(Sea)Lions & Gators & Dolphins….Oh, My! A Halloween PTR/TR with a “wild” theme - Oct/Nov '18

Sounds like a great start to your trip. Can’t wait until we get all the details!

May each day have fabulous weather and provide opportunities for memories you will cherish forever!:yay:pixiedust::beach:
 
Hi everyone, just another quick note to check in and touch base .

We had a GREAT time at SeaWorld on Sunday: the park was busy (as we had expected it would be) but our tours were FABULOUS and trick-or-treating around the park was super fun. We also rode Infinity Falls and both of us LOVED the ride! We did, however, get soaked......like right down to the skin drenched. Ponchos dont help one bit :rotfl: but you cant say we didnt make a valiant effort to stay dry. Steve's shoes have been hanging up now for 2 days and they still havent fully recovered!

We spent the day at aquatica yesterday. Perfect weather and wonderfully low crowds. It was awesome to have the cabana and all day dining. The day was easy and relaxing and very vacation-like. That said, all the water and sun had us completely exhausted by the time we left at park closing. Perhaps a sign of our advancing ages? :rolleyes:

This morning we had a GREAT breakfast at Boma. It exceeded expectations and I'm pretty sure we will repeat the experience on a future trip. The food was fantastic, the service was outstanding, and AKL was fun to tour around afterward. We also stopped and had some zebra domes.....another first!

This afternoon we strolled around Disney Springs. We had hoped for a ride on the Characters in Flight balloon but it was too breezy. We stopped at the Cole Store and had an awesome meet and greet with the Coke Bear ..... best one yet! Got some fun pics too :thumbsup2.

We are off soon to Fort Wilderness for our Sleepy Hollow Night. Tomorrow is Discovery Cove and swimming with the dolphins. This trip is passing by way too fast!

Weather continues to be amazing. Warm, sunny, just what we had hoped. Sounds like we might get some storms on Thursday night or Friday, but otherwise Mother Nature has been extremely kind. No complaints here.

Hope you are all having a great start to your week. Thanks for all your kind posts!
 


Hi Gina so glad I checked the thread tonight to see you posting updates:thumbsup2:goodvibes... It sounds like an amazing time so far! I read back your post a bit about the OMG bag, I do the same thing, DH is beside himself when he looks at it :laughing:.

I can't wait to hear more about your Aqauatica and Sea World days...I am getting excited about our trip in June. I have to decide if I want to surprise Liv with a tour or let her pick one!! I can't wait for Vistana I booked it a couple of weeks ago:banana:.

Glad you are having great weather and hope it continues.

I decided to use some of my Disney Rewards for one night at AKL at the end of our trip. Liv loves this resort as do we. It will be a resort only day and a half oh and I splurged for Savanna View and Club level.

Look forward to hearing more I hope you are feeling better:thumbsup2
 
We also rode Infinity Falls and both of us LOVED the ride! We did, however, get soaked......like right down to the skin drenched. Ponchos dont help one bit :rotfl: but you cant say we didnt make a valiant effort to stay dry. Steve's shoes have been hanging up now for 2 days and they still havent fully recovered!
I’m sorry the poncho didn’t work out, especially after I told you I thought it would. :rolleyes1

I did warn you about your shoes.

I’m so glad you’re having a great time!
 
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So happy to login and see a little update from you! Hooray for the weather!

Can’t wait to hear more....but not wishing your vacation days away so I am content to wait. :thumbsup2

Have FUN!:goodvibes
 


Morning everyone!

Well, somehow we have already arrived at our last full day in Orlando. I can hardly believe that it's almost over.......we have had SUCH a good time, and some spectacular weather. Going to be tough to head home to cold and soggy Michigan......but, I'm looking forward to seeing my babies. I know they miss their momma and daddy.

A few things to mention since my last update......

- Return to Sleepy Hollow at the Fort was a huge hit. Steve and I both had a wonderful evening, and thought the event was very well put together. A couple of minor criticisms but all in all, we would highly recommend it!

- Discovery Cove was absolutely perfect. Perfect weather, we swam with the dolphins, the food was delish, numbers at the park were low....we couldn't have had a more ideal day. We got to see @Joanna71985 several times throughout the day as well, which was awesome!!

- Thursday at SeaWorld was super cool......the park felt empty and we walked on anything we chose to do. We even had a private ride on the sea carousel!! Not another soul in sight! Rode infinity falls 4 times (and got soaked to the skin lol), did the walrus up close tour (fantabulous) and was in the park from open to close. So much fun and again, perfect weather.

I'm seriously going to freeze to death when we go home tomorrow.

