2 Disney Addicts + 40% off code = 12 Day Disney Extravaganza!!!

[Alice BlueBonnet]

Hello everyone!

First things first, I must confess to being a long time lurker on the Dis. It's helped me improve many a Disney trip over the last few years, which is awesome. So, to celebrate my 10th trip, I've joined up and am creating a pre-trippie as my very first post ever.

So, here we go!

The Cast

Me (aka Ms. BlueBonnet)! I'm 25, and really, the most important thing you need to know is that I love Disney. A lot. As in, if-I-could-live-there-year-round,-I'm-(almost)-never-anything-other-than-a-grinning-machine-while-there,-if-Disney-World-were-a-man-I'd-marry-him, sort of love. Less important is that I have an MBA, I love reading and music and movies (so really, all entertainment related things) and I'm an obsessive planner.

My good friend (aka Maleficent aka Mal). She's 26, also a Disney lover. Still in school finishing her masters, and works at a movie theatre, which equals free movies for me! She also loves that I love to plan crazy awesome Disney trips.

The Lowdown
Dates: September 12th-23rd, 2008
Resort: All three monorail resots!! (7 nights at the Poly, 1 night Club Level at the Contemporary and then 3 nights at GF)
Dining: Deluxe Dining for the Poly portion, then OOP for the rest
Tickets: Water Parks and More, but no hopper.

How the Trip Came To Be

Ok, so I've been going to Disney every year for the last 6 years (basically, once my parents felt I was mature enough to travel on my own...I'm the only child, they're over protective, what's a girl to do?). In fact, I already went this year in May. I usually go with a few friends, but this year it's just me and Mal. My cousin may be joining us for the end of the trip, but that's still TBD.

So, a few of us went last September during free dining, and stayed at ASMu. It was great, and it allowed us to stay for 12 days. So, this year we thought, 12 days again and lets upgrade ourselves to moderate, as staying during FD would only increase the cost a bit. We booked early, got a great rate at POFQ and I was really excited to stay at a new resort. Then, the postcard arrives. That infamous postcard that I was pretty sure didn't actually exist. The one with the magic words on it....40% off. Suddenly, everything changed.

We start talking about AKL and WL. Then it's the Epcot Deluxes. Mal and I both want to eventually stay everywhere on site, so we decided, why not a monorail resort? This (obviously) quickly morphed into, lets do all three monorail resorts, and, poof, 12 day Disney Extravaganza was born.

In the next post....the actual plan. It's hectic, it's crazy, and on my computer, it's a colour coded Excel spreadsheet....a thing of beauty IMHO!

 

[Diamondintheruff]

it's a colour coded Excel spreadsheet....a thing of beauty IMHO!

I second that!

Congrats on getting the coveted code.

Can't wait to hear all about it.

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

I second that!

Congrats on getting the coveted code.

Can't wait to hear all about it.

Why, thanks for the reply Diamond! And how nice that my very first comment is from a fellow Canadian. Thanks for reading.

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

Ahh, now comes the part of Disney planning I love the most. Choosing the parks and the places to eat. Before I dive in, I should explain that Mal and I were planning on upgrading to Deluxe Dining during FD....but the postcard meant no FD, so we just purchased the regular plan. Totally fine with me, I'll take Monorail resorts over food any day! Then, it looked like she may actually finish her Masters by the time we went (she won't) but I upgraded us to Deluxe Dining as her graduation/Christmas gift. She has no idea, I actually created an entire fake spreadsheet, as she thinks we're going on the regular plan. I can't wait to see her face when we check in and are DELUXE!!! I think it may look something like this

And now....

The Actual Plan

As you know we're going to be in the World for 12 entire days! I secured us a really awesome flight schedule. We leave out of Detroit at 7:45am, meaning that we should be driving through those magical gates before noon!!!! And our flight home doesn't leave until 7:45 at night, which gives us at least a half day in the MK on departure day. I know some people (my best friend actually) likes to take a later flight to Orlando, and just relax a bit on the first day. She also likes to leave on an early flight back to Detroit so she doesn't get back home too late. Mal and I, total opposite of that. We want as much park time as possible. So we fly in early and fly out late. It's just how we roll.

