Robynprincess and CCP at WDW!!!

I'm sorry - it's taking convincing to have you stay longer on a girls trip to WDW?!?!

Come on now! Not only is that brilliant idea, but it would just be so rude to say no!

Jan's changed her flight home!!!!! I'm evil.... And I know it

Oh that is so exciting! You are making me want to go to WDW so much!

(I wasn't sure where to post this info but my mum and Dad will be there at the same time. They fly on 28th Feb for 11 nights at POFQ. They had such a good time when we had our big family trip in July/August last year that the week we got back they booked to go again - just the two of them.
I am so excited for them and of course a little bit jealous as I have been doing their ADRs and FP+)

Anyway, back on track Robyn and Jan, I think it is very exciting to go to Disney with someone different as you always discover new things or new ways of experiencing familiar things. Do you have any definate must-dos/plans? I am assuming you got last minute flights, Robyn, how did you find this? How does Si feel about you heading off without him? Tell all.

Sooooo as Jan said, I joked about gate-crashing her trip and before I knew it I had a pm saying 'come along!'. I seriously thought about it as like Jan, I had the damned AP burning a hole in my pocket. Plus I also had an $800 American Airlines voucher that was given to me by a friend, she wasn't going to use it before the time ran out so she gave it to me which was so very kind. Well on calling AA they said that it would take too long to process the voucher so I sadly had to say goodbye to that lovely offer from Jan...

Well this Monday I was talking to a friend who lives in Orlando and told her about the offer from Jan and the problems with AA, she said I should call up again and see if I got someone else and if their answer would be different... And whaddyaknow? They said they WOULD be able to process it if I could make it to the airport for them to process the voucher there (rather than send it away).

I refused to get excited until I had that ticket hot in my hand so I was ready and raring to go to the airport Tuesday, unfortunately things had to get done in the morning and Sy had some meetings (I wanted him to take me as the parking in the airport is CRAZY, like $10 per half hour, that way he could circle the airport while I was inside) and when we went to leave I checked and the ticketing desk closed at 4:30pm, this was at 4pm and we live about 45 mins drive away. GAHHHHHHHH!!! So Tuesday, still no ticket. So still not allowed to get excited.

Wednesday arrives, I am up and out of bed in record time, and the first stop today was... AIRPORT. I thought to myself, oh I better take my passport just in case they want to see it... Cue me not being able to find it, turning the house upside-down and then having heart palpitations. I CAN'T GO WITHOUT A PASSPORT!!!! Ahhhhh!!!! But then I remembered, the last time I had my passport was when I went to France for the day with my parents... Sy's passport was still here so I had a fairly strong feeling it would be at their house... Only they were both out so they couldn't check for me. So off we set to theirs, a 20 minute journey turned into a 35 min journey due to roadworks and a road closure and we arrived at theirs. I went straight to where they keep the passports and PHEW! It was there! Thank goodness for that!!

Quick cuddle with the pooches and we were back on the road again, heading for London Heathrow. We were there in no time and with no more setbacks thankfully. Sy dropped me at terminal 3 and circled twice before just sitting in the drop off area even though you're not meant to

Inside there was no queue however it was a bit of a headache getting the voucher used. For some reason they took some of the taxes off of my flight so I should have had to pay $50 on top of the voucher but instead only had to pay $10, I didn't ask why, I just paid and ran hehe.

Ticket in hand I text Jan and then posted on FB to make everyone envious haha.

So the flight details, I'm flying direct with BA (on a codeshare as AA don't fly direct), leaving here at about 11:30am and arriving in Orlando at 4:30pm local time. By the time I get the ME and get some food I'm gonna be wiped out and I know it so I'll just crash and wake up super early no doubt lol.

Flight home is the 5th at 6:30pm arriving in London at 7:30am the next morning.

The reason I decided to get there the night before Jan was, her flight gets in super early on the 27th but there is only 1 BA flight per day at this time of year so i'd miss her all day on the 27th, plus i'm always like a zombie on the first night, shattered from all the travelling, by the time I get some food in me i'm pretty much fit for nothing.

the hotel is now booked, 1 night on the 26th and then 2 nights (3rd & 4th). Staying in All Star Sports (I went to type just the first letters in there but changed my mind, see if you can work out why, teehee). I did look at dvc for those last nights but it would have to be SSR, plus we are *really* short on points, I got the hotel for about $100 per night so I decided to do that instead and save the points for when Sy can share them too.

To be clear, Jan did offer for Sy to come too (as long as PJs were worn in bed hahahahahahahaha) but he has no holiday time left sadly, so he will be cat sitting and missing me lots

Sy doesn't mind too much, he's envious sure but he hasn't got the time off. He's set me a list of things I have to do, go get a pic with Baymax, get him a baymax magic band (can you guess his new favourite Disney film?) and get him a cupcake on my last day and bring it home for him.

Monday evening we were busy making plans, Jan was changing up a few fastpasses and adding me to them and I was making an ADR for afternoon tea and Jan made one for Sanaa we have been messaging talking about what to do and where to eat, sleepy hollow is already on the list for the chicken waffle.... I also want a funnel cake at some point (I hate that we don't get these in the UK!!)

sounds like a great time!

This sounds like a blast! Take lots and lots of photos.

This is so amazing!!!

Way to go, Jan!

This sounds like such a fun trip--kind of a pre-WDWFG meet up

Wow that sounds awesome! You two are going to have an amazing time together!

Oh what fun! Take lots of photos and share with us.

I'll try realllllllly hard not to distract you too much while you work...

Record low temps in orlando right now :-/ please get warmer by next week!

Robyn quick thought can you do airline checkin at the resort? Even though it is BA your ticket is with AA and therefore you should be able to do it.

Ooooh Sally-Ann I totally didn't think of that... Won't hurt to ask!

Have fun!

The best trips are sometimes the ones that are last minute. So exciting!

i love that this is happening!

This will be one awesome TR!

Oh what fun!! I wish I was going to. You two better take lots of pictures and give us a trip report. Have fun and I will keep my fingers crossed that CCP gets a kitty well on Toy story mania.

I'm still not packed!! Ahhhhh. I'm usually packed a week before at least!

I got be our guest lunch!! Woohooo!! March 4th at 12:45!

Woooohoooo! I'm all packed, online check in done. Now all I gotta do is the pre holiday preening and pick up my tablets from the chemist.... And find some way to pass the time for the next 24 hours

Have a wonderful trip!

Have fun!

Did you have any issues with this Robyn? I was up at 4am to make a reservation for one of my clients for tomorrow and had no problems, but I've heard from a lot of others it was kind of a mess this morning.

Well I had no issue but mainly cause I woke up at 8am UK time and although it wasn't due to go live till 11am UK time, it was already up though I found out via facebook (gotta love facebook, who needs news articles or weather reports lol) and so I went on and got it no problem