November Disney Trip Review: Jeers

This is the second part of my trip review, focused on what went wrong. Click here to read what went right.

People who know me well know that I'm really good at complaining. Over the years, my ability to complain effectively has resulted in free meals at some of the finest restaurants in New York City, replacement baby monitors and more. So please indulge me while I list out some very #firstworldproblems encountered during our most recent Disney trip. In the spirit of complaining effectively, I'm also including some possible remedies for each problem that we encountered.

1. I got sick - yep. Barfed. Combination of too much rich food, not enough sleep and a few nasty headaches/migraines and down I went. But I was fine the next day...it's just one of those harsh Disney vacation realities. The remedy? More salad, less lasagna.

2. Ronan got sick - yep. Barfed. On the car ride home, about an hour outside of Atlanta, he got motion sick and I ended up catching toddler puke with a roll of paper towels. Fun times. The remedy? A little less iPad in the car.

3. It was really, REALLY, REALLY freaking crowded at WDW - I mean, seriously. I thought they must be giving out $100 bills to people, that's how many folks were there. Long lines for all attractions, even the crappy ones, and a sea of humanity as far as the eye could see on every single day of our trip. All four parks. I'm glad to see so many people having fun, but it was too much. The remedy? Renewing my subscription to TouringPlans.com so that I can avoid the long lines, even when the parks are bananas.

4. Our resort was amazing but the bus situation was NO BUENO - I really loved Old Key West. Truly. Our room was gorgeous, bigger than some of the apartments we've lived in over the years. But the resort itself is so big and so spread out that we barely got to take advantage. And forget about the bus situation. Busses took FOREVER and a day. We drove to the parks every day. Also, OKW DOES NOT HAVE ELEVATORS. That's right, we were on the 3rd floor and had to hoof it up a lot of stairs.

5. Ronan decided sleep is for the weak - on Sunday, he woke up (in our hotel room in Valdosta, Georgia) at 3AM. Yep. And there were two mornings during the rest of the trip when he woke up stupid early. One of those days, we drove to Celebration and went to Publix. The other day, I took him to Rope Drop. The remedy? Not sure. He's a kid.