I PUT THIS TRIP TOGETHER LAST OCTOBER. THERE ARE 21 OF US. COWORKERS AND FRIENDS.
I AM A FEMALE, 33
SON 10
NEPHEW 8
IT IS AUGUST 22ND, 5 AM IN THE MORNING. I AM RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF. I LET THE BOYS SLEEP UNTIL 6AM. SHUTTLE BUS WILL PICK US UP AT 6:30. I HAD THEIR CLOTHES LAID OUT AND WE WERE EATING BREAKFAST AT THE AIRPORT.
WAKE THE BOYS UP AND THEY ARE SO EXCITED. THIS IS OUR FIRST PLANE RIDE. MY NEPHEWS FIRST TIME TO FLORIDA. ME AND MY SON'S THIRD TIME TO FLORIDA. FIRST TIME BY TRAIN (NEVER AGAIN). SECOND TIME BY CAR (DEFINITELY NEVER AGAIN).
SHUTTLE BUS ARRIVES ON TIME WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS IN IT. EVERYONE IS SO HAPPY THIS MORNING I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A FUN TRIP. ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT AT 7:00. PLANE LEAVES AT 7:55. EVERYONE ELSE ARRIVES ABOUT THE SAME TIME. WE CHECK IN AND GO TO MCDONALDS FOR A SANDWICH.
OUR PLANE IS ON TIME (US AIR), WHEN I WALK ON I IMAGINED IT TO BE MORE BIGGER. THERE WAS 2 SEATS ON ONE SIDE AND 3 ON THE OTHER. WE ALL MANAGE TO SIT TOGETHER ON THE PLANE. THERE ARE 4 PLANES AHEAD OF US ON THE RUNWAY. AS I WAS WATCHING THE OTHER PLANES TAKE OFF I START GETTING HOT AND THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO VOMIT. FINALLY, ITS OUR TURN. THE PLANE STARTS GOING FAST AND UP WE WENT. I PUT THE PILLOW OVER MY FACE AND SAID "OH NO, I CAN'T TAKE THIS". MY GIRLFRIEND NEXT TO ME CALMED ME DOWN. WHEN WE LEVELED OFF I WAS A LITTLE BETTER. I ASKED THE BOYS WERE THEY OK. THEY SAID YES. ON THE PLANE THEY SERVED US A STALE BAGEL WITH CREAM CHEESE AND SOME RAISINS. I AM SO GLAD I FED THEM EARLIER. WE LEFT PHILLY AT 7:55AM. WE ARRIVED IN ORLANDO AT 10:15AM. LANDING WAS VERY SMOOTH. BRAVO TO THE PILOT. I HAD A SHUTTLE BUS (WORKMAN TRANSPORTATION) PICKING US UP FROM BAGGAGE. HE WAS THERE AND ON TIME WAITING FOR US. WE LOADED ON AND WENT TO PUBLIX GROCERY STORE. WE HAD AN HOUR IN THE STORE. I LOVE THIS STORE. IT IS VERY BIG AND WAS NOT CROWDED. EVERYTHING IS FRESH. THEY EVEN HAD A DELI SECTION. THERE PRICES ARE THE SAME AS IF YOU WENT TO A SHOPRITE OR A PATHMARK. WE ALL GOT FOOD FOR THE WEEK. (WE ARE STAYING AT THE COMFORT INN SUITES MAINGATE EAST, NEXT TO OLD TOWN.) I GOT THIS OFF THE INTERNET AT 54.00 DOLLARS A NITE, INTERNET RATE. VERY GOOD FOR A SUITE.
OK, BY NOW IT IS 12:00PM. (CHECK IN IS AT 3:00) I CALL THE HOTEL WHILE WE WERE IN THE STORE TO SEE IF WE CAN CHECK IN EARLY. SHE SAID SHE WOULD NOTIFY HOUSEKEEPING TO SPEED IT UP A BIT.
