Will The World Survive us??! Updated 5/29/05
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Tara O'Hara · 05-01-2005, 10:02 AM

Suspects:

Maureen: wanted by the occupants of the Hollywood Tower Hotel.

Lynn: wanted for taking one too many self portraits by the Photo Union workers.

Sandy: wanted by Ariel for feeding flounder to Sebastian.

Terri: wanted by the Grand Floridian Spa for actually trying to relax.

Angie: wanted by the NYPD for trespassing in the Disney Store.

Tara: wanted by MGM to sign a major motion picture contract.

Tina: wanted by airlines everywhere for getting too many good deals on travel.

Sue: wanted by the Mafia for the contents in her convertible trunk.

Target Dates for apprehension: May 12-17, 2005. With perhaps an additional early start date of May 11, 2005 to catch Terri and more than enough added time to catch that Tara O'Hara.

Location of sting set up: The Grand Floridian Resort and Spa at the Walt Disney World Resort

These are our band of roving girls. They were last seen headed to various airports going South in the direction of Orlando, some of them carrying containers of Starbucks coffee. There is a net of crimefighters set up at the gates of Walt Disney World at this very moment awaiting their arrival. Will they be stopped???? Can they be stoppped????
Stay tuned to find out.........

Hey you guys!

With just 10 days to go, I wanted to get something going in the way of a trip report here. Here is my story:

Right after I returned from my last vacation to WDW, I naturally started getting the 'when am I going back again' itch! I talked to Muffin and somehow convinced him that I should go again in May with Maureen, Lynn, Terri, Sandy and Angie.

I'm not sure how I pulled that one off, but he said it was fine and I think he was relieved that I wasn't asking him to go again!

Anyway! I PM'ed Maureen right after the holidays and asked if there was still room in the posse for one more adventurer. She said, 'Yup!' and the rest is history! Interestingly enough, around the same time, Tina and then Sue also joined our group!

So, now there are eight of us, staying in three rooms at the beautiful Grand Floridian Resort.

In addition, I decided somewhere along the way that I simply could not go to Disney World without staying at AKL for at least a night.

I bamboozled one extra night out of Muffin and booked my stay!

So I would now go down one day earlier than those guys and spend a night at AKL. What better way to start off a vacation then to go to your dream place within a dream place??? Then! Terri- also somewhere along the line, PM'ed me and asked if I wanted some company that first night! She said it would be easier for her and less to worry about if she came down and got settled in before we picked everyone else up at MCO.

I said, 'Sure!'

Then!! Donna somehow also bamboozled a trip out of Dan. She tried to get it to coincide with our trip but couldn't make the dates work, so she wound up with dates that started the day we were to leave.

Donna and I are friends and there was no way that I was passing up an opportunity to hang out with her too! So! Back to more schmoozing Muffin! I must have hit him with all of these add ons at exactly the right times or he truly just does not pay attention to me at all because he said,'Sure' again!!!!

I asked Donna if she and Drew would mind a roomie for three nights of their stay and she was more than happy to oblige!! So! Now I am also booked at the HRH at Universal for three additional nights! A total of ten days in Orlando!!

So! Here are my plans for the first day:

My flight leaves PHL at 8AM. It should arrive in Orlando somewhere around 10:30AM. I will be renting a car at the airport and driving straight to AKL. I will settle in and then head to the MK to meet Jillybean and Mary Devall. Terri is coming at a mystery time as of now. SHe may be there to join us, she may not. In any case, she will definitely be there for our 6:30 dinner reservation at Jiko with Sheila.

After a leisurely dinner, we are planning to head over to MK for EMH that evening.

Next: More planning details revealed!

Nicole0128 · 05-01-2005, 10:18 AM

I can't wait to meet you guys, hopefully all of you will still be enjoying your freedom and not captured by Thursday for our cruise.

travismom · 05-01-2005, 10:27 AM

Sounds like a rowdy group!! But a fun group!
I just hope I get to meet or see ya'll at least one time. I'll keep my eyes open. Since I've since your pictures here on the boards, I have an idea what ya'll look like.

**DrDolphin** · 05-01-2005, 10:44 AM

Oh.... We have a BOLO for us (Be on the lookout).... Wow - so the spa wants me??? I'll surrender.

