The Walt Disney World/Disneyland Double Dip Trip! - UPDATED 7/11 w/FINAL THOUGHTS - Page 5 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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So I’m back after two fabulous weeks. The final photo count was over 2,600. That’s a lot of photos to go through! And believe it or not, I didn’t take a single photo on Day 1. I’ll start from Day 1 and continue, which means the Girls Trip portion is a long way off. But you can read about our adventures in Disneyland right away on the DL trip reports board from several other Girl Trippers. On with the show…
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Day One – Saturday, February 17 The Walt Disney World Dip
As I normally do the night before a Disney vacation (or any night, really), I slept like a rock. I even got to sleep in because my flight wasn’t until 11:00 a.m. When I went out to get in DB’s car, the grass in front of my apartment was covered in a layer of ice. Do I need to tell you how happy I was to be heading to Florida? It’s only about a 20-minute drive to the airport, but something tells me my brother will never drive my parents anywhere ever again! Talk about backseat drivers! And in stereo! Ugh! To top it all off, DB and DF had a long discussion about which way was the shortest route.
We made it to the airport in what DF insisted was .13 miles shorter than the way DB wanted to take, but 78 seconds slower than the route DB wanted to take. I was sure DB was going to suddenly have something to do when it was time to pick up DM & DF the following week. Now I know what they mean when they say there’s no such thing as a free ride!
When we made it to the airport, the curbside line was really long so we went inside. The line there was fairly long too, but it moved quickly. The security line was very long, so I decided to walk to the other security entrance. DM didn’t feel like walking back, so I went on my own. After breezing through security on my side, I stood at the top of the escalator on their side for at least 15 minutes waiting for them to get through security. DM promised to listen to me from that moment on. I’m probably the only person you know who has a secret entrance at an airport!
Anyway, we had to change at BWI, so the first leg of our flight was uneventful and very quick. We boarded our next plane in Baltimore, but sat at the gate for nearly an hour. We were told that the emergency lights were staying on, and they couldn’t get them to shut off. With them on, of course there was no way to know if an emergency light was actually on. They told us instead of making us wait to have it fixed, they’d put us on a new plane.
The second flight was uneventful, but I learned a valuable lesson: don’t watch a chick flick on the airplane. People around me probably thought I was on my way to a funeral or something, the way I was bawling!
We’d rented from Thrifty, since it was so much cheaper than the rental companies that were on-site. I decided to save us some time by going to get the car while DF and DM picked up the luggage. By the time they were done, I was done too. And I must say that Thrifty has to try harder, being off-site. I rented a PT Cruiser and ended up with a Mustang. Sweet!
DB Eric and his family were already waiting for us at Mystic Dunes, so we headed out. Unfortunately, we hit traffic and were delayed even more. When we finally arrived and checked in, no one wanted to go to a park (except for me, of course). I decided to stay with the family and we ordered Chinese food. I know what you’re thinking: "What an exciting night!" Actually, it was fun catching up on family gossip, but the real fun starts in Day Two! Oh, yeah, and the photos.
Up Next: A Birthday Breakfast
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And believe it or not, I didn’t take a single photo on Day 1. I’ll start from Day 1 and continue, which means the Girls Trip portion is a long way off. But you can read about our adventures in Disneyland right away on the DL trip reports board from several other Girl Trippers. On with the show…
To top it all off, DB and DF had a long discussion about which way was the shortest route. 
Now I know what they mean when they say there’s no such thing as a free ride!
I’m probably the only person you know who has a secret entrance at an airport!
People around me probably thought I was on my way to a funeral or something, the way I was bawling! 
Actually, it was fun catching up on family gossip, but the real fun starts in Day Two! Oh, yeah, and the photos. 
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