2) Taking a trip with my sister-in-law (DW's side) and my mom. This is not a familiar combo - in fact, we haven't been to Florida with mom in...a decade? Awhile. But she isn't getting younger and the kids (DS 14, DD 11) aren't either.
6:22am on 8/5/26 by
allanadale
3) Going with only my mom, not mom and step-dad, who have been married 35 years. He's not able to handle the walking, so he's going to visit his daughter in Clearwater. We'll miss him. But we'll also be nimble.
6:23am on 8/5/26 by
allanadale
We leave in a couple hours. CHI-MCO-Poly for one night, AKL for 2, Universal for 3, home. Will be doing After Hours at the Studios tonight and Friday at Epcot.
6:25am on 8/5/26 by
allanadale
Have a wonderful trip!
7:46am on 8/5/26 by
popupcamper
Sounds like a wonderful trip! Have so much fun!
7:49am on 8/5/26 by
IMarriedMyEllie
You might be pleasantly surprised by Surfside! I find the UOR values almost a notch above the Disney values. They have a fun vibe and energy and at least when we went the rooms felt fresh and new
8:12am on 8/5/26 by
Totsypooh
Sounds fantastic. We took my mom again when she was 80 kids little. Precious memories. She was incredibly nimble. Have a blast! Love a shenkel
8:14am on 8/5/26 by
Magicalday2011
Have a great trip! Keeping us posted
8:21am on 8/5/26 by
AreWeThereYeti
Have an amazing time @allan!
8:37am on 8/5/26 by
TacMed
Looking forward to this Shenkel! And I agree that Uni values have a fun vibe that can bump them up a notch.
8:40am on 8/5/26 by
aliceinwonderla
Sounds great. Have fun!
9:12am on 8/5/26 by
yetisafari
Thanks all! 4) Posted on Lines Chat from the air! 5) Experienced Southwest's 'new' boarding and seating policies. All worked well, and DW won the lottery and ended up with row 2(!) at no extra charge. We let DD and DS sit there and are jealous from row 18
9:48am on 8/5/26 by
allanadale
6) Got our rental car from Hertz! The app is crap, but the process of picking up our car was nice and smooth. Really like the car so far too.
1:13pm on 8/5/26 by
allanadale
This is hilarious! Love starting a shenkel from home!
1:52pm on 8/5/26 by
Jennyhirsch
7) Ate lunch at a very nice and perfectly placed Chick Fil A on Daryl Carter Parkway. Lots of good food options there and perfectly placed. The Target looks new too. However........
4:14pm on 8/5/26 by
allanadale
8) Spent several hours at a standalone ER! Had a condition flare up during lunch. Almost had to be admitted but it's eased off now. Waiting to be discharged - I'm gonna be fine - and then finally to Poly!
4:15pm on 8/5/26 by
allanadale
Oh no! That's no fun, hope you'll be back to new in no time! That Target is nice but the bathrooms are terrible. I won't tell you the condition one of the stalls was in on Saturday when I was there. I was so grossed out. The rest of the Target is great!
4:33pm on 8/5/26 by
koolaid
Yikes an ER visit is not something anyone wants in their Shenkel list! Glad you're doing better. There's still vacationing to do!
5:58pm on 8/5/26 by
evamarie320
I'm hoping your #9 is much better than #8!
12:41am by
AreWeThereYeti
Who takes a #2 at a Target? That's worse than going at school.
5:22am by
Fatty McButterpants
9) The Spicy Korean Chicken Bowl from Captain Cook's! This doesn't deserve an exclamation point. Barely deserves a period. There was a little nice but the sauce is so ketchup-heavy, I would pass on trying it again.
7:48am by
allanadale
10) Staying in Tokelau! Just one night, and it probably would have been great had I not had my medical issue and we had gotten pool time, since Oasis is right there. But we love our Moorea. Tokelau is very close to the bus, though.
7:50am by
allanadale
The room also needs a little TLC. Not all power banks work...the phone and lamp were askew when we arrived...things like that. Nothing major. Still our favorite place (Poly).
7:56am by
allanadale
11) After Hours at the Studios! What a fun event, but be mindful that you won't get to do everything. We saw Mermaid and Vacation Fun, and rode Star Tours, then got in a line for TSMM (during a pending storm), before the mix-in time ended.
7:58am by
allanadale
During the Party: ASS, Slinky, MMRR (2x), Rise, ToT. That took us out. We had been up since 3 Chicago time...by now it was midnight. I'm bummed that I missed Muppets but after the day we had I wasn't fighting anyone's fatigue.
8:00am by
allanadale
We are in agreement that A) We would do After Hours over an actual day at Studios again ... B) but not on arrival day... and C) Disney really needs another quick service open during the event. We were very hungry by the end and popcorn only goes so far.
8:02am by
allanadale
12) Egg White Scramble at Captain Cook's. Don't.
9:35am by
allanadale
Hah. Maybe the breakfast sandwiches at Wailulu bar are better? I do feel breakfast options were limited at Poly.
11:43am by
Jennyhirsch
13) Typhoon Lagoon (for the first time since 2006)! We weren't there long though. This afternoon has been a full washout. Kids prefer Blizzard Beach.
37 min ago by
allanadale