Day 1 - Arrival and a Halloween Party
We are breaking with tradition a bit on this trip. To save a bit of cash, we didn't get the hopper. This resulted in a bit more planning than normal on my part. As a result, and in order to be able to do AK and BB on the same day, we aren't dropping our bags at the hotel and hoofing it to MK like we normally do. Instead, we are going to check in, eat at Captain Cooks (OOP) and just explore the hotel. Neither of us have ever stayed at any of the monorail resorts, and we really want to soak it in. Because this trip, even at 40% off, is going to cost more than I'd lile.
Hopefully, this all works out ok. And it's not like we'll be parkless all day, since we can get into MK with our MNSSHP tickets at 4pm. And that's what we'll be doing! We discovered the awesomeness of the Party two years ago, and last year we rocked it out in costume. Mal was, of course, Maleficent, and I was the Evil Queen. This year, we're going as Tinkerbell (me) and John (Mal). She has short hair and glasses, so it just seemed like a good idea. I happen to think it's absurd that I even agreed to go as Tink, as I'm much more suited for, say, Pooh Bear, but whatever, at least I won't be in a polyester sweat costume like last year. Lets just say that costumes that seem like a good idea in Canada in September are NOT A GOOD IDEA in Florida in September.
So, come 4pm on Day 1, we will be entering the park all decked out, getting weird stares I'm sure, but who cares, we are finally in the MK! We're eating at the Plaza that night, using our first DxDP credits. I know some people think that restaurant is a waste of a credit, but I love the food there, the atmosphere is great, and we're doing LTT and CP later in the trip. After dinner at 5:00, we'll just hit up some of our favourite rides unitl the party starts. And let me tell you, I'm totally psyched to be able to just hop on the monorail at midnight, rather than get on a bus. It should be glorious!

Day 2 - All Day Epcot
Oh Epcot, how I love you. Sure, you are sort of boring. But in that way that an old sweater is boring. Boring, but comforting and lovely and still a Disney park. Well, an old sweater isn't....I guess I lost my analogy train of thought on that.

Day two starts with an early breakfast at Kona Cafe (in our hotel!!!), which is a first for both of us. I want to be able to state that I will for sure be eating Tonga Toast, but those pancakes sound mighty fine as well. After brekie, we'll wander over to the T&TC and hop the monorail to Epcot. Did I mention that I love the monorail? I get that this will take as long, if not longer, than a bus, but I can ride a bus at home. I don't, but I could. There is no monorail option in Windsor.
According to my Daily Plan in Excel, we will be tackling the Ball, Innoventions West, Living Seas, the Land (plus the tour), Imagination and grabbing a FP for Test Track before lunch at Chef's de France. This is another first for the two of us, and I hope I like it! I am adventureous, but I also have the security of knowing that if I don't like my food, I can grab a pastry with a snack credit right outside after.
After lunch, we have Test Track and the World Showcase to conquer. I should mention that while I love Universe of Energy, we did it last September, and I did it in May when I was there, and without fail, I fall asleep every time!!! I think it's the darkness and the air conditioning. And the fact that I can lay down. So, we are planning on skipping out on that one this year. Also, Mal got REALLY on Missin Space a few years ago, and will not ride it, not even on the safe Green side.
I have to say, even though I love the WS, it has so much potential to be so much better. I mean, there could be more rides. That would help. As long as they were not like Maelstorm (which I still go on every year, so I'm not hating). You could do a cool water gondola ride in Italy, Canada could have a mining cart mini coaster....I'm sure this has been a topic on Dis before, so I'll just leave it at that. We will still take hours to do the WS, specifically for the character meet and greets. At 25, I should get less excited to meet Beauty and the Beast, but I'm just not.
After the Showcase, we have dinner at Coral Reef. I ate there in May, and it was pretty good. Mal has never been, so this should be nice. She knows we are eating here, so she is really excited already. After dinner, hopefully we can catch Illuminations (I hope dinner doesn't take longer than 1.5 hours) and then we can monorail it back to the Poly and crash.

Day 3 - Full MK Day
MK may be my favourite park. I enjoy all the parks, but there is just something about MK. You know, the feeling you get when you go under the train station and see the Castle...I never get sick of that. I'm smiling just thinking out it.

Day Three starts out with breakfast at Chef Mickeys! Yet another first for Mal and I, but we love our character dining experiences, so off we go. We'll probably just walk to MK after, rather than take the monorail all the way around. There is no way we will make rope drop, but that is a ok with me. We will most likely do the left side of the park before walking back to the Contemporary for lunch at the Wave. Obviously, this has just opened, so we have not eaten there before. I'm a bit nervous for this, as the menu sounds sort of strange, but I wanted to give it a try anyhow. This is also going to be OOP, since we needed to save some credits for two-credit dining later on. After lunch, it is back to MK and the rest of the park. We have dinner at Ohanas at 6, and we are thinking about watching Wishes from our pool and then either calling it an early night (yeah right) or going back to MK to ride some more rides (more likely).

