IheartRapunzel
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 9, 2013
This past Christmas, my bf gave me a card. The inside of this card read "The magic kingdom is waiting for my favorite person to arrive. A week of amazing things is waiting for us" As you can imagine I was super excited!! While Disney is my favorite place, i do not get to travel there often. As the countdown got closer I became more and more excited. I remember being super worried about the weather, as the websites were saying rain every day! but as it turns out, it didn't rain one drop the entire time I was there.
March 7th finally arrived. It was a very very cold morning in PA and I could not wait to get to my favorite place with much warmer temperatures. We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside. it was my first time staying at this resort. I thought it was very beautiful and loved the boat rides to DTD. There were a few minor issues though, because not everything can be perfect. My bf had made a special request for us to be in the Mansion buildings close to the buses. This was because of a problem i was having with my foot at the time. Doctors thought it was nerve damage, but not even pain was going to keep me away from Disney! We get to the resort and are told our room location. It was not what we requested, but we decided not to make a big deal about it and just go and see where it was. It was in Alligator Bayou all the way in the back. We timed it, it was a good 20 min walk to the food court and probably 10-15 to the buses. My bf made a phone call and kindly asked if there was anyway for us to get our room moved. Thankfully they were able to. We were in building 85, just a quick walk over the bridge to everything. and i loved those rooms so much more then the ones in the alligator bayou. they were really pretty!
Soon enough it was time for our first dinner reservation. I was going to be having my first dinner at be our guest. I was beyond excited. Not only to be going to MK but because i have not been to disney in 5 years. I never got to see the new Fantasyland, and i was about to eat at the beasts castle. how cool! I really loved my dinner there. The castle was amazing. i loved exploring all the rooms, and feeling like i was in the movie. I should probably mention, I'm a big disney princess fan I thought the food was great, I even got to try the grey stuff After dinner we did a little exploring of the new fantasyland and then went to go find a good spot for fireworks. I have always loved wishes
The next morning we were on our way to AK for breakfast at the Tusker house. Another place i have never tried. it was a fun experience! After breakfast we went on the Safari ride and got to see all kinds of animals. We also went to the lion king show, which is one of my favorites. The weather was amazing and I was having the time of my life. nothing can beat disney in my book.
Monday we were on our way to Epcot. I have never seen the flower show before. It was beautiful!! Epcot is my second favorite park next to MK. exploring the different countries is always a ton of fun. When we got to Japan my bf wanted me to pick a pearl. Something i never knew even existed until the DIS (ty!) It was definitely a different and unique experience. I had mine made into a ring. we continued walking around world showcase and riding the rides. Soon it was time for dinner. Being a big princess fan, my bf made reservations at Akershus. Later that night we made our way over to watch Illuminations. It was another very successful day in disney.
The next day we headed over to hollywood studios. i knew they were removing the hat, but it looked so different! Hollywood studios was kind of a disappointment to me. I remember when i was younger really loving this park. This trip i found it not as much fun. maybe its me? We did do some fun things while we were there though. I got to meet Baymax! who doesn't love him? he's adorable! and we did the animation academy which was a lot of fun. After riding the rides and watching the shows, we headed over for our dinner reservation. We were then told that somehow our reservation was "accidentally" canceled. Has this ever happened to anyone else before? It was very frustrating! Because we were on the dining plan we went looking for other places we could eat at. Well there really wasn't many options left when its the night of. We just ended up going back to our resort and grabbing something to eat there. That night we took the boat to DTD. it was really a lot of fun to ride the boats at night. Everything looked so pretty all light up. DTD was fun, until we got to the newer part. I'm not a big fan of it. To me, it felt like a night club. Loud music everywhere. Nothing wrong with it, it's just not my thing.
Wednesday March 11th is a day I will probably never forget. Lots of cool and exciting things happened that day. We spent the entire day at the MK. I got to try all the new rides such as the mine train and the little mermaid ride. I even met with all of the princesses. I really loved the new parade, the floats are really neat. We went looking for a QS place to eat lunch at. As we were walking by be our guest a CM asks us if we would like to have lunch in there. I didn't even know this was possible, and since i loved my experience there the other night, I said sure! Lunch was very good. and i had fun being back inside the castle. Even though I knew i was going to Cinderella's castle for dinner. 2 castles in one day? really can't beat that! Dinner was also really good. Cinderella's castle was very pretty and it was neat being able to see fantasyland from the windows. Although i will have to say the experience at be our guest was better. After going on some more rides and exploring the shops we decided to watch wishes again. And this is how I became a Disney Princess. It was outside Cinderella castle, during wishes that my bf proposed to me. it was a night i will never forget. I actually felt like a princess! it was so sweet and special. almost felt like a dream. We got the "just engaged" pins and received all kinds of special treatment the rest of the trip. Disney really knows how to make a girl feel special.
