1st - Trip with DD and 1st Trip Report

[magickingdom]

This is my first time writing a trip report (long overdue).

Here is a little background info: My user name used to be 2BWEDDNDIS however, I couldn't figure out my password, and email address I had used so I had to make a new account and am now magickingdom. I have gotten a lot of good advice, warm wishes, and read many trip reports on the disboards, so I thought that it is time I do my own. I was married in WDW on June 20, 2006. I think my sister mindystar might have done a trip report on it here?! It's been almost 3 years now and we just celebrated our DD's first birthday this weekend (where does the time go?)!

We are flying down to WDW for our first trip with DD and meeting up with family. They will be driving down a few days before us and are staying at the GF (mom-karen, dad-dennis, sister1-danaile aka mindystar, and sister2-katie). We are staying at Pop (DH-Eric, DD-Bella).

Here are a few of the details we have so far:
June 4th - 8th
Dinner-Kona Cafe, Lunch-Tony's, Dinner-Cape May Cafe, Dinner-San Angel
We are on the dining plan, so if anyone has suggestions on counter service please let me know!!!
(we are visiting MK-DD's 1st haircut at the barber shop, Disney Studios, and Epcot)

It is so sad I have lost count, but I believe this will be my 13th trip to WDW and my DH's 5th (I am slowly trying to turn him into as much a dis fan as I am)! I am excited, if that's the right word for DD's first trip. It will be interesting to see how everything goes...plane ride, napping, heat, lines, rides, fireworks, you get the picture. I am going in with a positive and flexible attitude (I am a first grade teacher after all)!! If anyone has tips for traveling with young children, I am all ears!

I am very excited to post my trip report, but I guess I have to go first!
Until then here are a few pics of my little family--(pics of our honeymoon in WDW '06, and one of DD Bella, I will try and see if I can't post a couple of our WDW wedding pics too)!!

Happy Summer Traveling,
Kammie

 

[magickingdom]

Breakfast at Chef Mickey's

Jetski-everyone should try, so much fun!!

Dinner at Califonia Grill

Le Cellier-Surprise Dessert!

DD, Bella

 

[magickingdom]

Ok I found some wedding picture (more than I was going to post...but I got a little excited since I never did a trip report for it)!!

Rehersal Dinner at Ohana's

Getting Dressed

My bouquet

ME

DH-ERIC (pics taken at GF)

Wedding Party

Wedding Pavilion

Petal Toss

Castle behind us

Reception at Boardwalk

 

[Leleluvsdis]

Can't wait to here more!!!

 

[NateNLogansDad]

I'm in Start praying for good weather! I'll be there from the 31st till the 9th. Can't wait to see more pics!

 

[magickingdom]

Hey same as the rest of my family that is heading down b4 us, 31st-8th! I wish we could be there longer, but DH can't get all that time off. He already took time off for another trip this summer with his family to Lake Tahoe, so that should be fun! I need to check out the weather, I suppose it's still rainy??
And thanks for the help with the pictures...the first to figure out snapfish, very smart!

 

[MainStMandy]

Hi!! Can I just say your daughter is adorable!!! And my Df's name is Eric too! Can't wait to hear more!

 

[magickingdom]

I guess I could call this my pretrip report (I didn't know about that?)!!

So here's the itenerary I typed up (left out some flight stuff, boring anyway)!

Disney Celebrations 2009: What will you celebrate?
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Thursday, June 4th

5:15am Leave for airport

Eat lunch, about 2 ½ hour layover

Magical Express (2:22pm)
Arrive at Pop Century, meet family, unpack Bella’s things
Take bus to Magic Kingdom, then monorail to Polynesian (ride with Dad?)
Kona Café dinner reservations, 6:40pm (water pageant, wedding pavilion?)
Head back to Pop, make sure luggage has arrived, SLEEP!!!

Friday, June 5th
Wake up at 7:00am, check my ticket and upgrade (3 days each)
Be to bus for Magic Kingdom at 8:00am
Meet up with Family
Magic Kingdom 9:00am-10:00pm (Bella haircut?)
Tony’s lunch reservations, 11:55am
Take monorail to Grand Floridian (Bella rest!)
Magic Kingdom EMH 10:00pm-1:00am
Take bus back to Pop, SLEEP!!!

Saturday, June 6th
Wake up at 7:00am, be at bus for Disney Studios by 8:00am
Meet up with Family
Lunch at Pizza Planet?
Take boat from DS to Boardwalk
Stroll around Boardwalk
Cape May Café dinner reservations at 7:05pm
Take Boat to MGM, then bus back to Pop—SLEEP!!!

Sunday, June 7th
Wake up at 6:00am, be to bus for Epcot by 7:00am
Epcot 8:00am-9:00pm
Epcot Ball and Living Seas
Lunch at Seasons, The Land and Soarin
Allow Bella to rest somewhere quiet, or take monorail back to GF
(Head back to Epcot by 4:15pm)
San Angel dinner reservations at 5:45pm
Stroll around the countries (rice cream in Norway)
Get a seat for illuminations 9:00pm
Head back to Pop, Sleep!!!

Monday, June 8th
Wake up 8:00am, Dad to pick up pack ‘n play…
Check out at 9:30am, check luggage at Delta desk
Be at bus to MK by 10:30am
Eat lunch at Contemporary(?)
Stroll around (ride the monorail, Resort Hop ‘n Shop)
Be at MK for bus to Pop by 1:30
Magical Express (2:40pm)
Eat dinner at Airport

 

[Leleluvsdis]

Everything looks good!!! Can't wait to hear more!

