WDW Oct 24 with Gary Em and Jason

16-22 October

I flew to Orlando from LAX Wednesday morning (needed a direct flight) and lucked out with a not full flight and sweet flight attendants who got me a spot closer to the front with a seat next to me so I could stretch out my leg. And the airport accessibility team had a wheelchair waiting for me when I got off the plane. So that wasn’t too bad. Took a mears connect to my resort (art of animation) and my room was ready so I got settled. Gary and fam were supposed to be there late that night but their flight got moved forward a whole day so I did the first day and a half on my own.

The Cars Suite is so adorable. This foldout couch is where Em slept.
I slept on the fold-down bed in here. And did my knee bending exercises on the table
Gary and Jason took this bed (although I did the first night since I was alone!)
I did a little work, some laundry, and went for a swim. It was actually quite cold getting out. Windy. Think it got down to like 50 degrees

Set off on my scooter on the Skyliner to Epcot for the evening. Had fish and chips and bought yummy candy from Grest Britain and tried for a fresh baguette at France but they were out 🙁.

Day 2 Epcot again. Bought this awesome Totoro sweater from the Japan pavilion
Impossible spicy kielbasa and pineapple/watermelon dole whip
Incredible key lime tart. Love the food festival!
Walked through the Moana water stuff. It’s so pretty here!
Went back and did some work and had a swim at the big blue pool. The lifeguard there made me take off my fins (I guess they are not allowed!) so that was sad
Tried not to gloat too hard when I received this picture of what’s happening back in Utah haha

Went back to Epcot after the break and rode cosmic rewind. It took forever and I missed luminous because of it 😥 but it’s still the greatest ride!

Day 3 – Magic Kingdom with the rest of the gang
Did a few rides while lines were short and then got called for Tiana!!
Beautiful ride, fun animatronics
didn’t get too wet
Okay got pretty wet
Tron!!!
Took a bus to Hollywood studios to have lunch at Woody’s bbq roundup. What a fun time! Our server Carmelo really added an extra spark
After the break we took the Skyliner back to Hollywood studios
Dinner at the sci-fi drive in theatre restaurant (fun and delicious as always!) and then we watched fantasmic!
Day 4 – Animal Kingdom. Pandora first (flight of passage and then this one (the Navi river ride)
After festival of the lion king and lunch at Yak and Yeti, we got in the Everest line. I let Jason drive some while I stood and stretched my legs. Then I realized that I dropped my fuelrod charger somewhere and my phone was almost dead. Got out of line to go find it (it was at the restaurant!) and missed the ride 😢
After a busy morning, we were beat! 😊
Well they were beat. I was just chillin on my scooter
After the break – Magic Kingdom. Did the Aladdin ride
Fun night. Caught a little bit of fireworks. Ended by shopping on Main Street
Day 5 – went to church and walked the outside of the temple grounds (they are renovating)
I found the cutest steamboat Willie weighted plush that I did NOT buy (I know. Restraint.)
Went for a swim/hung out at the pool

Went to Disney Springs and had fish and chips and got Gideon’s cookies.

Day 6 – Epcot! Breakfast in the Skyliner on the way over
Got there early so while we were waiting for rope drop, we played around in the deserted Great Britain pavilion. Everyone took a turn on the scooter.
Frozen!
They loved Moana!
Took a photo with our buddy Walt
Em went back to the hotel while white Tower of Terror!!!
Dinner at Space 220!
A restaurant high above the earth
That you get to on a space elevator 😊
The food was incredible!
Desserts to die for
Hilarious signs in the bathroom
It was cool and I had wanted to go fir awhile and Jason was so excited to go, but I was disappointed in how expensive it was (they didn’t give a cast discount and it cost $440 for the 4 of us! And it took like 2 hours! So we mussed ratatoille and getting a baguette to go and part of luminous. Not too big a deal for them because they did those things later but that was my last night and I really wanted to do them.
And being in a scooter means that I didn’t get a good view u til the post-show when everyone left. We took our time, moseyed through the lit-up pavilions, and it still took us an hour to get back on the Skyliner.

Left very early the next morning for Utah. A very fun trip despite the disappointing last night 😊