MY GROUP HAD 6 ROOMS. WE LOAD UP THE SHUTTLE BUS AND OFF TO OUR HOTEL. THE HOTEL LOOKS JUST LIKE ITS PICTURE ON THE WEBSITE. SO I WAS VERY PLEASED. WHILE EVERYONE IS UNLOADING I GO IN TO SEE ABOUT OUR ROOMS. 2 ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE. I GAVE THOSE ROOMS TO THE FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN. THE REST OF US WAITED IN THE LOBBY. ALL THE KIDS WENT INTO THE GAME ROOM. US ADULTS SAT DOWN AND CHIT CHATED. THE HOTEL IS NICE. ITS ONLY A YR OLD. I WALKED AROUND CHECKING OUT THE HOTEL, THEY HAVE A NICE GIFTSHOP, GAME ROOM WITH ABOUT 7 GAMES AND AN AIR HOCKEY TABLE. EXERCISE ROOM, THE LOBBY IS VERY NICE. THE POOL IS A NICE SIZE, FROM 3 FEET TO 5 FEET. AND OFF TO THE SIDE THERES A POOL FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5. IT HAD SPRINKLERS IN THE POOL THEY SHOOT UP IN THE AIR, VERY CUTE. (I SAW A COUPLE OF ADULTS IN THEM). THEY HAD A HUGE JACUZZI (IT COULD FIT ABOUT 20 PEOPLE EASILY). THEY HAVE A POOLSIDE BAR THAT SERVES PIZZA, BURGERS, HOTDOGS, BEER AND ALL KINDS OF MIXED DRINKS. FREE HOTEL SHUTTLE BUSES TO ALL THE ORLANDO THEME PARKS.
FINALLY, OUR ROOMS WERE READY. BY NOW IT WAS 2:00PM. I ARRANGED FOR MEARS (12.00 PER PERSON) TO TAKE US TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. (WE ALL BOUGHT THE 2 DAY PASS, GET 1 DAY FREE) THEY ARE PICKING US UP AT 3:55PM. I TELL EVEYRONE TO BE IN THE LOBBY AT 3:45. WE ALL GO AND UNPACK. I MADE US HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES WE ATE LUNCH IN OUR ROOM.
MEARS IS HERE ON TIME WE HAVE A VAN TO OURSELVES. (SOME PEOPLE DECIDED TO STAY AT THE HOTEL.) WE ARE OFF TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. WE GET THERE AT 4:30. EVERYONE DECIDES TO STAY WITH ME, SINCE I WAS JUST HERE LAST AUGUST. YOU HAVE TO SIGN THE BACK OF YOUR PASS. NO WONDER ITS JUST PLAIN WHITE. ANYWAY, FIRST STOP WAS TERMINATOR 3D, ONE OF MY FAVORITES. WE WALKED RIGHT IN. THE PRE SHOW WAS STARTING. I EXPLAINED TO EVERYONE ALL ATTRACTIONS HAS A PRE SHOW TO THEM. WE GO IN AND THE SHOW STARTS. ME AND MY SON WAS THE ONLY ONES WHO KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, SO WE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. BY THE END OF THE SHOW EVERYONE WAS FLOORED. THEY NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. WE ALL GIVE IT A 10. NEXT, WAS BACK TO THE FUTURE. 15 MINUTE WAIT. LINE MOVED VERY QUICKLY. WE SPLIT UP INTO FAMILIES FOR THIS ONE. WE ALL CAME OUT AT THE SAME TIME. EVERYONE LOVED THIS ATTRACTION. IT GOT A 9. THE BEST SEAT IS THE FRONT ROW, MIDDLE. THAT'S WHERE I SAT.
