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Surprise Orlando Trip
Sep 05 - Sep 08 2019
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Sep 05 2019

We were going to Florida because of Hurricane Dorian.⛈We frantically got a Lyft and went to the airport.✈️

We were informed late Wednesday that school was canceled for Thursday. \240I didn’t immediately consider the possibility of going to Florida, but discovered a cheap flight to Jacksonville and and a super cheap flight back home on Sunday from Orlando. (Our total round trip airfare for 4 was $380, using a $75 credit from Frontier) so we flew to Orlando and back last minute for less than $100 a person!

So in our insane state, we decided to throw caution to the hurricane force winds and take off for a weekend getaway to Disney. \240Thus, we have undertaken our most last minute (booked the flight about 1.5 hours before it departed) trip of all time in order to indulge in the sweet tastes of Food and Wine and checking out the new Star Wars land!

Upon checking the wait times while driving from Jacksonville, we were amazed to see that the new ride in Star Wars Land was only a 35 minute wait, especially after it was nearly twice that in the morning. \240So we canceled our Epcot Food and Wine plans and booked it straight to Hollywood Studios. \240It was hot, but we were not deterred.

Colin was not into airplane pictures 😏

Walking through Jacksonville airport. We packed light! Just one backpack for each of us!

The park was empty. \240Easily the least crowded either of us ever remember seeing. \240We headed straight to the Smuggler’s Run ride, snapped a couple of quick Millenium Falcon pics, and reveled in the miniscule wait time.

The ride itself was much what I expected; a suped up version of Mission Space, but it was cool to see Colin piloting the Millenium Falcon and Clark and I operating as gunners. \240We then explored some more of the area with awkward interactions with Storm Troopers, a trip to the Cantina, and desperate pleas from our children to buy various and plentiful Star Wars goodies.

We also basically walked onto Toy Story Mania, the Alien ride, Rockin Rollercoaster, and Tower of Terror!

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Sep 06 2019

Breakfast at hotel

Typhoon Lagoon

Sweet Tomatoes

Epcot - 5 min wait for Soaring!

Food and Wine!

Fist bump!

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Sep 07 2019

Breakfast at hotel

Drove to Aquatica but our passes were expired so we went to Blizzard Beach and had a great time!

Ready to start the day!

Clark on the zip line at Blizzard Beach!

Then we went back to the room to get cleaned up and headed back out! We swung by the Disney outlet mall store, but there was a line to get in at 2:00 in the afternoon! So we left and got lunch at BJ’s

Then it was off to Magic Kingdom!

We fit a lot in the time we were there (from 6:00 - closing the park at 10:00!) We went on: Space Mountain, Small World, Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Seven Dwarfs Roller Coaster, Winnie the Pooh, and finished the night with Peter Pan!

We got back to the car at 10:45, and the boys fell asleep instantly 😴 \240 Rob and I went through the Freddy’s drive through for the first time, and really liked their food and frozen custard!

Love the Fall decorations!

Small World ❤️

Our favorite thing to do after exiting Big Thunder. Colin said it was “insufferable “ at the end 😜

Rob doing his Winnie the Pooh impression...

Our first time in the regular Peter Pan line! It was so cool!

Leaving the park, with Rob carrying all 70 lbs of Clark to the bus 🥺

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Sep 08 2019

Slept in

Went to Panera and Tropical Smoothie for breakfast

Tried the outlet again as soon as it opened at 10:00 am, But the line was even longer than it was the day before \240

Then it was onto Epcot. It was SO HOT. We went straight to the World Showcase. We went to all the countries to find Remy and get our special cup.

Clark in China putting the stickers on his Remy scavenger hunt

Hot, happy family

Clark made friends with the Ibis

Epcot and the heat broke the boys

We went back to our hotel room and swim in the pool really quickly before checking out at 4:00

Then we headed over to Disney Springs to do a little bit shopping, and then headed out to Hollywood Studios because the app showed that it was so empty.

We went straight to the Rockin Roller Coaster

Then we went on Toy a Story Mania and then over to Star Wars Land for a second time this week!

Saw Chubacca while in line!

Rob and Colin piloting the Melimum Falcon!

It’s beautiful at night!

We left and went to Sweet Tomatoes for dinner. Then it was off to the airport to catch our 11:00 pm flight!

So tired!

We love Buddy!

By the time we got home, it was 1:30 am and the boys had school that morning- but it was all worth it!

Clark passed out at RDU waiting for our Lyft

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