Grace&Carolinesmom
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2005
Hi fellow Disney lovers,
We will be staying in the GF for the first time this summer and we are pretty excited. I went to Disney 3 times as a kid. We always stayed offsite. This will be the 7th time my DH and I have taken our kids. We have previously stayed at Poly (2), POR (2), CB (1), and the Swan (1). The Poly holds the favorite resort for us because of the theme, location, volcano pool, and the self serve Dole Whip machine. My parents are joining us this time and we were originally going to stay at POR again but they wanted to try a resort on the monorail so they offered to pay the difference. Naturally, we wanted to stay at The Poly, but they didn't have any standard rooms available but they did at The GF!! I never thought that we would get the chance to stay at this beautiful resort. When we would ride the monorail to the MK and would stop at the GF, I would daydream about staying there. I really hope it exceeds our expectations.
Even though our kids have been there so many times, they are still as excited as if it were their first trip. We started going when they were really young. As they get older (and taller), we get to experience new adventures and attractions. Last year was the first year we could ride Splash Mountain and it quickly became a favorite for us. I can't wait to see what new things we can try this year!
I am looking forward to trying out the Magic Bands. I hope the FP+ is as good as it sounds!
Sorry for the long post!
welcome to the DIS and the GF thread How exciting to stay at the GF this summer. There are many of us on here currently staying this summer for the first time at GF....mostly because of the Poly construction....but we all share your excitement What are your dates? What are the ages of your children?
Feel free to ask any questions. Everyone here is quite friendly on this thread so no question is off limits!
On a side note....I am very excited as Fed EX is delivering our tickets from UT tomorrow. As soon as they are in my hot little hands (OK--not so little hands) I am going to add them to MDE and select our magic bands. Will probably go ahead and make our ME ressie too(since we booked thru Orbitz it is all so manual...but totally worth the savings!)