Well, that is it for right now, I have to take my cat to the groomer and then hit the gym (I am going to be in a Tink outfit in two months, after all), but I promise to post a few more days later!

Thanks again for reading!!

 

[Diamondintheruff]

I upgraded us to Deluxe Dining as her graduation/Christmas gift. She has no idea, I actually created an entire fake spreadsheet, as she thinks we're going on the regular plan. I can't wait to see her face when we check in and are DELUXE!!!

Wow, that's alot of work. So she knows about one of the table services each day?

we'll be parkless all day, since we can get into MK with our MNSSHP tickets at 4pm.

I'm sure the time will fly by. After all Mal needs so time to get familiar with the Deluxe plan and let that soak in.

that costumes that seem like a good idea in Canada in September are NOT A GOOD IDEA in Florida in September.

We had that problem last year figuring out to wear to the P&PP in August. Why don't they start making costumes out of the dryfit material? They would sell like hotcakes for all the disney ticketed events.

I think you just have to have the Tonga toast. Even if you have to order it oops. There is soooo much talk of it on the boards that you have to be dying to taste it yourself.

How can you think that you might not enjoy your meals at Chefs of France? I'm sure you will find something you can enjoy PLUS grabbing a pastry on the way out.

It all sounds great. 12 days of Monorail resorts. Wow!

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

Ok, just wanted to jump on and post that I'm going to be offline for a few days. A close family friend was killed by a drunk driver while she was riding her bike, so the whole family is just trying to deal with that right now. I promise once everything settles down, I'll be back with more info.

Since I'm here, I'll just respond to Diamond really quick. My friend knows that we're doing 1 TS a day, but even some of those I've fibbed about.
I think a few hours to (hopefully) unpack and get settled in at the resort should be nice. She's only stayed at Values before, so this should be extra awesome for her, as her dream hotel was/is the Poly.
I totally agree about that dryfit thing. I was in a polyester long sleeved floor length dress, plus a cape, plus a velvet head cover thing, plus a crown last year for my Evil Queen costume. Taking into consideration it poured rain for the first 3 hours and we were also under plastic poncho's, it was the worst. I'm looking forward to a one-layer costume this year!
I'm hoping that if I order Tonga Toast, Mal will order the pancakes, and we can split. Fingers crossed on that!

Once again, thanks for reading everyone, and I'll be back by this weekend at the latest.

 

[Diamondintheruff]

I'm so sorry about your friend. Take as much time as you need. Sending you a big hug

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

I'm so sorry about your friend. Take as much time as you need. Sending you a big hug

Thanks so much! I appreciate the long distance hug, and I'm glad to be back on here, nothing makes me happy like Disney!!

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

AND....I'm back! Up next we have MGM (I'm sorry, I just can't hop on the Hollywood Studios boat yet, it's just engrained in my mind as MGM).

Day 4 - Full Day MGM!!

OMG, I love MGM. The layout leaves something to be desired, but I'm sure now that Toy Story Mania is finally open it will be a bit easier to get around. But there is so much great stuff to do there, and I really love the the variety of all the different rides. Except Drew Carey, which I wish would be removed FOREVER. lol.

So, on Day 4, we're getting up and taking a bus from the T&TC over to the Beach Club for breakfast at Cape May Cafe. I've never eaten there, but I hear it's good. After breakfast, we'll probably take the boat over to MGM and fly towards Toy Story Mania to get some FPs, as I've heard it's crazy busy alllllllll day. We'll probably just do some stuff around the park until the FP is up, and then after TSM we're going to wander over to the ESPN Club for lunch. Then it's back to MGM for the rest of the day. It will also be the first time that we're seeing Block Party Bash, so I'm really looking forward to that. We're eating at 50s Prime Time for dinner, which is probably my favourite place in MGM for dinner. I would warn people that the hijinks can get a bit rowdy, so if you're not ok with that, you probably should eat there. But I love it, and the Pot Roast is delicious. After dinner, if it's getting kinda close to Fantasmic, then we'll just head over and secure some seats. We usually grab FPs for something before Fantasmic so that after it's over, we can just get onto a ride. I'm thinking we'll try for TSM again, as I've heard it's amazing. Then, it's a bus back to the Poly for another night in the heaven that is queen beds in Disney.

