JessicaFaye508
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 10, 2008
Everyone is hectic, they're running from here to there, buying presents, going to Christmas parties, and making sure they get enough family togetherness time.
Then there are some who like to pick up and leave in the middle of this fiasco. And they like to take a little trip down to Walt Disney World.
I am one of those people.
Maybe you are planning to be too if you are reading this trip report.
Either that or youre just following along from my past reports. Or you want to see how Disney truly is during the holidays because you're curious.
No matter what the case, I would like to take it upon myself to WELCOME YOU to my 5th trip report EVER!
My name is Jess
And I am going to be your storyteller today.
Lets do a fun little introduction. I am going to tell you ten facts about myself that will further your understanding of me and my upcoming adventures.
1) I am a Walt Disney World regular and have been there around 20-25 times. I like to consider myself a professional. 
2) I am not exaggerating when I say my greatest passion in life is Disney. There's something about it that just clicks in my mind. It always has been that way. I am always known as the Disney fanatic in the group. I have more Disney songs on my iPod than regular music. I LOVE meeting people who "understand" Disney. Im obsessed with Disney smells. I hope to have a Fairytale Wedding one day. (When I finally meet that long lost prince.) And I want to work for the Disney Company somehow. Basically I cant find anything other than Disney that makes me happier.
2) My favorite Disney characters are Aladdin, Jasmine, and Pluto.
3) My favorite Disney movies are Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Toy Story 3, Tangled, Peter Pan, The Princess and the Frog, and The Lion King.
4) MY FAVORITE RIDE IS TOY STORY MANIA. Thats a new development as of my most recent trip. You will soon learn.
3) I am a freshman in college and I am approaching the second half of the year. Thank God. This year has been really stressful, which will be explained within the first few days of the trip report.
6) I am hoping to do the Disney College Program either next year or the year after. I NEED TO DO IT. I cant even explain how much I wish I could do it now. Unfortunately, I can't for many reasons. But EVENTUALLY it will happen. The DCP has been my only life plan since the age of 12. The major I am choosing in college is demanding, so I dont know if leaving in the middle of the program is going to be my best idea. But Im hoping I can just do it anyway. Disney is my biggest priority.
7) I was fortunate enough to be an Annual Passholder this past year. That is why I went so many times in 2011. If you're on the fence about getting an annual pass... GET IT. It's such a good investment and the benefits are fantastic! I don't even leave close to Florida and I still got my money's worth! (and then some!)
8) My family belongs to Disney Vacation Club, which is THE OTHER BEST INVESTMENT YOURE GOING TO MAKE IN YOUR LIFE. It is a lot of money up front, but if you are going to go to Disney anyways, its SO worth it and pays for itself quickly! We joined my sophomore year of high school, and my parents only regret is that we didnt join sooner.
10) I am very lucky to have friends that understand Disney like I do. My friend Kristen (Disneyfreak616) is about up to par with my Disney insanity. You will probably hear me mention her a lot throughout this trip report. I also may mention my friend Nat, who I went to Disney with in August. You can read about both of them in my most recent trip report:
"Theres NO Sleeping in Disney! SURPRISE - The Frumps Are Back Again!
Kristen and my friend Vickie also went to Disney with me this past January, and you can read about that trip here:
The Port Report: Frumpin Around the World with the Bathrobe Princesses
Anytime a group of us goes to Disney, we like to call ourselves "the frumps."
2) I am not exaggerating when I say my greatest passion in life is Disney. There's something about it that just clicks in my mind. It always has been that way. I am always known as the Disney fanatic in the group. I have more Disney songs on my iPod than regular music. I LOVE meeting people who "understand" Disney. Im obsessed with Disney smells. I hope to have a Fairytale Wedding one day. (When I finally meet that long lost prince.) And I want to work for the Disney Company somehow. Basically I cant find anything other than Disney that makes me happier.
2) My favorite Disney characters are Aladdin, Jasmine, and Pluto.
3) My favorite Disney movies are Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Toy Story 3, Tangled, Peter Pan, The Princess and the Frog, and The Lion King.
4) MY FAVORITE RIDE IS TOY STORY MANIA. Thats a new development as of my most recent trip. You will soon learn.
