Trip Report "The Best Disney Trip EVER"

Hello, hello everyone!! A warm welcome to everyone reading--I'm so glad you're here!!

WHEN: Tuesday, November 5th - Tuesday, November 12th

WHERE: I think you know us well enough by now!!

WHO: I'm sure you know most of us(don't worry--I'm not going to confuse you all like I did in June;)). In case you don't though, there's me, my nephew J, & my sister E. Besides us usual 3 Musketeers, E's husband/J's dad/my BIL joined us for the fun!! To keep confusion to a minimum for this TR I will refer to him as JSR.
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You could also call us "The Red Family". When E asked J what color MB he wanted he said that he wanted red & that we should all get that color so we could be "The Red Family". I know you can't see E's but trust me, her's was red also.

Looking forward to reliving "The Best Disney Trip EVER" with you all!!

Tuesday, November 5th

The plan was to leave E & JSR's at 7:00. I went to work for 5:30 to get a few last minute things done--also so that I could say to my boss that I was only off for 7 days, not 8. He teases me that "vacations are 7 days not 8". After doing some work & him teasing me a bit I was off on my merry way!! I got to their house only to find out that JSR was still packing!!:jawdrop: E was not thrilled in the least. He must have been close to being done though b/c we were only delayed a few minutes.

Then came the next delay. It was Election Day and E & JSR wanted to due their civic duty. I sat in the car with J & we talked Disney while we waited.
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And, in typical Pittsburgh fashion, it was raining.
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Rush hour traffic + heavy rain = a slow commute to the airport. I don't know what it is with this town but it seems like no one can drive in the rain around here. Trust me, we get more than our fair share of it so you think people would be used to it.
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As we were waiting to check our luggage in the woman behind us noticed our luggage tags & said that she was going to Disney also and was staying at Caribbean Beach. She asked if this was our first time going which prompted JSR to throw in a few digs about us & the frequency of our trips. I think he's just jealous ;)
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The Southwest agent was slower than molasses but after 10 minutes or so it was our turn.
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JSR made fun of me all week b/c of this. I had two suitcases. The small one weighed 20 lbs & this one was 36.5. He kept saying, "How did you manage to bring 56 lbs. of clothes?" As it turned out, due to his last minute packing there were quite a few things that he forgot so I told him at least I didn't have that problem. He also told me not to tell E about what he had forgot b/c he didn't want to hear her say "I told you so".
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E went to park the car while the J's & I proceeded to security. But wait, I couldn't go just yet. For whatever reason the Southwest agent left one of the suitcases behind. After unsuccessfully trying to get his attention for about 5 minutes I finally interrupted him & asked him to please put it on the belt. I was getting nervous that it would somehow get forgotten. He looked at me with a surprised look on his face & said he didn't notice it there. Really??
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On the "monorail" we go!!
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riverside

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH

I tried not to think about what I was about to do. I really couldn't believe that I suggested it.
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Here we go!!
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My smile is so fake it's unreal.
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I took some pictures but kept my eyes closed most of the time.
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I got really nervous when it was at it's highest point.
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I also got nervous seeing this....bad memories:arghh:
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riverside

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH

We got off at Caribbean Beach & decided to walk around & check it out.
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At one point we had to cross a road. I thought it was a bit dangerous.
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E stopped to get some sort of coffee.
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We had no clue where we were going.
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And people say Riverside is big--this place was massive!! It also looked very confusing to me but that could be b/c I was very unfamiliar with the place.
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J wanted to walk in the sand. Ugh...
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riverside

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH

It was so nice to be away from crowds. We didn't encounter that many people at all while we were strolling around.
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I'd like to try this restaurant.
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We finally made it to the main area.
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I was really impressed with the place.
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Until I saw this.....
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I just don't understand. You're at a hotel, don't you have a room? Now, maybe her room wasn't ready & she just arrived from a long flight(I try to give people the benefit of the doubt) but, please keep your shoes on & don't put your feet on the furniture. Gross:hungover:
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riverside

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We stayed there in 2013 for the first time. Not even exaggerating, I never went to the main area and back to the room the same way twice the entire week! I got lost every time! 🤦🏻‍♀️
I can totally believe it!! It was pretty overwhelming to me--like everything else that day!!
Good for you for giving the Skyliner a try! Do you think that you might use it again on future trips?
Thank you!! I was pretty proud of myself!! I may but it might take some liquid courage!!
Great pictures of the riff raff! :D
Why thank you!! I knew you'd be proud of me!!;)
Is it weird that your voice was exactly as I imagined it would sound?
That's too funny!! Not at all!! That's like when I talk to people for years on the phone for work then finally meet them. Based on the sound of their voice I kind a get a picture in my head of what I think they look like. Sometimes I'm right but I've been wrong too!!
 

Loco_driver

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I am also impressed how many people in this thread say “pop” instead of “soda” 🤣. Usually, I feel out of place with my pop-ness, but here, I am among my people 🤣🤣
Here in the south everything is “coke”, regardless of what the drink is. If someone asks if you want a “coke” and you say yes, they’ll then ask what kind of coke you want. Here in TX the answer is usually Dr. Pepper!
 

riverside

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I may or may not have gagged when I saw the picture of that woman. 🤮🤮🤮 So many comments.

Also, this might sound kinda random, but didn’t you say in one of your previous TRs that R and JSR are cousins, or is R cousins with one of your other BILs?

I find it totally to be totally gross.

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Allow me to confuse everyone again :hilarious:
R & D are first cousins(their mothers are sisters). D is married to my sister C. C & D's daughters are my nieces & R's cousins!!

So, how about this?? D's dad(who is R's uncle)unfortunately passed away Thanksgiving weekend. The big joke was who do I sit with at the funeral? R's family or mine!! I left it up to the funeral director(E!!) For the car procession line E had put me with R's family so that's who I sat with for the funeral! Someone at work suggested I sit half the mass with R's family & the other half with mine!!😜
 

riverside

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But, you can be sure it meant "something" to him! :p
I'm quite sure!!
Indeed. Interesting workaround scarf he fashioned out of it! :D

That kid cracks me up! :joyfull:
I thought he actually looked pretty stylish!!
He is a hoot!!
So many comments but I will stick with just one: I am having so much fun reading this!
Thank you so much!!:inlove: I'm enjoying your's also!!
I am also impressed how many people in this thread say “pop” instead of “soda” 🤣. Usually, I feel out of place with my pop-ness, but here, I am among my people 🤣🤣
You know it!!
I feel too fancy when I say soda. :happy:
🤣🤣🤣
Here in the south everything is “coke”, regardless of what the drink is. If someone asks if you want a “coke” and you say yes, they’ll then ask what kind of coke you want. Here in TX the answer is usually Dr. Pepper!
That is very interesting!! I always marvel at how different things are in different areas(in the US) & yet we're all in the same country!! I've always found that to be very fascinating!!
 

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