Meglen
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2016
It is rather killing me to post this trip report. I planned and planned and made sure to keep things slow and not rush. But it seems to be to much in the end.
Party of 4+2 Me,Husband,DS9,Mother and tag alongs were my Father and his Wife for 4 days
June 20th
Flight to MCO FL tours to resort all was going great! Room not ready was not surprised at all so we checked our bags and had some lunch.
At around 1:30pm everyone was done so we headed to the busses to MK! We had a few fast passes
3pm Pirates 4pm Splash than 5pm Crystal Palace dinner. All in 1 areas to cut down on walking.
The moment we got to the parks my mother was already having issues with the heat and walking. (I warned her and wanted to rent a scooter but she refused) We made it to pirates while in line my son is hot my mom is crying because she feels like shes ruining the trip that just started and is in beggining stages of heat stroke(didnt no till later). After the ride we go and tend to my mom and sit down and watched the bear show a few times. We left her in the AC and went to do our splash FP.
After this fp we went and sat and waited for our crystal palace reservation. The rest of the evening was decent. We had a dessert party at 8 and that was fun and we had a great time at the fireworks show. I felt like maybe all the shock was over and the trip could begin on a happy note..
Now let me just update on the room situation it was 10pm and still no room text or call. I called the number multiple times that day and they said i would get one when it was ready. Called on the way back from MK and finally they said we had a room (still not on my app though).
Sleeping situation was not ideal. It has been along time since sleeping with other people in a room.. My mother snored all night my son couldnt get comfy and my husband was already starting to get sick.
I was the sole planner of this trip and I am trying to hold it all together so everyone has a good time.
June 21st AK day!
Now we had a late night so I didnt book anything till after 10am so everyone could relax we had breakfast and headed for the busses. Navi river was first and was amazing, than we had dinosaur which was down so we did some of the walking trails. Than the safari. At this point my son who is a smile maniac all the other days of the year is full on grump mode. My mom is still struggling my husband is sick and tierd. With all that the ride was amazing and got some great photos.
We had lunch at Tusker House which was ok.. our server was really not in a good mood and rushed everything and at one point when I asked about how to pay for the tip he just yelled at me and said to do whatever.
We went back to the resort after lunch (about 3pm) our room was still not on my app and was not made up at all. I called to the front (yes I no its not the front but its all I can do) they apologized I said not to worry about making the room up but some towels would be nice. My mom was trying to rest due to not feeling great and she has 3 knocks on the door. 1 was security, 2 was some people dropping off some post cards.. and 3 was something else but not towels. So I went to the front and had words. The rest of trip we had no room issues.
Went back to AK that night for pandora at night and tree lighting (the 2 main things I wanted all trip). We left my mom at the resort so 5 of us went off and explored. Again ds9 was not a happy camper. He was prolly tiered and to stubbern to say so.
June 22nd Epcot
I rented my mother a wheelchair and I had to wheel her.. but I was determinded to have a good time. We did spaceship earth, nemo and figment. All great rides and had a good morning. Than we had soarin FP. This ride was amazing my mother was sobbing from being so happy and almost made me wheeling her almost 300lbs body all over the park and up ramps worth it. This day had a light at the end of the tunnel. She had friends from florida with a kid my sons age and they met up with us at epcot so once we had lunch (garden grill which was amazing) me and my husband were able to just relax and do what we wanted. This was the best part of the trip so far and it makes me sad that I needed to be away from my son and mother to have a happy moment.
I got updates along the day from my mom and they were having a blast and my son was smiling and getting along with his new friend. My husband and I went to Hollywood and went on every ride and had a great night!
June 23rd Hollywood last day of 6 ppl.
This day was non event full I thought my son was going to love the starwars stuff but he really didn't care at all so we did a few rides and went back to the resort. That night we went to Disney springs again my son could not care less and wanted nothing to do with it. I wish he would just say so we could do what he wanted lol.
24th-25th
Rented a scooter for my mom did AK and mk last 2 days it was much easier with the scooter and less to worry about. Did breakfast with the princesses on the 25th (this was a gift for my mom she loves Cinderella)
At the end of the day.. did we have fun? I'm not so sure. Did we have great moments? Yes! Did I get good photos.. yes! Did I feel like it was worth it. No. I love Disney world but this was our first family trip. Nothing in this world can prepair you for it. I was stressed and worried all vacation. My husband is still recovering from being sick. My son doesn't want to go back any time soon. And I still want the Disney vacation I was dreaming of. So 2020 I go back on a anniversary trip. Hope this helps someone it helped me to atleast put it all out there. So ty for reading!!.
