Who: My husband Scott and I
When: May 5th-11th, 2018
Where: Pop Century Resort
This is my first trip report, so please forgive me if I make an trip report faux pas!
DAY 1
Up at 4am to get a morning shower (it's my equivalent of coffee)
got ready and woke hubby up at 430am.
Scott's mom picked us up at 5am to shuttle us to the airport (she's a trooper)! We got to the airport about 530am and we were number one in the queue for Southwest. Sent off our luggage, and we had reserved a wheelchair for hubs because he's disabled, and although he can walk, he can't DISNEY walk, and in the airports we just find it easier. It also allows us to board first on Southwest, so that works out great. But before we got the wheelchair, he wanted to go outside to smoke his pipe for a bit, since we were so early (the flight was at 720am, but I worked for the airlines for 13 years, and you are suppose to be at the airport 2 hours prior to departure... I can't break that habit, and I don't like to feel late!
wow, what a wrinkly sleeve!
While we were outside, there was a dude out there dancing and facebook live-ing it.... ok then. You do you dude!
Went back to the Southwest desk to call for a skycap with a wheelchair, and we were whisked thru pre-check/handicap security really quickly.
edited to add: I did get stopped at security because of my splint on my arm/hand. the lady inspected it, wanded it, and drug tested it. All which took about 1 minute or less.
Here we are at the gate, waiting for boarding... hubby looks thrilled.
mandatory plane picture
We were off right on time. From Grand Rapids, MI, we had to change planes in Chicago Midway.
This was an interesting relic to see there:
Everything was also on time to MCO, the flight was full however, and I refuse to sit in a middle seat. Usually, I get hubby to sit aisles across from eachother, but he was being ornery this morning, so he was sitting at the window, and I'm on the aisle in the same row, with a confused person between us. She tried to get each of us at separate times to move over next to eachother, but each of us refused. Sorry lady, you were almost the last person on the plane... you get the middle seat!
Next: Day 1 continued...
When: May 5th-11th, 2018
Where: Pop Century Resort
This is my first trip report, so please forgive me if I make an trip report faux pas!
DAY 1
Up at 4am to get a morning shower (it's my equivalent of coffee)
got ready and woke hubby up at 430am.
Scott's mom picked us up at 5am to shuttle us to the airport (she's a trooper)! We got to the airport about 530am and we were number one in the queue for Southwest. Sent off our luggage, and we had reserved a wheelchair for hubs because he's disabled, and although he can walk, he can't DISNEY walk, and in the airports we just find it easier. It also allows us to board first on Southwest, so that works out great. But before we got the wheelchair, he wanted to go outside to smoke his pipe for a bit, since we were so early (the flight was at 720am, but I worked for the airlines for 13 years, and you are suppose to be at the airport 2 hours prior to departure... I can't break that habit, and I don't like to feel late!
wow, what a wrinkly sleeve!
While we were outside, there was a dude out there dancing and facebook live-ing it.... ok then. You do you dude!
Went back to the Southwest desk to call for a skycap with a wheelchair, and we were whisked thru pre-check/handicap security really quickly.
edited to add: I did get stopped at security because of my splint on my arm/hand. the lady inspected it, wanded it, and drug tested it. All which took about 1 minute or less.
Here we are at the gate, waiting for boarding... hubby looks thrilled.
mandatory plane picture
We were off right on time. From Grand Rapids, MI, we had to change planes in Chicago Midway.
This was an interesting relic to see there:
Everything was also on time to MCO, the flight was full however, and I refuse to sit in a middle seat. Usually, I get hubby to sit aisles across from eachother, but he was being ornery this morning, so he was sitting at the window, and I'm on the aisle in the same row, with a confused person between us. She tried to get each of us at separate times to move over next to eachother, but each of us refused. Sorry lady, you were almost the last person on the plane... you get the middle seat!
Next: Day 1 continued...
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You bet we were fuming and #wdwtoday heard about it on twitter. Another bus came about 15 minutes later and that's when my hubby broke the bus! He was getting on with his scooter, but he was still so mad from the other bus ditching us, that he accidentally ran over the edge of the ramp with his scooter and bent a part... The ramp wouldn't go back in all the way, so he called someone over... and then stood on it... got it to go in... tested it a couple of times.. and we were on our way.
