A Not-So-Scary, Food & Wine, Fantastically Fall Week at WDW! *An Oct. 2015 TR***UPDATED 6/16**

[scrpbookr]

I'm subbed and looking forward to following along on your adventure!

 

[dmlovullo]

REAL LIFE UPDATE

I interrupt your currently scheduled TR...for a little real life update...that just so happens to be Disney related!

WE HAVE A NEW COUNTDOWN!!! 43 DAYS!!!!!!!

We will be in Disney World December 12 - 14!! Yup! Thats right! We are going to Disney just for the weekend! We couldn't miss seeing The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights one last time before they discontinue it! And while we are there, we will be fitting in another favorite, MVMCP!!!!

We will be staying at POP Century and my mother-in-law and father-in-law are going to be joining us!

We can't wait!

This was Dan and I at MVMCP in December 2014!

http://www.disboards.com/threads/a-...w-an-oct-2015-tr.3458947/page-2#post-54717565
(Continue to "AWAY WE GO"!)​

 

[dmlovullo]

Hey! Looking forward to reading your trip report, I'm writing my first one two although I'm a little late getting it up!

Thank you for joining in! It is never too late!

 

[jandlinz]

Joining in! Yippee for a last minute Christmas trip.

 

[TruLovesKiss]

Joining in! Looking forward to hearing all about your trip!

And I'm super jealous your upcoming Disney weekend. Joe and I just did a two-night getaway earlier this month, and it was just what we needed to get a little taste of Disney (MNSSHP and Food & Wine, yay!!)

 

[jfstorm2001]

Hi, we are so last minute, taking a quick weekend trip to wdw and trying to find out Halloween functions OTHER than MNSSHP as tix are sold out for Halloween. Got lucky and got 2 days available at AS Sports resort. Have you seen or heard about ant collaborations at the other parks or resorts? I've found a free but would love to confirm for my 3 yr old to trick or treat

 

[dmlovullo]

Joining in! Yippee for a last minute Christmas trip.

Thanks for reading along! We are so excited about our Christmastime get away!

Have you seen or heard about ant collaborations at the other parks or resorts? I've found a free but would love to confirm for my 3 yr old to trick or treat

Joining in! Looking forward to hearing all about your trip!

I think I have heard that they may do something at resorts, but I am not 100% on that one.

And I'm super jealous your upcoming Disney weekend. Joe and I just did a two-night getaway earlier this month, and it was just what we needed to get a little taste of Disney (MNSSHP and Food & Wine, yay!!)

Thank you for joining! That sounds like a great weekend getaway you 2 had!

 

[TheLittleKatie]

I'm here!

We took the plunge and are in the process of becoming DVC members! We bought a resale contract with our home resort being AKL!

You've just achieved one of my life goals right there. Not jealous at all....

Times they were a changing, and WDW would take on a whole new meaning to me and become even more magical in 2012! It was not only my first time staying on property, but my now husband, Dan, proposed to me! We went to the wishing well near Cinderella Castle for what I thought was a photo-op, it turned into the greatest proposal a lady like me could ask for!

Aaaaand there's another life goal. Can I just be you please?!?!

Look at your costumes!!! You guys both look amazing, Dan's beard really completes the Chewbacca look

WE HAVE A NEW COUNTDOWN!!! 43 DAYS!!!!!!!

Awesome!!! I've been to Disneyland Paris at Christmas, but never WDW - I'd love to go one day You better start planning!!!

Excited to hear about your trip

 

[dmlovullo]

I'm here!

HI KATIE!!!

Look at your costumes!!! You guys both look amazing, Dan's beard really completes the Chewbacca look

HAHA! Thank you! Yes, his beard was actually my inspiration for our costumes!

Awesome!!! I've been to Disneyland Paris at Christmas, but never WDW - I'd love to go one day You better start planning!!!

I actually feel weird that I do not have much planning to do because it is only 2 days. But we are all set with some last minute FP+ for Sat. Dec. 12th at HS and we are just going to MVMCP on Dec. 13th. I will create a plan of attack as I start to read about this years party. We made an ADR for Trail's End Mon. Dec, 14th for breakfast because my MIL and FIL love it there too!

 

[Vernie822]

Hey Dawn, I'm here for the party.

We live not too far from you guys - we're in Erie PA and we make the trip to Buffalo often to shop at the Walden Galleria.

 

[dmlovullo]

Hey Dawn, I'm here for the party.

We live not too far from you guys - we're in Erie PA and we make the trip to Buffalo often to shop at the Walden Galleria.

Welcome!! Oh my goodness! What a small world! I used to go to Erie, PA every year for a hockey tournament! I will be passing through on the way to Cleveland this Friday. I have to get my Chik-fil-A fix!

 

[cinderkelly]

HI! Just found your TR and I'm excited to be following along! DVC at AK sounds amazing!

I love your enthusiasm! Can't wait to read more! Oh and totally jealous of your upcoming trip to see the lights!

Kelly

 

[dmlovullo]

HI! Just found your TR and I'm excited to be following along! DVC at AK sounds amazing!