Day 5 - MK Day and DTD Night
This morning, we have the coveted 8 am Crystal Palace ressie. I love, love, love being in the park before it's open, and Mal's never done that before, so it should be great. And I love walking out of CP and booking it over to Pirates or something, and being in an almost empty boat. We'll just do some rides in MK until lunch, and then take the boat over to WL for lunch at Whispering Canyon Cafe. Again, Mal has never eaten there, and I think it's good fun. Plus, milkshakes as a drink? Yes please!! You've probably noticed that we're leaving parks for meals a whole bunch, but we're there for almost two weeks, we go every year for that length of time, so it's not such a big deal to travel to eat. We will for sure be back in MK for the parade, and then we have dinner at the Castle!! There was a little snaffu last year when we booked the Gala Feast for dinner at the Grand Floridian specifically to meet the Fairy Godmother and Suzy and Perla. We got there, and they'd finished their renovations early, and it was with Lady Tremaine and the Stepsisters instead. So this year, we are bound and determined to meet the illusive Fairy and those darn mice!!!

There is a Halloween party that night (which we aren't going to) but we think that in honour of Pleasure Island closing, we're going to go clubbing for the first (and apparently last) time ever in Disney. We'll probably go to the Poly to change after dinner, then take the bus over to DTD. I'm thinking we'll do some shopping and Disney Quest before checking out a few of the clubs on PI.

Day 6 - AK and BB
Hopefully we won't stay out too late at PI, as we have a breakfast ressie at OHana's at 7:30....goodness, that's early!! But this should help us to avoid the INSANITY that usually happens at OHana's....hopefully. We'd really like to get to AK for rope drop, since we'll only be there for a half day. I mostly rearranged our schedule to have this extra half-day in AK so that we will for sure be able to do everything we love, but mostly so that we can eat at the Yak and Yeti while on the dining plan. I ate there with my aunt in May, and it was fantastic. I probably wouldn't pay OOP for it, as it was a bit overpriced, but I'm thrilled to be eating there again in September. This will be a first for Mal as well, and I can't wait to see her reaction to the restaurnat and the food.
After we stuff ourselves at Y&Y, we're bussing it over to Blizzard Beach. Nothing like puting on a Lycra swimsuit after eating a three course meal....sigh. I'm thinking we'll probably just float around the Lazy River for a bit, do a few slides and then call it a day. Hopefully we get back to the hotel with enough time to use that pool, since we'll already be all chlorinated. Then, it's time to get ready for dinner....the luau!!! Now, I did the luau once about 10 (gasp) years ago, and it was fun. I've read some negative things about it on the boards here, but since we want to try everything at Disney once, and since we're staying at the Poly, this seemed like a good time to get the Luau over and done with. I'm not expecting anything spectacular, so hopefully it will be a good time. I have to say, I think this is probably the most relaxing day we have planned on the trip, so it's nice that it's right in the middle. After the luau, we'll just head back to the room to crash.

Ok, I know that is only three more days of the trip, but my dad wants his laptop back, so I'll just post some more details from my computer tomorrow.

TTFN!!

 

[Diamondintheruff]

I'm tired already and that is only three days worth? Well I guess you'd better be eating your wheaties on the deluxe meal plan just to keep up with it all.

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

I'm tired already and that is only three days worth? Well I guess you'd better be eating your wheaties on the deluxe meal plan just to keep up with it all.

I'm hoping that if we keep busy enough, the calories from the deluxe plan won't go straight to my hips!! lol. Actually, we almost always tackle WDW with this amount of gusto, and end up back home needing a post-vacation vacation.

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

Here is where the trip could get a little messy. My cousin (we’ll call her Wendy) and my friend (we'll call him Pan) may be joining us at this point. Not sure yet, they don't have anything booked, but both have expressed an interest in coming. I'm thinking Wendy will probably actually come and I'm not too sure about Pan. On that note, here we go!!!

Day 7 - All Day Epcot/Possible Arrivals of Wendy and Pan

Ok, this morning we have another early wake-up call so we can make our Breakfast in Norway at 8:35. What will it be like to be in an abandoned World Showcase? Time will tell!! This should work out really well, since we can just skedaddle over to Test Track after our Princess brekie. We have lunch ressies at 1:00 at Biergarten, so if Wendy and Pan come, I think I'll have to run back to the hotel to check them in, and then whisk them back to Epcot for lunch. Hopefully the loving, wonderful people at the Poly will just let them store than things and join us in the park without me having to travel back....here's hoping for some pixie dust on that!

