Trip Report The ONE© that was ONE (day.)April 2021 *Complete

Hello friends and lurkers.

For those who don’t know me, and as a refresher for those who do, hi. I am Darstarr. A California native now living on Long Island and p*ssed off about it😂

My last trip was for my birthday in March but I did not do a proper TR for that. If I had, it would have been called The ONE where I find all the glitches. Or The ONE where I change my name to Venelope. Yeah, I like that one.
There are some random photos and drunken @wdisney9000 posts from the March trip in my February TR. If you haven't read that one I suggest you skip to the end. That’s when it really gets good😂🍻🥂🍹🍾

So why am I going for one day? Well, because I want to? I can? I need new flatware?
All of the above.

Again, some of you know, my oldest son goes to school and plays lacrosse in southern Florida. His season usually starts in February. But it didnt. By my birthday trip in March they were getting ready to start but his conference would not allow spectators.
Tom Cruise What GIF

I know. Makes no sense right? An outdoor sport in Florida!!! We were allowed to go to our other two boys football games here in New York. Up is down, down is up.

Wednesday I am driving home from work and my husband calls me:
“Did you check your email?”
“Dude” (yes I say dude, Californian remember?) “I am driving”.
Him: “They are allowing two spectators per player starting Saturday.”
Me: “Book flights I am on my way home!!!”
My husband, now known as Tone thanks to 9000 and his lovely wife, C, is staying on Florida for work. (And he will go to Wednesdays game as long as he is still around😉).

When I was shopping in HWS on my last day back in March I found some really cute flatware with Mickey’s on them. I wanted to buy a set or three but did not think I could get them home in my carry on. Remember my friend R, the shopper? (From my Poly trip in Sept with the shower that spit 🔥) R found me a set at a Disney store here on the Island. Said store checked all other LI stores and there are no more to be had. So I suggested to Tone that we drive up to WDW and I can get two more sets. And while we are there we will hit up Epcot. Then, I can leave from MCO. Easy peasy.

We booked our flights after dinner on Wednesday. Then I looked at DVC availability. Tone suggested OKW so I booked it.
I could not sleep all night. I had buyers remorse. I did not want to stay at OKW. OKW is a lovely resort but it is not a one night kinda place. I wanted Boardwalk and I had seen a one BR when I was searching. We didn’t need a one BR but that was ok. In the morning I checked DVC and it was gone.
Luke Skywalker Reaction GIF

But there was a one BR at Beach Club so I booked that!
Yay!!!

(Disclaimer: I checked to make sure there was park pass availability before booking a room.)

I will try and report live. Since it is only a one day trip to WDW I won’t drag it out😂

If anything peculiar or funny or interesting or delicious happens before we get to wdw I will share because I am good like that😎

Lastly, there are going to be quite a few Magicians around wdw this weekend. If you see me please please please say hello!!!
 

Darstarr

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In the Parks
No
I love, love, love the photos of
Englands gardens. They are the best at WS.
Thanks, Dar!
They were so pretty. And there was an older gentleman riding his scooter through the maze and having a ball. He was so happy!
WDW Breakfasts are my favorite. How could you tell the server had just been called back? I hope he gets his vibe back quickly!
She told me. It was great, if you want to be ignored😂 Food was top notch though. And correction : we did the character breakfast at the beach club 13 years ago. So that counts as a proper breakfast.
Fingers crossed on your flatware journey!
Actually, I have struck out. As I said my friend, R the shopper, found one set at a Disney store so I am asking all my Magical friends, if you go to a Disney store keep your eyes peeled. If you see it DM me please with the store location. I would post a picture but...pictures aren't working.
 

Darstarr

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In the Parks
No
shy GIF
I waited until now to catch up. 🤗
And everyone will have to wait for the end. So much for live. Sorry.
STELLAR water view from your room! :hilarious:

Also your breakfast at Trattoria looks REALLY good!! I 100% would've gone with the Bellini too! ;)
I made Bellinis for Easter and they were not this good. These (yes plural! Dont judge) were really good!!!
 

Darstarr

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In the Parks
No
Everyone had a water view the other day..... 🌧️☔⛈️

🤪
Look out @amjt660 , @Billy6 is coming for the snark king title😂
Both good food choices! I love Trattoria for breakfast. I recently tried it for dinner and loved it too. Definitely a hidden gem.
I asked our server about dinner and she was clueless. But I would like to try it for sure!
 

Darstarr

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In the Parks
No
Random story from today. As I was leaving the English gardens there was a woman taking a picture of her friend in front of Pooh. (Not 💩, the silly ole bear) Her friend had taken off her mask and the one taking the picture was yelling at her to put it back on. I asked if they wanted me to take a picture of them and they said yes. I got ready to take their picture, the one girl took off her mask and the other one didnt. I told her to take it off. She said she didn't want to get in trouble. So I informed them of the policy change regarding masks and photos. They were so happy and thanked me.
We all started to walk away and two more people stepped in front of Pooh, as I walked down the path towards Moosehead er Canada, I heard a CM tell them they could take off their masks for the picture.

I love the change in policy. It is a step in the right direction but I never expected CM’s to actively advise people about it.
 

Back!Elbow!Shoulders!

Omnia mutantur, nihil interit
Premium Member
Dinner. Airport style.
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And peanut m n m’s because I never got @TrolleyFollower91 ’s choc chip cookie.

Southwest gave us a $100 travel voucher. Not sure if it is worth it. I am so tired!

Well at least the $100 covered part of your airport dinner. (Airport prices make Disney prices seem reasonable)
 

Songbird76

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And this is why I dont do connecting flights. My plane from baltimore to LI has just been taken out of service. Who knows when I will get home now. 😫
Ugh, that's so not fun. But better on the way home than on the way to Disney, right? We don't really have a choice but to have a connection from overseas. Sometimes more than one. We had a REALLY bad experience the first time we took the kids to Disney. Our flight home was delayed 7 hours, so of course we missed our connection, they broke one of our suitcases and they lost one of the kids' car seats, and instead of replacing our connecting flight with another flight, they put us on a bus. So instead of a 1 hour flight, we had a 3 and a half hour bus ride, and they wouldn't let us stop for food before getting on that bus. They said they would provide food for us, but while we were waiting for the car seat that never came, they distributed all the food and we missed out. So we had a 2 year old and a 4 year old, we had been traveling for more than 24 hours by that point, the kids hadn't eaten, nor slept, and without a car seat, we wouldn't be legal driving one of the kids home, and we were facing another 3 and a half hours on a bus. Awful awful awful. I remember standing at the baggage claim waiting for the car seat, and my 2 year old was inconsolable, and I was standing there rocking him and singing to him softly while everyone in the baggage area stared at the screaming toddler. I finally managed to get him to fall asleep on my shoulder, and my 4 year old fell asleep in the 2 year old's stroller, and we had to push the stroller, carry the toddler, AND manage the luggage to get on that bus. And they didn't give any sort of refund for the lost flight. We have vowed never to fly KLM/martinair ever again!
I hope you've made it home by now!! Be safe! You'll get there eventually, and Disney is worth it, right?
 

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