mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 As you all know Rick had hip replacement surgery just over a month ago. He was confined to the house, and by association, so was I. As the weeks went on, we were getting pretty snippy with each other. So on Friday between morning physical therapy and his afternoon Dr. appt, we packed the truck, then after the Dr. appt we headed South!!! Rick was also told he could drive :) Now these pics are woefully sporadic, but there are a few. We got as far as Tifton, GA on Friday and stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. We start with breakfast on Saturday morning. Here's Florida We arrived at our hotel at Disney, but our room wasn't ready, so what to do now?? Go to the Fort of course!! We dropped in on Bob & Kathy and visited with them for the afternoon. However, as usual when we start gabbing with Fiends, we forget the camera. We also spent some time upgrading our tickets we had purchased from Undercover Tourist to Annual Passes. We are now owners of Premier Annual Passes!!! (good at both WDW and Disneyland!!) After our little trip around the monorail a couple of times and a couple of boat rides, we went back to the Fort and visited the Meadows, and picked up a couple of things, then went up to the marina and watched the Electrical Parade and Fireworks After the fireworks, we collected our truck and headed back to our hotel. We were at the Holiday Inn Lake Buena Vista at DTD. We got a room on the 14th floor :) Sunday and a few more pictures coming up :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm in!So did the UT ticket to AP work like it always has? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yeah! Fresh air and a change of scenery is always a good thing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm in. So glad you were able to get away! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm in. Glad you found a cure for what ailed y'all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm in! Curious if the bridging worked on the tickets and about that hotel. It's usually open for last minute trips. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BeckersDadJohn 44 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Great news you are out and about. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm in!So did the UT ticket to AP work like it always has? I'm in! Curious if the bridging worked on the tickets and about that hotel. It's usually open for last minute trips. The short answer is yes and go to the TTC!!!! I'm working on a write up on that whole process that Mo is going to turn into an article :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Yeah! Fresh air and a change of scenery is always a good thing! I'm in. So glad you were able to get away! I'm in. Glad you found a cure for what ailed y'all. Great news you are out and about.Thank ya! Thank ya all!! It was an awesome time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Rick looks great!! He is joining us this weekend, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm going to back up to Saturday again, and tell a little bit about our upgrade. Several folks on this board had tried the upgrade with the "price bridge" and were not able to get the discount applied to their upgrade. I asked another Disney friend of mine who is a bit of a ticket expert, and they indeed assured me, they were still able to "bridge" between Discount Ticket price and gate price. However, there was a recent change that muddied the waters with a lot of CMs. They no longer "bridge" between old Disney purchased tickets at a lower price. I was told by my friend to go to the TTC. Those folks do nothing but sell tickets all day long and are the experts, so that's what we did. We took the boat to MK, scanned our tickets, entered the MK, walked under one train station tunnel, passed through Town Square then back out the other tunnel, and off to the monorail. We got to TTC and went to the ticket booths. Handed her our tickets, IDs and requested Premier Annual Passes. We were almost foiled. They only sell Premier Annual Passes at Guest Relations directly outside the parks. I didn't want to lose the knowledge and the bridge, so I punted and requested Premium Annual Passes. I figured we could upgrade to the Premier APs at any time.She started typing and I asked is the Bridge between discount tickets still available. The answer was Yup, already taken care of! :jumpforjoy :jumpforjoy :jumpforjoy She then typed some more and printed us our Premium Annual Passes. We had breakfast reservations the next morning, so I asked about Tables in Wonderland. Those too are only sold at Guest Relations, so instead of finishing our upgrade to Premier at a later date, back on the monorail we went, and to the Guest Relations windows outside MK. My only worry now was would my credit card throw up a fraud alert with two consecutive transactions at WDW Ticketing. (Turned out to be three transactions, as Tables in Wonderland had to be a separate transaction also). But all went through without a hitch. I'm sorry about no pictures, but for our little sojourn, we had even left our phones in the truck...... :banghead: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Rick looks great!! He is joining us this weekend, right? So far I haven't been able to talk him into it He says he'd rather go singing on Friday and then play some poker on Sunday (I also secretly think he is going to take the weed whacker to the yard). I can mow the yard, but can't run the weed wacker for the edging, and he keeps saying he is going to do it, but I won't let him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 In! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Glad you were able to get the discount. I'm looking forward to reading about how to get the discount. I'd like to save a couple of bucks with our next AP purchase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Memphis 105 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'M in. Glad Rick is doing well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Glad you were able to get the discount.I'm looking forward to reading about how to get the discount. I'd like to save a couple of bucks with our next AP purchase. read a couple of posts up Ray. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Glad to see Rick is doing better. He looks good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 read a couple of posts up Ray.That would help if I was getting premium or premier APs. But how did she start the process?Didn't she have a discounted ticket to begin with?What kind of ticket do you have to buy to get a discounted AP? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'm always up for a mousekatab trip report. Even if the mousekatab is left behind. Sounds like a great trip so far. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 That would help if I was getting premium or premier APs. But how did she start the process?Didn't she have a discounted ticket to begin with?What kind of ticket do you have to buy to get a discounted AP?Patience :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Patience :)I've got good looks. A beautiful family, and relatively good health. But patience is one thing I don't have!! :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Carol maybe you should bring the weed whacker camping :) then he can't do it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Oh I love trip reports. I'm in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Glad the discount worked! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Roller ... aka Ed 351 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 I wish that was an option - I'm still at the stay in bed except for bathroom, food. absolutely necessary .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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