Every year the CHS senior class attends its class trip to Walt Disney World and every year, most of CHS that remains feels jealous. The class of 2015 spent the last three years feeling jealous of the classes before them but, finally, it was their time.

Almost every senior you talk to will say the trip was worth the wait. They would also tell you that the five days spent in the “happiest place on Earth” were the fastest ever. Both of those statements are true.

At 3:30 AM on March 19, 2015 the departing seniors reported to CHS, anxious for their senior trip started. Some people were cranky at 3:30 AM, but being in the parks by 11:30 and having almost a full day ahead of them was worth the early wake-up call.

Arriving in Disney World on the first day is one of the best feelings ever. Although most of the people in the class have already been to Disney with their families, being there with your best friends is an indescribable feeling.

Trying to tackle every ride while trying to spend time with both your friends and people you don’t normally talk to is both exhilarating and exhausting. Room chaperones wake all trip-goers up at 7:00 a.m. each morning and students have to be out of the room by 8:30 AM. This prevents students from spending the day in their hotel rooms, not that anyone would want to do that while seven amazing attractions are just a short bus ride away.

At the beginning of the trip, the chaperones gave seniors an 11:00 PM curfew for each night. Although that seems strict, the day is long enough and 8:30 AM-11:00 PM gives everyone plenty of time to accomplish everything the want. Students are allowed back at the room from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM if they want to relax by the pool or freshen up for the night. Mrs. Alvarado and Mr. Becker were pleased with the good behavior of the seniors on Thursday and Friday and decided to reward them with a later curfew of 12:00 AM for Saturday and Sunday night.

The weather in Florida can be very hard to predict. Sometimes it can thunderstorm for a week straight every afternoon while other times the sky will be crystal clear for days. Sometimes when the seniors go in March, the weather has not broken for summer just yet and the temperature can hover in the mid-60’s and low-70’s. Luckily, the weather broke this year and the Class of 2015 was rewarding with temperatures in the mid-80’s almost every day. With only two thunderstorms, one at night and one on the day of departure, the weather cooperated for the seniors.

Last year, the Class of 2014 decided to spend a day in Universal. Class advisors of the Class of 2015, Mrs. Alvarado and Mr. Becker, with the help of students, decided not to follow that trend. While there is a lot to do in Universal, there is too much in Disney to accomplish in five days, let alone four.

When asked what her favorite part of the trip was, senior Kelsey Treharne said it was “being able to share and create amazing memories with all of her friends.”

One of the liveliest places during the trip was Room 8162 which housed Nick Thevanayagam, Ryan Hanratty, Jimmy Cicale and Adam Beranato for the five days, performed skits for the teachers at the end of the nights. Nick claimed that the skits they performed were well thought-out and “one of the best parts of the trip.” Some of the themes of their skits were “dance parties, Gatorade chugging contests, mummy chases and a fishing trip.” Nick is also proud of his “amazing prank calls impersonating Mr. Weber and Mr. Patrizi.” As one of the recipients of those calls, I have to admit that they were funny.

Rooms 8160 and 8161, which housed  Ryan Addlesberger, Erin DeAngelis, Eddie Gore, Nic Holl, Pat Holl, Wyatt Holl, Pat Morton and Anthony Rosica, also put on skits. Some of their ideas included ninja dance parties and Ryan Addlesberger acting like a mother in labor giving birth to Pat Morton.  They proved that in Disney the fun is limitless.

You have the freedom to go to whatever park you want but somehow a lot of people ended up in the same parks on the same day. Despite the fact that there were 140 of us, fellow seniors barely saw people from Cinnaminson around the parks. Once in a while, we would run into one another and go on a ride together. Most of the days, however, were planned out thanks to the new fast pass planning ability from Disney.

Up to 30 days before the trip, Disney now gives you the ability to plan up to three fast passes per day, per park. In the past, fast passes were only available through kiosks in the park. After seeing the chaos of people sprinting to the kiosks and not getting the fast passes they want, Disney saw that there needed to be a change. With the new fast pass planning ability, the trip is a lot smoother. Personally, I planned the trip with my friends, which makes it a lot less stressful when the basic structure of the trip is planned out before you get to Disney. While you’re walking in the fast pass line and passing the people in the 140 minute stand by line, the planning is well worth it.

Some people, like Jenny Le found more fun in the water parks than the main parks since “the lines weren’t nearly as long.” While other people, like Morgan Gares, chose to experience Disney by going to Magic Kingdom and meeting princesses and characters. “I felt like I was five years old again,” explained Morgan.

No matter if you spent the day relaxing in the water park, or walking 12.9 miles in Epcot, like Thevanayagam, everyone seemed to enjoy what Disney had to offer.

This year, the class dinner also included a show afterwards. The dinner was held at the Fantasmic Show at Hollywood Studios. The whole class was escorted behind the scenes of Disney where we were brought to a balcony overlooking the stage of the show. “Being to see the behind-the-scenes part of Disney was really cool,” claimed Allison Axelrod. The workers even asked that we put our phones away so that no pictures were taken.

A buffet style meal was served and then the show started. The balcony overlooked the stage and an amphitheater that can hold up to 6,900 people. This show is very popular and people wait hours in line, so we were very lucky to have our dinner held here.

The show was all it was cracked up to be. Disney focuses on the little details in everything they do and it was noted in this performance. The show took spectators back in time to the original Mickey up to the present-day princess movies. All in all, the class dinner was  a hit.

As the trip started to wind down, the seniors realized that the week they have been waiting for since freshmen year would soon be just a memory. After waiting three and a half years for this experience the five days flew by in the blink of an eye.

So to all the underclassmen wondering if the trip is worth going on, the answer is as it is every year from returning seniors – YES! This is the only opportunity that you will have to go on a vacation with your graduating class. I recommend the trip to anyone who can afford it.

It is one of the most exciting trips that the school has to offer and it is the last big trip that the seniors get to go on together.

I saw a sign while walking in one of the parks and it was a quote by Walt Disney which said “I want people to feel like they are in a whole different world while they are in Disney World. I want them to forget about what is happening outside of the gates.” That is exactly how you feel while on your CHS senior trip; there is not a worry in the world besides wondering if you will make it back in time for curfew.