3) I am a freshman in college and I am approaching the second half of the year. Thank God. This year has been really stressful, which will be explained within the first few days of the trip report.
6) I am hoping to do the Disney College Program either next year or the year after. I NEED TO DO IT. I cant even explain how much I wish I could do it now. Unfortunately, I can't for many reasons. But EVENTUALLY it will happen. The DCP has been my only life plan since the age of 12. The major I am choosing in college is demanding, so I dont know if leaving in the middle of the program is going to be my best idea. But Im hoping I can just do it anyway. Disney is my biggest priority.
7) I was fortunate enough to be an Annual Passholder this past year. That is why I went so many times in 2011. If you're on the fence about getting an annual pass... GET IT. It's such a good investment and the benefits are fantastic! I don't even leave close to Florida and I still got my money's worth! (and then some!)
8) My family belongs to Disney Vacation Club, which is THE OTHER BEST INVESTMENT YOURE GOING TO MAKE IN YOUR LIFE. It is a lot of money up front, but if you are going to go to Disney anyways, its SO worth it and pays for itself quickly! We joined my sophomore year of high school, and my parents only regret is that we didnt join sooner.
10) I am very lucky to have friends that understand Disney like I do. My friend Kristen (Disneyfreak616) is about up to par with my Disney insanity. You will probably hear me mention her a lot throughout this trip report. I also may mention my friend Nat, who I went to Disney with in August. You can read about both of them in my most recent trip report:
"Theres NO Sleeping in Disney! SURPRISE - The Frumps Are Back Again!
Kristen and my friend Vickie also went to Disney with me this past January, and you can read about that trip here:
The Port Report: Frumpin Around the World with the Bathrobe Princesses
Anytime a group of us goes to Disney, we like to call ourselves "the frumps."
And that's pretty much all I have to say about that! That should sum up a lot of what you need to know about me!
So, in my last trip report I told you all I had a surprise for you.
Well. Here it is.
**Drumroll Please**
We all know that I went to Disney on December 21st, 2011- January 2nd, 2012, correct?
But, what we may not know is that I ALSO went down to Disney on December 6th-December 9th, 2011.
SURPRISE!!!!!
Dont worry, it wasnt completely an out of the blue hey lets go vacation thing. We had reasons. It was my Moms 50th Birthday on December 7th. I wanted to go to a Character Look Alike Audition. (I didnt get the job, but I just wanted to give it a shot. Ill explain more on that later.) And I was out of school for a little while so the timing worked. It was a spontaneous thing. You'll learn all about it all soon - don't worry!
AHH so basically You all are reading TWO TRIP REPORTS IN ONE.
Are you ready for this?
I dont know if I am.
But here we go anyways!
We have a RIDICULOUS amount of information coming your way. I think I spent more than half of the month of December in Disney, and I can't tell you how much I have learned. My Disney obsession is THROUGH THE ROOF. And I hope I can share my knowledge with you all!
On these trips, I learned lots of behind the scenes fun facts and details about the Walt Disney World Resort. We did a lot of "different" things besides just riding the rides. We ate a ridiculous amount of food. I took tons of pictures of Christmas Decorations and shows. We visited a good majority of Disney Resorts - and I stayed at three different Disney resorts over the course of these trips. We were there during two differently EXTREME crowd levels. And we had a couple Dis-Meets in the midst of all this, too!
These reasons, as well as many others, are why I'm calling this your "ultimate" guide. Because basically, you're going to find pretty much anything related to Disney and Christmas in here. (Besides like... water parks, Downtown Disney West Side, Sea World, Universal, etc. There's always exceptions, I know.)
So hopefully you'll all be along for the ride! This Trip Report is going to take me a lot longer than my others... but DANG I am excited to write it!
THERE'S BIG DOIN'S GOING ON, SO LET'S GET STARTED!
And if I'm not mistaking.... It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas right about now! POR FAVOR MANTENGASE ALEJADO DE LAST PUERTAS.
IT'S ALL WHAM.
Continued in Next Post
YAY!!!! So excited for this one! I can't wait to read every detail!!!
