mshanson3121
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- Jan 16, 2015
I thought I would do a day by day trip report. Myself, my FIL and my two kids, DS 12 and DD 9. The trip is an early birthday gift for my son from his grandfather.
Day 1:
Flew from Maine, first time on a plane for the kids - they we're thrilled (mostly). MCO ended up shut down due to a storm so we got stuck in holding, and it was a bit turbulent. My daughter has ASD, so this definitely made her anxious, but she did ok. Landed only 10 minutes late (at 2:14), but got stuck on the tarmac for an hour as the gates we're full due to the backlog/refuelling. This delay meant we scrapped our plans to head into a park that night.
We waited about 20 minutes for ME, and made it to our resort (All Star Movies) at 5:00. Check in was easy, Bell Services delivered our groceries. We had supper (we think the food is great, no idea why people complain) and then hit the pool, which the kids loved. After, we went to the gift shop and started each kid with a pin set. Magic Moment #1: the CM gifted each of our kids with a 6-pack of pins!
They are absolutely LOVING pin trading and it has been an amazing experience so far. They have already met some awesome people.
The kids love the resort. We are in Love Bug 7, renovated room, and is no more than a 2-3 minute walk to the pool. To me, definitely not worth spending the extra for preferred, especially Fantasia which is right next to the pool, which happens to be open till 11 pm.
Initial impression: love aspects of on site, and still prefer aspects of off site. I do not sleep well in hotels, they're too noisy. I miss the space, quiet and privacy of a rental home/condo. I find it a pain to have to walk to the cafeteria for breakfast, then come back to brush teeth etc... I miss having our own kitchen. But, the atmosphere is very fun, lots of activities for the kids etc... I "get" now why people like on site, and the travel is convenient. Next time I can see us doing a split stay - mostly off site for a more comfortable vacation, but 2-3 nights on site, to get that resort experience for the kids.
Weather: light showers when we landed, changed to partly cloudy, mid 70s and breezy.
Day 1:
Flew from Maine, first time on a plane for the kids - they we're thrilled (mostly). MCO ended up shut down due to a storm so we got stuck in holding, and it was a bit turbulent. My daughter has ASD, so this definitely made her anxious, but she did ok. Landed only 10 minutes late (at 2:14), but got stuck on the tarmac for an hour as the gates we're full due to the backlog/refuelling. This delay meant we scrapped our plans to head into a park that night.
We waited about 20 minutes for ME, and made it to our resort (All Star Movies) at 5:00. Check in was easy, Bell Services delivered our groceries. We had supper (we think the food is great, no idea why people complain) and then hit the pool, which the kids loved. After, we went to the gift shop and started each kid with a pin set. Magic Moment #1: the CM gifted each of our kids with a 6-pack of pins!
They are absolutely LOVING pin trading and it has been an amazing experience so far. They have already met some awesome people.
The kids love the resort. We are in Love Bug 7, renovated room, and is no more than a 2-3 minute walk to the pool. To me, definitely not worth spending the extra for preferred, especially Fantasia which is right next to the pool, which happens to be open till 11 pm.
Initial impression: love aspects of on site, and still prefer aspects of off site. I do not sleep well in hotels, they're too noisy. I miss the space, quiet and privacy of a rental home/condo. I find it a pain to have to walk to the cafeteria for breakfast, then come back to brush teeth etc... I miss having our own kitchen. But, the atmosphere is very fun, lots of activities for the kids etc... I "get" now why people like on site, and the travel is convenient. Next time I can see us doing a split stay - mostly off site for a more comfortable vacation, but 2-3 nights on site, to get that resort experience for the kids.
Weather: light showers when we landed, changed to partly cloudy, mid 70s and breezy.
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