I am not quite sure WHEN I signed on to this trip - but I do remember how. Maureen sent me an email and asked me is I wanted to join Sandy, Lynn, Angie and her at WDW for a week in May. I had been trying to figure out my summer vacation and knew I wanted it done before hurricane season set in -- since if this summer is anything like last summer -- planning my vacation in the middle would be a very very bad idea (for those that don't know - I am a primary responded to distasters for my job and my vacation on the DCL and to WDW last year almost evaporated due to hurricane duty). So when Mo presented May 12-17 -- I jumped on it. Sounded like such a great idea. AND I would get to meet Lynn and Angie (I had already met Sandy and Mo).

NOt long after that - Miss Tara, Miss Tina and Miss Sue were added to the trip -- 8 girls in 3 rooms at the Grand Floridian (thanks to Maureen's wonderful Travel agent rate). I can't wait.

As Tara said - when she announced she was headed down to WDW on the 11th instead of the 12th - I thought that would be a better option for me - give me a moment to get relaxed before having to drive to MCO to gather some of the girls. I PMed her and asked if she wanted a roomie for the night -- and so "TnT" (yep - we are explosive) was born.

I am not sure what time I will arrive on the 11th yet -- it depends on if I have to go to Ft. Lauderdale on Tuesday the 10th or not - that is still up in the air - but I hope to have it resolved this week (I better). That trip will dictate wether I am leaving from FLL or JAX on the morning of the 11th - either way - I am driving to WDW.

My goals for this week - (to borrow from Aretha) R-E-L-A-X!!!! I am turning off the blackberry (and leaving the phone in the room) and I just want to hang out, drink, swim, eat great meals and enjoy a slower pace (if that's possible with Tara around!!!).

Watch out world - here we come!!!

MAria R · 05-01-2005, 12:21 PM

You ladies are truely going to have a blast. Someone has warned the world, right?? I guess so since there is a sting set up.

Can't wait to hear about this trip when you guys return.

lauren-roxy · 05-01-2005, 12:54 PM

You guys are going to have a blast!!!! Wish I could be a part of it, it sounds like so much fun!!

simbarel · 05-01-2005, 02:14 PM

Oh boy...this is gonna be fun.

Can't wait for the full report!

**Cam22** · 05-01-2005, 02:22 PM

You Gals, are going to rock WDW! I'm eager to hear the full report!

Cinderbrella · 05-01-2005, 02:57 PM

WoW!

I loved your "rap" sheet!

You guys are going to have an incredible trip!!

Have a blast!!

loobyoxlip · 05-01-2005, 03:41 PM

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Tina: wanted by airlines everywhere for getting too many good deals on travel.

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You are so creative, Tara. I am so cracking up here.

**Colexis Mom** · 05-01-2005, 05:31 PM

Great start guys

I know you're going to have a fantastic time

statelady01 · 05-01-2005, 05:32 PM

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**rescuesk** · 05-01-2005, 05:39 PM

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Sue: wanted by the Mafia for the contents in her convertible trunk.

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Ummm...

...it's Steve's car! I swear it!!!

I remember seeing this trip floating around for a few days and thinking how much fun it would be. I decided to see if there was room for one more..and there was!

I jumped at the chance. I told DH that there was this girl's trip, and, well, I would really love to go, and well...to his credit, he never even flinched! He told me to go from the start! So between my leftover DVC points, a great AP rate, and a cool roomie (Hi Tina

) we booked the third room in the series at the beautiful GF!

I booked an awesome airfare on United out of Allentown that will drop me in Orlando at about 12:30, where I will meet up with the rest of the outlaws...uh, I mean girls!! Yea, that's what I meant!

I do have to add 2 things: First of all, everyone that I have told about the "all girls" vacation is so jealous

of the awesome time we are going to have! And second of all, after the lengthy flight home with my two boys (DH and DStepS) from Orlando in January (the wonderful weather in Philadelphia gave us a four hour layover in Atlanta)where I listened to 4 solid hours of bilateral whining as if I had personally made it snow in Pennsylvania to delay their lives, I really needed this non-whining, all girls, nothing is my fault trip!