Princess_Michelle
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OK, so I am super jealous of all the people posting trip reports and stuff, so I figured I would post my own PRE-trip report, even though I doubt many people will find it interesting 
So, Last year we went from Sept. 26th till Oct. 2. It was a disaster. I guess a little pre-story is required.......
My last trip to DW before 2006 was in June of 2000, 2 months before I joined the Army. Once I joined I was in training for about 2 yrs. (I was a linguist) which meant no big vacations for me! I met my hubby and after we got married we were shipped to Hawaii for 3 years; not complaining, but lets just say DW is too far away from a rock in the middle of the Pacific. ANYWAYS, we finally get out of the Army, and finally get settled into the civilian world (plus a kid now) and are ready for vacation.
My 2 aunts and cousin (living in Louisiana) are (like me) Disney fanatics. My mom and sisters (plus one niece, living in GA) are always up for a trip. So we all decided to go together. My cousin also brought her (loser) boyfriend and his son and my pepaw also tagged along. So that made.....13 of us. Let the mistakes begin........
Big M #1.....Going during free dining. It was way to crowded for the "low" season.
Big M #2.....Expecting a 2 and 3 year old to be happy when they are woken up at 6 am in order to make a breakfast at 8 am, multiple days in row
Big M #3.....Not having a game plan and just doing whatever we feel like doing, when "we" is 13 different people.
So, as I said, it was a disaster. The kids (mostly my DS) were exhausted. My DS cried around the characters and generally transformed into one of "those" kids that people are
of...... He was NOT happy. And I couldn't really blame him. Also, it was hot, REALLY hot, which wasn't that big of a deal, EXCEPT when you are trying to deal with a cranky 2 yr. old and your dysfunctional family, while trying to dodge the completely clueless masses who think their strollers/ECV's are bumper cars and they get "points" for taking you out. So, I won't get into EVERYTHING that went wrong....but did I mention that my poor child gets car sick and threw up the entire 12 hr. car ride down there and back???? Needless to say....It wasn't the trip I was holding out for after 6 years of Disney Deprivation
BUT, this time, having learned from my mistakes, I have vowed to make this next trip GREAT!! Read on (unless I'm just talking to myself) to see how I plan to make this trip better!!


So, Last year we went from Sept. 26th till Oct. 2. It was a disaster. I guess a little pre-story is required.......
My last trip to DW before 2006 was in June of 2000, 2 months before I joined the Army. Once I joined I was in training for about 2 yrs. (I was a linguist) which meant no big vacations for me! I met my hubby and after we got married we were shipped to Hawaii for 3 years; not complaining, but lets just say DW is too far away from a rock in the middle of the Pacific. ANYWAYS, we finally get out of the Army, and finally get settled into the civilian world (plus a kid now) and are ready for vacation.
My 2 aunts and cousin (living in Louisiana) are (like me) Disney fanatics. My mom and sisters (plus one niece, living in GA) are always up for a trip. So we all decided to go together. My cousin also brought her (loser) boyfriend and his son and my pepaw also tagged along. So that made.....13 of us. Let the mistakes begin........
Big M #1.....Going during free dining. It was way to crowded for the "low" season.
Big M #2.....Expecting a 2 and 3 year old to be happy when they are woken up at 6 am in order to make a breakfast at 8 am, multiple days in row

Big M #3.....Not having a game plan and just doing whatever we feel like doing, when "we" is 13 different people.
So, as I said, it was a disaster. The kids (mostly my DS) were exhausted. My DS cried around the characters and generally transformed into one of "those" kids that people are


BUT, this time, having learned from my mistakes, I have vowed to make this next trip GREAT!! Read on (unless I'm just talking to myself) to see how I plan to make this trip better!!