 

[mindystar]

Hello--I'm the big sister who started (but never finished)the wedding TR. And I know how irritating that is when you get into someone's and it's not finished, so I won't be adding one, unless it's done and I just have to copy and paste

Kammie--I have it figured out that this is your 14th trip (it's only my 13th) And Eric's 6th (when he was little, DW planning, Wedding, Labor Day weekend, Christmas and now.)

Good thinking with the Pizza Planet--Katie and I were going to eat there on the last trip, but after the two hour wait to play with the "Toys" it was too late and I just wanted to get back to the resort. I believe the day that we go to EPCOT that it opens at 8 a.m., or at least that's what I have in my itinerary. But I'm double checking times right now, and am going to print off the times and days for all the parks again and put that with my stuff. And then to check on the weather---*please don't be 100 degrees and humid, please, please!*

Good job on getting on the trip report! And figuring out how to post pics--but remember any pics of me have to be approved before submitting them--cause I know sometimes I look like

 

[magickingdom]

You are right about Epcot's hours, I forgot to change that! Thanks!!

Here is an unapproved pic of my sister Danaile, she's the mouse on the right!

 

[mindystar]

Awww, I remember taking that picture w/ *T* on the monorail to the rehearsal dinner since there was no room left in another cab of the monorail. And then there was the real danger of our toes almost being run over by a couple who weren't so skilled yet using their motorized scooters.
Back to this trip--Dad decided yesterday that he wants to leave on Saturday night--right after I get off of work--to start driving. Now I am not one who really is a go with the flow kinda girl--and I know it. This trip just came about, like what three weeks ago or so, and I had already worked out when/how I would get ready for this trip. We love planning, Kammie and I, after all that's at least half the fun. I've been told I'm OCD on the whole thing though--packing and unpacking and packing again (all in the same day.) Making sure that I have everything checked off my packing list and pack the list too. So this has really thrown a kink into my planning and now I'm up at 5 am on my day off--have to wake up earlier tomorrow for my early day at work Need to get dishes done, house cleaned, outside work done and lawn mowed (with my push mower-what a good work out!), buy doggie her treats--get her stuff together, pack--so I can see what needs to be bought and buy it as well as groceries, oh and get those videos that are on my camcorder onto dvds which is proving to be way toooooo trying at this point in the game. Ugh--I know, I know, girl's going on her 13th trip to WDW and is about getting ready. But it's my process, my family knows this, and they still let me come along
Okay, enough jibber jabber, I gots work to be done! Have fun at school Kammie!

 

[magickingdom]

Dad decided yesterday that he wants to leave on Saturday

You better change your countdown! Only 4 more days to go!!!

 

[magickingdom]

I recieved my flight information, room reservation, magical express information, and disney luggage tags yesterday!!! I am super excited only one week to go (and a 1/2 day of school left)!!!! I even checked us in at POP online last night.

Now its time to start thinking about what to pack? hmmmm....

 

[mindystar]

My co-worker has already accused me of "checking out" on her To be honest I'm so tired right now I really haven't gotten too excited today. Well, being at work for ten hours yesterday, today, tomorrow and then right before we leave on Saturday night can do it it to a girl!
But I did stop by my fav store (super target) and got some road snacks and cereal and bought some new , you know since I can not keep a pair of glasses from being broken. Even the pair I got down in WDW (since the ones I brought down there broke)less than three months ago got broke with in a week of being home So should I ever do a tr, I think it should have something to do with the state of the sunglasses and whether they weathered the trip
Okay off to play with Pumpkin (my sweet ) I'm going to miss her, especially when she's being boarded I think when I know she's with family members I don't worry so much about her, but this time after Kammie comes down to WDW and she's at the vet's kennel I'll be more
Okay, should also probably be doing something more productive for the trip!
Have a wonderful night.

 

[mindystar]

I'll be on accuweather again tonight to plug the forecast into the itinerary. Whoo--definitely my kind of weather You know in the 90s/100s and humid--exciting. Just kidding ugh, I'm pretty sure the heat is the reason summer is my not so favorite season. But to pertain to this TR here is what the weather is going to be for Thursday-Monday.

Thursday:
High: 88/90 (second number is the "RealFeel" temp) Low: 71/77 (now if only that was the high )
Periods of Rain during day; Considerable cloudiness and humid with a couple of showers at night

Friday:
High: 88/84 Low: 68/74
Sun and areas of high clouds in the morning; mostly cloudy in the afternoon; Partly cloudy and humid at night

Saturday
High: 87/93 Low: 69/76
Periods of rain in the morning; otherwise, mostly cloudy during day; Partly cloudy and humid with a brief shower at night

Sunday
High: 91/100 Low: 71/82
Partly sunny during the day; Mainly clear and humid at night

Monday
High: 91/101
Mostly sunny and humid (and they'll be gone for the night forecast--as will we)

Alright now that the house payment has been made and the mail's stopped for vacation, I need to go get ready for work.

 

[NateNLogansDad]

Mindy, keep watching it. It seems like the forecast has changed every day for the last 2 weeks. We've been watching it too and will be at the beach club the same day as you at the GF!

 

[magickingdom]

I was just hoping it wouldn't rain the entire time (I know Florida has been pretty wet lately)! So the weather looks pretty good to me sooo far...

 

[mindystar]

. . .says the one who doesn't mind the heat as much Okay, off to finish up a few things and then hit the road!

 

[magickingdom]

YEAH!!! My family started driving to dis last night, and I only have 4 more sleeps to go!!!!