smhwalker2011
WDW Addict
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2015
Sweet 16 Birthday celebration officially in the books! Saved up for the longest time & pulled it off! Thought I’d go ahead and do a trip report after this magical/unforgettable weekend! 12/04-12/07.
A little info: My name is MacKenzie!
I am a complete WDW nut! Like all of us, WDW is considered my home haha. Majority of my money is put towards booking my next disney trip haha! My Dad is a bit sick of it, but he just tags along for the free trip & nice weather lol. It sucks being the only real disney nut in the family, but just makes it an easy planning process without all the input from everyone else haha! I would honestly travel solo monthly if I could haha! This trip was my 16th birthday trip & I brought along my three closest friends, who also happen to be Disney newbies!
And yes--as the title reads.. we did disney in a weekend lol. Would I recommend this? Absolutely not. Currently experiencing many withdrawals & suffering from intense P.D.D (Post Disney Depression). I just need more time!! To short of a trip for me!! The newbies had a freakin’ blast! One in-particular cannot wait to go back! Planning for Poly next year if I can figure out those DVC points haha.
Anyways, without any further adeau, lets get this trip report underway!
(Will post in the comments below over the course of today for 12/05-12/07)
Friday December 4th, 2015
After a long travel day, we arrived at AoA around 7pm Friday night. We didn’t even have to check in! Our room was ready to go! Our view was absolutely gorgeous. Couldn't have been better.
Our airport took our carry-on’s and checked them in (why they did this, we still have no idea.), so we were in panic mode because all of our dinner outfits were still in our bags..which we wouldn’t get until DME delivered them. We basically hunted those bags down since we arrived, and about 10 minutes before we needed to leave for our dinner (around 8:50), we heard a knock on our door & opened it to our bags. PIXIE DUST IS REAL! haha.
We took a cab over to the Poly. (In case anyone is wondering how much it is, cost us about $17, but we gave him $20. Even though he was a rather depressed cab driver lol.) We checked into Ohana' around 9:20 for our 9:50 Ohana ressie.. our buzzer went off within less than 5 minutes. We were seated by the window with a view of the castle *cried a little* & they started bringing out our food! Next thing we know, the restaurant lights dimmed down & holiday wishes started playing! We looked over to the castle & saw fireworks!
I had always dreamed of this happening for us, but I thought wishes was at 9.. so I was totally caught off guard! Talk about pixie dust! It could not have been more perfect! Our meal was absolutely wonderful.. best meal of the trip. Each course they brought out just got better and better. (Lets just take a second to appreciate how dang good those noodles are!!)
Ohana will be a MUST do from now on.. possibly staying at the Poly next year too. The christmas decorations were absolutely adorable!! This was just a wonderful evening & an amazing way to start off the trip!
We made our way over to Disney Springs real quick before they closed.. went into the Christmas Shoppe & World of Disney. Attempted Ghirardelli, but couldn’t handle any more food haha. —And thats coming from someone who was most excited to eat ALL THE FOOD this trip LOL! (It also breaks my heart to report that I was unable to get a dole whip this trip. Stay tuned for why haha.)
Around 12:30 we headed back to AoA. The four of us ended up pulling an almost all-nighter (little did the three first timers know that this was a reaaaallllly dumb idea) & walked over to POP for a late night stroll. We came back at around 3:30 and we all crashed!
A little info: My name is MacKenzie!
I am a complete WDW nut! Like all of us, WDW is considered my home haha. Majority of my money is put towards booking my next disney trip haha! My Dad is a bit sick of it, but he just tags along for the free trip & nice weather lol. It sucks being the only real disney nut in the family, but just makes it an easy planning process without all the input from everyone else haha! I would honestly travel solo monthly if I could haha! This trip was my 16th birthday trip & I brought along my three closest friends, who also happen to be Disney newbies!
And yes--as the title reads.. we did disney in a weekend lol. Would I recommend this? Absolutely not. Currently experiencing many withdrawals & suffering from intense P.D.D (Post Disney Depression). I just need more time!! To short of a trip for me!! The newbies had a freakin’ blast! One in-particular cannot wait to go back! Planning for Poly next year if I can figure out those DVC points haha.
Anyways, without any further adeau, lets get this trip report underway!
(Will post in the comments below over the course of today for 12/05-12/07)
Friday December 4th, 2015
After a long travel day, we arrived at AoA around 7pm Friday night. We didn’t even have to check in! Our room was ready to go! Our view was absolutely gorgeous. Couldn't have been better.
Our airport took our carry-on’s and checked them in (why they did this, we still have no idea.), so we were in panic mode because all of our dinner outfits were still in our bags..which we wouldn’t get until DME delivered them. We basically hunted those bags down since we arrived, and about 10 minutes before we needed to leave for our dinner (around 8:50), we heard a knock on our door & opened it to our bags. PIXIE DUST IS REAL! haha.
We took a cab over to the Poly. (In case anyone is wondering how much it is, cost us about $17, but we gave him $20. Even though he was a rather depressed cab driver lol.) We checked into Ohana' around 9:20 for our 9:50 Ohana ressie.. our buzzer went off within less than 5 minutes. We were seated by the window with a view of the castle *cried a little* & they started bringing out our food! Next thing we know, the restaurant lights dimmed down & holiday wishes started playing! We looked over to the castle & saw fireworks!
I had always dreamed of this happening for us, but I thought wishes was at 9.. so I was totally caught off guard! Talk about pixie dust! It could not have been more perfect! Our meal was absolutely wonderful.. best meal of the trip. Each course they brought out just got better and better. (Lets just take a second to appreciate how dang good those noodles are!!)
Ohana will be a MUST do from now on.. possibly staying at the Poly next year too. The christmas decorations were absolutely adorable!! This was just a wonderful evening & an amazing way to start off the trip!
We made our way over to Disney Springs real quick before they closed.. went into the Christmas Shoppe & World of Disney. Attempted Ghirardelli, but couldn’t handle any more food haha. —And thats coming from someone who was most excited to eat ALL THE FOOD this trip LOL! (It also breaks my heart to report that I was unable to get a dole whip this trip. Stay tuned for why haha.)
Around 12:30 we headed back to AoA. The four of us ended up pulling an almost all-nighter (little did the three first timers know that this was a reaaaallllly dumb idea) & walked over to POP for a late night stroll. We came back at around 3:30 and we all crashed!