Party of 4+2 Me,Husband,DS9,Mother and tag alongs were my Father and his Wife for 4 days
June 20th
Flight to MCO FL tours to resort all was going great! Room not ready was not surprised at all so we checked our bags and had some lunch.
At around 1:30pm everyone was done so we headed to the busses to MK! We had a few fast passes
3pm Pirates 4pm Splash than 5pm Crystal Palace dinner. All in 1 areas to cut down on walking.
The moment we got to the parks my mother was already having issues with the heat and walking. (I warned her and wanted to rent a scooter but she refused) We made it to pirates while in line my son is hot my mom is crying because she feels like shes ruining the trip that just started and is in beggining stages of heat stroke(didnt no till later). After the ride we go and tend to my mom and sit down and watched the bear show a few times. We left her in the AC and went to do our splash FP.
After this fp we went and sat and waited for our crystal palace reservation. The rest of the evening was decent. We had a dessert party at 8 and that was fun and we had a great time at the fireworks show. I felt like maybe all the shock was over and the trip could begin on a happy note..
Now let me just update on the room situation it was 10pm and still no room text or call. I called the number multiple times that day and they said i would get one when it was ready. Called on the way back from MK and finally they said we had a room (still not on my app though).
Sleeping situation was not ideal. It has been along time since sleeping with other people in a room.. My mother snored all night my son couldnt get comfy and my husband was already starting to get sick.
I was the sole planner of this trip and I am trying to hold it all together so everyone has a good time.
June 21st AK day!
Now we had a late night so I didnt book anything till after 10am so everyone could relax we had breakfast and headed for the busses. Navi river was first and was amazing, than we had dinosaur which was down so we did some of the walking trails. Than the safari. At this point my son who is a smile maniac all the other days of the year is full on grump mode. My mom is still struggling my husband is sick and tierd. With all that the ride was amazing and got some great photos.
We had lunch at Tusker House which was ok.. our server was really not in a good mood and rushed everything and at one point when I asked about how to pay for the tip he just yelled at me and said to do whatever.
We went back to the resort after lunch (about 3pm) our room was still not on my app and was not made up at all. I called to the front (yes I no its not the front but its all I can do) they apologized I said not to worry about making the room up but some towels would be nice. My mom was trying to rest due to not feeling great and she has 3 knocks on the door. 1 was security, 2 was some people dropping off some post cards.. and 3 was something else but not towels. So I went to the front and had words. The rest of trip we had no room issues.
Went back to AK that night for pandora at night and tree lighting (the 2 main things I wanted all trip). We left my mom at the resort so 5 of us went off and explored. Again ds9 was not a happy camper. He was prolly tiered and to stubbern to say so.
June 22nd Epcot
I rented my mother a wheelchair and I had to wheel her.. but I was determinded to have a good time. We did spaceship earth, nemo and figment. All great rides and had a good morning. Than we had soarin FP. This ride was amazing my mother was sobbing from being so happy and almost made me wheeling her almost 300lbs body all over the park and up ramps worth it. This day had a light at the end of the tunnel. She had friends from florida with a kid my sons age and they met up with us at epcot so once we had lunch (garden grill which was amazing) me and my husband were able to just relax and do what we wanted. This was the best part of the trip so far and it makes me sad that I needed to be away from my son and mother to have a happy moment.
I got updates along the day from my mom and they were having a blast and my son was smiling and getting along with his new friend. My husband and I went to Hollywood and went on every ride and had a great night!
June 23rd Hollywood last day of 6 ppl.
This day was non event full I thought my son was going to love the starwars stuff but he really didn't care at all so we did a few rides and went back to the resort. That night we went to Disney springs again my son could not care less and wanted nothing to do with it. I wish he would just say so we could do what he wanted lol.
24th-25th
Rented a scooter for my mom did AK and mk last 2 days it was much easier with the scooter and less to worry about. Did breakfast with the princesses on the 25th (this was a gift for my mom she loves Cinderella)
At the end of the day.. did we have fun? I'm not so sure. Did we have great moments? Yes! Did I get good photos.. yes! Did I feel like it was worth it. No. I love Disney world but this was our first family trip. Nothing in this world can prepair you for it. I was stressed and worried all vacation. My husband is still recovering from being sick. My son doesn't want to go back any time soon. And I still want the Disney vacation I was dreaming of. So 2020 I go back on a anniversary trip. Hope this helps someone it helped me to atleast put it all out there. So ty for reading!!.
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