This is always my favorite day to read on others TRs! You can feel the excitement!
Cat knew something was up, but was too lazy to care.
We love non-stop flights + in-flight entertainment + unlimited snack + free bag check = JetBlue!! JetBlue only offers one non-stop flight a day out of Richmond, and it is super-duper early. I think Will would prefer a later flight time, but I love that this essentially gives us an almost full day for our first day!!
I had a work conference in Richmond the day before our flight, and as it is over an hour drive from home, we decided to spend the night in Richmond (airport is in Richmond). The day before, I was sitting in professional attire, listening to important information. Then I would just get this wave of excitement.
I had no problem getting up the morning of! I ate my usual breakfast bar. I knew we would be getting a second breakfast...CLUB LEVEL BABY
..in a few hours!
I decided this trip I would be Disney Bounding!!
http://disneybound.tumblr.com/ Everytime I say that outloud, it sounds naughty. I think I am saying Bondage. Which sadly, I am sure Disney Bondage exists somewhere.
Anyhoo
.here is my first Disney BOUNDING outfit!
red cardigan, blue dress, yellow necklace...any guesses?
I was hoping my attire would help my one of my goals of the trip. Stay Tuned!
We checked out of our hotel (which had no hidden mickeys, no piped in smells, no mousekeeping towel animals
.BOR-ING!) and made the short drive to the airport!
To prove how early it was:
Despite the time, I definitely had a pep in my step!! Went through security and waited at the gate.
Boarded our flight! 7:00am on the dot!
I just finished reading
3500: An Autistic Boy's Ten-Year Romance with Snow White and highly recommend it! Combines my love of memoirs and Disney! Let me know if you can think of similar books!
So whats better than reading WDW magazine and a coke zero?
Doing the same with free snacks!! The flight attendant did have a little smirk when I asked for 2 cookies and a pretzel, but they say unlimited snacks!
I can feel the plane start to tilt down!!! We start to make our approach! I can see the beach!
Touchdown! Right on time, thanks JetBlue!
9:00am, begin to deboard. Last trip I made an ADR for Tusker House 10:30am on our touchdown day. We made it in time, but it was pretty stressful! This time, our first reservation was not until lunch! So less need to race to
MDE, but I think we walked at a pretty good clip anyway. Hopped on the faux-no-rail, which is a lot more fun heading away from the gate than towards!
I had put our Magic Bands on before we touched down.
Presto change-o
I have been following this thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3190181
I tried my hand at Dotting and Sparkling and Nail polishing a previous MB I had. It looked awesome...if I could say my 6 year old niece made it for me.
Fortunately, someone on the thread mentioned Duct Tape. Who knew they made designer duct tape? Found the perfect one for our Poly adventures! As a bonus we have made various repairs to things around the house with our Polynesian Duct Tape!! Keeping it classy! We got so many compliments from CMs about the bands. My favorite would be when they thought it was a newly released Disney product!
Our MBs turned green, we lined up for Poly (FYI, duct tape has no issues with RFID)! Even though we did not have an ADR to make, I was ready to get rolling!
We FINALLY boarded and took our seats
..and were the first ones there.
Took about 15 minutes for it to fill up, and unfortunately it was announced Poly would be 3rd for drop offs. I just cant figure out how they determine this. Why sometimes one resort gets dropped off first and sometimes last.
By the way, I have read a lot of negative comments about the new DME video. I actually liked the new one. It was quieter (which could of just been the bus driver's volume preference), and informative. I enjoyed the clip about the animator especially:
Regardless of resort order, we crossed into the world of happiness!
After a stop at Wilderness Lodge and then Contemporary, we finally had Poly in our view!
First sign of construction!
It was time to check in and experience the CL difference! Would it be everything I dreamed of?