Trip Report **COMPLETED** The Tale of the Three Backpacks

Hi all! As I am fighting through Disney depression I figured I would start my TR to see if it helps...:inlove:

Who?
The usual....my Mom (Mary) and I (Megan)
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When?
January 17 - January 21, 2018 - originally it was supposed to be the 18th - 21st but the vacation creep hit us :inlove:

Where?
Originally we planned on staying at Pop Century but my sleep deprived self changed to the Grand Floridian while at the airport going home from our last trip :joyfull: We fell in love with it last trip and I found a decent rate so we switched. Also I am neurotic and was worried about staying at a value with all the kids during the peak of flu season
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Why?
Some little birdies told me they were going to Disney and it only took one mention on the forum to get me down there :joyfull::joyfull:

Day 1 - January 17, 2018
Our flight wasn't as early as our last trip so we were able to sleep in - only I was wide awake at like 6 am :joyfull:
So we got up and ready and did some last minute packing before heading out
Usual date pictures my Mom makes us take :)
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Anyway we were out the door by 7:20 am and ready for a quick trip the airport. Only, it wasn't. It wasn't supposed to snow this morning so I wasn't even stressed out about it but it was snowing pretty heavily which turned our 15 minute drive into a 45 minute drive. I mean....people were driving like they had never seen snow before which was obnoxious! Thankfully we had TSA precheck (although security was dead anyway) so we got through security in like 2 minutes and we were back on track time wise.
We had some breakfast....our usual bagels!
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My Mom wouldn't take a normal picture :joyfull:
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After breakfast we had a short wait to board our plane. We boarded quickly but sadly we were stuck de-icing for 20 minutes before we could even leave.
Gangs all here
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Magic Band twins
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Our flight was extra long for some reason...usually its like 2 hours and 20 minutes max and this time it was almost 3 hours o_O I'm sure the weather had something to do with it but it was annoying :joyfull: Everything felt like it was in slo-mo this morning which is torture when you just want to be in Disney!
First stop: fonorail!
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Next up: more airport fun
 

Doc Disney

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
Great trip report as always!! Looking forward to the next one!!

Thank you so much!

Noted! We have nothing planned yet, fast pass day is tomorrow so hopefully we'll have those figured out but our plan is to mostly wing it!

I feel like we will wing a lot too! Just trying to make Fps every day but I dont care if we do them or not but might as well have them :)
 

Dave B

Well-Known Member
Day 4 continued
Finally it was almost time for dinner! We headed to the 1900 Park Fare check in desk and @sheriffwoody and her friend met up with us just as I was getting in line to check in! We waited about 20 minutes for our table but worked out perfectly because @blgauger walked in just as we got our table ready text!
As @sheriffwoody noted it was packed in there so I was super happy when we got seated in the back corner! She also already talked about it but we made friends with the woman at the table next to us who was so sweet and offered to take all our pictures for us :)
Cinderella was so funny! She was saying it was nice that we all got a break from the guys and how everyone needs that :joyfull: She also said she was glad we brought a mouse with us (me...with my ears :joyfull: )
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Step mother was up next and was asking everyone about how many castles they have :)
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The stepsisters were hilarious!!!!!! I was not expecting them to be as funny as they were! And, they spent a lot of time with us!
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That was probably the best character meal we've ever had in terms of character interactions! Everyone (except boring old Prince Charming) spent a ton of time with us!
The food was good too!
I know I ate a giant salad at some point...
Then I ate all kids foods...the Mac and cheese was especially good!
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I don't think I ended up ever eating anything from the carving station :hilarious: In general I struggle with eating at buffets...especially when they are on the last night of our trip and I have anxiety about traveling the next day :joyfull:
Some desserts
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Next up: more dinner
Awesome photos, really cool seeing all of you together after interacting on the boards with all of you, so cool!!!!
 

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