NEXT, WE DID JAWS. MIB WAS TOO LONG OF A WAIT. JAWS WAIT WAS 15 MIN. I LOVE THIS RIDE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T. THEY ENJOYED IT. RATED IT A 9. BY THIS TIME IT WAS 6:45. THE PARK WAS CLOSING AT 7:00PM. WE DECIDE TO GO HAVE DINNER AT CITYWALK. I HAVE NEVER EATEN AT CITYWALK. MY SUGGESTION TO THEM WAS MARGARITAVILLE. I HEARD GOOD REVIEWS FROM THE DIS WEBSITE. WE HAD A 10 MINUTE WAIT. THIS RESTAURANT WAS SO NICE. THEY HAD TWO PEOPLE ON STILTS, THE MUSIC PLAYING WITH JIMMY BUFFET VIDEOS. THEY GOT THE CROWD INTO THE SONGS, THEY HAD US CLAPPING AND WAVING OUR HANDS, SNAPPING OUR FINGERS. SINGING TO THE MUSIC. THIS PLACE WAS SO LIVELY YOU COULDN'T HELP BUT TO LOVE IT. THE VOLCANO ERUPTED A FEW TIMES WHILE WE WERE THERE. THE STILTWALKERS WERE WALKING AROUND AND MADE BALLOON HATS FOR ALL OF US. HE TALKED TO ALL OF US AT THE TABLE. HE MADE MY HAT LOOK LIKE A FLOWER IT WAS TOO CUTE. THE KIDS HAD BURGERS OFF THE KIDS MENU. I HAD THE BURGER IN PARADISE (I THINK THATS THE NAME OF IT) IT WAS VERY TASTY. AND I ALSO HAD THE LAST MANGO IN PARIS. (MANGO MARGARITA) I THOUGHT I HAD DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO TO THIS RESTAURANT GET THIS DRINK. I NEVER HAD A MARGARITA BEFORE, BUT I HEARD THE GOOD REVIEWS ON THIS WEBSITE. MY 2 GIRLFRIENDS TASTED MINE AND THEY ORDERED ONE. EVERYTIME I TOOK A SIP. I KEPT SAYING MMMMMMM THIS IS SOOOOO GOOOOOOD. MY GIRLFRIEND TOLD ME TO STOP HAVING ORGASMS AT THE TABLE CHILDREN WERE PRESENT. IT WAS THAT GOOD. EVERYONE ENJOYED THEMSELVES. WE GIVE OUR MEAL AND THE RESTAURANT A 10.
WE GO GET ON OUR SHUTTLE VAN. AGAIN WE HAVE ONE TO OURSELVES.
EVERYONE IS TIRED FROM THE DAY. I TELL EVERYONE GOOD NITE. SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING BRIGHT AND EARLY. 8AM EARLY ENTRY FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, THURSDAY. THE HOTEL SHUTTLE BUS LEAVES AT 7:25.
I AM A FEMALE, 33
SON 10
NEPHEW 8
IT IS AUGUST 22ND, 5 AM IN THE MORNING. I AM RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE LIKE A CHICKEN WITH ITS HEAD CUT OFF. I LET THE BOYS SLEEP UNTIL 6AM. SHUTTLE BUS WILL PICK US UP AT 6:30. I HAD THEIR CLOTHES LAID OUT AND WE WERE EATING BREAKFAST AT THE AIRPORT.
WAKE THE BOYS UP AND THEY ARE SO EXCITED. THIS IS OUR FIRST PLANE RIDE. MY NEPHEWS FIRST TIME TO FLORIDA. ME AND MY SON'S THIRD TIME TO FLORIDA. FIRST TIME BY TRAIN (NEVER AGAIN). SECOND TIME BY CAR (DEFINITELY NEVER AGAIN).
SHUTTLE BUS ARRIVES ON TIME WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS IN IT. EVERYONE IS SO HAPPY THIS MORNING I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A FUN TRIP. ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT AT 7:00. PLANE LEAVES AT 7:55. EVERYONE ELSE ARRIVES ABOUT THE SAME TIME. WE CHECK IN AND GO TO MCDONALDS FOR A SANDWICH.
