We. Are. CHUNKY! DISBoards Epic Girls Trip May 2019 THE END! Epilogue: Dream Cruise, Club 33 and a new TR!



I'm here! Yay! So looking forward to this!! I'm very sad I couldn't end up being part of the Chunky list, but I'm so excited to try to live it vicariously through your TRs!

her DH Luke is Chunkyducksinlove which is the name he chose!

This is so appropriate. Nathan loves this drink now, and every time we order it I think of Luke and his raving review.
 


Following along.
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Not gonna lie probably gonna use this gif on every Epic TR I read.

Love my Chunkythump nickname even if I didn't end up making it to the Epic trip I was there in spirit and following along on FB really eased the pain of not making it. Can't wait to read the deets.
 
Thank you all for joining! I am so exited to share our epic trip!

The planning for this trip began last year. Throughout that time all of the participants would share on our secret FB group the stuff we've been doing to plan for the trip, like pictures of new bags, clothes, and shoes. The few weeks before the trip we all posted our salon trips as well! I thought that was so fun. I got a haircut and color a few days before we left.
Here's what I posted: Before, and After. I will spare you the During.

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Before: raggedy ends and brassy hair After: healthier cleaned-up hair!

I must say though, after the trip, my hair looks like it did in the Before picture, haha. All the heat, chlorine, sun, and saltwater really did a number on my hair (and skin) :sad:

As I mentioned in my PTR Steve and I extended our trip from 6 nights to 2 weeks including a 4-night Disney cruise. We spent our first night at Universal Orlando because Lesley (@Lesley Wake) , who coincidentally extended her trip as well, was going to go to the Orlando Informer Event which ran from 5pm-1am, kinda like Disney After Hours. Karilynn (@Malia78) who was already going to be in Disney was also interested and so it worked out well and Lesley and Karilynn were going to room together at Royal Pacific, and Steve and I were staying off property for one night. We were initially going to stay at Sapphire Falls but we realized we had a free night credit at Hyatt which was going to expire at the end of May so it only made sense to use it and so we booked the Hyatt House just outside Universal, and it was free so that made it even better!


Day 1: Travel and Orlando Informer Meetup

My BIL Marc picked us up from our house and sent us to the airport for our 9am flight. I didn't book a crazy early flight because I've learned from past trips that we're always so exhausted with early flights and since we had an event that night I didn't get one that was too early. 9am was just right. Here we are at the airport:

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It was crowded so thank goodness for pre-check. I think Saturday mornings are popular for vacation travelers.

I packed until 1 am so I don't think I got the most sleep but it's better than if I got up for a 6am flight. Steve continues to have his "what am I getting myself into" face which he does when he's tired and I drag him on a plane to Disney LOL. It was cold when we left NYC, it was around 50 degrees F.

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and we arrived in FL in about 2 hours and 15 minutes. It was definitely a much warmer 80 degrees.

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Since we were at at Universal resort we took an Uber from the airport to the Hyatt House.
It wasn't that far of a ride. We were surprised with a very large suite-like room with a kitchen and living room. I think all the rooms here have a kitchenette in any case.

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Steve has already found his comfort zone, haha.

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Although we didn't need all that space it was really nice to have it! We decided to take naps to prepare for that night. I always pack some cup noodles when we travel so that's what we ate for lunch since we were just too lazy to go out and it afforded us some extra time to rest.

Closer to 5pm we woke up and and got ready for the event! We should probably have gotten there a little earlier than that but we were just trying to rest as much as possible.

I am channeling Hufflepuff for tonight's event:

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We took an Uber over because it looked to warm to walk the 15 or so minutes over, and I wanted to preserve my legs for the walking we'd be doing that night (and the rest of the week!). We arrived and took the escalator up to city walk, went through security and entered. I like how the security is at the city walk area and so you only have to check your bags once and you don't have to do it again when going to either of the parks. We got to the Studios side to check-in for the event, and we saw a huge line, ugh. Yes we probably should have gotten there earlier.

