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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Original Poster
Looking forward to hearing about the trip.

What were your thoughts on the Bills first pick?

Meh...I wasn't thrilled about it

I have been looking forward to this, I love the picture of Nick & Jill, Jill's face - Yey we are going to Disney, Nick's face - it's 4am I should be asleep!

LOL in all fairness Nick worked until like midnight (and worked since like 5 am the day before because one of his cooks called in) so he slept approx one hour
 

Doc Disney

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Original Poster
So glad you started your TR so soon after coming home...I was sad that I wouldn't have your story on IG to follow anymore, but now I get to relive in all with you in more detail!

Congratulation M on 5 years being cancer free. That is AMAZING!

Thanks!! I'm still looking at my IG longingly haha Disney blues for sure

Looking forward to reading about your trip. I wish JetBlue had flights leaving in the middle of the night at our home airport. I can never sleep the night before we leave anyway :)

Southwest all of a sudden is into early flights out of Buffalo! I never sleep either so I suppose it works out but even a 6 am flight feels more tolerable than a 5 am lol
 

FlaggNL

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Count me in! A more than great reason to be in the most magical place in the World and then in, in our opinion, the best resort to stay! Can't wait for more! We will be in POFQ next October!
 

Doc Disney

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Original Poster
What a great way for your family to celebrate your Mom being cancer free! This looks like it was a fun trip & looking forward to following along.

Thanks for following!

Count me in! A more than great reason to be in the most magical place in the World and then in, in our opinion, the best resort to stay! Can't wait for more! We will be in POFQ next October!

We absolutely love POFQ too!!
 

Doc Disney

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Day 1 continued
I would like to say our flight was uneventful but it wasn't :joyfull: Mainly because someone's alarm or phone or something kept going off with a super annoying tone and then calling out the time every 2 minutes. It was super annoying but also kept sending J and I into a fit of hysteria. At some point it stopped happening and my Dad said a flight attendant reached over and turned off someone's phone (who was sleeping). My Mom and I tried to watch some Netflix but gave up because we were too tired so tried to sleep a little. Eventually we made it to MCO!
Fonorail time!
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Usual picture...
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And a Goofy picture...
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We headed down to DME but stopped at Starbucks first so Nick could get some coffee. We waited a bit for it and it ended up being cold which was weird considering the wait but whatever we headed to DME and got in line. We had a short wait and finally our bus arrived!
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We were the second stop since no one was going to Old Key West!
Oh I forgot when we were pulling out of Saratoga Springs we saw some of the Mousekeeping CMs and the woman behind me on the bus said "look some nursing students." :joyfull::facepalm::eek: My Dad and I just looked at each other like what?
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Our room wasn't ready yet (obviously since it was like 9 am) so we got dressed in the lobby bathrooms and changed credit cards around. I wish I could remember the CM's name who helped us but he was super funny...but also made us put our own information in the computer (gave me the keyboard) which was weird. :hilarious:
First light fixture of the trip....
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We were all pretty hungry so we headed to the food court some some breakfast.
I got a chocolate chip muffin
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My Mom got....shocker.....a Mickey waffle
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It was our first time eating in the Sassagoula Floatworks Factory since the refurbishment .... I kind of missed the giant heads :joyfull: But the lights were super cool!
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Next up: more food
 

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