Today we are meeting up with @afan for lunch at disney Springs, then having dinner at Hash House followed by the Ferrytale Fireworks dessert cruise with @pattyw and Joe. In between we plan to do some last minute shopping (we havent hit a single outlet store this trip) and some pre-departure packing (since tomorrow morning will be a very early start). And maybe a balloon ride at DS if it's not too breezy for it to fly.

I've taken well over 1000 photos already.......this trip report might take me months :rotfl:.

Anyhow, it's time for me to hit the shower....happy Friday to you all! I wont likely check in again until after we get home, so have a great start to your weekend! :goodvibes
 
Love reading your updates, Gina...can't wait for the trip report! I am still gathering Orlando knowledge and tips (like a squirrel gathering nuts! :squirrel:) for my (hopefully!) 2020 trip!
 
Hi all, just a quick note to check in! We are home (cue the wailing and gnashing of teeth :sad:) though it was wonderful to snuggle my babies after 9 days away. The missed us, and we missed THEM :cat::cat:.

Thanks to an almost 3 hour delay :rolleyes2 we got back quite a bit later on Saturday than we had hoped. It meant for a long travel day, and a busy Sunday. We had planned to do a little grocery shopping on Saturday night [if we had arrived home in the early afternoon as we were scheduled to] but that ended up being pushed off to Sunday morning. After returning home on Saturday, we pretty much just unpacked and tidied up: the cat fur flying around was insane :crazy2:. I hadn't slept beyond 2:30 that morning.....keyed up about coming home, I suppose.....so I was literally asleep by 9:30 that night. Thank goodness for daylight savings time and the extra hour of sleep on Sunday morning.

Sunday was a big shopping trip (we had pretty much emptied our fridge during the week before our departure), raking leaves, mowing the lawn, doing some banking, and going through a week + worth of mail. Today, Steve and I are both back to work......and judging by the text messages we received last week from our managers, we're guessing its going to be a painfully busy week ahead. I suspect I will be working extra hours to catch up, and I can guarantee that will be the case for Steve as well.

The balance of our trip since I last checked in was fantastic. We had a great lunch at Disney Springs with @afan and her friend Anne (they are such lovely ladies!!). We also had a WONDERFUL time at the Ferrytale Fireworks cruise on Friday night: it was a perfect grand ending to such an incredible vacation. I have a bazillion pictures to sort through and share......about 1400 in total :blush:. The photo book for this trip is going to be a BIG one!! ::yes::

I'm going to try and get my trip report started before the end of the week. No promises as to exactly when, but hopefully I won't have to make you wait too long.

Last night, I booked our May and October weeks for 2019: the best cure for the post-vacation blues is to start planning the next adventure. Assuming we get the approval from our immediate superiors at work, our spring dates will be May 3rd through May 11th. October will tentatively be the 18th to the 26th. Both sets of dates are subject to change a tiny bit until flights are confirmed, of course, but at least we have narrowed down the weeks.

I think we are going to let our SW AP's lapse for a year, and return to Universal for a change of pace. Variety is the spice of life :).

Let the countdown begin (again) :hourglass ..... 179 days to go!

PS....don't forget to #shareyourears between now and November 17th on social media in support of Make a Wish!!

http://wish.org/content/disney/shar...nMJ_OAZCHXbTQ7K-BQKzLq7C5oxVu0j8aAv2AEALw_wcB

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Last night, I booked our May and October weeks for 2019: the best cure for the post-vacation blues is to start planning the next adventure. Assuming we get the approval from our immediate superiors at work, our spring dates will be May 3rd through May 11th. October will tentatively be the 18th to the 26th. Both sets of dates are subject to change a tiny bit until flights are confirmed, of course, but at least we have narrowed down the weeks.

I think we are going to let our SW AP's lapse for a year, and return to Universal for a change of pace. Variety is the spice of life :).

Let the countdown begin (again) :hourglass ..... 179 days to go!

party: Always have to have a vacation planned!! That's the best way to get through long workdays and long winters!:thumbsup2

We had a wonderful time at dinner with you guys and thoroughly enjoyed the Ferrytale Fireworks Cruise and Dessert party!:goodvibes
 
@Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina Glad the fireworks cruise was fun. Hoping your trip to the outlets was successful for Jake We had fun meeting you both and Anne says you are both are lovely too.

We're on the bus to MK, Anne's last day but I'm here til Sat. Toe's still hate me from the half yesterday but beating my goal of under 3 hours with a 2:52 makes it worth it.
 
I can't wait to hear more about the trip. Winter has literally hit us and is here to stay sadly :sad2: :sad: I can't complain, even though we had snow in Sept and most of September was either cold and snowy or cold and rainy, October was a much better month and we didn't get snow until Nov 1 lol No snow for halloween :cool1: I have been checking the weather in Orlando and Akumal ( where dd's wedding is going to be ) trying to dream of the warmth while our temps have been dropping. I'm glad you had a great time!!!!
 

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