So we just waited in line for about 30 minutes while they checked everyone in and gave them wristbands. You can see that Steve is Ravenclaw. He wasn't sorted but he chose it because he claims it's the intellectual group.

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I had been texting Lesley and Karilynn and they were already inside eating at the Leaky Cauldron so we headed there as soon as we were in.

Boy it's really far to walk to Diagon Alley from the front! When we arrived there we found Lesley and Kari inside the dining area, hugs were exchanged all around and then Steve and I went to order some food because we were starving. The event gave each of us dining card so you can order a meal and a beverage as well as a snack between the hours of 5pm and official park closing. This was different than the previous event we did where we didn't get any food until they started buffet service later at night. For this event, they didn't have a separate buffet but all the quick service places remained open until midnight with unlimited food offerings.

While we ate, Kari and Lesley went to ride Gringotts.
The wait was still pretty high since it was still regular hours at that point but they got Express pass for the evening because they were staying at Royal Pacific Resort.

Here's what Steve and I got. I got the Bangers and Mash:

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It was ok. The potatoes were undercooked, and the sausages lacked flavor. I have decided the food at Leaky Cauldron is just not that great. To drink I got an iced tea.

Steve got the Fish n Chips.

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These are definitely not Yorkshire Fish Shoppe quality but it was alright except the fries were cold.

When they returned after their ride, we got pictures outside the Leaky Cauldron.

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We walked over to catch the Hogwarts Express but was sidetracked by some desserts over by the pier. We realized we could use our remaining snacks for them so that was cool.

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The two top things are like blondie brownies, I got the fruit tart and Steve got the cheesecake.

We entered Kings Cross Station. Lesley has a funny video of Steve trying to walk through Platform 9 and 3/4. He kept stopping and we kept telling him to go. Doh. I haven't yet uploaded any video but I do have one of Lesley walking through really fast.

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We're going on the Chunky (Hogwarts) Express!

We thought we'd get our own car but we shared with another couple. Still didn't stop us from taking pictures.

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They have the cool light up bands:

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When we got to Hogmeade we got a picture with the Hogwarts Express before it left the station again.

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Steve and Lesley went to ride Forbidden Journey while Karilynn and I sat that one out. That ride makes me ill! So we went on something much tamer...the Dr. Seuss ride, the one I like to call the Universal Peoplemover. :)

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Please excuse my pancake face next to Karilynn's perfectly sculpted face. I have a really large face! :-)

It was a beautiful ride and the weather was so nice, it got cooler at night and I really loved it!

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We went on the Cat in the Hat ride next which I had never been on before! I didn't realize it was there in that land, LOL.

We met up with Steve and Lesley back at Hogsmeade and went on Flight of the Hippogriff, which like the tiniest coaster, like Barnstormer!

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Chunky coaster!

We also got a few butterbeers that night. I don't have pictures of them but they were unlimited too so we definitely got them a few times.

We walked over to superhero land and right past Jurassic Park we went into one of the quick services to check out the offerings. We split 2 platters of ribs and chicken. Actually one platter of ribs and chicken and one platter of just ribs.

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We had a mini photoshoot at the Betty Boop Area

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You can see that Steve is still channeling his inner Gaston even when he's not at Disney.

And we ran into everyone's favorite hero, Steve Rogers aka Captain America

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Steve, myself and Lesley went to ride on Spiderman. I think this ride is really fun and well done.

Then we all got our spidey sense on.

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We all split up at that point. Steve and I went to ride the Hulk coaster. We put our stuff in the locker but I forgot I had my phone in my pocket so they had to send me back to put it in a locker. I sent Steve back LOL so I didn't have to run. At least I got to wait in a holding area and didn't have to go back on line. Steve met me at the holding area and we rode the hulk. I really enjoy this coaster a lot! It's smooth and controlled and honestly it's not that scary after you ride it, and I am a bit of a chicken sometimes. I will not go on that Rip Ride Rockit thing though. I did that once and oh, never again.

We ended up doing Hulk a second time and lo and behold we ran into alyssa (@amalone1013) and her DH Zach on the ride just a few rows ahead of us LOL. We did that once on line at Space Mountain during MNSSHP! It wasn't planned at all!

