Erin Loves Disney!

By far and away the best trip/vacation I have had happened back in October 2022. I went out of my comfort zone, and went to Walt Disney World….BY MYSELF!!!

Now, if you had asked me if I ever would have done a solo trip to Walt Disney World, I would have laughed in your face and told you that you were out of your damn mind. But after everything I had been through with Covid-19 pandemic and then my mom having and surviving a double brain aneurysm, I had had enough and I was going, regardless of anyone coming with me. Also, let me assure you that this was also the most researched vacation that I have ever planned.

A little back story as to why this trip meant so much to me. I made my first trip to Disney World back in July of 1997 for Dance Nationals. On non-dance days, Mom and I made our way to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios. Magic Kingdom at that time was celebrating 25 years. I was 17.5 years old at the time. Right th en and there, I made a promise to myself that since I was here for 25, I would come back for 50. I fulfilled that promise to 17 year old Erin on October 31, 2022.

So, the 50th began ion October 1, 2021 and the Walt Disney Company decided they were, due to the pandemic, going to extend the celebration to 18 months instead of the normal 122 month peroid. I, of course, decided to hold off till everything went back to normal. After Easter of 2022, I officially booked my vacation,

The Disney Resort I stayed at was Port Orleans French Quarter. I HIGHTLY RECOMMEND THIS RESORT!! It is a Moderade Resort, and the smallest of the Moderates, hence one of the many reasons I love it, It has great decor, a great sized pool for kids and adults alike, a splash pad for the littles, a playgroud for the kids, great food in the food court, and a great poolside bar to get yummy adult beverages. This was the second time I have stayed here. They also do activiities at the resort as well. A wonderful example was the Halloween night event for guests who did not attend Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party. They had sojme candy stations, a costume contenst for kids and adults, a DJ, and a Bonfire to oo S’mores. On my last day of vacation, the resort had a “Cajun” Bonfire where you could hang out and do S”mores. During the day at the pool, therer was daily trivia and pool games.

Now, onto the park days…..

October 31, 2022-MAGIC KINGDOM DAY!!! I rope droped (because I stayed on Disney Property, I got to enter the park 30 minutes before it opeend to the general public). Its pretty cool to be able to rope drop into the park while its still dark outside without being there till 10 pm. You get to see the castle lit up, along with everything on Main Streetas well. My only issue that day was that Space Mountian was down all day, and that is my all time favorite ride at Magic Kingdom. But overall, it was such a wonderful day! I got to do what I wanted on my timeline.

The list of characters I saw that day:

My main mouse, Michael Theodore Mouse:

*Merida (Brave)

*Repunzel (Tangled)

*Princess Tianna (The Princess and the Frog)

*Elena of Avalor

My ride selection for the day is as follows:

*It’s A Small World (For Nana, plus it’s always been a favorite)

*The Haunted Mansion

*Tea Cups

*Pirates of the Caribbean

I also ate lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern.

November 2, 2022-EPCOT DAY!!!

Now, when I go to Disney World, Epcot is in the thrawls of the International Food and Wine Festival. You get to try food and drink at each of the countries in the World Showcase (you do have to pay for these). I didn’t get to try as many as I had originally

I had lunch this day at Via Napoli.

I got to meet seven characters while at Epcot that day:

*Pluto

*Elsa

*Anna

*Snow White (Because she is the first Disney Princess, and she was Nana’s Favorite Disney Princess. Not gonna lie, as I was walking away and heading toward France to meet Belle, I got misty eyed at meeting Snow White, as I know Nana was with me throughout the entire interaction).

*Belle (DREAMS DO COME TRUE!! BELLE IS MY FAVORITE DISNEY PRINCESS!!!)

*Alice

*Mary Poppins

My two rides for the day were

*Frozen Ever After

*Mission Space Green

Overall, such an amazing trip!! I hope you have enjoyed reading about my trip. I am also now, since this trip, have become a travel advisor with Pinks and Greens Travel Company. You can reach me at Erin@PinksandGreensTravel.com.

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Thanks for reading, and have a Magical Day!!!!