Pretrip 5/6-5/13

[cmshelton1979]

I had ADRs everywhere...only one had one mishap...but it ended up working out. I think this is the last time that we are doing the Deluxe Dining though, it feels like we spend the entire trip eating!!! I think our next trip we're going to do the middle tier of dining. We've done the Deluxe for the last 3 trips and this time, we just got sick of eating and throwing so much away.

[cmshelton1979]

We flew out at 12:30pm and the kids were super excited. This was their first time ever flying. We arrived at MCO and walked to ME and were able to catch the very first bus. We arrived and it was raining when we landed, this was the only time in 8 days that it would rain. It stopped raining by time we made it on to ME. We got to POP and I don’t know who was more excited, me or the kids(trip #8 for me, everytime I get down there on that first day I am so excited). We got checked in received all of our celebrating buttons (2 first timers, 2 birthdays, and a personal triumph). DW ran ahead back to the room to decorate the room with the stuff we UPS’d down. I took the kids and explored all the pools with them.

Taking two 5 year olds and looking at the pools and telling them we can’t go swimming isn’t fun or easy. I wanted to swim just as bad as they did. We were unable to swim though, we forgot to pack our suits in our carry on luggage. We went back to the room and the kids had their surprises in the room, DW even surprised me with a gift too. We went with out to the pool again and just put our feet in until it was time to go to our first ADR, Yachtsman…Our bags still had not arrived yet. I had to go to dinner in my jeans, which I wasn’t excited about (it was like 88 degrees out). We got on the bus to HS and took the boat from their over to dinner.

We went in and were sat within 10 minutes. The food was so good. I had the porter house and I did not leave anything on my plate by time it was all done. They came and sang happy birthday to us (my bday was celebrated and so was my DS). After dinner went out the dock and just looked around waiting for the boat, it was really nice. We got back to the room about 1030 and went to bed, we were all worn out from traveling.

[Suz36]

Sounds like a great start! Can I be nosy and ask what the personal triumph is? And what was your surprise gift? Details, details!!

[cmshelton1979]

Sounds like a great start! Can I be nosy and ask what the personal triumph is? And what was your surprise gift? Details, details!!

Our personal triumph is that we are having another baby. The pin they give you says "I'm celebrating".

My gift was a poster 10x13 size, it is the "vision"

[Suz36]

Congrats!

My DH once surprised me with the "Magic" poster - I might have to add the "Vision" one to my wish list!

[mouseketeer mom]

Another baby! Thats fantastic!!
How did your kids like Yachtsman? We've never tried it, and are thinking of it for July. What was the atmosphere like?

[cmshelton1979]

To be honest they were not as impressed as my wife and I were. I liked the fact that they made me remove my ball cap, no hats for the men in the dining area.

The food was absolutely fantastic!!! I recommend this place, this is now a place that we will be eating everytime, along with Artist Point.