Blowing out 22 candles in Disney World! NEW 8.24 page 25

[tinkerbell87512]

Hello and welcome to my pre-trip report!!! I'll be taking another trip down to Disney World and I figured I would share it with you all! Let me introduce myslef.

I'm Cheryl, 21 years old and I all things Disney. Currently an annual pass holder (since July of 07) and most definatly getting my money's worth.

I love to travel and I'm always up for an adventure. All of my trips to Disney lately have been solo ones. My family isn't into the whole "Disney thing" and my friends are busy with school and bf's and gf's. So rather than sit around and miss out on my favorite place I decided to take my first solo trip when I was 19. It was a blast and I felt so independent doing what I wanted when I wanted. That's when it all started. Since that trip I've gone down to WDW for Halloween, Christmas and even a Disney cruise! The cruise was this past May and my best friend and her boyfriend went as well. They moved down to FL almost 2 years ago but while she loves Disney it's more of the movies than WDW.
Here is my BFF and I with Capt. Jack at Castaway Cay.

A couple trips have even included Dis meets. Those were a blast and I even consider these girls, friends!
October 2007...

May 2008...

Now when Disney announced the birthday promotion I figured it would be so fun to celebrate my birthday there. It's not a big deal to miss my b-day with my family since we always celebrate the weekend before. It's so hard to do it the day of because of work schedules. Plus most of my friends are all graduating college in May and most wont be around. So why sit at home? But when they announced the buy 4 get 3 promotion that sealed the deal for me. When I looked into it more turns out you have to book it as a package with park tickets. I played around with the WDW site, worked with numbers and booked the 4/3 deal with one day ticket (I can use it toward an AP renewal in the future) and the quick service meal plan.

I'm so excited to start really planning this trip and hope you will join along with me! The dates are set and the countdown is rolling...WDW here I come!


The TR is started:

I'm at Disney!...Page 20
At the MK and meeting Tink!...Page 21
Spending the morning at Epcot on my b-day...page 22
Not the ending I was hoping for...Page 22
Ak and Typhoon Lagoon...page 23
Move it Shake it...T-REX! ...page 23
HSM3 and American Idol...page 24
Epcot in the rain...page 25

 

[Disneyfan71]

Congrats on going in May and to be able to celebrate your birthday...My b-day and DW b-day are both in December and can't go then. But nonetheless it's always fun to go to WDW

 

[Hillary12.8.07]

You know I'm in!!!

 

[Jennifer48]

You'll have to tell me how the birthday promotion goes. I'm excited to hear how Disney will do it. My birthday is in April but I don't have the funds right now to go down, with planning a wedding at all it sucks my wallet dry!

Any DIS meets planned?

 

[bbangel]

Jumping on board. Those pictures bring back some memories!

What are your dates?

 

[DisneyFreak06]

Yay! Another birthday at Disney!

 

[wdwgirl03]

I am in too! I am so jealous you get to go to Disney World for your birthday. I just found out I have a bunch of money from savings bonds from my grandparents so I said something about going for my birthday in March...but instead we're going to go to New York (I've never been there before!). So since we don't have any Disney trips planned for the moment I'm going to need something to give me my fix! Can't wait to hear how your plans come along.

 

[tinkgurl]

Yay! Another TR! You know I'm in girly.

 

[Julie Mouse]

WOO HOO! Can't wait to follow your report! My birthday is in April, and I got all excited when the promotion was first announced and I looked at the calendar - it's on a Monday so I thought maybe I could swing a long weekend. Then I ended up taking a Monday/Wednesday night class this semester. I would have to travel home on my birthday, and make it to my calculus 3 class by 7:25 that night - yuck! Oh well - I'm glad you get to do this - I can't wait to hear about your experience!!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Congrats on going in May and to be able to celebrate your birthday...My b-day and DW b-day are both in December and can't go then. But nonetheless it's always fun to go to WDW

Thanks so much!

You know I'm in!!!

Thanks for joining Hillary!!!

You'll have to tell me how the birthday promotion goes. I'm excited to hear how Disney will do it. My birthday is in April but I don't have the funds right now to go down, with planning a wedding at all it sucks my wallet dry!

Any DIS meets planned?

