Calrissian13
A wedding! I love weddings!
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I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this report, since it is a Honeymoon and not a wedding, but here goes!
I want to preface this by saying had I discovered the DIS boards sooner, this trip report would have been up and active a looong time ago. However, even though it is fourteen months after the fact, I wanted to share my experience with all of you.
So, Ill try to keep this short enough that you wont get uncomfortable, but detailed enough that it can be at least moderately entertaining.
Im also going to include the link to some of my pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=24020&l=ddf45&id=728115649 . Its not all of them by a long shot, but it is a good collection of my favourites.
My husband Timm and I were married on May 10, 2007, and decided on Disneyworld for our honeymoon. We were originally planning on going the year prior, but other vacation plans got in the way (my brother in law won a trip for 10 to Hawaii, but thats another story), so we decided a Disney Honeymoon would be perfect.
This would be my first ever trip to Disneyworld, at age 27. I had wanted to go for as long as I could remember, but for whatever reason it just never worked out. So on top of being excited for the wedding, I was also excited to finally be going to Disney.
We were scheduled to leave Wednesday, May 16, and I barely slept at all the night before, I was just too excited. Our connection in Toronto was extremely smooth, and the flight down was uneventful. As the plane was starting to land in Orlando, I got that tingly excited feeling in my belly and I could hardly sit still. Finally we had landed, and were able to leave the plane. Orlando was the first airport Id been to where there were trains to take you to the main terminal. Id done buses, shuttles, good old walking, but never trains. I loved it! My husband was getting a huge kick out of watching me. He had been to Disneyworld a few times as a kid, so he already knew what to expect once we got there. But he was enjoying seeing me experience it for the first time.
We made our way to the Disney Magical Express counter. We wound through the long (but quick-moving) line to give the hostess our information for our baggage, then made our way to the bus that would take us to our resort, the Port Orleans French Quarter. A short wait later (while the bus was loading), we were on our way. I loved the video they played, I loved the look of the bus, and I loved looking out the windows at the scenery as it passed by.
I cant really remember how long the ride was, but it really did feel like I blinked and there we were, at our resort. I loved it right away. We had chosen POFQ because it seemed like it would be the perfect place to retire to after a full day of parks and sunshine. And we were right. The atmosphere was so relaxing, and I loved the design of the buildings. Check in was a breeze, and the CM who helped us was just great (I dont remember her name, I was too busy gawking around like a dazed child). We were given a corner room overlooking the Sassagoula River on the main floor of Building 5. The perfect location as far as Im concerned. Only about five minutes to the food court/main lobby, a very short walk to the riverboat dock, and very quiet.
After settling into the room, we decided to head to Downtown Disney. We wanted to devote an entire day to Magic Kingdom, and since I knew I would be ready to crash fairly early, we thought DTD would be the perfect place to start off our trip. So we freshened up, I changed into comfortable walking shoes, and away we went. (While I was getting cleaned up, Timm had snuck out to the front desk. When he returned, he presented me with a Just Married pin. I had no idea! Me, the ultimate planner and researcher and I hadnt found out about these pins. In my defense, I was busy with wedding preparations as well, but I like the fact that Timm found out and surprised me with them. We wore them EVERYWHERE. See a picture here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1688344&l=1c8b9&id=728115649 ) We took the riverboat (hardly waited at all), and what a beautiful ride. The sun was just starting to set, so the colours of everything were just beautiful.
Upon arriving, we wandered up and down the streets, stopping into a few stores (Timm had to get a candy apple at the Candy Cauldron). We were just approaching the Dancing Broomsticks statues when I gasped and pointed (I couldnt quite speak, I was a little excited): there was an R2D2 mailbox! I am a HUGE Star Wars fan, and knew there were such mailboxes throughout the States. I was also sure I would see one while we were in Disney, but assumed it wouldnt be until we hit MGM (now Hollywood) Studios. I prepared to run over to the mailbox, only to be stopped by someone wanting to know if we were leaving the park for the day (the exit to the buses was a few feet away) and if we could do a survey for her. I swear this woman came out of the bushes, she wasnt there seconds before. But I told her that no, I wasnt leaving, I was just going to take a picture of the R2D2 mailbox. This nice woman offered to take a picture of both me and my husband. Our first encounter with a Disney Cast Member (at least I assume she was Disney, I could be wrong I guess) going above and beyond. Well, to me it was above and beyond, she didnt have to take the picture. It was very kind of her.
Our picture taken, we headed back towards the streets of DTD, where we perused the Lego Store (I love it there), The Disney Store (or as I call it, the Store that Never Ends), and I took about a million pictures (the Lego dragon in the water, the Lego Transformer outside the Lego Store, Stitch, and the Disney Store itself). Now here my memory gets a little hazy. I know we spent some time in DisneyQuest, but I cant remember if it was on our first night or a few nights later. Either way, we had a lot of fun when we did go, although we didnt spend nearly enough time for Timms liking. We did create our own roller coaster, and I can safely say after going on countless rides over the next seven days, this was the only one that made me feel queasy after. And I screamed. Seriously screamed. Im sure the people outside our little rotating box were getting the laugh of their life. I dont care though, Im not one for going upside down, and Timm included at least three upside down loops. Give me Expedition Everest any day over that!
As predicted, I did get tired after only an hour or so, but luckily, Timm was a little sleepy himself. So we made our way back to the boat dock and headed back to the resort. We ordered pizza to the room upon returning, and I could not get over how good it was. It was a good start to our trip, and I could not wait to see how the rest of the week was going to go.
