sunshinemelody
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Hiya!
I'm new to DisBoards, but also to Disney Planning in general. I'm really excited to start this new journey with all of you and to do some awesome planning! My first trip to Disney was in 2013 with a military friend who'd heard I'd never been. He immediately booked a flight for me to come down a month later with a room in Shades of Green. It was the most fun I've had, aside from being a camp counselor. I left the Friday morning and returned the Sunday evening. Let's just say that I didn't realize I was such a humongous Disney fan until I was met with the magic that ignited the spark. Sure, I watch Disney movies all the time (let's be real, they're some of the best to brighten your day), but I just didn't realize how much I actually loved Disney.
We ventured to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios. We also went to Universal Studios, specifically for Harry Potter World (because I'm a huge Potterhead) and I'm sure he's gotten a lifetime's worth of screaming and excitement from me with that one.
Anyway, I'm ecstatic to be going back.
In 2014, I was supposed to have gone back to take my mom for her 50th Birthday, but plans fell through because of reasons having to do with other poor planners. Lame! However, in that same timeframe a group of my friends and I were planning for a 2016 Disney trip for our writing group. So, two years in advance. As we crept on the September 2015 deadline for those who are locking in to go, I was met with, "I don't have this or that and my monkey is dying." So. Y'know what I did?
I booked my vacation.
And I'm proud.
And my boyfriend and I are going together. Alone. No regrets.
So as you can probably tell, this is my pre-trip report for Disney 2016, September 2-11, 2016!
Who Even Are You?
Hi, I'm Alexandra! A 24 year old college student, working as a Receptionist for a law firm in CT. I go to Liberty University as a Biomedical Science (Pre-Med) major and will be off to medical school in 2019. Or something like that. I'm the young lass with the camera around her neck in the picture below.
My favorite characters are Rapunzel and Stitch, Tangled is my favorite movie and EPCOT is (so far) my favorite park.
My Partner-In-Crime:
This is my boyfriend, Fred. He's 28 and a financial advisor. It'll be his first time at Disney and it has just recently hit him that he's going to Disney.
His favorite character is Aladdin, his favorite movie is Aladdin and he has no favorite park! He just wants lots and lots of food. Cause he's a fatty.
Anyone Else?:
Well, for now, no. There's the potential of a few people from our writer's group coming with us, but that's slim and that's more than OK with me.
When:
September 2-11, 2016
Where:
For now, we've booked a King Bed - Water View at Coronado Springs. However, I found out about renting DVC points and I have an aunt who owns some of this fairy dust. Hopefully I can wrangle some points out of her and snatch a room quickly at AKL. *fingers crossed*
We didn't pick the resort based on anything. To be fair, we're not sure where much of anything is anyway.
My Brain:
It's overwhelmed. As of last night (09/15), I had to tell the boyfriend that he needed to figure out dining because I can't handle it. He even offered to look them up that night, too! Told him there were over 100 restaurants. His response, "Yeah. Never mind." *giggles*
Since I've been planning this Disney trip since last year, technically, with the writing group, the plans we had then have all gone to poop. We were hoping to do a vacation home somewhere outside of Orlando (or even inside, I don't think we cared so much at one point) and then do most of our meals at-home and take food into the parks for majority of the meals. So, the planning has pretty much started over. We've been talking Disney (BF + I) since the end of July, but booked a week ago, and I feel like a train has run me over. So. Much. Information.
From dining, to attractions, to character shows, to dinner shows, to this and that and all around, it's so tiring. But it's also really exciting and I'm happy to be apart of the magic. Hopefully my over analytical mind won't go into hyperdrive. Can't have that happenin'.
I guess I should let all the planning begin!
I'm new to DisBoards, but also to Disney Planning in general. I'm really excited to start this new journey with all of you and to do some awesome planning! My first trip to Disney was in 2013 with a military friend who'd heard I'd never been. He immediately booked a flight for me to come down a month later with a room in Shades of Green. It was the most fun I've had, aside from being a camp counselor. I left the Friday morning and returned the Sunday evening. Let's just say that I didn't realize I was such a humongous Disney fan until I was met with the magic that ignited the spark. Sure, I watch Disney movies all the time (let's be real, they're some of the best to brighten your day), but I just didn't realize how much I actually loved Disney.
We ventured to Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Hollywood Studios. We also went to Universal Studios, specifically for Harry Potter World (because I'm a huge Potterhead) and I'm sure he's gotten a lifetime's worth of screaming and excitement from me with that one.
Anyway, I'm ecstatic to be going back.
In 2014, I was supposed to have gone back to take my mom for her 50th Birthday, but plans fell through because of reasons having to do with other poor planners. Lame! However, in that same timeframe a group of my friends and I were planning for a 2016 Disney trip for our writing group. So, two years in advance. As we crept on the September 2015 deadline for those who are locking in to go, I was met with, "I don't have this or that and my monkey is dying." So. Y'know what I did?
I booked my vacation.
And I'm proud.
And my boyfriend and I are going together. Alone. No regrets.
So as you can probably tell, this is my pre-trip report for Disney 2016, September 2-11, 2016!
Who Even Are You?
Hi, I'm Alexandra! A 24 year old college student, working as a Receptionist for a law firm in CT. I go to Liberty University as a Biomedical Science (Pre-Med) major and will be off to medical school in 2019. Or something like that. I'm the young lass with the camera around her neck in the picture below.
My favorite characters are Rapunzel and Stitch, Tangled is my favorite movie and EPCOT is (so far) my favorite park.

My Partner-In-Crime:
This is my boyfriend, Fred. He's 28 and a financial advisor. It'll be his first time at Disney and it has just recently hit him that he's going to Disney.

His favorite character is Aladdin, his favorite movie is Aladdin and he has no favorite park! He just wants lots and lots of food. Cause he's a fatty.

Anyone Else?:
Well, for now, no. There's the potential of a few people from our writer's group coming with us, but that's slim and that's more than OK with me.
When:
September 2-11, 2016
Where:
For now, we've booked a King Bed - Water View at Coronado Springs. However, I found out about renting DVC points and I have an aunt who owns some of this fairy dust. Hopefully I can wrangle some points out of her and snatch a room quickly at AKL. *fingers crossed*
We didn't pick the resort based on anything. To be fair, we're not sure where much of anything is anyway.
My Brain:
It's overwhelmed. As of last night (09/15), I had to tell the boyfriend that he needed to figure out dining because I can't handle it. He even offered to look them up that night, too! Told him there were over 100 restaurants. His response, "Yeah. Never mind." *giggles*
Since I've been planning this Disney trip since last year, technically, with the writing group, the plans we had then have all gone to poop. We were hoping to do a vacation home somewhere outside of Orlando (or even inside, I don't think we cared so much at one point) and then do most of our meals at-home and take food into the parks for majority of the meals. So, the planning has pretty much started over. We've been talking Disney (BF + I) since the end of July, but booked a week ago, and I feel like a train has run me over. So. Much. Information.
From dining, to attractions, to character shows, to dinner shows, to this and that and all around, it's so tiring. But it's also really exciting and I'm happy to be apart of the magic. Hopefully my over analytical mind won't go into hyperdrive. Can't have that happenin'.
I guess I should let all the planning begin!
