Trip Report **COMPLETED** The "Hey what's your name" and "I want to ride Home Depot" Trip Report

Hey all
We have been back for just about a day now so I figured why not start the Trip Report!
Also, I'm on call this week so its probably going to be a pretty sparse week sorry!

Who?
Also I am feeling lazy so I'm making abbreviations for mostly everyone
Left to right: My Dad (Jeff) - D, my nephew Max - no abbreviation, my sister Betta (her real name is Elizabeth) - B, my Mom (Mary) - M, Me! (Megan) - no abbreviation, my sister Jill - J and my brother-in law Nick - N
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When?
April 27, 2018 - May 5, 2018 (B and Max from April 29-May 5)

Where?
Port Orleans French Quarter :) Our favorite moderate

Why?
Celebrating my Mom's 5 year cancer free anniversary! (oh, and it was J and N's honeymoon - aka familymoon :joyfull: )

Day 1 April 27, 2018
2 am...2 am came very quickly this morning...especially since the NFL draft started the night before and I couldn't sleep until we made our first pick :joyfull:
Nonetheless, up I got and got ready to leave for the airport.
We got fancy with our dates sign this time :inlove:
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We shoved all 5 *yes 5* suitcases into our car and soon enough we were at the airport after a short 15 minute drive (bonus...no traffic at 3 am).
We got to the Southwest counter just after it opened and the one worker was OBSESSED with our luggage. She literally told us if our luggage doesn't show up in Orlando it was because she stole it :joyfull: Our luggage is Minnie Mouse...J actually has the same luggage and the worker was trying to steal hers too and then realized we were all related!
TSA precheck wasn't even open so we went through regular security which was only a bummer because it meant I have to take out my computer and iPad which is annoying :cautious::hilarious:
I was wearing my Wishes shirt that N got me for Christmas!
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May you rest in peace Wishes :cry:
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There actually weren't any food places open yet so we sat around a bit waiting for J and N to arrive. J actually lost her kindle because she didnt take it out for security (so TSA did) and had to go grab it after an overhead page alerted her of such :joyfull:
After she grabbed it we all went to Tim Hortons but that wasn't open yet either..
Finally 4 am hit us and our usual bagel place opened so we headed there :)
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I didn't take any pictures apparently but we shared a few bagels and got some water.
Soon enough it was time to board our flight. We got in line and we were like A20-24 I think. There were quite a few people ahead of us but I didn't say anything even though I knew they were probably after us. Eventually a woman in front of me did ask what their numbers were and the woman responds "Group A..." as if the rest of us weren't A :joyfull:. She then said what does it matter if we are all A anyway. The only reason I bring this up is because when we got up to gate to scan our tickets the Southwest worker kicked them out of line and made them wait until it was their turn (they were numbers like 40-41 or something). My Mom turned to me and said "burnnnnn." :joyfull::joyfull:
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Next up: arriving in Florida
 

Doc Disney

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Day 6 continued
Whoops - a few more LWTL photos!
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After LWTL we separated a bit - J and N went to The Seas to look at the aquarium and Betta and Max went to get him some lunch.
My parents and I just wandered a bit
How beautiful is this?!?!?!?!
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The eventual plan was to meet up in Mexico and head around World Showcase (and for our usual Mexico picture).
Only...we couldn't find anyone :joyfull:
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Then we found only Betta
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FINALLY we found Jill too
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The ultimate plan was to head around World Showcase and explore the festival. Only at this point it got really hot out and everyone was kind of over it. Waiting for everyone to linger over to Mexico put me in a bit of a mood so I was a little annoyed when no one could make up their mind about what they wanted to do for lunch so eventually just suggested we leave. Everyone agreed but I wanted to do just one thing before we left...
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Violet Lemonade!
This definitely lived up to the hype :hungry: However I only made it about 1/3 of the way through before the sweetness caught up to me. I'm not a huge sweets person so theres that :)

Next up: more randomness
 

Doc Disney

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Day 6 continued
We got some PP pics on the way out
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Bus stop silliness
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Back at POFQ we grabbed some lunch.
My Mom got kids chicken nuggets
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And a chocolate cupcake :)
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My Dad got another turkey sandwich
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I got a chicken sandwich. I feel like it was called Voodoo Chicken Sandwich but I don't actually see that on the menu. It was OK - should have just stayed with the Mac and cheese though :)
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Next up: pool time!
 

Doc Disney

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Day 6 continued
After lunch (and some work) it was pool time!
The water was cold this day for some reason!
I have no idea why it looks like Max is swimming by himself - I can assure you he wasn't :joyfull:
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My Mom and I had some Frozen Margaritas :)
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After our pool time we got ready and headed to Disney Springs! Betta and Max actually left before us because she was planning on walking him around DS to hopefully get him to fall asleep (since he didn't take a nap again) but we actually ended up on the same boat :)
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Random bird in the distance
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My Mom and my sister had some shopping to do so my Dad and I offered to walk Max around (after I did a very quick shopping job at the co-op!).
Max fell asleep very quickly so my Dad and I settled on a bench in the shade outside of the World of Disney
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I did get some Starbucks at some point I think :) It was so nice to just sit and relax and people watch.

