So here is my first ever Trip Report!!!! Just a recap from my Pre-trip report, I'm Kandi, i'm 27 and i'm travelling with my Dad, Mum, Sister (Alysia, 22) and brother (Dom, 18 but 17 on the trip). We are meeting up with my boyfriend Dan who works at WDW and my cousin and her boyfriend will be joining us later on in the trip.
Dan and Me
The Family
14th August 2012 – Travel Day
This was the day I’d been waiting for – We were going to Disney!!!!! After not much sleep due to excitement we got up at 5am and finished the last little bit of packing we had to do and waited for the taxi to turn up. We waited and waited until finally my dad phoned the guy who was scheduled to pick us up. It turned out that he had forgotten to transfer our information into the booking book and therefore forgot about us. My mum at this point was freaking out and yelling at my dad for not phoning earlier but it turns out he was only 30 minutes late so it wasn’t that bad but it felt like an eternity.
The taxi arrived and our bags were piled into the back. We were off!!!! We left at 8am and got to the airport around 8.30, I think the taxi driver was speeding but that’s not my problem. There was no line to check in so that was dealt with quickly and we headed to security where my dad got frisked and we had to wait for him. Once through security we went to the V-room which is a special lounge for virgin holidays which had unlimited food and drink. I got a diet coke and sausage and scrambled egg on toast with a chocolate shortbread, Mum had a bacon butty and tea, Alysia, Dad and Dom had a full English breakfast. We decided to give mum and dad their surprise now and presented them with a card with $60 in it and a note saying that they had an anniversary meal booked at Tonys. They were so shocked and happy and totally surprised.
It was now time to get on our plane which was called Beauty Queen and we were told the flight would take 8 hour and 45 minutes (which it did). I watched the Avengers and Game of Thrones and played games on the entertainment system on the plane.
I wasn’t impressed with the food because they ran out of Bangers and Mash and I ended up with the vegetarian option of vegetable pasta that didn’t taste good. Alysia, Dad and Dom had leeky chicken and my Mum got the last Bangers and Mash because she couldn’t eat the other two meals.
A couple of hours after the meal ice creams were handed out and then about an hour after that we were served afternoon tea which consisted of cheese and onion sandwiches and a cupcake.
We landed at 3pm Florida time and went through immigration quickly and went to collect the car hire where we were upgraded to a SUV. As we were leaving the airport we got stuck in a giant thunderstorm which slowed the traffic to a standstill.
We got to POFQ at 5:30 and checked in. We were given rooms 5235 and 5236. My room was ready but my Mum and Dad’s room was very dirty, the beds were not made and my Mum found a tampon in the bathroom. We phoned housekeeping and they were very surprised that there was a guest in the room. I left them sorting out the room and went to meet Dan. I hadn’t seen him since April and finally it was time to be reunited!!! He gave me a massive hug when he saw me in the hotel lobby and i think I squealed loud enough for several guests to turn around and stare. We went to DTD and walked around the shops and caught up. My stomach started growling and I realised I hadn’t eaten much food that day so I suggested that we go to the Earl of Sandwich so we could get some dinner. We both had the All American and chocolate pudding (no pics, I was too excited to be back with Dan). We then met up with my friend Amanda from my ICP and hung out for a while. I started to get really tired so Dan took me back to the hotel and I was in bed by 10pm.
Dan and Me
The Family
14th August 2012 – Travel Day
This was the day I’d been waiting for – We were going to Disney!!!!! After not much sleep due to excitement we got up at 5am and finished the last little bit of packing we had to do and waited for the taxi to turn up. We waited and waited until finally my dad phoned the guy who was scheduled to pick us up. It turned out that he had forgotten to transfer our information into the booking book and therefore forgot about us. My mum at this point was freaking out and yelling at my dad for not phoning earlier but it turns out he was only 30 minutes late so it wasn’t that bad but it felt like an eternity.
The taxi arrived and our bags were piled into the back. We were off!!!! We left at 8am and got to the airport around 8.30, I think the taxi driver was speeding but that’s not my problem. There was no line to check in so that was dealt with quickly and we headed to security where my dad got frisked and we had to wait for him. Once through security we went to the V-room which is a special lounge for virgin holidays which had unlimited food and drink. I got a diet coke and sausage and scrambled egg on toast with a chocolate shortbread, Mum had a bacon butty and tea, Alysia, Dad and Dom had a full English breakfast. We decided to give mum and dad their surprise now and presented them with a card with $60 in it and a note saying that they had an anniversary meal booked at Tonys. They were so shocked and happy and totally surprised.
It was now time to get on our plane which was called Beauty Queen and we were told the flight would take 8 hour and 45 minutes (which it did). I watched the Avengers and Game of Thrones and played games on the entertainment system on the plane.
I wasn’t impressed with the food because they ran out of Bangers and Mash and I ended up with the vegetarian option of vegetable pasta that didn’t taste good. Alysia, Dad and Dom had leeky chicken and my Mum got the last Bangers and Mash because she couldn’t eat the other two meals.
A couple of hours after the meal ice creams were handed out and then about an hour after that we were served afternoon tea which consisted of cheese and onion sandwiches and a cupcake.
We landed at 3pm Florida time and went through immigration quickly and went to collect the car hire where we were upgraded to a SUV. As we were leaving the airport we got stuck in a giant thunderstorm which slowed the traffic to a standstill.
We got to POFQ at 5:30 and checked in. We were given rooms 5235 and 5236. My room was ready but my Mum and Dad’s room was very dirty, the beds were not made and my Mum found a tampon in the bathroom. We phoned housekeeping and they were very surprised that there was a guest in the room. I left them sorting out the room and went to meet Dan. I hadn’t seen him since April and finally it was time to be reunited!!! He gave me a massive hug when he saw me in the hotel lobby and i think I squealed loud enough for several guests to turn around and stare. We went to DTD and walked around the shops and caught up. My stomach started growling and I realised I hadn’t eaten much food that day so I suggested that we go to the Earl of Sandwich so we could get some dinner. We both had the All American and chocolate pudding (no pics, I was too excited to be back with Dan). We then met up with my friend Amanda from my ICP and hung out for a while. I started to get really tired so Dan took me back to the hotel and I was in bed by 10pm.
