Trip Report Completed: 24 Disney Hours! May 2015 Trip Report

Hi Everyone!
I've read so many trip reports here which has inspired me to write my own after many trips.
Hope y'all will follow along!


Who:
My sister, Alyssa (25), and me, Sam (27)
Here we are last December...our first visit to see the Osbourne Lights
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When:
May 21-May 27th
We were originally planning just to go Thursday the 21st - Monday, but airfare was crazy for Memorial Day, so we were able to add two more days to the vacation and still come out ahead!

Where:
Port Orleans French Quarter


On our last trip in December 2014, we were both sad as we were on our final day, not knowing when we’d return. Then it hit me; we have to do the 24-hour day if it was happening in 2015! We had always wanted to do it but hadn't been able to make it happen, but this year – it was set, if it were to happen, we’d be there!

Imagine my excitement when I get a call from work saying I’d be traveling to Boston to co-produce Disney’s announcement of the COOLEST SUMMER EVER, kicking off with the Magic Kingdom staying open for 24 hours on May 22nd! (I'm a meteorologist/producer for Good Morning America and Disney was announcing the Coolest Summer Ever on our show! I'm also the Disney go-to person for the show, and love to take full advantage of all of the benefits working for The Walt Disney Company:happy:)

I immediately called my sister BEYOND excited that we FOR SURE have a trip to plan!!

In Boston for the announcement with OLAF!
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So here we are, May 21st, Disney bound!!

Alyssa was able to get crazy cheap airfare out of Philly, so she left from there, meanwhile I work in NYC and grabbed a great deal out of LaGuardia. Luckily our flights both left at the same time, and we met in MCO!


Magicbands+Disney Alex & Ani ready!
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We headed to DME and unfortunately had to wait FOREVER! But we eventually made it! By this point it was around 8:30, we both had long days (I start work at 4am) and had to be up early for the kickoff to the 24 hour day…but we couldn’t just go to bed, we were in DISNEY WORLD! SO off to Magic Kingdom we went:)

SO HAPPY TO BE IN FLORIDA, PALM TREES!
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Alyssa recreating a picture from last trip when we weren’t paying attention and got off the bus at FQ instead of Riverside hah!
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I had booked FP+ in advance, in case we decided we wanted to go Thursday night, so we got there in time for the Wishes FP. I really liked the FP area, we could see great, and it didn’t feel that crowded.
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Wishes is my favorite thing in the world, I could watch it every single night and get goosebumps.

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After Wishes, we made our way to Princess Fairytale Hall for our FP with Rapunzel and Cinderella. Cinderella will always be my all time favorite, but I love Rapunzel SO much. She is always so fun!
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Rapunzel commented on our ears- she said she wants to make ears for Pascal! But since he is smaller than her foot, they would have to be really tiny! And has to change colors just like him :D

Cinderella was scared of Alyssa’s Maleficent ears ha
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It was getting late, and we had an early morning and long day ahead, so decided to head back, unpack and get to bed.
 

shakes20

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Wonderful pictures! I was there just a few days before you (a friend of mine almost disowned me when he found out I was taking a trip but leaving before the 24 hours night!! I also want to know what is up with the hairbands!!!
 

samantha788

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Awesome pictures! I love the ones from the FOF parade!:D
Thank you so much! I was so happy and proud of the FOF ones! :)

Great trip report!!!
Thank you so much for reading!

Wonderful pictures! I was there just a few days before you (a friend of mine almost disowned me when he found out I was taking a trip but leaving before the 24 hours night!! I also want to know what is up with the hairbands!!!
Haha oh no! Stay for it next year :) so much fun! Thank you for reading!
 

samantha788

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All caught up with your awesome TR! Your pictures are soo good. I was there with my sister the same time as your trip!
Sister trips are so fun! Thank you for the picture compliments and for reading!!