Steve and I then did several things that we have never done before including Raptor Encounter:

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Look at how happy Steve is that I'm about to be devoured by a deadly ancient dinosaur!!

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My expression above cracks me up. The experience is just a photo op but it's interactive with the Raptor. It's like scary and funny at the same time.
More funny because you think well it's a person in a dinosaur outfit how scary can it be, but with the noises and lights and ambiance it can feel quite real!

Running into Alyssa and her DH again!

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We did some rides which we had never been on including Kong: Skull Island. Funny story, we went through the queue which was empty and they have these scare actors on the queue which scared the S**T out of the very grown-up adult macho male walking behind me that he practically jumped onto me (no it was not Steve). LOL. He screamed and leaped, it was rather funny. I was warned of these things so tried not to look at anything and to go through the line as fast as possible but the person behind us didn't know!

We used the walkway back to Studios instead of taking Hogwarts Express and we tried to run over to Gringotts to ride it but it had closed for the night (some rides closed at midnight instead of 1am). Bummers. Also all the food was closed. I wish I remembered as I would have gotten more food, not that I was super hungry but because I wanted to try more stuff. So we went to ride Fast and Furious which we had never done before. OK everyone, this ride is super lame. It's all CGI and just didn't feel real at all. We were not impressed.

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The props are more impressive than the ride LOL.

We ended the night with a ride on E.T. which I really love. It is so old-school but it definitely reminds me of the 80s.

We took an Uber back to the Hyatt House a little before 1am. Definitely tired but we had a fun night!

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Day 1 complete!
Coming up...we move over to POFQ and attend Dapper Day at Epcot!

 
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Following along as well!

Steve and Lesley went to ride Forbidden Journey while Karilynn and I sat that one out. That ride makes me ill!

SAME here. I'm not normally prone to motion sickness but I had to leave the park after riding this one for the first time. I'll walk through for the queue when we go in the fall but I will not set foot on that ride again.

I will not go on that Rip Ride Rockit thing though. I did that once and oh, never again.

I actually thought I was going to die on this one. They were only filling half the seats and running the ride (odd) and then the entire time I was on it, I kept feeling like the bar that goes across to hold you in was going to fly open.

Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!
 
Steve continues to have his "what am I getting myself into" face which he does when he's tired and I drag him on a plane to Disney LOL.
I got used to that face all week!

You can see that Steve is Ravenclaw. He wasn't sorted but he chose it because he claims it's the intellectual group.
We should have made him a Slytherin and I could have dressed in Ravenclaw gear. Then we would have fully represented the houses!

Lesley has a funny video of Steve trying to walk through Platform 9 and 3/4. He kept stopping and we kept telling him to go. Doh. I haven't yet uploaded any video but I do have one of Lesley walking through really fast.
Well you’re supposed to take it at a run!

I need to upload my videos today!

We split 2 platters of ribs and chicken. Actually one platter of ribs and chicken and one platter of just ribs.
Hmmm!
 
Yay....glad to see the first installment! I think that Raptor encounter is hysterical...my family refused to do it on our last trip. And totally agree with you on Fast N Furious...as does most of the world who have done it I think. It was worse for us because when we did ride it...it broke down...and they didn't even announce it was having issues while we waited.
 
Such a fun first day! Loads of fun with some pretty danged fantastic company along for the ride if I do say so myself. I'm hoping to get to Uni someday- you never know... I can be pretty impetuous at times. LOL!
 
Sounds like a smooth trip down to Orlando!

The Informer event sounds so fun! Looks like you all had a great time together! And I love the pics from the raptor encounter.
 
I am channeling Hufflepuff for tonight's event:

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Perfect Outfit!

Look at how happy Steve is that I'm about to be devoured by a deadly ancient dinosaur!!

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My expression above cracks me up. The experience is just a photo op but it's interactive with the Raptor. It's like scary and funny at the same time.
More funny because you think well it's a person in a dinosaur outfit how scary can it be, but with the noises and lights and ambiance it can feel quite real!
These are hilarious!
 

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