Saturday March 14, 2020 and random thoughts
After the castle viewing we headed to the bus stop to go back to the Pop to get our bags and ride the Tragical back to the airport. Shortly after we arrived at our bus stop at the MK the bus actually showed up. Usually I get there on my last day and have to wait about 40 minutes for the bus, it has happened the last 3 times at least. So we had a little more time to kill at the Pop than we planned for but that was fine.
Waiting at the TE stop.
The ride was uneventful to the airport and soon we were killing time at the airport.
The new design of the story is okay very bright. We also got dinner in the food court, no pictures but I tried Firehouse Subs for the first time. And let me say their Italian sub was very good. Also while at the airport I found someones passport in the bathroom. I waited for a few minutes with it and tried to decide if I should leave it or take it to someone. I figured if it was mine I would want someone to turn it in instead of just leaving it in a bathroom. So I asked a security type guy where to take it and he said the information desk so I dropped it off there. I hope the person got their passport back.
Our flight and drive home was fine and luckily uneventful and the next morning I was able to pick my pup (Kapono) from my sister's house and I got a lot of kisses from her. The dog that is not my sister! Actually my sister is a bit of a germaphobe so with all the shut down stuff, she didn't want a lot of contact so the dog and I were soon on our way home.
Here is a picture of the pins and the placemat I purchased. I am not a pin trader, I just buy the ones I like.
Did anyone else take some screen shots of the closure stuff at the start? I am a nerd that did, it was still just so weird that it was closed. It still is weird to be honest. As you can see we had a plan for June, guess I won't be making that pre-park open Garden Grill reservation.
Monday after we got back I made us Mickey waffles using the Golden Malted waffle mix that Disney uses. Not as good as being there but we put on the Mickey shorts that they play in the Pop dining area so it was kind of like being there. If you look close you can see Kapono and she was waiting impatiently by Brad for her part of the Mickey waffle!
And about 2 weeks after we returned from WDW we got our passholder magnets in the mail. This was a shock that they actually mailed them to us without us calling to get them. It was proof to me that getting the annual pass at Disney Springs was the way to go because it didn't get messed up like it did when we got them at Epcot.
So folks that's it. That is the story of our return to Walt Disney World after spending a year as annual passholders at Disneyland. So now ask me which is better? And you know what I still can't tell you. I love them both. There are advantages and disadvantages to each. I think that is okay that I can't choose because that means I get both. If you haven't visited both please do, Disneyland and Walt Disney World are enchanting places.
Tomorrow should have been our departure day for our summer trip to WDW we would have been there June 21-July 5. We would have been able to celebrate both of our birthdays, our 15th anniversary, and the 4th of July there. We were hoping to meet up with
@Tuvalu and
@Laurenciaa at some point and maybe some other members here. But as we all know that isn't happening. Early after our return I decided to book a back up trip for August so we do have that. I guess we will see what happens with that, I hope we are able to return in August. I am not looking forward to wearing a mask in the August heat but I'm thinking that once school returns I will have to wear a mask at work so I'm viewing WDW as training.
Thanks for following along. I feel extremely lucky that we were able to take our spring break trip and I feel sad for all of you that have had your trips cancelled or postponed. I also hope that all of you have been taking care of yourselves in these scary and sad times. I wish all of you good health, peace of mind, and hope that our world can return to "normal" and stronger for all of us.
Oh and if anyone is there early-mid August and wants to meet up let me know! Brad and I are nerds but we feel we are fun nerds!
