paradesintherain
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- Apr 17, 2013
Joining in! We were there the same time! Your trip got off to a rough start but I'm hoping it's only uphill from there!
I totally get what you mean, people think I am crazy, oh well. And while I always expect the magic to diminish, I mean how long can the pixie dust last??? I always love it more and more every time I go.While my Disney loving friends get it, others give me that look that ranges somewhere between totally clueless and shear disgust, after all why would anyone keep going back to the same place over and over again. I have often wondered if I would ever get to the point that the magic would fade, but with this recent trip I experienced Walt Disney World through a whole new perspective…
I so wish you would have sat with us, I think it would have much more enjoyable for both of us who got sat near bad people.Scanning the SW boarding line, I happen to spot someone that I thought could be Ashley and her DH….I think we found each other about the same time and both hesitantly approached each other. We talked for a few minutes before she and her husband boarded and I waited for my time to line up. Boarding the plane, was tired…it had been a long day and I knew it was going to be a short night with my next day plans that I bypassed the aisle seat near the front of the plane next to Ashley @ashw100 for a window seat mid plane…
Awwm at least you had a momentary mood lift.My mood instantly lifted, that was until DISASTER struck (LITERALLY) as I went to depart the plane not once but twice in the next 30 minutes…
This time of night flying into Orlando, I am a pretty patient person when it comes to getting off my flight and tonight was no different (after all it is midnight it’s not like I have to be in rush to do anything), I wish the same could be said about a fellow passenger from several rows behind me who was certainly in a hurry to make her way off the plane in front of everyone else because just as I stepped into the aisle, she and I collided and I fell back into my seat with my lower body and left leg twisting in different directions and pain shot through my leg enough to take my breath away (if you want a better detailed account of what happened, check out my blog linked below…Tuesday’s on the Run: November 28) Had I known she was coming, I would have let her by. It was all I could do to gather myself back together, hold back the tears and make my way to the “monorail”...
and then made my way to the baggage claim, chatted with Ashley and WAITED, and WAITED, and WAITED until the baggage carousel stopped and the door closed.
I am glad I did even though each step was painful, the night atmosphere of POP makes me smile…
Despite everything that had happened in the last 2 hours this room made up for it (at the moment, anyway). I admit that when pictures first began surfacing of the POP room makeover I was really disappointed and felt like the room was now suddenly sterile and ordinary, but let me reassure you nothing could be further from the reality. The new POP rooms are AMAZING! (For my full review of the Refurbished Rooms at Pop Century check out my blog post: Siesta Sunday-November 26) linked below in my signature. I can't believe that I even had negative feelings for this room and wanted the old POP back!
(cussing SW airlines because MY PILLOW, yes I am a pillow snob and take my own, was in my missing luggage) and ending the day with a little prayer to St. Anthony (finder of lost things) along with a makeshift ice pack…
What a crummy start!! So sorry for the rudeness you encountered and the lost luggage. Hopefully the room magic (love love it) gave your trip a much needed restart and things are smooth sailing from then on!
I confess that a solo trip is absolutely a dream of mine. My kids would be so sad if I left them home that I feel guilty even entertaining the idea!
Oh man, I'm so sorry about that horrible end to the travel day! I never understand people who decide to push other guests out of the way!
I hope you got more Disney magic on your trip!
I haven't seen any pics yet of the refurbished rooms at Pop Century but do love the changes! Glad to see a little magic at the end of your rough day!
New rooms look great!
Joining in! We were there the same time! Your trip got off to a rough start but I'm hoping it's only uphill from there!
I so wish you would have sat with us, I think it would have much more enjoyable for both of us who got sat near bad people.
Glad you were at least able to enjoy that aspect, I think I wouldn't have been able to at that point.
I'm joining in on your trip report! I hate that your trip got off to such a bad start. The suspense with your lost luggage is killing me!
Joining!
So sorry about your rough start with your leg and lost luggage! Sure hope things got back on track for you!
I love the look of the new POP rooms! Lucky you!
Your bucket list for Animal Kingdom looks awesome! I hope you got to do everything. Even considering your leg situation, it seems like you got off to a good start getting on FOP so quickly. I agree with you totally about those ride glasses. You would have to have the fattest head in the world for those to fit correctly, or maybe I just have a little pea head, but I totally was distracted, worrying that they may slip off my face!
Following along. It is a secret dream of mine to take a solo trip. However, my wonderful husband loves Disney as much as I do, so we will do it together as long as we can.
In the meantime, I love to hear of other's solo trips.
Like the others on here, I can't believe someone would plow you down and you ended up with a twisted leg. Gr.....
Actually, I can. Today at Menards, my husband and I were entering the automatic door (room for 2 side by side), and a huge man pushed past startling me. He was 6'5' and at least 300 lb's, honestly built like a linebacker. Oh well, he got 50 feet ahead of us, so all is good.........Not.
Sorry you had a rough start, hope your trip got better!
We got a refurbished room also back in September and that room is everything! the beds are super comfy and i never wanted to leave the shower.
Wow-so many active animals! Those photos are awesome!Little did I know that when this safari was over I could pat myself even harder because I scored a mid-row bench to myself and had one of the best drivers ever on the VERY BEST SAFARI (in terms of animals) that I have ever been on!
Notice what my safari guide referenced as the largest rear view in all of Walt Disney World. When exited…
Don't you love it when that happens?The line itself is very underwhelming but did spot a Hidden Mickey, yay me, and thankfully was only 20 minutes not 30 minutes.
What an awesome view that I'm sure very few will ever get to see.I made it out of Pandora and into Africa with the crowd nipping at my heels but thankfully when I got to Kilimanjaro Safari this is what I found...
Your safari pictures are amazing and this one of the Gorilla definitely takes the cake. Sounds like you had an awesome morning.Notice what my safari guide referenced as the largest rear view in all of Walt Disney World. When exited…
this guy was putting on a show