I love your enthusiasm! Can't wait to read more! Oh and totally jealous of your upcoming trip to see the lights!

Kelly

HI KELLY! We are super excited!

 

[BibbitybobityLu]

I finally got here! I'm glad I'm not too far behind!! Super excited for your TR!

 

[tinawv]

Sounds like the beginning of a great TR. Congratulations on your DVC purchase. I've have tried to talk my husband into purchasing one, but haven't had any success. Can't wait to read more about your trip.

 

[lilpixiebabe101]

Gotta love last minute trips!!

 

[MrsSykes2014]

I am following along.. But first in Non-Disney related talk.... I LOVE that you play hockey. I am a huge fan of the sport. That is awesome. I am from Nashville, TN and my first date with my husband was a Hockey game. I had the tickets lol. We got married in May of 2014 and are heading on our disneymoon in 3 days. This has been the longest year of my life. I am so excited for your trip report... Loving the additions of your last minute trip

 

[ajjoplin1]

MrsSykes2014, congratulations!! A disneymoon is the perfect way to go! My DW and I did that, and we've never regretted it. So happy for yall!

(side note: might wanna look at the Wishes Dessert Party...looks awesome for two!)

OK, sorry, back to the TR....loving this!

 

[dmlovullo]

I finally got here! I'm glad I'm not too far behind!! Super excited for your TR!

Welcome! Thanks for joining in!

Sounds like the beginning of a great TR. Congratulations on your DVC purchase. I've have tried to talk my husband into purchasing one, but haven't had any success. Can't wait to read more about your trip.

Thank you! My husband was a little up in the air but I had created a spread sheet to draw up payments. If i present him with numbers and facts he accepts it a little better! LOL! Also, we bought resale, which is like half the price of purchasing through Disney!

I am following along.. But first in Non-Disney related talk.... I LOVE that you play hockey. I am a huge fan of the sport. That is awesome. I am from Nashville, TN and my first date with my husband was a Hockey game. I had the tickets lol. We got married in May of 2014 and are heading on our disneymoon in 3 days. This has been the longest year of my life. I am so excited for your trip report... Loving the additions of your last minute trip

Thank you for joining in! We had a great time at Disney for our honeymoon and I hope you do as well! Congrats!!

 

[dmlovullo]

AWAY WE GO!!!

I woke up with a soundtrack in my head, "Zip - a - dee - do - dah, Zip - A - Dee - Ay, My oh my what a wonderful day"! The day was finally here! We were going to DISNEY WORLD!!! We were all packed up and ready to go. I just had some last minute toiletry items that I needed that morning to add to my suitcase, got dressed, and was anxiously awaiting my mom to pick us up so we could head to the airport.

Buffalo/Niagara Internation Airport is just a short twenty minute drive from our house, and there was not traffic given that it was 5:30AM. Our flight was at 7:50AM so we made sure we were there by 5:50AM because security at our airport can get busy, even so early in the morning. We went to the Southwest desk to check our luggage, and made our way to security. The security line was quite long as a large tour group was headed somewhere and they all come to the security line at the same time as us. I looked at Dan and said, "The first line we will wait in this trip!" He got a good chuckle out of that one! My biggest pet peeve with security is the people who do not take their bins off the belt and just leave them there! I do not understand why it is super imperative for people to dress and repack their belongings in line! Why can't they just take their bin to the lovely tables that are provided and get situated? I guess I will never know! LOL!

We went to a little restaurant in the airport for some breakfast and coffee. Sorry no pictures of the breakfast, at this point I was starving. Dan and I both got an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich on a croissant. It was pretty good, and they had fairly good coffee too.

We waited by the gate until we were able to board. We got "Early-Bird Check-In" where Southwest Airlines will check you in before the twenty-four hour mark and you get "A" boarding most of the time. We liked this a lot this trip because we were able to sit in the fourth row of the plane, making our escape to get to DME that much easier!

AWAYYYYYY WEEEE GOOOO!

I put on my head phones and watched some "Pitch Perfect 2" on my lap top. I also had started "Frozen" and got about half way through when we were starting our descent into Orlando! After we made it to the gate, we were off the lane in not time! Did I mention I LOVE "Early-Bird Check-In"? When we got up the ramp we saw the glorious signs for DME! We were out of the gate and made our way to the "Fake - o - Rail"!

Since I now know MCO like the back of my hand...well...at least the route down to DME, we made it effortlessly down to "B" side, Level1!

We waited only about 5-10 minutes. I honestly cannot remember because I was playing along with the trivia on "DME TV". Disney does have a great way of distracting you from the time! We were soon boarding the DME!!

After boarding we were shortly on our way to WDW!! We watched the new and definitely not improved DME video, and soon we were approaching those pearly
gates! You know...those ones...

...The ones I can never get a very good photo of, but this time it was not terrible. Soon after passing the best archway in existence, we were pulling in to AoA!

(Continue to..."We Made It!" Day 1, Part 1)​