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 2 continued
Rivers of Light pictures
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Everyone in my family liked Rivers of Light but I don't think anyone loves it like I do :) I think they all said they don't get it and my Dad kept referring to it as the light and water show :joyfull: I just love the music but I think it will be a bit before I get to see it again :)
Anyway we headed out of the park after (along with everyone else...)
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It was a full moon!
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Random light!
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We ended up taking an Uber home because the bus situation looked bad! My sister said it ended up costing about $30 (so in this case a Minnie Van would have made more sense...but there were none) but we all agreed #worthit. No wait for an Uber and home in way less time!
Then after this it was off to bed!

Next up: Day 3!
 

Gurt

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The food from Tiffin's looks amazing I probably won't be able to add it to next years list as I have been told we did too many sit down meals on our last trip and everyone else would rather have more ride time next year not that I don't like ride time but I like TS too :(
 

LeighM

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The only baby elephant we were able to see on our tour was Luna, because Stella kept hiding behind the trees LOL. It was Luna's picture that was on the pin we were given on the tour.
 

Swissmiss

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I was sure that I was following your TR but apparently not?! Looking at your pictures I wish we had gone back to see Rivers of Light when we did the Tiffins dining package in January but it was during that cold weather and not one of us was willing to go out again in the cold once we had gotten back to the hotel (plus I had either run the 5k or the half marathon that morning so I was a bit tired)...
 

Doc Disney

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So there were actually 2 different competitions. One the weekend of the 5th when we got there (the one my niece was in) and then a new one was coming in when we were leaving on the 11th.


Ohhhhh!!! That makes sense!

The food from Tiffin's looks amazing I probably won't be able to add it to next years list as I have been told we did too many sit down meals on our last trip and everyone else would rather have more ride time next year not that I don't like ride time but I like TS too :(

Aww well maybe sometime eventually then :)
 

Doc Disney

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In the midst of your report, but have to return to work :( Looking forward to reading more soon! I love your pics - especially the food and lights...

Thanks for reading - booooo work!

The only baby elephant we were able to see on our tour was Luna, because Stella kept hiding behind the trees LOL. It was Luna's picture that was on the pin we were given on the tour.

Oh is it Luna!? She's so much bigger now (obviously...)
 

Doc Disney

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I was sure that I was following your TR but apparently not?! Looking at your pictures I wish we had gone back to see Rivers of Light when we did the Tiffins dining package in January but it was during that cold weather and not one of us was willing to go out again in the cold once we had gotten back to the hotel (plus I had either run the 5k or the half marathon that morning so I was a bit tired)...

Rivers of Light will be there hopefully for a bit longer so you can see it !
 

Doc Disney

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Day 3 April 29, 2018
We got up, ready, ate some breakfast and headed out the door to Epcot!
We got there a little before opening and stopped for a PP picture.
I could not get a good picture of the entrance gardens :confused:
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The park officially opened just as we got done with our pictures so we decided to rope drop Soarin' since my Dad had not seen the new version yet :)
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Next up: Day 3 continued
 

Doc Disney

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Day 3 continued
We got a text while on Living with the Land that J and N were in the park and they were at Starbucks
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I went off to buy some Spike's Pollen Hunt maps (instead of Easter egg hunt maps) while J and N finished their breakfast
My Mom took these next two pictures...I especially like the one of the bird eating an egg :joyfull:
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Maps in hand we headed off to our first FP!
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J, N and I made this car....
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Mom and Dad made this one...their screen wasn't even working and yet their car still ended up getting a higher score :joyfull:
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Next up: more Test Track
 

Doc Disney

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Day 3 continued
While in the second half of the line Jill and I both took pictures of her in her Oh Yea Disney shirt and posted them on IG to see which of us could get them to like our post first....we are still waiting for them to like either one of ours:joyfull:
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Next up was Spaceship Earth!
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Next up: more Epcot...
 

Doc Disney

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Day 3 continued
After Spaceship Earth we headed to Club Cool so J could get her beloved Beverly :hungover: I still don't understand why she likes it
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Then we grabbed our AP magnet ! I didn't take a picture but we got the Minnie Mouse ones :) Oh also, I forgot to mention it was Dapper Day. I just don't really like Dapper Day :confused: I think it looks super cool but you could not pay me to dress up in heels and heavy clothes in the heat. Also, I hate when all the dapper people linger in all the picture lines or just linger everywhere in general :joyfull: I don't know - to each their own I guess!
We skipped our last FP (I think it was The Seas) to head into World Showcase
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We rushed around a bit on our way to the Italy pavilion. There, Jill, Nick and I got some bellinis
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My Mom took mine so she could take a picture and send it to her co-workers :joyfull:
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Next up: lunch!
 

Doc Disney

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Day 3 continued
At Jill's request we made a lunch reservation for Via Napoli a few weeks before our trip so we checked in!
The Cast Member who was seating us asked if I had ever been to Italy before and I said yes. He asked me where and I said Venice and he said ....oh. Just "oh." :joyfull: When we sat down I was like is Venice not in Italy or something?! :joyfull::joyfull: I had a moment of panic that I said the wrong city or something but indeed Venice is in Italy and he must just not like Venice :hilarious:
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Randomly we got bread...
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So, at Tiffins the night before we talked about it and decided on ordering 2 mezzo metro pizzas. Was it all the cocktails that made that decision? Probably. At lunch we tried to convince Jill we did not need two mezzo metros but she insisted we already made up our mind so we ordered two. One half picante (sausage) and half Margherita and the other pepperoni. I have literally no idea why this one picture of pizza is so bad but I will include it just for size reference
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I considered cropping that kid's face out of this picture but I kind of feel like it makes it that much better :joyfull::joyfull:
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So, how did we do?
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Too much...just way too much pizza (although we did eat more than I thought we would to be honest!). P.S. It was delicious as usual!

Next up: out of Epcot
 
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