Ok so let's dive right in! We normally head down to WDW in October to celebrate our anniversary, but this year Food & Wine Fest was going well past my birthday and I requested a birthday trip (if I remember correctly, it usually ends right around my bday and I never want to be there on the last weekend)
I originally thought our flight down on Nov 7 would be in the late afternoon and our flight back on Nov 12 would be early, based on flights Southwest had released through like November 3. It ended up being opposite, which gave us two extra park days, but also two extra days away from our daughter. I think you can see where this is going, but I won't spoil it. I was apprehensive about being away this long, but I left it alone.
I was BUSY in the days leading up to the trip, so I was stressed the heck out and still working on my laptop during our travel day. Our flight was at 7:05am, so we got up at 3:30 and left the house around 4. For the first time maybe EVER, the Memphis airport was kind of busy, but we still got through bag check and security with time to spare.
Sat next to a manspreader on the flight down
but other than that it was smooth and we ordered a Lyft to the Dolphin. I ended up spending about $55 because I tipped a lot.
We got to The Dolphin at about 11 and it was MOBBED. I was completely overwhelmed, we were hangry and arguing. We finally decided we had to just get in line to store our bags and get the heck out. Once we finished arguing and decided on that, the bell services line was slightly more manageable. Once we got our bags put away, we headed to the bus stop.
Don't we look happy? I think we waited 15 minutes for a bus, and we had it to ourselves.
I think I shared both of those on my IG story and my cousin commented on how thrilled R looked
I knew the busses from the Swan and Dolphin dropped off at the TTC, but that didn't make it any less jarring...
Thankfully our plans involved a pit stop before actually going into MK.
We took the walking path to one of our favorite places!
Remember we were HANGRY, so we headed to Capt Cooks. I forgot about mobile order everywhere, so we found a spot to chill and placed an order. It took foreeeeeeeever. Maybe 20-30 minutes? I'm so impatient
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@Doc Disney
Got my pulled pork nachos!! These are one of my favorite quick service options on property and one of my only requests for my birthday trip!! I've been wanting them so much lately.
I thought the 50th cups were cute.
R got the pulled pork sandwich and said it was just ok. Once we had our meal and chilled there for a bit, we felt much better and were ready to head to the park!
Up next: It's Christmas in MK!
