Tips on Writing Trip Reports!

Hello all,

I'm still fairly new here, but would really like to write a trip report after DH and I just spend 8 days there last week for our honeymoon! I've been reading through a lot of the trip reports and really enjoy seeing them, but it seems like maybe they're a little complex to set up. I don't really know anything about putting any of the images into the post and linking to other posts and whatnot. It seems a lot of people use photobucket? Does anyone know if there's a post somewhere discussing how to do all of this that I'm missing? I didn't want to post this in the Trip Report forum since it seems that is all trip reports with nothing else in there and I didn't want to disrupt the flow Any advice would be appreciated, I'd love to share our trip!

I don't know how to help, but maybe someone will be along shortly! Can't wait to read your trip report @DisneyMandC !

Because your questions are technical in nature I have moved this to the Tech Support Board. I recommend that you read the FAQ thread on the Welcome board as well as some of the threads here that will probably help you out.

DisneyMandC said:

Hello all,

I'm still fairly new here, but would really like to write a trip report after DH and I just spend 8 days there last week for our honeymoon! I've been reading through a lot of the trip reports and really enjoy seeing them, but it seems like maybe they're a little complex to set up. I don't really know anything about putting any of the images into the post and linking to other posts and whatnot. It seems a lot of people use photobucket? Does anyone know if there's a post somewhere discussing how to do all of this that I'm missing? I didn't want to post this in the Trip Report forum since it seems that is all trip reports with nothing else in there and I didn't want to disrupt the flow Any advice would be appreciated, I'd love to share our trip!

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Posting photos - you don't need a host site any longer (since the move to the new boards). You can copy and paste, drag and drop or use the "upload a file" button at the lower right of the reply window. One note, photos must be smaller than 1MB to do any of these things. And I believe the limit is 25 photos per post.

Linking to other posts - copy the http://..... address thingy (don't know the technical name) at the top of the page you want to link and then paste it in your post. If you want to be real cute, you can type a different title for that link and then highlight it, and click on the "Link" button at the top of the reply window then paste the http://..... in the window there.

There are so many creative ways to post trip reports. I will share a couple of our trip report as examples. Links below... Happy Day to you..

2014 DLR Report --- http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3302724

2013 WDW Report --- http://www.disboards.com/posts/49000927/

Thank you all so much! And thank you for moving me to the correct board! I was trying to figure out the best place to post this and didn't think I'd ended up in the right spot. I'm definitely going to get started on mine and hope I get it right when I post it!

I replied to a question about trip reports in a forum that I manage, so I thought would share the info I posted here for you:


Basically, I got a feel for how to structure the reports from reading others' reports. Most are done chronologically, but one of the reports I did for Universal/Island of Adventure I structured by lands within the park since we repeated things many times there. Most reports start with an introductory post (who are you, past Disney history if you want, general details about the trip you are chronicling). Then, save your second post for Trip Report Chapters- you can add in links/bookmarks to those chapters to make it easier for your reader to follow along without having to read any of the comments if they don't have time.


A couple of hints/tips


1) I use notes taken during the trip, copies of receipts, pictures (time stamps) to help remember events


2) I write my trip report in a Word document before I post it. The DIS can be wonky and you can lose a lot of work in an instant. I insert the links for photos I am using in the document I type. You can make edits and changes when you preview your post in the DIS

3) Posting pictures was covered in another thread.

4) You are limited to a total of 25 pictures/smilies per post if you are using a photo hosting site like Photobucket. If you have more than that in a chapter, you will need to continue in another post. If you are using the direct posting method described above, I think you are limited to 10 pictures. Although I haven't tried editing in additional photo uploads.

5) When you put up a new chapter, let people know by updating the Title of your report (at the end of your first post, hit the edit button, then Go Advanced, and add the new info about your chapter) For example- Trip Report Title: MK fun, p. 4, 5/23/14

6) Add a link to your trip report in your DIS signature

Thank you so much for the great advice! I'm going to try to get started soon