Trip Report **COMPLETED** The Princess 10K (and other adventures) !

Hello everyone! We got back from Disney World yesterday and it is very cold here (and slightly depressing) so I am going to start my trip report right away!

Who?
The usuals - my Mom (Mary) and myself (Megan) - some people refer to us as the M and M's :)
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Where?
Wilderness Lodge :)

When?
February 22 - 27, 2019

Why?
Well - as the title implies we went down for the Princess 10K! It was originally supposed to be both of my sisters and us but for various reasons it ended up being just the two of us :)

Day 1 February 22, 2019
Since our flight was scheduled for very early in the morning my Mom and I decided to stay at a hotel across the street from the airport. We did this once before thinking it was a good idea and again it was not. Any sleep we hoped to save by staying closer was lost due to horrible beds and loud other guests :oops:
In any case, we dragged ourselves out of bed at 3:30 AM and got ready for the airport. The breakfast at the hotel did open at 4 AM so we checked it out but there was nothing good so decided to just head on over to the airport.
We look super duper awake...
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Anyway, at the airport we had some bagels then headed to our gate.
(oops sorry accidentally hit post before finishing this post)
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About 10 minutes before we were supposed to board we noticed that the time for our departure changed by like 15 minutes. I did not think much of it until they made an announcement that all the computers systemwide at Southwest went down and they could not tell us when we would actually leave and could not board because they could not get a accurate weight of the plane without the computer.
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I was beyond frustrated at this point as we have had many issues in the last several months with Southwest and delayed flights. Overall we were only delayed by an hour but it was still pretty annoying. This is also like the third time in two months that Southwest's computers went down . It actually happened the night before too and they canceled over 400 flights due to this and/or weather. The flight attendants more than made up for it though with their charm and witty jokes (one especially good one about Tom Brady which naturally an entire plane of Buffalo people loved).
Anyway, our flight was fairly fast which was good. I think we watched a bit of Netflix :)
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FONORAIL!
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Then, the usual picture...(don't worry we did not travel from freezing Buffalo in shorts we changed in the airport to help save some/aka make up some time).
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Next up: some Expo fun
 
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Doc Disney

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Day 1 Continued
We stopped for a quick PP picture before heading to our first FP :)
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Our first FP was for SM so we headed there
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After our ride we headed over to Pinocchio Village Haus because we mobile ordered some pizza and fries. I am a huge creature of habit before runs and we ate pizza here before our last Princess race :)
My Mom took these photos a bit crooked and blurry :hilarious:
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We were hungry but we did not eat too much...last race we ran (the Wine and Dine half) I got sick the night before we ran so we were extra cautious :joyfull: It was yummy !
After our quick lunch/dinner (linner as we call it in my house) we headed over towards our next FP - Haunted Mansion!
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Next up: more MK
 

tiggerlvr

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I love your trip reports. Living in Buffalo as well I regretting not taking our trip to The World during February break instead of Easter Break. I need a break from this weather! Definitely not making that mistake again next year! Can't wait to read the rest of your TR.
 

Doc Disney

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I love your trip reports. Living in Buffalo as well I regretting not taking our trip to The World during February break instead of Easter Break. I need a break from this weather! Definitely not making that mistake again next year! Can't wait to read the rest of your TR.

This weather is brutal! Was the weather nice during Feb break? I feel like that was just before my trip right?

Looks like a great start to your trip. Love the Haunted Mansion!!

Thanks for reading!
 

Doc Disney

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Day 1 continued
Some more Haunted Mansion photos
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After Haunted Mansion we headed towards our last FP - Winnie the Pooh- only that was down. We looked around for what was close so we used our replacement FP on the teacups :)
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Then we headed out towards the exit...
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We decided to take the boat back home
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Day 1 continued
 

Tuvalu

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Those pontoon boats were first used in AK for the short-lived Discovery River Cruise.
More recently they are used as resort shuttles during high capacity periods.
Most importantly, they are used for the Pirate and Pals Fireworks Cruise! 💥
 

slipperalwaysfits

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YAY!! I love M and M trip reports! 🥰 Weird about all the Southwest outages. Here's hoping they get those back on track so we all don't have to deal with many more of them this year! I love the pre-run Expos (never been to Disney's) but the Expos tend to have a lot of free swag! I have heard about a lot of superstitious runners, glad you didn't get sick this time!
 

tiggerlvr

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This weather is brutal! Was the weather nice during Feb break? I feel like that was just before my trip right?



Thanks for reading!

Yes February break was not too bad. Only snowed once that I remember...lol. So glad we didn't get the snow they were originally calling for today! However, not looking forward to the temperature the next few days. I'm ready for spring!
 

Doc Disney

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Those pontoon boats were first used in AK for the short-lived Discovery River Cruise.
More recently they are used as resort shuttles during high capacity periods.
Most importantly, they are used for the Pirate and Pals Fireworks Cruise! 💥

Ohhhhh---- cool!!!!! I've seen them use regular boats for the Pirates Pals Cruise before too! On a side note have you guys ever done a private fireworks cruise?

YAY!! I love M and M trip reports! 🥰 Weird about all the Southwest outages. Here's hoping they get those back on track so we all don't have to deal with many more of them this year! I love the pre-run Expos (never been to Disney's) but the Expos tend to have a lot of free swag! I have heard about a lot of superstitious runners, glad you didn't get sick this time!

I do not think there was a ton of free stuff at the Expo now that I think about it! That usually is the best part of them !
 

Doc Disney

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Yes February break was not too bad. Only snowed once that I remember...lol. So glad we didn't get the snow they were originally calling for today! However, not looking forward to the temperature the next few days. I'm ready for spring!

I feel like I can not remember the days - they all blend together - snow, wind, snow, wind :hilarious:

Following!!

Thank you for following !
 

Doc Disney

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Songbird76

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Got my prize today Megan! Thank you. The pouch is great. Your sister should really sell on Etsy.
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There's a bunch of controversy about Etsy at the moment....apparently they have stolen millions of dollars from their sellers. They just somehow take the money from the seller's account. So a bunch of sellers have pulled out, and it's not considered safe to sell on Etsy at the moment.
 

Doc Disney

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There's a bunch of controversy about Etsy at the moment....apparently they have stolen millions of dollars from their sellers. They just somehow take the money from the seller's account. So a bunch of sellers have pulled out, and it's not considered safe to sell on Etsy at the moment.

What?!?!?! thats insane! Either way my sister does not want the pressure of having to sell anything !
 

Songbird76

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What?!?!?! thats insane! Either way my sister does not want the pressure of having to sell anything !
I just heard about it yesterday. One of my friends has/had an Etsy shop and she said she was looking for a new place to sell as Etsy was a "risky venture" now, and I looked it up, and that's what I found. https://sydneyschuster.wordpress.co...otDPSNSPfchMx3oE6XjT5pIUPYOXBcD3jW4K0om2dUNe8
Sorry...didn't mean to derail the TR, but thought I would mention it, just in case your sister WAS considering an etsy shop.
 

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