A/N: I am so sorry for the long wait. You guys gotta help me with my last time I was in Disney World was October 2001, so of course my memories of it aren't the best. In addition, MGM Studios is now Hollywood studios, but that's not too important. Also our senior dean is pushing for us to go to Disney for our senior trip! WAHOO!!! With any luck we can stay at the resort I'm mentioning. I hope you enjoy it! I'll try and get another chapter out before school starts, but I can't make any promises...
Several hours later, the plane arrived in Orlando. Steffanie could see the heat waves rise from the pavement. Once the plane rolled to a complete stop, she and Ella rose from their seats. Aside from Maggie and Kenny holding hands during turbulence and playing Solitaire on her iPod, the flight down wasn't that exciting. But there would be plenty to do once they got to Disney World!
"I hate waiting for my bag," Maggie grumbled as they stood by the conveyer belt. Suitcases rotated in clockwise circles, almost like a carousel without the horses. A few rambunctious toddlers tried to ride on them. Their mothers pulled them off, much to their displeasure.
"Oh, it's not so bad. Besides, it's really cool to see all the different types of luggage," Diane replied.
At that moment, a bunch of Louis Vuitton bags spilled out onto the belt. Clarissa Menchini stepped forward, scoffing about how some people didn't know how to treat expensive things.
"I swear, if my shampoo leaks onto my clothes I'm going to have a fit!" she vowed.
Steffanie then saw Elaine sprinting forward, grabbing an instrument case.
"Hey, since when has Elaine played in band?" Ella commented. It was very odd indeed, because the closest Elaine got to play an instrument was a triangle. Everyone else shrugged, but then they could see why she had retrieved it. She was standing next to the blonde boy, Scott, handing him the case and talking to him animatedly. Then he let out a loud sneeze, causing Elaine to go beat red and scurry back to her friends.
"Aw, how cute! I haven't seen the retrieving-of-luggage-for-the-hot guy maneuver, but I must say it looked like it worked," Maggie crooned when she had finally made her way back to the group.
"Oh, shut up," Elaine growled, "you were no better. You and Kenny were holding hands for quite a while."
"That was different," Maggie retorted. But Steffanie couldn't help but notice that she turned red too.
After several hectic hours, the group of students finally boarded the bus that would take them to Disney's Wilderness Lodge. Once they arrived, Steffanie noticed the concrete path, curving by pink flowerbeds and into the resort. With Ella, Maggie, Elaine, and Diane beside her, they walked into the lobby.
"Oh wow!" Diane cried.
"It's amazing!" Ella gaped, enchanted.
"Cool!" said Elaine.
The student's heads craned upward, admiring all the details. Comfy looking chairs were placed around circular tables with outdated travel magazines. A stone fireplace, well over fifty feet, soared into the wooden ceiling. As she walked around, Steffanie had the feeling that she was in a log cabin. But unlike the log cabins in the 20th century, this one was positively huge! As the chaperones dealt with the reception desks, most of the kids asked if they could go to the bathroom. Others plopped armchairs, reading the magazines without interest. After nearly half an hour of waiting, the chaperones finally came over.
"As you all know, you chose your roommates for the trip a while ago," said one of the chaperones. She was about five feet tall and had jet-black hair. "because it was cheaper for the school as well as yourselves, the rooms we reserved sleep six. They include two queen-sized beds as well as a pull-out couch. Girls will be on floors four and five. The boys will be on floors two and three. Now when I call your name, please come up. You'll get room cards for all your room's occupants as well as a meal card. In addition, we placed a list of rules and regulations in your rooms. Now first up, Clarissa Menchini's group!"
"I am so not sleeping on a couch!" she muttered to the other girls in her group. Among them included Lily Greenhall and Tami Johnson, Clarissa's cronies since kindergarten. Snatching the cards out of the chaperones, she marched off to the elevator. The girls who trailed behind her were also popular. However, Steffanie didn't know them by name.
"Steffanie Stubeck's group?" called out another chaperone. Her blonde hair was held back with a pair of chopsticks and a red, beaded necklace hung from her wrinkled neck.
"Yes, that's us!" Steffanie said, approaching the woman.
"My name is Yolanda and I'm the chaperone for your floor," she said, handing Steffanie the cards, "if you need any help, just give me a holler! I'll be in room 508 and you're just a few doors down in room 521. Enjoy your stay!"
"This is so exciting!" Maggie squealed as they boarded the elevator.
The numbers corresponding with the floor would light for a few seconds, shutting off when they reached a new floor. When the doors opened on floor five, the girls walked down the carpeted hallway.
"You ready?" Steffanie asked, taking out her card.
"Oh just open it all ready! I need to pee!" Ella whined.
"Not without a proper countdown," she replied.
"Fine," Ella grumbled.
"On the count of three. One, two, THREE!"
She slid the card through the scanner. However, the green light that normally appeared just flashed red.
"You gotta be kidding me!"
Ella was crossing her legs now, her hands over her crotch, muttering something along the lines of "Hurry up!"
After the second try, the door opened.
"Oh wow!" Diane breathed.
"I don't think there are any words to describe this," Elaine said, "and besides, it really is just like a hotel room only just a tad bit bigger and more elegant."
"But there's two TV's!" Maggie exclaimed.
A sudden flush could be heard before Ella came out of the bathroom.
"So what's in that folder?" she asked, noticing that Steffanie was reading the contents of one.
"Oh, the usual stuff. No boys in the girl's rooms and vice versa. Quiet hours are from midnight to seven. But they gave us a list of the different restaurants and activities we can do."
"Let's go in the pool!" exclaimed Diane.
"Can we go in the park yet?" Maggie suggested.
"No, but it says tomorrow we are heading off to MGM Studios," said Steffanie, "it's the park that focuses solely on Hollywood films. Most of their stuff is shows, but they also have a few rides."
"The rides are always the best part," Elaine exclaimed, "and you guys are coming with me on all of them no matter what. But there's one ride I want to go on before the rest."
"Which one is that?" Ella asked.
"The Tower of Terror!"
A/N: Please review! I really need constructive criticism. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT HURTING MY FEELINGS. The only way for me to improve is to receive criticism as well as praise where it's due.