Love Love Love the Believing is just the Beginning bracelet!!! I think that the best Alex and Ani I've seen!
I LOVE IT! It's perfect. I also love the "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" --they're tied as my favorites :)
 

samantha788

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After our yummy Splitsville lunch, we hopped on the boat to take it to the other side of DTD.
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Then we did something we've missed any other time we've stayed at the Port Orleans Resorts...taking the boat back!!
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Loved this outside of Saratoga Springs
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And the tree houses!
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Back to French Quarter!
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samantha788

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We also really wanted to go to the pool and go down the slide! So we changed and did just that!
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the slide was FUN!
The whole pool area was really enjoyable. It was later in the day, so it wasn't crowded at all. They also had a trivia game going on with Disney songs...we swam over after they had already started but had our own fun playing along!
 

samantha788

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This evening we had originally thought about doing a monorail resort bar tour, but since we started out later just decided to head to the Polynesian since we wanted to check out Trader Sam's and watch the fireworks from the beach.

We took the bus to MK, then a boat to the Poly. And along the way, a spectacular sunset.
I apologize for all the pictures, but it was gorgeous and there's nothing I love more than a perfect sunset, in Disney World, with the Grand Floridian in the background, and palm trees in the foreground.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did experiencing it :)
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Mollie_Minnie

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Really love all those sunset pictures. Nothing more perfect than a sunset in disney world ;)!
Love the sisters trip, reminded me of my trips with my little sister :). Really enjoy reading your report!
 

AliceJaina

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Loving your report! Looks like a blast. I love seeing your sisterly love. I don't have a sister, but I have 2 young daughters and I hope when they're older they have a Disney sister trip like you.
 

samantha788

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These photos are unbelievable. I think my favorite is the close-up of the lion, or any photo of any delicious-looking drink. :angelic:

Amazing report!
Thank you so much! :) we couldn't believe the lion was awake and hanging on top of the rock! Such a cool experience!

Really love all those sunset pictures. Nothing more perfect than a sunset in disney world ;)!
Love the sisters trip, reminded me of my trips with my little sister :). Really enjoy reading your report!
Thank you!! The sunset was so perfect!

Loving your report! Looks like a blast. I love seeing your sisterly love. I don't have a sister, but I have 2 young daughters and I hope when they're older they have a Disney sister trip like you.
Thank you so much for reading! Alyssa and I are very different, but connect so much with Disney. It's definitely brought us much closer together and what better thing to share a love for?! That's a special thing to have. I hope your girls bond over Disney the way we do!

Love the sunset pics. So pretty!!
Thank you so much!! It was a special one!
 

samantha788

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after a few busy weeks, finally getting to finish this report!

Once we got to the Poly, Trader Sam'
s had a long wait as expected, but we didn't mind sitting on the terrace. It wasn't crowded and was a beautiful night!
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We split the uh-oa! It was delicious and on fire! While the cup was really cool, we didn't want to carry it around the rest of the night, so just paying for the drink took a few bucks off the price :)
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We hung out here for a while then headed to check something else off of our list...a lapu lapu!!
This was amazing, and we both said it was our favorite thing we've ever drank, anywhere!! I want one now.

We took our lapu lapu, and got settled to watch wishes from the beach. We couldn't hear the sound anywhere, but thankfully I have the soundtrack on my phone, and we both know the music and fireworks so well we had no problem synching up the two ;)
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samantha788

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Alyssa was tired so went back, I was determined to keep our princess meeting goal going. Not ready to give up on our second to last day.

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I can't remember what Cinderella and I talked about, but Rapunzel loved the pattern of my dress and said Gunter would love it for his interior design :)

Some more pictures around MK before calling it a night.
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Next up...our last day :cry::cry:
 

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samantha788

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Since we cut our previous day at Hollywood Studios short - we canceled our morning plans and headed back to do some of the things we wanted :)
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another healthy breakfast ...;)
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hey hey GMA :) it's pretty cool seeing the place you work have signs around Disney World :D
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samantha788

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I LOVE the beauty and the beast show. Could sit and watch it all day, every day. Alyssa, not so much - so she went off to do her own thing while I enjoyed the show :)
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