that it would be through the parks. 
