For weeks, Claire and Will had been excited about getting to ride on an airplane. It was Will's first plane ride, and Claire's in over 3 years (so she has no memories of her last trip).
Watching the planes
Ready to go!
Checking out the plane brochures, wearing one of the Mickey Mouse shirts I made for her the night before we left
As we got ready to take off, Claire giggling uncontrollably and just kept saying "I'm so happy!" My dad said that seeing how thrilled she was just to be on the plane was worth the trip.
We were able to fly directly from San Antonio to Orlando. The flight was during the kids' regular nap time, and I had high hopes that they would sleep on the plane, but they were just too excited to sleep. They did well on the flight - the portable DVD player that we brought definitely helped. We had a little turbulence which made Will a little nervous, but Robert was able to reassure him. Since then, when Will sees a plane or talks about the trip, he says something about the plane being bumpy, but that it's okay. :)
Once we arrived in Orlando, we got our luggage and made our way to the Magical Express, Disney's shuttle service. It took awhile to gather everything up and get to our bus, but it went smoothly. We were all hungry by the time we arrived at our hotel, Wilderness Lodge, so Robert took care of the luggage, while the rest of us went to get something to eat. The quick service restaurant in our hotel, Roaring Fork, was the only thing we didn't really like about our hotel. The dining area was too small for a hotel this size - at peak times, it was super crowded and hard to get a table. The food was pretty mediocre, and you had to stand in separate line for hot meals and cold meals (salads, sandwiches, etc.), so it was kind of a hassle, but we were able to get everyone fed and up to bed without too many meltdowns. I was glad that we were able to get a decent night's sleep before our first day at the parks.
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