thornton0511
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2011
Here now and ready to tag along! I am excited about you guys changing it up a bit and hitting the ocean for a few days before Disney! Really hope you guys enjoy the gulf. We live about 10 hrs west of Destin and growing up we always took beach vacations. The sand is like sugar and the water is so warm. Now in saying that we actually did a similar thing last May on our Disney trip and stopped in Destin for a few nights after our Disney trip (since it was on the way home and we drove) and I think by doing the beach after Disney was a mistake because I spent the entire time thinking this was more days I could be at Disney lol! I think doing something like this BEFORE Disney is definitely the way to go! This way you still have the excitement and anticipation of Disney to look forward to. On a side note I thought it was funny that you mentioned trying to plan a Disneyland trip because I have done the same thing for two years now and always end up giving up and falling back on Disney World....which is what we know. I would LOVE to go sometime though if I can ever wrap my head around how different you have to plan for it and forget everything you know about WDW lol. Anyways sorry so long but happy to follow along! ~Jenn