StaceyDarling!
There's A Great, Big, Beautiful Tomorrow!
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2009
Welcome to my first TR on Disboards! I have been a member here for a while now, but never really done a TR here... (I've done them on another Disney forum though) so hopefully you all enjoy following along! I will warn you, I do tend to go a bit into detail, and review... however, I also like to post a lot of pictures, so hopefully it'll suit everyone's taste! If you are looking for info, you can read along, if you just want to just skim and look at pictures, be my guest!
Also, this is a TR from a few months ago, so I apologize at it's delay, but I was just so unbelievably busy after we got back, that I only just now realized... "hey! You didn't even write a report out!!" And trust me, this is DEFINITELY a trip I'll never forget, but I'll always want to go back and remember
First, I'd like to start off with a little introduction before we get into the 'meat and potatoes' of the TR, if you will.
Here's the timeline:
May 8th through May 17th, 2015.
Friday, May 8th- *Travel day* Amtrack SilverStar (PHL to ORL)
Saturday, May 9th- Arrival Day: Check- In and MK
Sunday, May 10th- AK, DTD, and MK (ADR's LTT for dinner)
Monday, May 11th- MK, EPCOT ,POLY for fireworks at night. (ADR's lunch: BOG, dinner: LCDF)
Tuesday, May 12th- EPCOT (ADR's dinner: Spirit of Aloha)
Wednesday, May 13th- Universal Studios & IOA (Leaky Cauldron; dinner)
Thursday, May 14th- EPCOT and MK. (ADR's bfast Kona, lunch: B&C, dinner: HDR)
Friday, May 15th- DHS: Star Wars Weekend
Saturday, May 16th- Departure Day: Check-Out, Driving Home
Sunday, May 17th- Arriving Home
Resort: Quality Suites The Royale Parc Suites (will insert pictures on arrival day)
Pros: Cute Mardi Gras theme, aside from a few disturbing jesters. Kitchen, Bedrooms were clean, and comfy. Two rooms with 3 Queens, 2 bathrooms. Average hotel/suite living room area. A nice pool and hot tub, rather quiet and friendly resort. Delicious and plentiful complimentary continental breakfast. I recommend taking the breakfast out of the patio poolside and enjoy breakfast in the breeze (well…. If there is one)
Cons: They offered free “transportation”…. Yeah, I’m going to leave transportation in those parenthesis. Only offered shuttles to Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. Only 2 picks ups, 2 drops off for MK and only 1 pick-up and 1 drop off for EPCOT. And to add to that limited schedule, the earliest you could get to the parks was an hour after they were already open, and you had to leave 2 hours before they closed…. So if this was your only option for transportation, it REALLY would cut down on utilization of park hours, and getting the bang out of your buck.
The Cast:
Me (the author): My name is Stacey, I am 24, and I have been going to Disney World since childhood. I have been there upwards of 12 times, and I have also participated in 2 Disney College Program Internships at Walt Disney World. For work I split my time between working the baking and pastry field, and working as an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner.
My fiancé Steven, is 27, and he is an accountant. He is a recent Disney convert. He’s always liked Disney, and he was there twice previously, but I mean…. Being around me so much really brings it out in people! He is always willing to feed into my Disney addiction for and with me. Bless him!
Next would be Steven’s parents, Kathy and Bill.
Also his sister Liz, 24 and her boyfriend Pat, 22.
It was Steven's family vacation this year, and I was lucky enough to be included in the festivities! I was very excited, and a little nervous about staying off property, considering my family has been staying on property for over 10 years. So it's been a while since I did the whole off property thing, but as this wasn’t my vacation, I took the backseat, and went a long for the ride. Only offering my advice when asked! And in the end, they did actually save a lot of money by staying off property, especially since the hotel we stayed at was offering a special deal on a ticket package (I believe it was buy 5 days, get the 6th and 7th free). Over 6 people, it did make a difference. Although, sure there are undoubted disadvantages to staying off property, and if given the option, I would never chose to stay off property on my own… but nonetheless, it really wasn’t that bad! (Transportation and the added flexibility that comes with it aside!)
Without me even realizing it, this vacation was going to be my most magical visit ever… A sweet and beautiful surprise was waiting for me! Please continue to read along, and enchant yourself with my lovely story! I hope you all enjoy it
NEXT UP: MAY 8th *TRAVEL DAY*
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