Did you ever have one of those vacations? You know, the kind that is sooo relaxing and rejuvenating that you come back feeling completely refreshed? Well, our vacation to Disney was pretty much the complete opposite!
Imagine 90 degree heat, high humidity, and 2 miserable kids with the stomach bug. Imagine being thrown up on in public. Twice. Imagine eating a delicious Mickey waffle when all of a sudden, your entire left side is covered in your 2 year old's half-digested breakfast. And then having everyone in the restaurant watch as you scurry yourself and said 2 year old out the door with God knows what dripping down your leg. Oh, and lest I forget when the desk manager and 2 security guards knocked on our door because someone had reported crying and banging coming from our room and "thought" there were kids left in the room unattended. Um, no. My son had a 103 fever, was throwing up and CRYING because he was sick. Not because my kids were left alone in the room!!!! Let me just tell you, I was mortified! Then I was just mad!
So yeah, that was the first half of our vacation.
I'd be lying if I said I didn't go online and see how much it would cost to fly home early. Because I DID. But then a miraculous thing happened... we woke up Saturday morning and everyone was healthy and in a good mood! We got to enjoy Star Wars weekend (including an amazing Star Wars character breakfast at the Sci-First Dine In Theater complete with Darth Vader shaped waffles and Yoda shaped kiwi), the Star Wars parade, Downtown Disney, and several trips to the pool. We saw the parade at Magic Kingdom and the fireworks at Epcot. We got soaked on the Kali River Rapids and Splash Mountain. We had some amazing Ghirardelli ice cream and did lots of shopping. We looked out in awe from our room balcony as giraffes and zebras roamed freely around the "savanna." So even though the first half of our trip was pretty miserable, the second half was pretty magical. :)
Will we be headed back to Disney any time soon? Maybe in a few years when the kids are older. And defintely not in the summer (this Northern girl can't take the Florida heat)! We already decided that the next time we go we will rent a condo or house off Disney property and get a car (one room with the 4 of us for a week was not ideal-neither was having no easy transportation to go to the pharmacy and get medicine for the kids).
So there you have it. Probably not the vacation update you were expecting. But I'm just keeping it real, folks! The good, the bad, and the ugly!
And now, of course I am going to make you look at some of my vacation photos (just a few...I promise)!
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| Lunch at Whispering Canyon Cafe |
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| Building a double bladed light sabre |
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| The stomach bug won't keep him down! |
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| Hot and tired of taking pictures |
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| Ready for the pool |
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| View from our room...giraffes! |
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| OMG this face! |
We've never done Disney, but loved our Disney cruise. I think that is the relaxing side of Disney that you're looking for. :)
ReplyDeleteI am definitely going to look into a Disney cruise! Or maybe just do Disney without the kids!
DeleteWhat a horrible start to your vacation! I'm so glad you were able to enjoy at least some of it! We're going to wait until our kids are much older (they're 2 and 4). The thought of taking two really young ones on any vacation gives me anxiety. We'll be staying somewhat close to home until at least my daughter can help out.
ReplyDeleteGood idea! I definitely think we should have waited a couple more years before attempting the Disney trip!
DeleteOh Kimberly, I hate to hear this. I knew you were headed down for this time of year and I worried the humidity would be much but to add the stomach bug....I cannot put a word or face on that because it just breaks my heart. We haven't done Disney and will probably do a cruise instead of the park.
ReplyDeleteDarn stomach bug!! We did really enjoy our last 2.5 days there so it wasn't a complete bust. I am totally thinking about a Disney cruise now! It seems like it would be a lot less stressful!
DeleteSounds like my "magical" Disney vacation. We will be sticking to cruises from now on :)
ReplyDeleteIt definitely seems like a cruise is a better idea :)
DeleteVacations can be a hit or miss sometimes. We've experienced some not so great vacations as well, but we've definitely learned from those experiences. We'll be prepared for next time!
ReplyDeleteI'm prepared now too!
DeleteSo glad you got some happy time to follow your sick day!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm glad too!
DeleteWe had a terrible Disney vacation last winter. I was like why does everybody think this place is so great? We didn't like staying at the Disney hotel, relying on their shuttle buses or having to stick to our dining plan reservations. It felt like we just kept running from one thing to the next, and we couldn't relax. We were exhausted by the time we got on the plane to go home. We want to go again, but we will plan it completely different next time
ReplyDeleteI totally agree!! The shuttle buses were a pain, as were the dining reservations we were locked into. And it seemed like half of our time was spent either on a shuttle or waiting for one! I'm sorry you had a terrible vacation, but I'm glad to know I'm not the only one! I would like to go again in a few years but like you said, we'll plan it completely differently.
DeleteYou're right. That doesn't sound very magical. For some weird reason I've never felt the urge to go to Disney, and you've just put the final nail in the coffin!
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