Yet again, we rushed off to Pixar villains trivia, and this time, it was packed. We weren’t sure if we would even find a seat, but some folks left halfway through. This time, we were doing quite well. We had 18/20 - our highest score so far! Unfortunately, so did another team. We got one tiebreaker - What Pixar-based attraction opened in Epcot in 2004?
We both said the same answer… and both got it wrong! I can’t believe we forgot about Turtle Talk with Crush! Oh well, another tiebreaker…
“What musical is Wall-E obsessed with?”
I knew I had this one right. The host checked our answer… the host checked the other team’s answer… we both had the same answer again, and they were both right! Ugh!
So since we both tied twice, we both won, and got special
DCL backpacks!
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I was just lucky there was a Cars 2 question - that’s my favorite movie!
We stopped in our room to drop off Sven before we went to the Little Mermaid show and found a seal towel animal in our room! How cute!
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The show was great, very pretty and lots of fun, but the ending felt a bit rushed, which I understand. All the performers were absolutely amazing, by the way!
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Back in our room, we finally got to drink some of the sparkling cider that mom had gotten for my birthday, and we watched Cars! We also realized we had to have our bags packed by 10:30, and by the time we realized that, it was already 10, so we rushed to get everything in the right bags for the flight home and slid them out the door just in time. Phew!
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Around midnight was the Goodnight Wish show, but mom was feeling pretty tired, so I went down on my own and filmed it for her. It was a quick show, but very pretty and a lovely way to end the cruise.
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Disembarkation day already? After saying goodbye to our room, we went back down to Arendelle for breakfast, where I got the Belgian waffles, and mom got the DCL express, but they didn’t have any alternate bacon, so she just had the eggs, toast and hashbrowns.
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The disembarkation process was also pretty simple, and we got DCL transport to the airport. We weren’t sure how long disembarkation would take, so we made our flight for 4:00 pm… and then got to the airport at 10:30 am. Oops! Oh well, like I mentioned, I love the airport! We explored some gift shops, got some food and just relaxed. And then the rain started!
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Lightning came shooting across the tarmac, and flights were being canceled every which way. Ours was still scheduled to be on time, but the man at the desk was certain it would get canceled anyways. We waited around for a bit while I tried to calculate how many characters we had met vs seen on the trip, and then, success! Only about an hour after our original flight time, we boarded! Hurray! I ended up getting the middle seat, and there were shouting kids in front of us and coughing people behind, but I was just happy to be on a plane and on our way home. We landed in Chicago around 8:30 pm and were finally home.
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Oh, and if you’re wondering, we met 36 unique characters and saw (including stage shows and parades) 95 characters! I would say that’s pretty successful indeed!
Final Thoughts:
- We don’t think cruising is for us, and that’s ok! It was fun, but nothing much stood out when compared to Disney World. We much preferred the Disney World portion of our trip. Ironically, the cruise portion felt the least relaxing! We both felt like there wasn’t enough to do, and yet, when there was something we wanted to do, they were all scheduled at the same time. We’ll keep cruising in the back of our minds, but for now, we think we’ll stick to the parks.
- We absolutely loved everyone we met. There were so many kind and creative guests on board, and every single cast member was absolutely amazing.
- Both shows were really great, and I would highly recommend seeing them!
- The food was ok! Festival of Foods was much better than Marceline Market, and our MDR food was good, not great. I liked the appetizers better than the entrees mostly!
- The Wish is a beautiful ship, with so many hidden details. It’s super easy to navigate, and we had no problem getting around. Of course, being our first cruise, we had nothing to compare it to, so take that for what it's worth!
- We loved having our room on deck 6, midship! We never heard anything from below, above or around us, never got seasick, and fell asleep almost instantly! It was also easy to get to from either elevator bank.
Thank you for reading my first ever trip report! I hope you enjoyed following along on our wacky adventures! Again, if you have any questions about our thoughts, experiences, or anything I mentioned, please let me know, I’d love to answer you!
Hope to see ya again real soon!
