Trip Reports - UA Domestic First SFO to Orlando. Disney's Epcot Center

I flew to Orlando for business. My company bought an economy class ticket, and I was upgraded since I was a 1K. I bought my ticket months before, so I was able to get upgraded on the A319, which has very few domestic first class seats (eight).

I was there mainly for business, but I got one night off, so I went to check out Disney's Epcot Center. I show a brief clip from Epcot in the evening.

I hope you enjoy my commercial-free video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjClsxLhOg

Here are some photos to see the experience by photo, but the complete report is via video:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7172561703_99cb4fef09_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7172561703/)
B747 for New Zealand (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7172561703/) by sfflyer123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/32828385@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7357777724_cb31560228_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357777724/)
star alliance tails (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357777724/) by sfflyer123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/32828385@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/7357777486_4ea90fd609_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357777486/)
sf (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357777486/) by sfflyer123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/32828385@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7090/7357777236_7a4754806c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357777236/)
curvature of the earth (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357777236/) by sfflyer123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/32828385@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7230/7172560457_0baf93921f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7172560457/)
red meat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7172560457/) by sfflyer123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/32828385@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7357776546_b9c533c71e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357776546/)
cookie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357776546/) by sfflyer123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/32828385@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7083/7357776304_c9b8867437_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357776304/)
beer before take-off (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7357776304/) by sfflyer123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/32828385@N02/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7172559401_a9bab392be_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7172559401/)
vegetarian pasta (http://www.flickr.com/photos/32828385@N02/7172559401/) by sfflyer123 (http://www.flickr.com/people/32828385@N02/), on Flickr

Once again, the complete trip report is in commercial-free video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjClsxLhOg

I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching!

Nice re, but many Disney freaks may flame tou as it is now EPCOT, as opposed to EPCOT Center, the original name:)

Nice re, but many Disney freaks may flame tou as it is now EPCOT, as opposed to EPCOT Center, the original name:)


Interesting. I never knew this. Why the name change?

Interesting. I never knew this. Why the name change?

And it is no longer an acronym, so it is Epcot.

I always love your trip reports Sfflyer

And it is no longer an acronym, so it is Epcot.

Thanks very much. I did not know that Epcot was an acronym! I'll have to look up what it stood for!

I always love your trip reports Sfflyer

Thank you for your kind words!

great report - thanks

I always wonder - did you fly rev or non-rev when you do these videos?

great report - thanks

Thanks very much!

I always wonder - did you fly rev or non-rev when you do these videos?

I am not sure what you mean. I thought non-rev is for flight attendants and pilots who work for the airline? I am missing something? I don't work for United.

Wow! What a fabulous TR!!! I'm glad you had a great trip. I'm glad you went to Walt Disney World trip. I didn't like go to Disney World trip at all. I never was. It just only for the kids. It was too bored for me. I didn't want be more comfortable for me.

I am not sure what you mean. I thought non-rev is for flight attendants and pilots who work for the airline? I am missing something? I don't work for United.

I mean award tickets. They are also non-rev.

Wow! What a fabulous TR!!! I'm glad you had a great trip. I'm glad you went to Walt Disney World trip. I didn't like go to Disney World trip at all. I never was. It just only for the kids. It was too bored for me. I didn't want be more comfortable for me.

Thanks for the nice comment!

I mean award tickets. They are also non-rev.

Oh, I see what you mean. Yeah, I do both. 95% of these trips are for work, so somebody else is paying for the flight.

Cool video once again SFflyer123, thanks for sharing.

Cool video once again SFflyer123, thanks for sharing.

THank you very much!

I flew to Orlando for business. My company bought an economy class ticket, and I was upgraded since I was a 1K. I bought my ticket months before, so I was able to get upgraded on the A319

Just curious, how does buying months before help as a 1K upgrade? I thought once inside the window time of purchase didn't matter for complimentary upgrades? Or Did you use a CR-1?

Just curious, how does buying months before help as a 1K upgrade? I thought once inside the window time of purchase didn't matter for complimentary upgrades? Or Did you use a CR-1?

Because if you're 1k, and you are all in the same fare bucket (discounted economy), the next thing that matters is when you bought the ticket. Of course, if you have a more expensive fare bucket, you get ahead, but most people buy discounted economy. Then, as a 1k, you're ahead of all the 75k people, but among 1k, it comes down to who bought first. For this trip, though, I may have used CR-1s and bought extremely early.