After lunch at Biergarten (another first) we'll just kick back in Epcot until...


wait for it....


....wait for it....



dinner at Le Cellier!!!

Now, I've eaten here before, so I'm not just building things up in my mind (like I am with Tonga Toast). I know the wonderfulness that is the soup with pretzel bread, the awesomeness of the filet, the heaven that is whisky cake. OMG, I'm so excited. Mal and I are looking forward to this the most, since our first time eating here last year was so kick @**. I mean, I didn't even need my knife to cut through my filet. Ok, I'll stop talking about it now.

Dinner is at 7:00, so if we're lucky, we'll be able to walk out and watch Innoventions before hopping the monorail back to the resort. Sweet lord, I think I'm going to love being on that monorail!!!

Day 8 - Contemporary Here We Come and DTD Shopping and MNSSHP Part 2!!!

So, while normally I'd be sad to check out of the Poly (I think, I've never stayed there, but I can't imagine I'd normally want to leave), in this case I'm leaving to check into Club Level at the Contemporary, so I think we'll all be ok with it.

Now, even with 40% off, since there was only club level available, we're only staying one solitary night. And as this may be my one and only time staying here, we are going to make the most of it. As in, get up hella early to check out, monorail over to check in, and then run around the lounge like morons (fair warning to all of you staying there that day....if you see 2-4 Canadian’s running around like they've won the lottery....it's us.). After grabbing some grub in the lounge, we'll be off to shop our hearts out at DTD. We have ressies for Wolfgang Puck Cafe at noon (using up some of our last Dining Plan Credits) and then it's back to the hotel for some exploration/swimming adventures at the Contemporary!! Sorry, even months after booking this, I'm still really excited. Then, we have to get ready for our second Halloween Party. Obviously, I'll still be Tink and Mal will be John, but if Wendy and Pan come, they'll be, well, Wendy and Pan. Hehe! Which I think would be soooooo awesome. Either way, we're eating at Liberty Tree (goodbye Dining Plan ) for dinner before frolicking around the MK in costume. In our 20s. Maybe this is why people think we're crazy!

After the party, I'm sure we'll drag our tired butts back to our room, where I will do my best not to sleep but rather try to revel in the awesomeness that is our room. But more than likely I'll pass out, knowing that Day 9 starts in 7 hours!

Day 9 - It's GF time/AK all day/DTD/No more Dining Plan

Oh, this morning will sadden me for sure. My time living large in the Contemporary lounge will be coming to an end (well, after my concierge breakfast at least). After checking out, we'll monorail over to the GF and check in. I'll openly admit, I'm a bit nervous to stay here. I always feel a bit out of place at this hotel. Like I should be wearing pearls and living off a trust fund or something. Hopefully, this does not result in my last few days of Disney being awkward. After a very quiet and subdued check-in, I'm sure we'll bolt to the bus stop and hitch a ride over to AK!!

Now, since we were at the Contemporary the night before, we were able to book this really cool sounding behind the scenes tour only offered to Club Level guests. How neat is that? I think it should be fun! Since we are off the dining plan now, we're going to be reverting to CS...sigh. Fortunately, I love Disney Pizza, and Pizzafari resides in AK, so I'll be just fine!

After AK, we're hopping a bus directly to DTD, where we plan to grab an appie at Planet Hollywood using our voucher, and then do some Disney Quest before meandering over to Earl for dinner. And maybe Goofy's for dessert. I'm sure we'll be exhausted, so we're planning on an early night and are hoping to be in bed by 11.

On that note, I'm off to the gym, but I'll be back soon with our plan for the last three days of the trip. As always, thanks for reading!!!

 

[Diamondintheruff]

Jealous
Notice the green? That's for envy

Seriously, I can't wait to hear all about it.

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

Jealous
Notice the green? That's for envy

Seriously, I can't wait to hear all about it.

You are too funny! I keep telling my family that my 40% code was like winning something for the YOAMD. I mean, I know people get it all the time, but when I started planning this, I really did feel like I'd won a dream. I thought I'd have to be retired before I could afford the monorail resorts!!

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

Sorry I was gone for a bit, I took an improptu mini vacation to our cottage in Tobermory. But I'm back with my last post, which can only mean that our trip only has three days left. So sad, I can already anticipate the PDD (that's post-Disney depression) that will occur when I get home on the 23rd.

