Trip Report The More Things Change, the More We Stay the Same!

Hello everyone. Its an exciting time at our house in Eastern PA as we are just hours away from returning to Walt Disney World! After not traveling to Disney in over 6 years, we will leave tomorrow for our third trip in just under a year.

So much has happened over the past year, and many big changes occurred in the just the past few weeks! Brayden and Madelyn completed successful school years which included conference and district playoff runs in several sports.

AEBA0E96-0013-43FC-BDDD-1EEEBDF8DA80.jpeg


I was able to complete successful winter and spring track seasons. I was also appointed as our next boys' XC head coach which I'm really excited about. But the biggest change was Brayden graduating high school!

After a lot of time and college visits, he decided that Arizona State Univesity would be his next stop. Thats a loooooooooong way from home, and I have to say I'm having a tough time with hime being away. Crystal and I are both excited for him. We are so happy he has this opportunity.

We leave from PHL at 7:10 am which means we will be on the road by 3:30. We are staying at Coronado for the third time. We stayed there for Maddy's Sweet 16th in February and really enjoyed it. It was our first time there in about 10 years.

We plan on going to Epcot tomorrow with lunch at Coral Reef for 2:30. We've only been there twice and both visits were vey long ago, so we are looking forward to what will seem like a new experience for us.

We are excited that fireworks are back! We will be in Epcot for the 4th, but in MK July 1 when they start again.

Also have one planned wdwmagic meet up and beer exchange with @imahistorygeek and @lostpro9het as well as @ajrwdwgirl. Plan on meeting up on June 30 at CSR with dinner at Three Bridges and probably drinks at Rix while we wait for our table.

We have so much to be thankful for, and so much to look forward to. Can't wait to share another life trip report with all of you.
 
Last edited:

coachwnh

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
In the Parks
No
Checked in and where seated quickly. Appetizers were good, not great. Dinner was average at best. Service was slow. Not the servers fault. I actually felt bad for her. I don’t want this to be a bashing post about the place, so I’ll post dinner picks and move on.


Chicken parm, shrimp, and gnocchi



07FA75AD-76F9-44F6-AA01-0F28D60D2CA5.jpeg
81CD310E-03E3-4EC9-8E3B-D23C0022F2D3.jpeg
799C9FA8-B435-448F-9E3F-26539273B298.jpeg

obviously things were way off tonight. The manager just approached us and took money off the check (we said nothing about the meal). Not sure what was up tonight, but leaving now

Maddy and Crystal are on the way to HS. No idea what Brayden and I are doing 🤷‍♂️
 
Last edited:

coachwnh

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
In the Parks
No
Your Coronado pictures are awesome, we always spend a lot of time relaxing at the resort. Have you checked out the longe on the top floor. Nice views and outdoor seating.
Thanks. We haven’t been up top yet, but did have drinks there in February.

Had a nice view of Happily Ever After from the window last night! Glad we decided to come straight home after HS closed last night as it rained hard during the show. Maddy streamed the music from her phone, and it made for a great end to our day

Animal Kingdom this morning. A flood watch is issued for today into tomorrow. 🤦‍♂️Obviously this will impact our Disney plans, but hope it’s more a nuisance for those who live locally then anything else.
 

coachwnh

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
In the Parks
No
Good morning

Arrived at AK around 7:25 and there were significantly more people today than last week. We were still able to ride Flight of Passage, River Journey, the safari, Everest, and dinosaur all before 11!

now sitting at the Nomad bar for lunch

weather update: only a light sprinkle so far today 👍
 

Register on WDWMAGIC. This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.

Back
Top Bottom