Walking on Sunshine : Celebrating Spring at Universal & SeaWorld - an April/May 2016 PTR

Mrs Doubtfire · Apr 30, 2016

Glad you are having a great time Gina, thanks for the update. Beautiful weather got you all :daisy:

Kivara · Apr 30, 2016

Great update! Enjoy the rest of your trip! Can't wait to read the full trip report later

chicagoshannon · Apr 30, 2016

Have fun today! I can't wait to hear about Aquatica and the backstage Sea World tour.

bankr63 · Apr 30, 2016

dancin Disney style said:
Her sister told her that she new someone wanting to sell a 6 for a great price and she even had a buyer lined up to buy Grumpy Cat's old 5S to help with the cost of the new one. I agreed because my out of pocket cost was only going to be about $280.

Yes, quite possibly a total loss. Son of a friend went through a very similar story here; He's now been without a phone for several months as he tries to save enough to get back in the game. They tried to help the police as much as possible to track the gut down with no luck. If the person buying 5S is in any way related to the person selling the 6, I would have no qualms about reporting the 5S as stolen too.

dancin Disney style · Apr 30, 2016

bankr63 said:
Yes, quite possibly a total loss. Son of a friend went through a very similar story here; He's now been without a phone for several months as he tries to save enough to get back in the game. They tried to help the police as much as possible to track the gut down with no luck. If the person buying 5S is in any way related to the person selling the 6, I would have no qualms about reporting the 5S as stolen too.

No, 5S went to an actual friend of my DD. She has left a message with the seller around 10am but hasn't heard back. She honestly thinks that it's all going to be ok. I do not.

I didn't even think about reporting this to the police but I will if this doesn't end up being some sort of innocent error.

Currently the phone is back to being usable with WiFi but no cellular service. At least Grumpy Cat can snapchat.

pattyw · Apr 30, 2016

dancin Disney style said:
No, 5S went to an actual friend of my DD. She has left a message with the seller around 10am but hasn't heard back. She honestly thinks that it's all going to be ok. I do not.

I didn't even think about reporting this to the police but I will if this doesn't end up being some sort of innocent error.

Currently the phone is back to being usable with WiFi but no cellular service. At least Grumpy Cat can snapchat.

So sorry to hear this! Sending good vibes your way :goodvibes

that this will have a positive result. So sad when you trust someone and bad things happen- tell DD to keep strong and we're thinking of her. :grouphug:

dancin Disney style · Apr 30, 2016

Minor update.....
The guy that DD bought the phone from called. He said that he used it for a few months but he had bought it from someone else as a new phone. He never had a single problem with it. He suggested going into the carrier's store and asking for a manager. Explaining the situation and perhaps the error is somehow on their end. If it was stolen then how come I have the box and all the original contents? He also said he is quite willing to do anything that he can to help.

At this point the phone has been in use for approx. 6 months so how come all of a sudden it's 'stolen'? Odd?

So off to the store tomorrow.

dancin Disney style · Apr 30, 2016

pattyw said:
So sorry to hear this! Sending good vibes your way that this will have a positive result. So sad when you trust someone and bad things happen- tell DD to keep strong and we're thinking of her.

I've already lined up a replacement just in case. DH has a coworker that wants to sell his old phone. Only problem is its a 5S.

JaxDad · Apr 30, 2016

Hi Gina! I hope you're having a great trip!

It looks like it was a good game tonight, although not the final result you all were looking for...Hopefully, you made it to Fergs and had good food and good times there!

jvars · May 1, 2016

Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina said:
Hey there everyone, just a quick note to check in and say hello!
The Vistana is as awesome as always, though VIP check-in was a complete bust and our villa...while sparkling clean...has had a few maintenance and other housekeeping issues that honestly should not have been issues in the first place if the staff were on the ball. We have called and had them all rectified.

VIP check-in was disappointing? Was it not any faster? Glad to hear the maintenance issues were rectified. Hope they were quick about it! I was also a little concerned hearing about the issue with a "musty" smelling unit and the op having to stay in the unit overnight. Not sure why they couldn't have been moved to another unit that night and had to wait until morning.

ArwenMarie · May 1, 2016

Great update Gina! I'm so glad to hear you guys are having a fabulous trip.

And I'm so glad to hear the Superstar Breakfast was a hit, yay! :goodvibes

That was one of my favorite character meals ever (and we have done them all haha).

dixonsontour · May 1, 2016

Great updates, enjoy the rest of your trip

ElenaJane · May 2, 2016

Can't wait to hear the details! We are back from our Disneyland trip and I am trying to adjust to the real world. Blech. New vacation countdown started though. 21 weeks!!

goofygal531 · May 2, 2016

Gina, happy to hear you're having a wonderful time! We enjoyed our week in Disney. We found the weather to be just perfect (we tend to travel in August).

The Nike Clearance Center was a bust for us. But my picky boy was looking for a specific sneaker.

My feet were killing me too! I noticed many ladies wearing the Skechers Go Walk shoes. They are not very attractive but ladies swear by them. One lady on line at the safari told me she found her pair at the outlets for $25. For that price, I would get a pair and keep them as my park shoes (I don't think I could wear them around town!)

https://www.skechers.com/en-us/style/14047/skechers-gowalk-3-unfold/char

I'm looking forward to hearing about your character breakfast with the minions. Have you ever done the Cinematic Dinner? I'm considering it for our August trip (my boys first trip to Universal).

Safe travels home!
Mare

Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina · May 2, 2016

Hey all, just checking in. It's our final night in Orlando.....we take to the skies at 10:27 am tomorrow morning en route back to Buffalo. The plan (assuming no delays at the border or on our commute) is to be home around dinner time.

Just after 8 pm tonight, we finally saw the first rain of our trip. A big, loud, and lightening-laced thunderstorm rolled in and wow, what a show we have had! Unfortunately, it derailed our plans for one final night in the hot tub to soothe our weary feet and legs :headache:

but we have been SO lucky with the weather again this trip, you certainly won't hear us complaining.

@dancin Disney style , I hope you got the phone issues all worked out for Grumpy Cat. That sorely stinks. I swear Jake would DIE without cell service for an afternoon, let alone multiple days.

@ElenaJane , welcome home! I can't wait to hear about your trip!

To all of the rest of you, I have read each of your messages and have so much to share in a full-blown trip report! I have well over 1000 pictures to sort through first, though, so you may have to bear with me until I can get myself organized.

In the meantime, I thought you would get a chuckle out of how we started off our last full day of vacation. Yep, this happened:

I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried!! :rolleyes2

goofygal531 · May 2, 2016

OMG!! That's enormous!

I hope you plan on shipping it home.

A couple in the check out line, in front of us purchased a jumbo Stitch stuffie and the sales girl informed them they would need to purchase a separate plane ticket for the stuffie! She was completely serious - no joke! Hubby and I almost died! lol

Safe travels home!
Mare

RocketCityMama · May 2, 2016

Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina said:
In the meantime, I thought you would get a chuckle out of how we started off our last full day of vacation. Yep, this happened:

I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried!!