We had breakfast in the hotel and then caught the 7:00 a.m. shuttle to the airport. Brett had already left on his shuttle from Bloomington. The trip was easy for both of us, although longer for Brett. We made it to the terminal without any problems. Unfortunately, our 10:10 a.m flight was delayed. It was stuck in Providence. At first we were told that we would be leaving at 12:10, but that was pushed back to 1:10. Doug tried to get us on an earlier flight, but that was completely booked. He and I were both very concerned as a winter storm warning was reported for Indianapolis and there were only two flights after ours. The Heinisch children handled it wonderfully. They played games on the iPad and the iPhones. They challenged Grandpa and each other to trivia crack. They ate lunch and checked out the airport shops. When it was finally announced that our plane had left Providence and was on the way everyone cheered.
I was extremely nervous about flying. Even though we flew almost annually when I was a child, I had developed a fear of flying several years ago. I wasn't sure how I would handle the turbulence or the takeoff and landing. I sat with Meg and Cam and overall did very well. I hoped I would sleep, but I wasn't able to. I think waiting that long in the airport really helped. Instead of being anxious I was ready to get out of the airport and on our way. Cameron really enjoyed flying. He said it felt like a ride from Disney World. Meg liked flying as well, but it bothered her ears. She found a trick to finally unplug them and that helped immensely.
The flight landed early, so we only lost a little over 2 hours of our day in Disney. We caught the Magic Express and headed straight to the Boardwalk. Much to our surprise they were waiting for us and had upgraded us to the same room we had last year. Instead of the standard club level we received the deluxe club level. It was a $1500 bonus and much appreciated by our family as we loved the balcony and the extra room.
Once we checked in we headed straight to Disney Hollywood Studios. We decided to take the boat, but may try walking the next time as the trip one way was 30 minutes. We had fast passes for Star Tours that we were unable to use because of our delay, but made it to Toy Story Mania with a few minutes to spare. Cam and Brett then headed to Twilight Tower of Terror and we enjoyed Disney's "One Man, One Dream." After a quick bite to eat we all then secured our seats for Fantasmic. We were rained out last year and wanted to make sure we caught it this year. It was a little chilly waiting, but well worth it. Everyone enjoyed it, especially Brett as this is one of his favorites.
We walked back to the Boardwalk and decided that was the way to go in the future as it only took us 15 minutes. We enjoyed the desserts in the lounge and then spent the rest of the evening at EPCOT as they had extra magic hours. We were able to watch Illuminations plus ride Test Track, Soarin', Figment and the Mexican boat ride. We were also able to walk the countries, eat German pretzels and check off several of the top ten drinks at Disney World for Doug. It was a wonderful evening and well worth the three hour delay this morning.
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