Here's my first attempt at a trip report. I did start with good intentions by filling in a diary app on my Kindle Fire HD, but had found I had less & less time to keep it up to date with more than a few details each day..
Day 1 (Fri 8th May) Started well : had no problems getting to Gatwick using a local shuttle service. We'd already done an on-line check-in at Virgin last night, so picking up our boarding passes and checking in our luggage took only a few minutes. Our flight was at 1pm - plenty of time to browse the shops and get in training for American cuisine with a lunch in McDonalds(!).
When we went to our gate, we were pleasantly surprised to find we could walk straight onto the plane (Jersey Girl), without the usual wait for premium /upper class passengers, seat rows x - y, etc. Found out why when boarding had finished - the plane was only half-full! We'd already booked a 2 seat row online the day before, we now had the luxury of spreading out and having 2 seats each. Spent most of the flight watching the first 2 Hobbit films.
The flight arrived near enough on time - although we'd done this a number of times before, it took us a while to figure out the how to get to the Virgin desk at Orlando airport. We'd booked a transfer - after a longer than expected delay, our transfer arrived in the form of a mini-bus, which we had to ourselves. Soon we were passing through the Disney gates crossing the road near Downtown Disney - we were finally here!
Check-in at Port Orleans French Qtr took a bit of time - we'd asked for upper-floor room near transportation and were expecting our Universal tickets to be there, courtesy of Maple Leaf tickets. Both were sorted out OK - we now had our first Magicbands; we were in room 4315. After unpacking we bought the resort mugs, and had a meal in the food court. Too tired to visit any of the parks, we watched TV for a while before getting a well deserved sleep.
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