DisneysRedhead
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The Creepy, Kooky, Mysteriously Spooky Trip Report!
Well, I held out for as long as I could before I started this report, but the excitement finally got to me! I wanted to kind of do a pre-trip report before our trip but didn't want to do a full one. So this will just be a prologue if you will! Check back after our dates and I will get the actual report started on the same thread. Now, let's get the ball rolling!
Who?
Me (Taryn): I am 25 and was just married to my wonderful husband almost 2 years ago.(Guess where the honeymoon was?) Currently, I am an assistant manager at Guess? and when I'm not at work, I'm obsessing about my next Disney vacation or just Disney in general. My favorite character is Ariel and I am determined this trip to have her sign my leg next to my Ariel tattoo! Growing up, my family frequently visited Disney so I feel like I am a seasoned veteran! I have also visited Disneyland and Tokyo Disney.
DH (Andy): He is also 25 but he will be 26 in October (we are kinda celebrating during our trip.) He currently works as a manager at a commercial printing company and needs a vacation more than ever! This will be DH's second time in the world and while he is not as excited as I am, he is looking forward to the trip. Andy doesn't really have any favorite Disney characters or movies, but I know he secretly really enjoys some of them (He definitely loves all of the Pixar movies.) He is most excited about our ADR at Hoop Dee Doo, MNSSHP and our Behind the Steam tour.
Why?
Why are we going to Disney? Do we need a reason? Well actually we have several. On our honeymoon we got to experience a small taste of the Christmas decorations and I loved it! After that, I was determined to come back for Halloween. This is our favorite holiday and the chance to trick-or-treat in Magic Kingdom was too good to pass up. We also thought it could be a joint celebration of DH's birthday (Oct 22) and our anniversary (Nov 8). My primary reason above all others however is that this may be our last big blow out vacation for awhile. We are in the process of starting to save for a house and know that in a couple of years children will be in the future. So once I received a PIN, I immediately convinced DH to let me book this trip and now here we are!
When?
Our trip is October 1, 2011 through October 8, 2011. We wanted to do MNSSHP but we wanted to hit WDW early in the month and avoid the bigger crowds that might happen closer to Halloween.
Where?
So where are we staying this trip? Actually we will be hitting up two Disney resorts. Initially, we intended on coming up on the 2nd and just staying at Port Orleans Riverside. We stayed there for our honeymoon and absolutely loved it, so it was an easy choice to just stay there again. After some thought, I decided it would be best if we drove up a day early, so that way we would have a relaxing first day at our resort before we hit the parks the day after that. At first I was just going to find a cheap hotel off property, but after some thought, we just decided to spend our first night at the Pop Century!!! So there you have it folks, POR and Pop!
What?
What is the meaning of this trip report you ask? Well, as I have already stated, we are going to be attending the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. We have been debating for months over costume ideas and we finally settled on the Addam's Family!
They're creepy and they're kooky,
Mysterious and spooky,
They're all together ooky,
The Addams Family.
At first, I thought we would just be Gomez and Morticia, but as soon as I said Addams family, Andy blurted out that he wanted to be Uncle Fester. Since I didn't want to be Morticia without her Gomez, I decided to go as sweet little innocent Wednesday!
And that's the scoop my friends! Please stay tuned as I continue to update this report before and after our trip!