hi guys I'm Laura and I'm from London and this is my first trip report and first solo trip to wdw and first trip back to the world in 8 years, my travel dates were November 28th to December 9th
Over the previous 7/8 days before my trip back to the world I had been travelling across New York and Boston, sadly though my camera as stolen on a day trip to Salem
so 99% of the photos here are taken on my iPhone 4s and the rest on a cheap loyalty camera I got from Walgreens but it did the job
travel day, November 28th,
I have never done an internal flight in the US before so I wasn't sure how much time to leave before getting to the airport. I decided to leave my hotel just before 5.00am to make my 7.00am flight and I as soooooooooo excited to get back to wdw.
Once I collected my luggage I headed to the shuttle buses area as I had a voucher for transportation via Mears to my hotel the Rodeway Inn in kissimmee and I didn't have to wait long for my bus. Once I got to my hotel it was around 12pm and my receptionist who was very lovely informed me that the hotels complimentary shuttle to Epcot would be along at 1 so I put my stuff in my room, changed and waited outside the hotel for the bus or well mini van as it was, it was about 10 minutes late but it was nice waiting in the sun
I was so excited to see the famous arches that I didn't manage to snap a pic through tears lol but I snapped a pic of my fave billboard
we then arrived at Epcot yayyyy
soooooooooo pretty
seasonal topiaries so lovely
I just love the landscaping of Epcot so relaxing walking around here
It was now time for the first ride of the trip Spaceship Earth and it was such an overwhelming feeling of happiness being back in wdw
the ride was a walk on yay time to sit back and listen to dame judi
I really don't now why im pulling my concentrating face lol
fountain of nations
Joyful and their Gospel Celebration of the Season had just started performing so I stopped and watched until they finished, I really loved them and got right into the spirit
Now over to my favourite purple dragon at the imagination pavilion, ive missed this little guy
best fountain ever!!
then over to the seas with Nemo and friends this ride was another walk on and I loved it
After Nemo I decided to get some food over in word showcase before getting in the standby line at the American gardens theatre to try and get a seat or the candlelight processional with Neil Patrick Harris, I decided on the liberty inn for dinner and had the chicken nuggets and fries and I got excited over these holiday cups
After queuing for a little while I was one of the last people to be let in and as I was on my own I got quite good seat near to the front, the candlelight processional was one of the most moving things I have ever seen and was truly the message and spirit of the season and Neil was a fantastic host and the choir was so moving and the sign language interpreter was so expressive and I found myself him alot. during the show the weather decided to turn extremely cold but I didn't mind as I found it a very peaceful and spiritual event, here is a pic I managed to take before my phone died.
after the candlelight processional I took the shuttle bus back to my hotel to rest before my first full day at the magic kingdom
Over the previous 7/8 days before my trip back to the world I had been travelling across New York and Boston, sadly though my camera as stolen on a day trip to Salem
so 99% of the photos here are taken on my iPhone 4s and the rest on a cheap loyalty camera I got from Walgreens but it did the job travel day, November 28th,
I have never done an internal flight in the US before so I wasn't sure how much time to leave before getting to the airport. I decided to leave my hotel just before 5.00am to make my 7.00am flight and I as soooooooooo excited to get back to wdw.
Once I collected my luggage I headed to the shuttle buses area as I had a voucher for transportation via Mears to my hotel the Rodeway Inn in kissimmee and I didn't have to wait long for my bus
. Once I got to my hotel it was around 12pm and my receptionist who was very lovely informed me that the hotels complimentary shuttle to Epcot would be along at 1 so I put my stuff in my room, changed and waited outside the hotel for the bus or well mini van as it was, it was about 10 minutes late but it was nice waiting in the sun I was so excited to see the famous arches that I didn't manage to snap a pic through tears lol but I snapped a pic of my fave billboard
we then arrived at Epcot yayyyy
soooooooooo pretty
seasonal topiaries so lovely
I just love the landscaping of Epcot so relaxing walking around here
It was now time for the first ride of the trip Spaceship Earth and it was such an overwhelming feeling of happiness being back in wdw
the ride was a walk on yay
time to sit back and listen to dame judi
I really don't now why im pulling my concentrating face lol
fountain of nations
Joyful and their Gospel Celebration of the Season had just started performing so I stopped and watched until they finished, I really loved them and got right into the spirit
Now over to my favourite purple dragon at the imagination pavilion, ive missed this little guy
best fountain ever!!
then over to the seas with Nemo and friends this ride was another walk on and I loved it
After Nemo I decided to get some food over in word showcase before getting in the standby line at the American gardens theatre to try and get a seat or the candlelight processional with Neil Patrick Harris, I decided on the liberty inn for dinner and had the chicken nuggets and fries and I got excited over these holiday cups
After queuing for a little while I was one of the last people to be let in and as I was on my own I got quite good seat near to the front, the candlelight processional was one of the most moving things I have ever seen and was truly the message and spirit of the season and Neil was a fantastic host and the choir was so moving and the sign language interpreter was so expressive and I found myself him alot. during the show the weather decided to turn extremely cold but I didn't mind as I found it a very peaceful and spiritual event, here is a pic I managed to take before my phone died.
after the candlelight processional I took the shuttle bus back to my hotel to rest before my first full day at the magic kingdom