That night we returned to our room and i found that a blanket i had brought with me was gone. I had a little mermaid blanket that I had packed with me in my carry on bag, because as i have mentioned it was very cold the morning we left. I used the blanket to keep me warm on the plane and also used it at night in our room. Each day when we would return from the parks the blanket was always folded and placed on the bed. When i noticed it was missing i searched the room for it. it wasn't there, so we called the front to desk to see if maybe the cleaning service took it by mistake. they said they would check around for it and if it wasn't found by the time i left they would replace it for me. While i was bummed that my blanket was gone, i wasn't going to let that ruin the amazing night i just had.
The next day we went back to Epcot to finish up some stuff that we didn't have time to do. While i was there the resort called me to see if the blanket had turned up and sadly it didn't. they also informed me that it didn't show up in their laundry services either. I was told I would have to call again in 2 weeks. Big bummer having to go home without my favorite blanket but i was trying not to let it ruin the rest of our trip. We had a great day in epcot. got to take more pictures of all the flowers and see illuminations for the last time
Friday was our last day. We were headed back home to PA that night. We packed up all our stuff in our bags the night before and checked out early so we could still go to the parks one last time. The resort kept our things for us and I was off to MK to say goodbye for the last time. We played the sorcerers of the magic kingdom game, again something i have never tried before and it was a lot of fun. I went on my favorite rides for the last time, and made our final purchases at the park. We had lunch and used up the rest of our snacks on candy and little treats to eat on the plane ride home. It was on this day that I noticed it. The spring break crowd! i have never seen anything like it. teenagers running through the flowers, being loud and yelling inappropriate things, throwing rocks at the buses. i was kind of thankful it was my last day and that i had a relatively positive experience. Saying goodbye is never easy. But this is one trip i will always remember. I was treated like a princess! Had the time of my life with the love of my life! and i know it is never really a goodbye, more like a see you real soon thank you disney for the amazing memories.
as for that blanket...its still not back lol
March 7th finally arrived. It was a very very cold morning in PA and I could not wait to get to my favorite place with much warmer temperatures. We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside. it was my first time staying at this resort. I thought it was very beautiful and loved the boat rides to DTD. There were a few minor issues though, because not everything can be perfect. My bf had made a special request for us to be in the Mansion buildings close to the buses. This was because of a problem i was having with my foot at the time. Doctors thought it was nerve damage, but not even pain was going to keep me away from Disney! We get to the resort and are told our room location. It was not what we requested, but we decided not to make a big deal about it and just go and see where it was. It was in Alligator Bayou all the way in the back. We timed it, it was a good 20 min walk to the food court and probably 10-15 to the buses. My bf made a phone call and kindly asked if there was anyway for us to get our room moved. Thankfully they were able to. We were in building 85, just a quick walk over the bridge to everything. and i loved those rooms so much more then the ones in the alligator bayou. they were really pretty!
Soon enough it was time for our first dinner reservation. I was going to be having my first dinner at be our guest. I was beyond excited. Not only to be going to MK but because i have not been to disney in 5 years. I never got to see the new Fantasyland, and i was about to eat at the beasts castle. how cool! I really loved my dinner there. The castle was amazing. i loved exploring all the rooms, and feeling like i was in the movie. I should probably mention, I'm a big disney princess fan I thought the food was great, I even got to try the grey stuff After dinner we did a little exploring of the new fantasyland and then went to go find a good spot for fireworks. I have always loved wishes
The next morning we were on our way to AK for breakfast at the Tusker house. Another place i have never tried. it was a fun experience! After breakfast we went on the Safari ride and got to see all kinds of animals. We also went to the lion king show, which is one of my favorites. The weather was amazing and I was having the time of my life. nothing can beat disney in my book.
