Cruisinskier
......always planning a trip somewhere!!!
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- Jul 9, 2013
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OK, so maybe I didn't have to drag them all....my 2 kids were more than willing, and at 22 and 20 they are not really kids any more but are still kids at heart! And they are willing to hang out with their old folks if we are paying and going somewhere fun!!
And my wife was a willing participant but she was the least thrilled about Disney of the 4 of us as she is not really a DIS'er. But it was my 50th birthday and that is what I wanted to do so she smiled and came along....and may just have had some fun along the way!!
We are active travelers, enjoying all types of travel including land based trips, cruises and ski trips (thus my DIS name) however it had been 15 years since we had been to WDW (how did that happen?). I have done WDW at least 6 times and we all did DL 6 years ago on a California trip.
This was very much a last minute decision which we booked only 3 weeks prior to going. We chose Animal Kingdom Lodge (previous stays were at Caribbean Beach and POFQ) which was a great choice with the exception of being right on the edge of the property which resulted in some longer bus trips. Disney was nice enough to upgrade our parking lot view room to a Savannah view which we totally enjoyed!!! We stayed July 25-29, 2013 and it was very hot and humid. The forecast before we arrived was rain all day every day....in the end we had a total of an hour of rain!
I am a planner by nature so it was an intensive 3 weeks and that is when I found this board!! Thank you all for all the info you gave me while I was lurking here! We were only there for 4 nights, did 3 parks, and had 6 ADR's (including BOG so for those trying last minute it can be done if lucky!).
Now is my time to pay it forward...I typically do photo intensive reviews and I am in the process of adding our WDW trip. I hope you enjoy and I am more than happy to answer any questions you may have. You can access our review below but remember it is still in process so keep checking back for more updates:
http://bondfamilytravel.com/walt-disney-world-2013.html
Thanks again for all the info we found on these boards and you truly helped make our trip a great one!!
Jerry
And my wife was a willing participant but she was the least thrilled about Disney of the 4 of us as she is not really a DIS'er. But it was my 50th birthday and that is what I wanted to do so she smiled and came along....and may just have had some fun along the way!!
We are active travelers, enjoying all types of travel including land based trips, cruises and ski trips (thus my DIS name) however it had been 15 years since we had been to WDW (how did that happen?). I have done WDW at least 6 times and we all did DL 6 years ago on a California trip.
This was very much a last minute decision which we booked only 3 weeks prior to going. We chose Animal Kingdom Lodge (previous stays were at Caribbean Beach and POFQ) which was a great choice with the exception of being right on the edge of the property which resulted in some longer bus trips. Disney was nice enough to upgrade our parking lot view room to a Savannah view which we totally enjoyed!!! We stayed July 25-29, 2013 and it was very hot and humid. The forecast before we arrived was rain all day every day....in the end we had a total of an hour of rain!
I am a planner by nature so it was an intensive 3 weeks and that is when I found this board!! Thank you all for all the info you gave me while I was lurking here! We were only there for 4 nights, did 3 parks, and had 6 ADR's (including BOG so for those trying last minute it can be done if lucky!).
Now is my time to pay it forward...I typically do photo intensive reviews and I am in the process of adding our WDW trip. I hope you enjoy and I am more than happy to answer any questions you may have. You can access our review below but remember it is still in process so keep checking back for more updates:
http://bondfamilytravel.com/walt-disney-world-2013.html
Thanks again for all the info we found on these boards and you truly helped make our trip a great one!!
Jerry
