Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2017
A World of Disney - Pre Trip Reports for 2019-2020!
Hello, and welcome!
My name is Lesley and I'm a 33 yr old engineer, living in Los Angeles. I've been a huge Disney fan all my life and have been a Disneyland AP for the past four years (with a few month break). Prior to my first WDW trip 2 Septembers ago, I upgraded that Annual Pass to a Premier, which made financial sense, since we got the discounts, memory maker, and overall benefits. Of course, that one trip has led to me getting 3 years of Premier APs, 4 WDW trips, a Disneyland Paris trip, a cruise, and plenty of upcoming trips! You can read up on my various trip reports below, though I haven't gotten started on the February TRs yet:
Trip Report 1: "We've gone too far" - A sister trip with surprise guest Irma! - September 2017
Trip Report 2: Hippos and Tigers and Flowers, Oh My-A Solo March 2018 TR
Trip Report 3: "Don't Anger the Dolls" - A France and Disneyland Paris TR - June 2018 (in progress)
Trip Report 4: And now for a change of plans - Solo December 2018 TR (in progress, but on hold until I finish up the DLP TR)
Trip Report 5a: WDW in February 2019 (to come)
Trip Report 5b: DCL in February 2019 (to come)
So, as for this Pre-Trip ReportS, it will cover a bunch of upcoming trips. I wasn't sure if I was going to make up a PTR, but I think it helps me stay organized!
Upcoming Trip 1: May 1-7, EPIC Girls Trip, WDW - you can read some of the plans on the joint PTR (The Most EPIC Pre-Trip Report), as this will be a massive group of Dissers, and I can't wait to meet (and reunite) with everyone! The theme of this trip is: Friendship and Food!
Upcoming Trip 2: May 30-June 1, Disneyland - yes, I live 45 minutes away from Disneyland and visit every other week or so, so why am I doing a special trip? Well, it's Star Wars Galaxy's Edge opening weekend! Another friend (who've I met thru the Dis) and I are staying at the Paradise Pier Hotel so we guarantee access to the land, and it should be crazy fun! And crazy crowded! But crazy, crazy!
Upcoming Trip 3: October 18-November 10, Asia - I'm doing an awesome 3-week adventure to Asia to hit up all the Disney parks over there! It will be 2 days for Shanghai Disney, 2 days for Hong Kong Disney, then 2 weeks in Japan, which includes about 6-7 days at Tokyo Disney, and some time in Kyoto and Tokyo itself. I'll explain more about this trip in the PTR.
Upcoming Trip 4: December 28-January 5, WDW - I'm bracing for even more crowds and headed to WDW for New Years Eve! It should be fun, and a handful of some Dis friends are going at the same time, so we will have to do some things together. So far, the planning for this trip has gone on the back burner, besides securing a hotel and researching airfare, but I'll start figuring that out soon enough.
Upcoming Trip 5: February-March, WDW + DCL - I have now become a DCL fan, so of course I booked another cruise on board! I will be doing Star Wars Day at Sea on the Fantasy, departing February 29. I will do a couple nights pre-cruise and a couple nights post-cruise to see the Flower and Garden festival. No real planning yet for that one, though I will be booking the DVC rooms in the next couple weeks.
Upcoming Trip 6: May 2020, DCL to Alaska - My mom also loved the Disney cruise and an Alaskan is one the whole family is interested in. So we looked at schedules and picked the first sailing in May 2020, as that worked out best for everyone. We have 2 rooms booked and 6 adults in those rooms (though my brother may drop out).
Upcoming Trip 7: Fall 2020 - This one is still TBD. I am trying to decide between Aulani or another Bahamas cruise, which my friend is already signed up for. Cost-wise they are pretty similar, but I'm still figuring what will be best for me. It will either be late September or early October.
And that's it, phew! Well, for now! I'll get into more planning soon - what I've already done, what I need to do, etc!
Any questions?
Hello, and welcome!
My name is Lesley and I'm a 33 yr old engineer, living in Los Angeles. I've been a huge Disney fan all my life and have been a Disneyland AP for the past four years (with a few month break). Prior to my first WDW trip 2 Septembers ago, I upgraded that Annual Pass to a Premier, which made financial sense, since we got the discounts, memory maker, and overall benefits. Of course, that one trip has led to me getting 3 years of Premier APs, 4 WDW trips, a Disneyland Paris trip, a cruise, and plenty of upcoming trips! You can read up on my various trip reports below, though I haven't gotten started on the February TRs yet:
Trip Report 1: "We've gone too far" - A sister trip with surprise guest Irma! - September 2017
Trip Report 2: Hippos and Tigers and Flowers, Oh My-A Solo March 2018 TR
Trip Report 3: "Don't Anger the Dolls" - A France and Disneyland Paris TR - June 2018 (in progress)
Trip Report 4: And now for a change of plans - Solo December 2018 TR (in progress, but on hold until I finish up the DLP TR)
Trip Report 5a: WDW in February 2019 (to come)
Trip Report 5b: DCL in February 2019 (to come)
So, as for this Pre-Trip ReportS, it will cover a bunch of upcoming trips. I wasn't sure if I was going to make up a PTR, but I think it helps me stay organized!
Upcoming Trip 1: May 1-7, EPIC Girls Trip, WDW - you can read some of the plans on the joint PTR (The Most EPIC Pre-Trip Report), as this will be a massive group of Dissers, and I can't wait to meet (and reunite) with everyone! The theme of this trip is: Friendship and Food!
Upcoming Trip 2: May 30-June 1, Disneyland - yes, I live 45 minutes away from Disneyland and visit every other week or so, so why am I doing a special trip? Well, it's Star Wars Galaxy's Edge opening weekend! Another friend (who've I met thru the Dis) and I are staying at the Paradise Pier Hotel so we guarantee access to the land, and it should be crazy fun! And crazy crowded! But crazy, crazy!
Upcoming Trip 3: October 18-November 10, Asia - I'm doing an awesome 3-week adventure to Asia to hit up all the Disney parks over there! It will be 2 days for Shanghai Disney, 2 days for Hong Kong Disney, then 2 weeks in Japan, which includes about 6-7 days at Tokyo Disney, and some time in Kyoto and Tokyo itself. I'll explain more about this trip in the PTR.
Upcoming Trip 4: December 28-January 5, WDW - I'm bracing for even more crowds and headed to WDW for New Years Eve! It should be fun, and a handful of some Dis friends are going at the same time, so we will have to do some things together. So far, the planning for this trip has gone on the back burner, besides securing a hotel and researching airfare, but I'll start figuring that out soon enough.
Upcoming Trip 5: February-March, WDW + DCL - I have now become a DCL fan, so of course I booked another cruise on board! I will be doing Star Wars Day at Sea on the Fantasy, departing February 29. I will do a couple nights pre-cruise and a couple nights post-cruise to see the Flower and Garden festival. No real planning yet for that one, though I will be booking the DVC rooms in the next couple weeks.
Upcoming Trip 6: May 2020, DCL to Alaska - My mom also loved the Disney cruise and an Alaskan is one the whole family is interested in. So we looked at schedules and picked the first sailing in May 2020, as that worked out best for everyone. We have 2 rooms booked and 6 adults in those rooms (though my brother may drop out).
Upcoming Trip 7: Fall 2020 - This one is still TBD. I am trying to decide between Aulani or another Bahamas cruise, which my friend is already signed up for. Cost-wise they are pretty similar, but I'm still figuring what will be best for me. It will either be late September or early October.
And that's it, phew! Well, for now! I'll get into more planning soon - what I've already done, what I need to do, etc!
Any questions?