OUR PLANE IS ON TIME (US AIR), WHEN I WALK ON I IMAGINED IT TO BE MORE BIGGER. THERE WAS 2 SEATS ON ONE SIDE AND 3 ON THE OTHER. WE ALL MANAGE TO SIT TOGETHER ON THE PLANE. THERE ARE 4 PLANES AHEAD OF US ON THE RUNWAY. AS I WAS WATCHING THE OTHER PLANES TAKE OFF I START GETTING HOT AND THOUGHT I WAS ABOUT TO VOMIT. FINALLY, ITS OUR TURN. THE PLANE STARTS GOING FAST AND UP WE WENT. I PUT THE PILLOW OVER MY FACE AND SAID "OH NO, I CAN'T TAKE THIS". MY GIRLFRIEND NEXT TO ME CALMED ME DOWN. WHEN WE LEVELED OFF I WAS A LITTLE BETTER. I ASKED THE BOYS WERE THEY OK. THEY SAID YES. ON THE PLANE THEY SERVED US A STALE BAGEL WITH CREAM CHEESE AND SOME RAISINS. I AM SO GLAD I FED THEM EARLIER. WE LEFT PHILLY AT 7:55AM. WE ARRIVED IN ORLANDO AT 10:15AM. LANDING WAS VERY SMOOTH. BRAVO TO THE PILOT. I HAD A SHUTTLE BUS (WORKMAN TRANSPORTATION) PICKING US UP FROM BAGGAGE. HE WAS THERE AND ON TIME WAITING FOR US. WE LOADED ON AND WENT TO PUBLIX GROCERY STORE. WE HAD AN HOUR IN THE STORE. I LOVE THIS STORE. IT IS VERY BIG AND WAS NOT CROWDED. EVERYTHING IS FRESH. THEY EVEN HAD A DELI SECTION. THERE PRICES ARE THE SAME AS IF YOU WENT TO A SHOPRITE OR A PATHMARK. WE ALL GOT FOOD FOR THE WEEK. (WE ARE STAYING AT THE COMFORT INN SUITES MAINGATE EAST, NEXT TO OLD TOWN.) I GOT THIS OFF THE INTERNET AT 54.00 DOLLARS A NITE, INTERNET RATE. VERY GOOD FOR A SUITE.
OK, BY NOW IT IS 12:00PM. (CHECK IN IS AT 3:00) I CALL THE HOTEL WHILE WE WERE IN THE STORE TO SEE IF WE CAN CHECK IN EARLY. SHE SAID SHE WOULD NOTIFY HOUSEKEEPING TO SPEED IT UP A BIT.
MY GROUP HAD 6 ROOMS. WE LOAD UP THE SHUTTLE BUS AND OFF TO OUR HOTEL. THE HOTEL LOOKS JUST LIKE ITS PICTURE ON THE WEBSITE. SO I WAS VERY PLEASED. WHILE EVERYONE IS UNLOADING I GO IN TO SEE ABOUT OUR ROOMS. 2 ROOMS ARE AVAILABLE. I GAVE THOSE ROOMS TO THE FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN. THE REST OF US WAITED IN THE LOBBY. ALL THE KIDS WENT INTO THE GAME ROOM. US ADULTS SAT DOWN AND CHIT CHATED. THE HOTEL IS NICE. ITS ONLY A YR OLD. I WALKED AROUND CHECKING OUT THE HOTEL, THEY HAVE A NICE GIFTSHOP, GAME ROOM WITH ABOUT 7 GAMES AND AN AIR HOCKEY TABLE. EXERCISE ROOM, THE LOBBY IS VERY NICE. THE POOL IS A NICE SIZE, FROM 3 FEET TO 5 FEET. AND OFF TO THE SIDE THERES A POOL FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5. IT HAD SPRINKLERS IN THE POOL THEY SHOOT UP IN THE AIR, VERY CUTE. (I SAW A COUPLE OF ADULTS IN THEM). THEY HAD A HUGE JACUZZI (IT COULD FIT ABOUT 20 PEOPLE EASILY). THEY HAVE A POOLSIDE BAR THAT SERVES PIZZA, BURGERS, HOTDOGS, BEER AND ALL KINDS OF MIXED DRINKS. FREE HOTEL SHUTTLE BUSES TO ALL THE ORLANDO THEME PARKS.
FINALLY, OUR ROOMS WERE READY. BY NOW IT WAS 2:00PM. I ARRANGED FOR MEARS (12.00 PER PERSON) TO TAKE US TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. (WE ALL BOUGHT THE 2 DAY PASS, GET 1 DAY FREE) THEY ARE PICKING US UP AT 3:55PM. I TELL EVEYRONE TO BE IN THE LOBBY AT 3:45. WE ALL GO AND UNPACK. I MADE US HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICHES WE ATE LUNCH IN OUR ROOM.
