We left on Saturday, May 19th, flying from Philly to Orlando on Southwest. Took Disney's Magical Express to Pop Century, arriving around 4pm. Checked-in, picked up John's birthday cake, and went to room. We did get a quick bite to eat in the food court. Since it was still early, and we wanted to get some Disney excitement, we went to Epcot and strolled around Future World. We rode Spaceship Earth, Mission:Space, and Journey into Imagination. No fast passes available for Soarin'. More about that later. Then we went to Boardwalk, walked around a bit, got a CUPCAKE!!!, and then stopped in Big River Brewery for a few adult beverages. Then back to our hotel.
Sunday, May 20th: We went to Epcot again, this time we went to the World Showcase. I got my passport stamped by all but Italy :-/ We had lunch at Le Cellier. It was good, but not somewhere we'd have to visit again. We rode pretty much all the (few) rides in that area. We both got a Grand Marnier slushie!!! We did the Wine Walk around the World (Italy, Germany, and France). We then caught the monorail to Polynesian for dinner at 'Ohana. That was an amazing meal, and John got lei'd for his birthday!!!
Monday, May 21st: We went to Magic Kingdom. Went through Main Street. Made our way backwards through time. Went on Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Astro Orbiter. Ate lunch at Cosmic Ray's, good for plain chicken sandwiches. Made plans to meet up with MrHub and Scrappy later that night after dinner. Did Hall of Presidents and Carousel of Progress. Walked in and back out of Monsters Inc Laugh Floor. Rode around on the People Mover for a quick break. Missed doing Pirates, and a little upset about that, but we'll have to plan another trip for that. Rode around the monorail system for a while. Went to Contemporary Resort for California Grill for dinner. AMAZING!!!!! Left to go back to Magic Kingdom to meet up with MrHub and Scrappy for fireworks. Great people!!! They even invited us on a fireworks cruise with them on Tuesday night!!
Tuesday, May 22nd: Kind of a relax day (didn't completely work out that way though). I let John sleep in while I did some laundry. Gave me something to do anyway. We went to Typhoon for a little less than 2 hours. Went on all 3 slides of Crush 'n' Gusher, Storm Slides, and Humunga Kowabunga (HOLY WEDGIE!!!!!!!). And I didn't spaz on any of them, so thanks for the reassurance. Already pushing time, we head back to hotel to change for dinner. John then was hit by bird turd, and had to shower. So our relax day ended up with us half running to our ADR at Le Chefs de France in Epcot. Saw Remy at another table, and I asked our waiter if he will come to our table, and he assured us he goes to every table. Later, I asked again, and he assured me again, but said he would check anyway. Well, he had already gone back into the kitchen, and the waiter felt awful. So he took my camera and got me a couple of pictures of Remy and him standing with Remy. At least he put forth the effort, and I appreciated very much!! No fast passes for Soarin' again. I know they go quick, but I really wanna go on this ride!! We take monorail to Polynesian for a few drinks before our fireworks cruise. The most amazing thing ever is watching the fireworks from the water!!! So thank you to MrHub and Scrappy for the invite!!!
Wednesday, May 23rd: Hollywood Studios. Went on Tower of Terror, got fast pass for Rock 'n Roller Coaster, then went to Lunch with an Imagineer. We had Melissa Jeselnick, who was great!! She spoke of her schooling and interests, how she got involved with Disney, and which projects she's been involved with. Very much worth the time and money. Got our signed plates, and headed back to Rock 'n Roller Coaster. Did Star Tours twice (just stayed on ride since there was no line). Did The Great Movie Ride, and Muppets 3D. Found the Singin' in the Rain umbrella on the street corner. Then headed out to our ADR at Biergarten in (where else?) Epcot. Really good food and atmosphere. Then headed back to hotel to relax.
Thursday, May 24th: Animal Kingdom. Wild Africa Trek at 9:30am. Walking to get there, we saw DiVine. I was so excited to have spotted her!!! Watched a short amount of her routine, but had to get moving. The Trek was great!! Very informative, and a great adventure. Their scripts are a bit corny, but it was fun. After Trek was done, we went on Expedition Everest (single rider line, but ended up on same ride, just different cars), Dinosaur, It's tough to be a bug, Primeval Whirl (I love bumpy rides, but that was a bit too rough), and checked out the Tree of Life. Gave away our fast passes to Kali River Rapids. Got to bus stop just in time for the downpour!!! Went to dinner at Sanaa. We were really looking forward to it, and it was the only place that was a let down. The atmosphere was just ok, and the food was eh...
Friday, May 25th: Sad cause it's check out day. We went to breakfast at Cape May Cafe. Very good, and I'm glad I added it last minute. Then to Epcot for our LAST CHANCE at Soarin'. We pretty much knew we weren't going to do it, but wanted to give it one last shot. As we were walking along behind a REALLY SLOW couple, and about to pass them, they turned around and said "would you like fast passes to Soarin', we're not staying long enough to go". Um... YES!!!!!!!!!!!! We couldn't believe it!!! I mean, what are the chances?!?! We had about a 30 minutes wait, and it was sooooooo worth it!!! I do believe it was my favorite ride there. We catch the bus back to our hotel, and spot a huge brush fire in the near distance. That fire apparently diverted all the highway traffic through Disney property, which caused big traffic delays. Our DME bus was scheduled at 4:45pm. The 4:15pm bus arrived at 4:50pm. Our bus arrived at 5:30pm. Got to the airport at about 6:45pm. Huge lines at security checkpoint, and by the time we got to our terminal, it was 7:25, and we walked right on the plane, scheduled for 7:45pm. Glad we didn't get there any later.
So, that was our trip. And I can't wait to start planning the next one!!!
I'll try to add some pictures soon, or at least a link to them.
Since this was my first trip report, let me know what I missed or need to add 
) , into a few days in Florida Keys. Ugh, I better start saving my pennies!!
