ericafny
06-04-2008, 07:37 PM
Hi everybody:wave2: We are almost at 65 days until our trip and I decided it would be fun to do a pre-trip report! Let me give you the details on who we are...
Me: :hippie: - 29 years old and a special education teacher for children with autism. First time at Disney was when I was 7 years old with my father and stepmother. I threw up in the cab on the way to the Contemporary because I was so excited :blush:
DBF: :cool1: - 28 years old and is in school to be a high school english teacher. First time at Disney was when he was 2 and he says he remembers going in a boat and 'going underwater' (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)...
We live together in Long Island with our furbaby Minnie (see my avatar). Our first trip together was in 2005 after we had been dating for a little over a year. We were hooked ever since.
The trip: 8/10 - 8/18 at AKL Concierge level :yay: We are leaving on 8/7 from Long Island and driving down to Orlando with 2 stops, one in Richmond, VA for one nite and one in Myrtle Beach, SC for two nites. We plan on driving straight through on the way back :scared1:
For this pre-trip report I figured I would take a trip down memory lane and re-visit some memories from our past trips...so here we go.
July 22, 2005
We arrive at Coronado Springs Resort around 11am
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Since we weren't able to get our room right away, we took advantage of the wonderful pool there
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After a few hours, we were able to check into our room, Casitas bldg 3, room 3374
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We got a *free* upgrade to a water view so I was VERY excited! Afterwards we headed to dinner at San Angel Inn in Mexico...I remember not really enjoying it and we haven't gone ever since. Then we decided to try to get our first ride in...here is me waiting in line, can you guess which ride it was?
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d26/ericafny/IMG_0041.jpg
Notice the look of sheer exhaustion on my face? We had been up for almost 18 hours! That was definitly a memorable first day there.
This year this is what our first day looks like:
6:30pm - Check into AKL
7:00pm - Explore resort, concierge lounge, grab quick dinner
Rest of night, relax, maybe grab a few drinks, settle in early for our first full day in the World!
Next up - a memorable moment from our 2006 trip where we did a split stay between ASsp and the Dolphin...
Me: :hippie: - 29 years old and a special education teacher for children with autism. First time at Disney was when I was 7 years old with my father and stepmother. I threw up in the cab on the way to the Contemporary because I was so excited :blush:
DBF: :cool1: - 28 years old and is in school to be a high school english teacher. First time at Disney was when he was 2 and he says he remembers going in a boat and 'going underwater' (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea)...
We live together in Long Island with our furbaby Minnie (see my avatar). Our first trip together was in 2005 after we had been dating for a little over a year. We were hooked ever since.
The trip: 8/10 - 8/18 at AKL Concierge level :yay: We are leaving on 8/7 from Long Island and driving down to Orlando with 2 stops, one in Richmond, VA for one nite and one in Myrtle Beach, SC for two nites. We plan on driving straight through on the way back :scared1:
For this pre-trip report I figured I would take a trip down memory lane and re-visit some memories from our past trips...so here we go.
July 22, 2005
We arrive at Coronado Springs Resort around 11am
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d26/ericafny/IMG_0269.jpg
Since we weren't able to get our room right away, we took advantage of the wonderful pool there
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d26/ericafny/IMG_0264.jpg
After a few hours, we were able to check into our room, Casitas bldg 3, room 3374
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d26/ericafny/IMG_0035.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d26/ericafny/IMG_0084.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d26/ericafny/IMG_0086.jpg
We got a *free* upgrade to a water view so I was VERY excited! Afterwards we headed to dinner at San Angel Inn in Mexico...I remember not really enjoying it and we haven't gone ever since. Then we decided to try to get our first ride in...here is me waiting in line, can you guess which ride it was?
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d26/ericafny/IMG_0041.jpg
Notice the look of sheer exhaustion on my face? We had been up for almost 18 hours! That was definitly a memorable first day there.
This year this is what our first day looks like:
6:30pm - Check into AKL
7:00pm - Explore resort, concierge lounge, grab quick dinner
Rest of night, relax, maybe grab a few drinks, settle in early for our first full day in the World!
Next up - a memorable moment from our 2006 trip where we did a split stay between ASsp and the Dolphin...