I want to preface this by saying had I discovered the DIS boards sooner, this trip report would have been up and active a looong time ago. However, even though it is fourteen months after the fact, I wanted to share my experience with all of you.
So, Ill try to keep this short enough that you wont get uncomfortable, but detailed enough that it can be at least moderately entertaining.
Im also going to include the link to some of my pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=24020&l=ddf45&id=728115649 . Its not all of them by a long shot, but it is a good collection of my favourites.
My husband Timm and I were married on May 10, 2007, and decided on Disneyworld for our honeymoon. We were originally planning on going the year prior, but other vacation plans got in the way (my brother in law won a trip for 10 to Hawaii, but thats another story), so we decided a Disney Honeymoon would be perfect.
This would be my first ever trip to Disneyworld, at age 27. I had wanted to go for as long as I could remember, but for whatever reason it just never worked out. So on top of being excited for the wedding, I was also excited to finally be going to Disney.
We were scheduled to leave Wednesday, May 16, and I barely slept at all the night before, I was just too excited. Our connection in Toronto was extremely smooth, and the flight down was uneventful. As the plane was starting to land in Orlando, I got that tingly excited feeling in my belly and I could hardly sit still. Finally we had landed, and were able to leave the plane. Orlando was the first airport Id been to where there were trains to take you to the main terminal. Id done buses, shuttles, good old walking, but never trains. I loved it! My husband was getting a huge kick out of watching me. He had been to Disneyworld a few times as a kid, so he already knew what to expect once we got there. But he was enjoying seeing me experience it for the first time.
We made our way to the Disney Magical Express counter. We wound through the long (but quick-moving) line to give the hostess our information for our baggage, then made our way to the bus that would take us to our resort, the Port Orleans French Quarter. A short wait later (while the bus was loading), we were on our way. I loved the video they played, I loved the look of the bus, and I loved looking out the windows at the scenery as it passed by.
I cant really remember how long the ride was, but it really did feel like I blinked and there we were, at our resort. I loved it right away. We had chosen POFQ because it seemed like it would be the perfect place to retire to after a full day of parks and sunshine. And we were right. The atmosphere was so relaxing, and I loved the design of the buildings. Check in was a breeze, and the CM who helped us was just great (I dont remember her name, I was too busy gawking around like a dazed child). We were given a corner room overlooking the Sassagoula River on the main floor of Building 5. The perfect location as far as Im concerned. Only about five minutes to the food court/main lobby, a very short walk to the riverboat dock, and very quiet.
After settling into the room, we decided to head to Downtown Disney. We wanted to devote an entire day to Magic Kingdom, and since I knew I would be ready to crash fairly early, we thought DTD would be the perfect place to start off our trip. So we freshened up, I changed into comfortable walking shoes, and away we went. (While I was getting cleaned up, Timm had snuck out to the front desk. When he returned, he presented me with a Just Married pin. I had no idea! Me, the ultimate planner and researcher and I hadnt found out about these pins. In my defense, I was busy with wedding preparations as well, but I like the fact that Timm found out and surprised me with them. We wore them EVERYWHERE. See a picture here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1688344&l=1c8b9&id=728115649 ) We took the riverboat (hardly waited at all), and what a beautiful ride. The sun was just starting to set, so the colours of everything were just beautiful.
Upon arriving, we wandered up and down the streets, stopping into a few stores (Timm had to get a candy apple at the Candy Cauldron). We were just approaching the Dancing Broomsticks statues when I gasped and pointed (I couldnt quite speak, I was a little excited): there was an R2D2 mailbox! I am a HUGE Star Wars fan, and knew there were such mailboxes throughout the States. I was also sure I would see one while we were in Disney, but assumed it wouldnt be until we hit MGM (now Hollywood) Studios. I prepared to run over to the mailbox, only to be stopped by someone wanting to know if we were leaving the park for the day (the exit to the buses was a few feet away) and if we could do a survey for her. I swear this woman came out of the bushes, she wasnt there seconds before. But I told her that no, I wasnt leaving, I was just going to take a picture of the R2D2 mailbox. This nice woman offered to take a picture of both me and my husband. Our first encounter with a Disney Cast Member (at least I assume she was Disney, I could be wrong I guess) going above and beyond. Well, to me it was above and beyond, she didnt have to take the picture. It was very kind of her.
Our picture taken, we headed back towards the streets of DTD, where we perused the Lego Store (I love it there), The Disney Store (or as I call it, the Store that Never Ends), and I took about a million pictures (the Lego dragon in the water, the Lego Transformer outside the Lego Store, Stitch, and the Disney Store itself). Now here my memory gets a little hazy. I know we spent some time in DisneyQuest, but I cant remember if it was on our first night or a few nights later. Either way, we had a lot of fun when we did go, although we didnt spend nearly enough time for Timms liking. We did create our own roller coaster, and I can safely say after going on countless rides over the next seven days, this was the only one that made me feel queasy after. And I screamed. Seriously screamed. Im sure the people outside our little rotating box were getting the laugh of their life. I dont care though, Im not one for going upside down, and Timm included at least three upside down loops. Give me Expedition Everest any day over that!
As predicted, I did get tired after only an hour or so, but luckily, Timm was a little sleepy himself. So we made our way back to the boat dock and headed back to the resort. We ordered pizza to the room upon returning, and I could not get over how good it was. It was a good start to our trip, and I could not wait to see how the rest of the week was going to go.