Date: November 30, 2019
And it's travel day!
Or travel day part deux.
I didn't get a good night's sleep. I woe up multiple times.
So, we were up around 2:30. I don't know about my dad, but I was pretty lethargic.
There was another family waiting in the hotel lobby. Guess we weren't the only people going to Disney world. I'm also glad we weren't the only ones using the shuttle. I feel bad making people work at weird times of day. Am I weird? Probably.
When the shuttle came, the driver grabbed our bags and drove us over to the airport. And then we waited for the ticket desk to open.
We checked our bags, got through security and made it to the gate pretty quickly. Nothing was open which sucked because I was really thirsty. The restaurant by our gate opened at 4. I was able to buy a juice. The lines for food were crazy.
After we boarded, I got out my sleep mask, neck pillow, and headphones. My plan was to sleep some more. That was with mixed results. I never got into a deep sleep but was able to rest a little. The flight was pretty fast. Our planned 3 hour flight took just over 2.
We got right on Magical Express and were on our way to Disney World.
At Port Orleans French Quarter we left our bags with bell services. It was way too early for our room to be ready. And I had done on online check-in so we didn't need to check-in.
Dad changed into shorts, I changed camera batteries and popped on some ears. Then, we went to the food court. I don't remember what my dad got, but I got sausage gravy and biscuits with a side of bacon. We didn't want to carry the reusable mugs around, so we decided to wait until tonight for those. I just got a juice. I love juice.
It's a really pretty food court. I like all the Princess and Frog touches. Their pretty subtle and blend well with the other New Orleans elements. My food was good-the biscuits were a little dry, but it was OK.
Then, we took a little walk around the hotel grounds. We looked at the pool and made our way down near the boat launch.
Eventually, we went to the bus stop and hopped on a bus to Animal Kingdom. This is the 2nd trip we are starting at AK. It was the park with the lowest crowd levels according to Touring Plans, so that's where we were going.
We had to go to guest services to get/activate our Annual Passes. The CM who helped me was really nice. She was friendly without being annoying. I'm not much of a people-person, so I'm easily uncomfortable. Social anxiety sucks. I got a DVC AP because my dad added me to his Poly DVC. She asked were I owned and we talked about the Polynesian. Her husband was there for ride-out crew during the last hurricane.
My dad hit up the bathroom so I waited for him. Then, we went through the gates. The Mickey touch point was pink/purple. My dad said that's because of the DVC. I know nothing. 🤷
We didn't really have plans. We did have FastPasses for the Animation Experience at Rafiki's Planet Watch around 1:30. So, we just headed back toward Asia.
Up! A Great Bird Adventure was starting soon so we headed in. There was a couple with a baby in a stroller in front of us. When they went to stroller parking, one of the CMs asked if the baby was sleeping. The couple said "yes" and she told them to take the stroller in. That was very nice.
We sat pretty far back which was a first. You can't see a lot of detail on the birds, but you could see everything. Some of the birds did come to a ledge near us.
It was a good show. A lot of the birds still show the same behaviors they did before. But I thought there was less animals overall. There were two sign language interpreters who were great. I love seeing how into the performance they get.
Up Next: Animal Watching
We checked our bags, got through security and made it to the gate pretty quickly. Nothing was open which sucked because I was really thirsty. The restaurant by our gate opened at 4. I was able to buy a juice. The lines for food were crazy.
After we boarded, I got out my sleep mask, neck pillow, and headphones. My plan was to sleep some more. That was with mixed results. I never got into a deep sleep but was able to rest a little. The flight was pretty fast. Our planned 3 hour flight took just over 2.
We got right on Magical Express and were on our way to Disney World.
At Port Orleans French Quarter we left our bags with bell services. It was way too early for our room to be ready. And I had done on online check-in so we didn't need to check-in.
Dad changed into shorts, I changed camera batteries and popped on some ears. Then, we went to the food court. I don't remember what my dad got, but I got sausage gravy and biscuits with a side of bacon. We didn't want to carry the reusable mugs around, so we decided to wait until tonight for those. I just got a juice. I love juice.
It's a really pretty food court. I like all the Princess and Frog touches. Their pretty subtle and blend well with the other New Orleans elements. My food was good-the biscuits were a little dry, but it was OK.
Then, we took a little walk around the hotel grounds. We looked at the pool and made our way down near the boat launch.
Eventually, we went to the bus stop and hopped on a bus to Animal Kingdom. This is the 2nd trip we are starting at AK. It was the park with the lowest crowd levels according to Touring Plans, so that's where we were going.
We had to go to guest services to get/activate our Annual Passes. The CM who helped me was really nice. She was friendly without being annoying. I'm not much of a people-person, so I'm easily uncomfortable. Social anxiety sucks. I got a DVC AP because my dad added me to his Poly DVC. She asked were I owned and we talked about the Polynesian. Her husband was there for ride-out crew during the last hurricane.
My dad hit up the bathroom so I waited for him. Then, we went through the gates. The Mickey touch point was pink/purple. My dad said that's because of the DVC. I know nothing. 🤷
We didn't really have plans. We did have FastPasses for the Animation Experience at Rafiki's Planet Watch around 1:30. So, we just headed back toward Asia.
Up! A Great Bird Adventure was starting soon so we headed in. There was a couple with a baby in a stroller in front of us. When they went to stroller parking, one of the CMs asked if the baby was sleeping. The couple said "yes" and she told them to take the stroller in. That was very nice.
We sat pretty far back which was a first. You can't see a lot of detail on the birds, but you could see everything. Some of the birds did come to a ledge near us.
It was a good show. A lot of the birds still show the same behaviors they did before. But I thought there was less animals overall. There were two sign language interpreters who were great. I love seeing how into the performance they get.
Up Next: Animal Watching
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