We had a connecting flight in Charlotte and the family in front of us on the plane were so cute! They had 2 teenage kids and they obviously hadnt been to Disney in a long time (if ever). The son asked "So is Magic Kingdom like a water park?" All 3 of us had to smile :)
We boarded the Magical Express and I of course got all teary when we were finally on Disney soil. There was such a finality about this trip, it would be the last time we would fly into MCO and ride the Magical Express because we would be locals soon!!
We arrived at Port Orleans French Quarter, we were all so excited because none of us had stayed there before. I have now stayed at every single moderate hotel :) The French Quarter did not disappoint and it quickly became my favorite moderate hotel!
I love the Mardi Gras decor! If only we had been there a week earlier!
Jason and I checked in with no problem but they had Mom assigned to a different building. The concierge was nice enough to see if they could change that. She ended up in our building (#1) and on our floor! Our room was ready but hers was not.
I love the moderate resorts because you can actually select a King sized bed, ah heaven!
Jason was tuckered out so he decided to take a nap. Mom and I went to do what we came here for in the first place...have BEIGNETS!!
We were in absolute heaven :)
We went to EPCOT for just 1 hour. We just meandered around and Mom had soup at Sunshine Seasons. On the way out, CM John recognized me from our Illuminations Dessert Party! We chatted about Star Tours and Weddings, he's getting married next year and he is having his reception in Italy :) I wish him luck!
My Mom's room was ready so we went back to Port Orleans French Quarter. I checked in on my husband who was still sleeping! I left him a note and then Mom and I headed out to the Magic Kingdom to meet Amy Petermann for dinner at Columbia Harbor House.
We all arrived just on time and got dinner. Mom and I split the tuna sandwich, yum! We sat upstairs and talked for hours. Mom finally got bored and left ;) Amy and I had a girls Saturday night out and she suggested we go to the dance party in Tomorrowland. I haven't been dancing in forever, it was so fun!!
After we got tired of dancing, we took a ride on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority. It was a nice chance for us to have a quiet talk, it was so great to make such a nice new friend!
A Castmember friend of mine, Karen, texted me to see where I was. I met Karen and her fiance, Robby, and we walked to the Crystal Palace to watch The Magic, The Memories, and You and Wishes. One of my favorite memories from this trip was saying the entire script along with my new CM friends! I'm sorry I didn't get a picture!
I parted ways with my friends to go back to check on my husband who never left the hotel :( He was fine, just tired! I can't believe I never slept all day! I was up from 3:30AM - 11PM. I was running on pure adrenaline! But, it was time for bed because the next day we would go on an adventure...OFF PROPERTY!
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