Oh, and a side vent, Spirit moved both of our flights, so now we get to WDW an hour later and leave 1.5 hours earlier. Spirit, you owe me 2.5 hours of magic!!

Day 10 - Typhoon Lagoon and some Boardwalking

We are sleeping in until 8:30 today, which I'm sure will feel like bliss!! I really do love my sleep, but Disney parks always win out in that tug of war, so I'm usually exhausted by this point in the trip. It will be nice to sleep in a bit before lazing at TL. Since there is no more DP for us, we'll just grab something at CS. lol, I just had a panic attack and had to check my Dining Plan brochure to make sure there even was a CS at the GF. And there is, panic averted. We'll probably just float around TL for a few hours before bussing it back to the hotel to swim in the pool there. I hope the pool isn't fancy...
Anyhow, after that, we'll probably make sure that we've started packing to go home while we get ready to have dinner at Beaches and Cream and wander the Boardwalk. I know, we still have 2 full days left, why are we packing already? Mostly because our last two days are super full, and packing ALWAYS takes more time than I think it will....so we're going to try and get ahead of the curve this year. Now, B&C....I am so prepared to try the No Way Jose, I really can't wait. And it will be nice to wak around the Boardwalk at night, I really do love that hotel area of Disney. Since we aren't in a park this night, we'll probably be in bed by 11. That's the plan at least, since we need our energy for the last full day.

Day 11 - Last full day, and we are MGMing HARDCORE

We are going to do our best to make ropedrop this day, so we are up, grabbing some food for the bus ride and hoofing it to MGM EARLY. Again, the plan is TSM, and then we'll just kind of play it by ear. We're eating at Pizza Planet to make sure I get some more Disney pizza, and then I know we'll be doing the right side of the park. Mostly because I love the Beauty and the Beast show, and it's on the right side! We have dinner ressies at 6:30 at the Sci-Fi, which I really enjoy. The food is decently good, and the darkness and air conditioning are GREAT after a full day in the park. Plus, the cars are neat. After dinner, we'll do more favourites, probably the animation studio for the 3rd time that day (we do love to pretend to draw!) before going to get some seats for the second showing of Fantasmic. I love when there are two showings, because the park is usually pretty dead during the first one. Which equals very little wait time on rides!! After Fantasmic, we are planning on staying in the park until close. I have never attempted an "open to close" park outing, and I'm sure it will be exhausting. Whatever, I'll sleep on the plan ride home. The next day.

Last Day - MK Favourites

Today, we sleep in, trying to put of the unavoidable....check out. Too bad we have to wake up to go to the Kingdom! After checkout and luggage check with bellhop and grabbing breakfast for the monorail ride, we'll be tackling our favourite rides in the MK. Which will be Jungle Cruise, maybe the Tiki Room, Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan, PhilharMagic and Buzz Lightyear. Since we plan on eating lunch at Peco Bills (yummy chicken wrap and fries with cheese!), we may do those in reverse order, or maybe we'll just ride the Pirates and Mansion a few times before lunch. That's a bit more likely. Then, we'll just do the rest of our favs before catching the monorail back to the GF. Since our stupid flight got moved, we'll probably have to catch the ME at 3:00 now. And that's it. Sadly, we'll board the ME, knowing that we won't be in Disney for another 353 or so days, and get ready to sit in an airport for 2 hours before sitting on a plane for 3 hours to return to my magicless everyday life. There should be a pouting smilie for moments like this.

Well everyone, thanks for reading, and Diamond, thanks for being my only poster!! I may do a trip report or a dining report or something, so if you enjoyed my pre-trippie, keep a lookout for me.

 

[Diamondintheruff]

From the sounds of your trip you may so tired (and full) that you may not experince the post disney depression for a couple of days. I'm really looking forward to hearing about it.

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

Thanks, I can't wait to write about it, hopefully that will help stave off the PDD as well! Have a great time on your trip (especially at Le Cellier!), I'm looking forward to hearing all about the magic.

 

[Diamondintheruff]

Did you just add your ticker and the link to your pre-trip or did I miss that before?

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

Did you just add your ticker and the link to your pre-trip or did I miss that before?

, no, I just figured out how to do that, and they just got added. I was in such a hurry to start posting my pre-trippie that I ignored the ticker, the link and my avatar until last night. What can I say, I had my priorities in a bit of a weird order.