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Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
I've decided on minimal words and maximum photos for my TR, but first I'll start with an overview.
Cast: Me, Stu, DS Nik (16) DD Val (11) DD Zoe (10) DS Matty (8), Damion & Tiffany (friends of Stu since they were kids, hereinafter "D&T") D&T left on 1/22 to drive home while we stayed till the 28th Dates: January 13th ~ January 29th Transportation: we drove, it took 17.5 hours there, 18 hours back Where we stayed: Pop Century for the most part. We also stayed in a villa outside WDW the first and last two nights. We also spent two days with Stu's family and two nights in NC to and from FL. Things we will not do again or weren't worth all the hype: Crystal Palace, Electric Umbrella, Backlot Tour, Disney Quest, Illuminations, Ohana, early breakfast ADRs, EMHs, DRIVE TO WDW, stay off site Things we absoultely loved: The dining plan (we saved over $750) Whispering Canyon, Soarin', Pirate & Princess Party, Liberty Tree Tavern, Fantasmic (we saw if for the first time this trip) Staying at the Pop, Expedition Everest, resort mugs, Animal Kingdom, Meeting Wish & Daniel, vacationing with D&T, disney bus drivers & transportation and of course Caveyfest :)
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
Oh, wow... this sounds like it's gonna be juicy!!!
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
Day 1
We left PA at 11:30 pm. It was cold and rainy. We weren't off to a good start. Our car carrier broke when we put it on and the kids windows were leaking. Also, the carrier made so much noise!! That's what we get for going the cheap route... We met up with D&T and by 1:00 am, we were on our way to our first stop, Lumberton, NC. The kids packed into the car:
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
yeah...new report!
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
It was a pretty easy ride the first day.
We arrived alot earlier then expected, but our suite was ready. We checked in at 11 am and all took naps. The gang looking tired:
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
Since we had about 24 hours to hang around in Lumberton, I decided to give myself a manicure
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
I found DisneyQuest to be a surprising highlight of our trip. Certainly not on the level of the parks, but a great "rest day" activity.
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we've always loved DQ...we just found it very deteriorated from our last visit...if we were able to upgrade to the "fun" package again for free, we would go, we just wouldn't pay out of pocket for it.
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
We all went to bed early and had the car packed by 9am the next morning. After a quick and delicious breakfast at Waffle House, we headed south again on I-95.
The weather was beautiful already!! Here's the kids excited at a rest stop in Georgia.
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
What IS up with this building??
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We arrived in Kissimmee around 5:30 pm and had an easy checkin at our villas. The kids and I headed right to the pool. I texted my friend wayne (who is studying in Orlando) that we had arrived and he came right over. The kids were so excited to see him!
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
After all 9 of us shared $90 worth of pizza
 the kids headed outside to the b-ball courts. Must be the disney magic setting in, my kid rarely all play nicely together!
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I was totally excited to be heading to WDW in the morning, I could hardly sleep!!!
The villa was really nice and very inexpensive too. It you are planning to stay offisite, I would recommend it. Fantasy World Villas was the name.
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We're going to disney!!!
We were up and ready to go early again. I couldn't wait to get to the POP. I loved all the pictures I had seen, but it was something else to be there.
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Re: Jen's totally 100% awesome magical WDW trip TR
wait wait- why not so impressed with Crystal Palace? Do tell....
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