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Old 4 Oct 17, 03:43 PM  
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The Trip That Almost Wasn't - September 2017

We arrived back on Saturday morning after an AMAZING trip so I thought I'd get the ball rolling on my trip report! There is also a food report in progress here, which I'll probably finish before I actually start this properly, but I wanted to get a highs and lows post up



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Me, Helen - 35 - My 6th visit to WDW. Lover of cocktails, Baymax, peanut butter-based treats and Haunted Mansion. I'm the planner, organiser, driver and travel-document holder

My husband, Ainge - 33 - 3rd visit to WDW. Lover of all chocolate, beer, meat, sleep and turning up to holidays that I've planned without any clue as to what we're actually doing

We flew with Virgin from Manchester to Orlando, stayed at Yacht Club for 12 nights, with the dining plan, and then embarked on a 4 night Bahamian cruise on the Disney Dream. We opted not to go to Universal on this trip, although we did squeeze in a cheeky visit to Halloween Horror Nights

For more details, and insight in to the reason behind the title, my pre-trippy is here! But, in short, until the day before we actually left there seemed to be obstacle after obstacle in our way and I wasn't actually convinced we were ever going to get to Florida. It wasn't even all Irma's fault.

So without further ado...

Highs & Lows
Day 1 - A Breakfast of Prosecco and Tots
Day 2 - That's Not How You Wear a Seatbelt
Day 3 - Accidental 3 Park Challenge (plus Disney Springs)
Day 4 - A Galaxy Far Far Away
Day 5 - Brunch, Booze and Ohana
Day 6 - Drinking Around the World
Day 7 - Boo To You!
Day 8 - Flying Banshees and Flying Fish
Day 9 - Margaritas, Malfunctions and Massive Queues
Day 10 - Food & Wine Festival: Redux
Day 11 - An Ode to the Sanaa Bread Service
Day 12 - Farewell to the Kingdom
Day 13 - To Port Canaveral and Beyond!
Day 14 - Rainy Pirate Republic
Day 15 - Castaways!
Day 16 - Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
Day 17 - One Large Frosty Bev, Please
Day 18 - Airport Incompetence
Final Thoughts & Future Plans
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I'm looking forward to reading this as think you were there around the same time we were
Plus I'd like to hear your thoughts on the cruise as have never done one and think Disney might be a good place to start!
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Day 1 finally posted! So sorry about the delay!
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Originally Posted by DisneyDreamer81 View Post
Day 1 finally posted! So sorry about the delay!
Ooh this is exciting

I'm wondering if day 1 will be like the long-awaited Pandora and live up to the hype and expectation or like the ROL much delayed and we get the Jungle Book understudy...just a little insight into the inner workings of my mind!

Seriously Helen, I'm really pleased you didn't decide to just can it and not bother.
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Originally Posted by Goldia View Post
Ooh this is exciting

I'm wondering if day 1 will be like the long-awaited Pandora and live up to the hype and expectation or like the ROL much delayed and we get the Jungle Book understudy...just a little insight into the inner workings of my mind!

Seriously Helen, I'm really pleased you didn't decide to just can it and not bother.
Haha, I'm worried it might be a bit Jungle Book!

Thankyou, aiming to get another day done shortly!
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Day 2 also posted - I'm on a roll!
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Day 3 now posted - sorry for the delay!
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