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Magical Reservations and Crazy Straws

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Niwel's Mom Via Voicemail: Hi Honey! Do you know you aren't in first class between Miami and Orlando.

ME: Say what?


This was how my conversation with my mother went a few days ago and why, boys and girls, making airline reservations at 8 a.m. is never advised.

As I mentioned in my last blog, as a gold flyer, DH and I were able to purchase tickets to Florida, and used miles to upgrade ourselves to first class (we figured if we have to red-eye, we might as we be comfortable).

But, apparently, something went amiss ... and while we were upgraded from LAX to Miami and from Orlando back to LAX, the middle flight was booked at a "non-upgradable fare."

I contacted AA and asked -- VERY NICELY -- if that could be corrected. That 1)we didn't realize there was a category change; 2) the first class on our flight was almost entirely open 3) if the upgrade couldn't go through I would like the miles credited back.

I was put on hold in five-minute spurts. The the agent came back on:

AA AGENT: We are giving you a refund. $5 credit per person to use on a future flight.

ME: Oh? (slightly disappointed)

AGENT: And you have the upgrade from Miami to Orlando.

ME: Yes! Thank you!


So we are set on the flight -- and that night: our Magical Express tags arrived! I'll admit it... I got giddy.

The only part yet to decide is our gameplan. I just have to find the time to sit down with Mr. Niwel and plan it (I think I convinced him that while we are doing Mission: Space, we will be doing the "less intense" version).

And I am trying to figure out if we ride Test track and get an FP for Mission Space, or vice versa. And do we ride Everest and get an FP for Dinosaur or the Safari? Or Should I mush that around?

Stay tuned!

P.S. If you are going to be at the WDW MouseAdventure and want a Crazy Straw, just find me Saturday (gameday) and tell me the answer to this: I wrote an article inspired by a "land" that Betty White, one of Disney World's 15th Anniversary co-hosts, mentioned as "the one area Disney didn't think of." What was the name of that land?

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  1. igrules's Avatar
    I was at WDW middle of Sept. and it wasn't crowded. Whenever I passed the wait time board Test Track had the longest wait (30 min) while Mission: Space was usually 5 minutes.

    We did early entry for Animal Kingdom and Everest had a short line. Safari had a long wait, so I would say get a Fast Pass for that. Didn't ride Dinosaur, so can't advise.

    Have fun!