I will make this first part quick, I am at work.
2/13/11: We got up at 5 am pst, as the shuttle was pick us up from the house at 6:40am. Hubby and I are NOT morning people, but with FL at the end of the flight, it made getting up easy. Our flight was to leave John Wayne Airport (OC, CA) at 8:40 am. First bit of magic, as we are getting to our seats on the plane, a little woman jumps out infront of me and throws her arms around me. Ends up, one of our friends, has a job interview in Tampa and the first leg of our flight, she is sitting next to me! Quick lay over in Houston (1 1/2 hours), just enough time to get some grub. We land at MCO at 7:19ish pm. Its a LONG day of flying, but the end result was so worth it. We walk very quickly over to Magical Express and check in, only waited about 5 minutes and we were on our way. I had done the online check in for POFQ, not that registration is packed at 8pm at night, so we get our room assignment (4240), a refurbed room (!). However, they still need to do something about the pillows in that place. We dropped our carry-on luggage in the room and head over to the Magic Kingdom bus stop. They had extra magic hours, so the park was open until midnight. By the time we get through the turnstiles, it didn't feel like I was grumpy and tired from a day on airplanes. Hubby wants to eat at Pecos Bills for dinner, their BBQ sandwich is so yummy! Since we were in the area, we go over to Big Thunder, the line was less than 10 minutes long, we did it twice. A quick walk over to the Haunted Mansion, the line again was less than 10 minutes, this ride also required riding twice. Space Mountain left a bad taste in our mouth last trip. We decided to try it again, then head back to the resort. Once again, not a fan of the Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom. The cars are so uncomfortable, there is no music (atleast not that I could hear)and way to bumpy. It reminds me of the Matterhorn here at home. Got back to the resort and collapsed. The next day was Epcot, so we needed our rest!