Once I started this thread I immediately wanted to go back and look through all of my old Disney pictures, so after the kids went down for nap I did all the cleaning on my to do list and now I am back on it!
May 2015 Trip:
This trip was planned ~3 months in advance and I literally knew nothing about Disney planning before booking the trip. I had to call to book since we would be using military discount and luckily got an amazing CM who took the time to explain everything and help me weigh options. We booked the Port Orleans French Quarter for 6 nights and got 4 day military park hoppers (my sister and I were both military wives at the time-now my husband is out no more discount :,()
Day 1-Travel Day: Wave Dinner
(First glance of the castle from the Contemporary)
After arriving smoothly and checking out POFQ we hopped on a bus to MK then walked to the contemporary for dinner at the Wave. I didn't have a ton of options for ADRs for this trip because of the late planning but we enjoyed the meal and almost 3 years later I remember that I had Gnocchi with short rib and my sister had the roast chicken and both were amazing. We were on DDP so we each tried a different dessert flight but neither of us were hungry so we boxed them and ate them for breakfast the next day.
Day 2-AK/Epcot-
(Baby O's First Disney Park)
(Her first character!)
(And first time meeting the big Cheese)
I was most excited for animal kingdom so we headed there first. I didn't really know much about FP but I had booked them for the safari, Festival of the Lion King and the Minnie and Mickey meet and greet, in that order. As soon as we got on the safari baby O passed out of course, and not until after I got off the ride did I see the signs warning that pregnant women should not ride (it's ok baby Z came out just fine and right on time months later). We saw the festival of the lion king which O was awake for and loved, and got in line for the wildlife express train and were about to board when I felt a warm trickle down my side, and looked around for leaking water but sure enough it was a leaky diaper :/. We got out of line and I quickly cleaned and changed O then had to buy a new shirt and change in time for her meeting with Mickey and Minnie. We called it a day at AK even though there was a lot we didn't see and headed to Epcot for some world showcase action (My sister who was 21 at the time did the drinking and I was 5month pregnant so I did the eating) and then back to POFQ for some pool time.
After the pool I gave O a bath and got in the tub with her and had more bathroom trouble (#2 this time :/). We cleaned up and got ready for more Epcot-Flower and Garden was happening so we was some topiaries and then dinner at Akershus. It was awesome to see O light up at all of the princesses and the food was great too! Right before we met belle at the entrance, O threw up on me, I was 3/3 of baby bodily fluids that day. I was so happy we got to see Snow White and all the princesses thought O was so cute and she even got a kiss from Ariel.
Day 3-HS (whyyyy) and first time at MK
O's knowledge of Disney was based solely on Disney Jr before the trip so I wanted her to meet the characters from those shows. We did the play and dine breakfast at Hollywood Studios and it was abysmal. Food was not good, very little character interaction and it was so bright it was impossible to take a good picture. We had much better luck in the animation courtyard. We saw the Disney jr dance party which had too much talking and not enough music for O and were eager to get the heck out of HS but of course it was Star Wars weekend and a massive crowd was gathering for the parade and we were stuck on the wrong side of it :/. We made it to day 2 of our tour around Epcot but tensions were still high. We went back to the hotel to relax and try to recover from the complete trauma of a morning.
I didn't realize I would remember so much from three years ago, I guess there will be a part 2 to this trip!
That's the sign of a classy person.
. From there our great evening went far, far south. We wanted to check out Downtown Disney (back when it was called that) and somehow had bad information on how to get there from MK. After an hour we ended up back at MK and starving and decided to make a last minute reservation for Crystal Palace. It was the worst dinner ever I swear. It took forever to get seated and we were some of the last guests of the night so the food had been sitting too long. Our service was awful and all my sister wanted was an adult Beverage of which they had none in MK at the time. When I went to the buffet O ended up smacking her head on the table because she was so exhausted and passing out, I got mad at my sister for not stopping that and we ended up leaving separately (I don't think I even ate) after some words were exchanged :/. It was a rediculous fight and became downright silly when we both ended up side by side racing to get on a bus before the fireworks were over. Luckily we got back to the POFQ and were able to relax and we had our break day planned the next day.