Monday we were on our way to Epcot. I have never seen the flower show before. It was beautiful!! Epcot is my second favorite park next to MK. exploring the different countries is always a ton of fun. When we got to Japan my bf wanted me to pick a pearl. Something i never knew even existed until the DIS (ty!) It was definitely a different and unique experience. I had mine made into a ring. we continued walking around world showcase and riding the rides. Soon it was time for dinner. Being a big princess fan, my bf made reservations at Akershus. Later that night we made our way over to watch Illuminations. It was another very successful day in disney.
The next day we headed over to hollywood studios. i knew they were removing the hat, but it looked so different! Hollywood studios was kind of a disappointment to me. I remember when i was younger really loving this park. This trip i found it not as much fun. maybe its me? We did do some fun things while we were there though. I got to meet Baymax! who doesn't love him? he's adorable! and we did the animation academy which was a lot of fun. After riding the rides and watching the shows, we headed over for our dinner reservation. We were then told that somehow our reservation was "accidentally" canceled. Has this ever happened to anyone else before? It was very frustrating! Because we were on the dining plan we went looking for other places we could eat at. Well there really wasn't many options left when its the night of. We just ended up going back to our resort and grabbing something to eat there. That night we took the boat to DTD. it was really a lot of fun to ride the boats at night. Everything looked so pretty all light up. DTD was fun, until we got to the newer part. I'm not a big fan of it. To me, it felt like a night club. Loud music everywhere. Nothing wrong with it, it's just not my thing.
Wednesday March 11th is a day I will probably never forget. Lots of cool and exciting things happened that day. We spent the entire day at the MK. I got to try all the new rides such as the mine train and the little mermaid ride. I even met with all of the princesses. I really loved the new parade, the floats are really neat. We went looking for a QS place to eat lunch at. As we were walking by be our guest a CM asks us if we would like to have lunch in there. I didn't even know this was possible, and since i loved my experience there the other night, I said sure! Lunch was very good. and i had fun being back inside the castle. Even though I knew i was going to Cinderella's castle for dinner. 2 castles in one day? really can't beat that! Dinner was also really good. Cinderella's castle was very pretty and it was neat being able to see fantasyland from the windows. Although i will have to say the experience at be our guest was better. After going on some more rides and exploring the shops we decided to watch wishes again. And this is how I became a Disney Princess. It was outside Cinderella castle, during wishes that my bf proposed to me. it was a night i will never forget. I actually felt like a princess! it was so sweet and special. almost felt like a dream. We got the "just engaged" pins and received all kinds of special treatment the rest of the trip. Disney really knows how to make a girl feel special.
That night we returned to our room and i found that a blanket i had brought with me was gone. I had a little mermaid blanket that I had packed with me in my carry on bag, because as i have mentioned it was very cold the morning we left. I used the blanket to keep me warm on the plane and also used it at night in our room. Each day when we would return from the parks the blanket was always folded and placed on the bed. When i noticed it was missing i searched the room for it. it wasn't there, so we called the front to desk to see if maybe the cleaning service took it by mistake. they said they would check around for it and if it wasn't found by the time i left they would replace it for me. While i was bummed that my blanket was gone, i wasn't going to let that ruin the amazing night i just had.
The next day we went back to Epcot to finish up some stuff that we didn't have time to do. While i was there the resort called me to see if the blanket had turned up and sadly it didn't. they also informed me that it didn't show up in their laundry services either. I was told I would have to call again in 2 weeks. Big bummer having to go home without my favorite blanket but i was trying not to let it ruin the rest of our trip. We had a great day in epcot. got to take more pictures of all the flowers and see illuminations for the last time
Friday was our last day. We were headed back home to PA that night. We packed up all our stuff in our bags the night before and checked out early so we could still go to the parks one last time. The resort kept our things for us and I was off to MK to say goodbye for the last time. We played the sorcerers of the magic kingdom game, again something i have never tried before and it was a lot of fun. I went on my favorite rides for the last time, and made our final purchases at the park. We had lunch and used up the rest of our snacks on candy and little treats to eat on the plane ride home. It was on this day that I noticed it. The spring break crowd! i have never seen anything like it. teenagers running through the flowers, being loud and yelling inappropriate things, throwing rocks at the buses. i was kind of thankful it was my last day and that i had a relatively positive experience. Saying goodbye is never easy. But this is one trip i will always remember. I was treated like a princess! Had the time of my life with the love of my life! and i know it is never really a goodbye, more like a see you real soon thank you disney for the amazing memories.
as for that blanket...its still not back lol