MEARS IS HERE ON TIME WE HAVE A VAN TO OURSELVES. (SOME PEOPLE DECIDED TO STAY AT THE HOTEL.) WE ARE OFF TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. WE GET THERE AT 4:30. EVERYONE DECIDES TO STAY WITH ME, SINCE I WAS JUST HERE LAST AUGUST. YOU HAVE TO SIGN THE BACK OF YOUR PASS. NO WONDER ITS JUST PLAIN WHITE. ANYWAY, FIRST STOP WAS TERMINATOR 3D, ONE OF MY FAVORITES. WE WALKED RIGHT IN. THE PRE SHOW WAS STARTING. I EXPLAINED TO EVERYONE ALL ATTRACTIONS HAS A PRE SHOW TO THEM. WE GO IN AND THE SHOW STARTS. ME AND MY SON WAS THE ONLY ONES WHO KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, SO WE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. BY THE END OF THE SHOW EVERYONE WAS FLOORED. THEY NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. WE ALL GIVE IT A 10. NEXT, WAS BACK TO THE FUTURE. 15 MINUTE WAIT. LINE MOVED VERY QUICKLY. WE SPLIT UP INTO FAMILIES FOR THIS ONE. WE ALL CAME OUT AT THE SAME TIME. EVERYONE LOVED THIS ATTRACTION. IT GOT A 9. THE BEST SEAT IS THE FRONT ROW, MIDDLE. THAT'S WHERE I SAT.
NEXT, WE DID JAWS. MIB WAS TOO LONG OF A WAIT. JAWS WAIT WAS 15 MIN. I LOVE THIS RIDE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T. THEY ENJOYED IT. RATED IT A 9. BY THIS TIME IT WAS 6:45. THE PARK WAS CLOSING AT 7:00PM. WE DECIDE TO GO HAVE DINNER AT CITYWALK. I HAVE NEVER EATEN AT CITYWALK. MY SUGGESTION TO THEM WAS MARGARITAVILLE. I HEARD GOOD REVIEWS FROM THE DIS WEBSITE. WE HAD A 10 MINUTE WAIT. THIS RESTAURANT WAS SO NICE. THEY HAD TWO PEOPLE ON STILTS, THE MUSIC PLAYING WITH JIMMY BUFFET VIDEOS. THEY GOT THE CROWD INTO THE SONGS, THEY HAD US CLAPPING AND WAVING OUR HANDS, SNAPPING OUR FINGERS. SINGING TO THE MUSIC. THIS PLACE WAS SO LIVELY YOU COULDN'T HELP BUT TO LOVE IT. THE VOLCANO ERUPTED A FEW TIMES WHILE WE WERE THERE. THE STILTWALKERS WERE WALKING AROUND AND MADE BALLOON HATS FOR ALL OF US. HE TALKED TO ALL OF US AT THE TABLE. HE MADE MY HAT LOOK LIKE A FLOWER IT WAS TOO CUTE. THE KIDS HAD BURGERS OFF THE KIDS MENU. I HAD THE BURGER IN PARADISE (I THINK THATS THE NAME OF IT) IT WAS VERY TASTY. AND I ALSO HAD THE LAST MANGO IN PARIS. (MANGO MARGARITA) I THOUGHT I HAD DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO TO THIS RESTAURANT GET THIS DRINK. I NEVER HAD A MARGARITA BEFORE, BUT I HEARD THE GOOD REVIEWS ON THIS WEBSITE. MY 2 GIRLFRIENDS TASTED MINE AND THEY ORDERED ONE. EVERYTIME I TOOK A SIP. I KEPT SAYING MMMMMMM THIS IS SOOOOO GOOOOOOD. MY GIRLFRIEND TOLD ME TO STOP HAVING ORGASMS AT THE TABLE CHILDREN WERE PRESENT. IT WAS THAT GOOD. EVERYONE ENJOYED THEMSELVES. WE GIVE OUR MEAL AND THE RESTAURANT A 10. WE GO GET ON OUR SHUTTLE VAN. AGAIN WE HAVE ONE TO OURSELVES.
EVERYONE IS TIRED FROM THE DAY. I TELL EVERYONE GOOD NITE. SEE YOU TOMORROW MORNING BRIGHT AND EARLY. 8AM EARLY ENTRY FOR UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, THURSDAY. THE HOTEL SHUTTLE BUS LEAVES AT 7:25.
