Great plans for your December trip! I'm sorry that VWL was not available for your dates but yay on staying at OKW!! Can't wait to hear all about your stay here.
I was a little disappointed that VWL was not available. I really wanted to see the Christmas decorations. I bet the villas look adorable. But OKW has some distinct advantages, so I am happy.
The Winnie the Pooh queue is fab but we found the wait was soo long and decided after enjoying the fun part of the queue to get FPs!
Well, if the wait is horrendous then maybe I will do it first and then Space Mountain. I'm more interested in the queue then the actual ride.
Wow the Osborne lights looks soo pretty
I would love to see them one day.
They are really spectacular. I like when they first come on because the area is not as crowded. I really need to make time to see them on this trip.
Love the trip down memory lane and the Disney inspired Christmas tree!
The nice thing about having my tree up so early is that I will definitely know which decorations will go with it. It will make souvie shopping easier.
I remember taking Nick on that trip (when he was 12) and thinking it was the last trip with him still as a little boy.
Your December plans sound awesome - I can't wait to hear all about OKW!! I love going to Disney during the holidays, everything is so fun and festive!
It's been three years since I was there with Christmas decorations, so I am really excited for that and to use my camera to take better Christmas pics than the ones I have.
I am looking forward to OKW and I promise plenty of pics and details.
Your tree looks great! The little Disney ornaments are so cute!
I love those solid mickey ear ornaments and I should have bought a bunch more when I saw them. The last time I saw them they shrunk, so I will be on the look out for the "big" ones.
Your December no-plans trip looks very similar to our trip last year. Other than our ADR's and a tour, we winged it! We went to most of the resorts to look at their Christmas decorations, road a ride here and there and just "anti-commando'd" the whole time. It was fantastic. While you are at OKW, make time to try a meal at Olivia's. It is one of the best kept secrets in WDW!
The one thing I really would like to do is a segway tour at Fort Wildnerness, but they are so darn expensive. I am actually toying with the idea of doing one in Celebration Florida where they are half the price.
I have heard Olivia's is quite good, so thanks for the reminder. It would be nice to try something a little different. I've also heard the gurgling suitcase is a winner too.
I think your plans are great! Did I read right that you are considering 3 parks on the first day??? Woohoo!
Yes - call me crazy, but that is what I am proposing. You see - I am just not willing to give up anything. I want MK on my first day. I want a rita at the Ditch and I want to see the Osbourne lights. All my other evenings are spoken for. Too bad we aren't staying at an Epcot resort. You know - I actually want the rita more than I want dinner at La Hacienda. Is that wrong?
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Your tree looks beautiful! I love the color scheme! We put up our Disney tree last night and the girls and I decorated it today. That's our real tree and all the Disney decorations are in that room. We have another artificial tree for the living room that has the rest of the ornaments. I used to do it themed white and gold, but we have WAY too many ornaments. Lots of kid stuff!! Someday they will take them when they move out, but that's still some years off.
I used to do one tree that was all kid stuff and one tree that was more adult, but the last couple years I got the tree up so late that I could only do one. Now I've sort of mixed the ornaments together and I left all the kid ones off this year. I really don't think my kids care or have even noticed. The only decorations I would like to add are Disney ones.
I hear ya on way to many. I really need to sort through my christmas and give some stuff away, but everything is so sentimental. It's hard.
I'm jonesing for a WDW trip - have to wait through until October, but I do have Paris!!! I'm glad you're staying at OKW! We are buying a small contract there right now and hope to add a night or two at the end of our October trip. I'll be anxious to hear your take!
Yeah for an OKW contract. I hope to LOVE it. I know Brook loved it when she stayed there. I know I am going to like it. Plus the south Florida theme will be so welcomed in December.
And you are so lucky to be going to Paris. That is tres magnifique!
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I know I've been MIA for awhile..sorry about that. Moving on... Savannah looks beautiful. I really want to visit there someday. Congrats on the singing engagement. How exciting. And your plans for December look great...you're going to be there before you know it.
Savannah was awesome. Loved every minute of it.
I am really looking forward to participating in the Woodstock event. It's going to be a lot of fun.
Totally can't wait for December.
I am so envious that you are going to see everything decorated for Christmas! I hope to be able to do that in 2013- I want to go for my birthday at the end of November- and it has to wait until then- too many BIG trips planned in 2012 already!
I can't wait to see the Christmas decorations. I am totally going to soak it all.
Too many big trips planned for 2012?????? Lucky you! Can't wait to read about these.
I hope you do get to ride EE at night- it is a totally different ride! You will LOVE it!
It sounds like you have lots of fun stuff planned, even without any extras. We didn't do the Christmas party either when we were there- we bought APs for everyone, and that was enough of a dent in our wallet- KWIM??
I know exactly what you mean since we will all be buying APs and a TIW card. Now, if it was the Halloween party that would be different. I love that party, but the Christmas party was just OK. I'm sure I didn't love it because it was a sold out party, but like I said, I rather spend that money on a signature meal.
I can't wait to do EE at night. So looking forward to that!
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So sorry about Nick's acne- my GF Jane (who I go to St john with) put her son on accutane and was very nervous to do it as well- but she is now so glad they did it.
Thank you for sharing that story. I really do need to hear positive outcome stories. I think Nick has pretty much accepted the accutane so I know he needs to at least try it. Fingers crossed that all goes smooth.
Oh! And Savannah looks gorgeous- we will have to visit both those cities next time we go down-
You and pods need to go down and check out the waterfront. It's too good to pass up. I really can't wait to go again!