Next up: DS continued
 

Doc Disney

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Day 6 continued
I moved our dinner reservation back an hour to let Max sleep a bit more.
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We ended up seeing J and N walking by on their way to dinner (we were all going to dinner at the same place but at different times :joyfull: )
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There was a recital on the stage across from us which was cute but there was one song that was SUPER loud and ended up waking Max up....and he was an absolute bear!
My Mom and I took him to the Lego store to bribe him with a toy to stop whining but he wasn't interested.
So, we just walked him around a bit more until my Mom gave him a small toy she bought for him for later in the week but it worked and he perked up! :joyfull:
Some random pictures
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Eventually we wandered over to check in for dinner at ....
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Frontera Cocina!!!
The woman checking us in still had our old reservation time but it wasn't an issue and we were seated quickly. Jill and Nick must have been outside somewhere because we didn't see them until they left.
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Next up: more Frontera Cocina!
 

Doc Disney

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Day 6 continued
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How is it easier to get a picture of Max than my Dad? :joyfull:
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When you have a lens on your camera that makes it tough to take anything but portraits everyone gets their own picture :joyfull:
I took this picture to remember what beer my Dad have but I have no idea still :)
But hey, Deja Moo - thats me :joyfull::hilarious:
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We started off with some Atomic Guacamole because I essentially haven't stopped thinking about that guac since the first time I had it over the summer :)
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I am literally the only person in my family who likes guacamole but I insisted my Dad and Betta at least try it (my Mom would never haha) and they loved it! Jill said she tried the guac there too and loved it too! Ha! I knew all along they would love guacamole but no one ever believed me. This guacamole is so fresh though I think thats what makes it extra great!
Anyway we also got chips and salsa
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Oh hey Jill and Nick
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Next up: more FC
 

Doc Disney

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Day 6 continued
My Mom and I shared the chicken for making soft tacos (also comes with beans and peppers) and Betta had the same thing!
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Mac had the kids cheese quesadilla (in case anyone is worried the carrots were indeed cooked)
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My Dad went a little weird and got just a Caesar salad and roasted cauliflower
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Anyway everything was absolutely delicious!!!! Highly recommend it again!
After dinner Betta, Max and my Dad headed back to POFQ
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My Mom and I wandered around a bit more just to get some alone time :joyfull:
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We were too full for a drink or anything so we ended up leaving and probably we were on the boat right after my Dad, Betta and Max :)
Back at our hotel we watched some TV then went off to bed!

Next up: Day 7 :)
 

Doc Disney

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Having just recently found out we are expecting our first little bundle of joy.....seeing these photos of Max and his excitement make me SO happy and SO excited for future Disney trips. Thank you for sharing them.

AHHH!!!! THATS SO EXCITING!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!
Even when we took Max when he was 15 months old he loved it (just not the characters) :joyfull:
 

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Sorry for the super short last update life quickly is getting in the way this week!
Day 4 continued
Unsurprisingly we did not get on TSM because it was already a 95 minute wait :cry: (and according to Touring Plans that was an accurate wait time)
So we took a PP picture instead
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We went along our separate ways for a few minutes after this. My Mom and Dad and I went to Tower of Terror (everyone else chickened out), J and N went to Starbucks and Betta and Max went to Disney Jr. (which Max loved!).
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T of T was running a bit behind because they had only 2 elevators running so we got to have a cool conversation with the Bell Hop CM and she even let us see the cameras she was looking at to see what the lines were looking like in the boiler room! That was so cool!!!
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I tried to film this ride hence the camera in the picture!
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After our ride we ran into J and N outside. N doesn't really like roller coasters but he actually decided he may want to ride Aerosmith and was excited to ride it. However, his neck and shoulder were bothering him so we all told him maybe not the best ride for him since it jostles your head around a bit too much. Betta and Max got out of Disney Junior and Pluto had a short wait so they hopped in his line before meeting back up with us.
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We also got some PP pictures while waiting for them :)
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Next up: the out of order pictures I just remembered I had :joyfull:[/QI love the pics of Max especially the one with Pluto!
 

Doc Disney

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Day 7 continued
It was time for Everest! My Mom and Betta went on first while my Dad and I watched Max
Max was trying to hop on the wall pictures trend :joyfull::joyfull:
JK he just wouldn't look
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Somehow Betta actually tapped my Mom's MB instead of hers (she was wearing it for PP) and the CM just waved them both on through without paying attention so Betta was actually able to ride it again. Then she blocked my face in the picture :hilarious:
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Meanwhile my Mom took Max for a PP picture
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After Everest we headed toward the Safari to meet up with J and N for our FP
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Next up: more Safari!
 

Doc Disney

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Day 7 continued
J and N went off to Pandora while the rest of us went to Pizzafari for lunch.
Unpopular opinion but I miss the flatbreads :facepalm:
My Mom and Betta got pepperoni pizza
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My Dad got a veggie pizza
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All the pizzas came with salad but I didnt take a picture.
I got Mac and Cheese (not as good as the POFQ Mac and cheese)
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I got us 2 anniversary cupcakes!
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One would have been sufficient though because between Max, my Mom and I we only ate one :) It was tasty though!
Everyone enjoyed their lunch :) Oh, Max had a peanut butter and jelly in case anyone was curious.
Hello masks
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Off to Pandora we headed :)
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Next up: more Pandora
 

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