Hey Jen! Thanks for joining in on this report! The birthday promotion is that you can get into WDW or DL on your actual birthday for free. But if you have an annual pass or already have tickets you can pick from other birthday goodies. Such as a special birthday fastpass, a one day ticket valid for one day within the next year or a $75 birthday fun card (giftcard). Plus the park will have different celebrations going on all around.

Nope no dis meets planned as of now.

Jumping on board. Those pictures bring back some memories!

What are your dates?

I know! We really had a good time at both of those meets! Hopefully we can set up another one in the future.

My dates are May 11-18!

Yay! Another birthday at Disney!

Thanks for joining in for another report Tina!

I am in too! I am so jealous you get to go to Disney World for your birthday. I just found out I have a bunch of money from savings bonds from my grandparents so I said something about going for my birthday in March...but instead we're going to go to New York (I've never been there before!). So since we don't have any Disney trips planned for the moment I'm going to need something to give me my fix! Can't wait to hear how your plans come along.

Ohhh New York sounds exciting! I've never really been just driven through to go down to DC. Are you going into the City? You are going to have a blast!

Yay! Another TR! You know I'm in girly.

Thanks for joining in!

WOO HOO! Can't wait to follow your report! My birthday is in April, and I got all excited when the promotion was first announced and I looked at the calendar - it's on a Monday so I thought maybe I could swing a long weekend. Then I ended up taking a Monday/Wednesday night class this semester. I would have to travel home on my birthday, and make it to my calculus 3 class by 7:25 that night - yuck! Oh well - I'm glad you get to do this - I can't wait to hear about your experience!!

Thanks for coming over to this report Julie! That's a bummer you can't take the 3 day weekend. But you have Disneyland to look forward to in May! You will have to tell me all about it!

 

[Disneyfan71]

I'm looking forward to more as you post it.

 

[tinkerbell87512]

So for my trip in November I decided to not really plan anything and go with the flow. As fun and relaxing as that was, I'm a die hard Disney planner. Planning is half the fun right?! Well lets just say it's killing me that Disney hasn't released the May park hours yet. My dates for the trip are May 11-18 so Monday to Monday. My birthday is the 12th (Tuesday) and I would like to go out for a nice dinner.
No matter what the park hours are that day (the 12th) I would like to go to Epcot in the morning then dinner somewhere then to the Magic Kingdom for Spectromagic and Wishes. That should be do-able.

For dinner I've looked at the allears website and come up with a few choices:
-Grand Floridian Cafe
-Olivia's Cafe at Old Key West Resort
-Turf Club Bar and Grill at Saratoga Spring

I'm leaning toward the last one, it sounds pretty good from the menu. I still have some time though before I can make the ADR.

Other than that I haven't even thought about what to do on each day. I was thinking about maybe heading to seaworld one day. But that's just an idea. We will have to see.

Hopefully the hours will be out in early Feb like everyone is predicing and I can really get this planning under way!

 

[lauren_elizabeth]

WOO HOO! Another Cheryl trip report! I'm definitely on board!

 

[tinkgurl]

For dinner I've looked at the allears website and come up with a few choices:
-Grand Floridian Cafe
-Olivia's Cafe at Old Key West Resort
-Turf Club Bar and Grill at Saratoga Spring

All are good choices! I really liked the mussels at the Turf Club!

 

[lauren_elizabeth]

PS; Guess who booked the 4/3 package deal in MAY?!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

All are good choices! I really liked the mussels at the Turf Club!

Ohhhh sounds good! I think that's going to be my b-day dinner!

PS; Guess who booked the 4/3 package deal in MAY?!

Ohhhhhhhh that's SO exciting!!! What are your dates and where are you staying?!?! Hopefully we will overlap dates because we so need to meet up!

PS: welcome to the tr!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

So I officially have plane tickets! I've been checking southwest pretty much everyday and flights from here to Orlando have been running about $240 round trip. Well yesterday when I checked it was $175! Savings of $65 so I figured I better book it since that's the cheapest I had seen. I have the first flight out landing at MCO a little after 10 and the last flight home on departure day giving me the most out of those travel days. I'm wicked excited now! All that's left to do is pay off the package!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Yay for getting your plane tickets!! It's crazy how prices for flights have gone down. Our tickets for NY were pretty cheap too.

I think you should go to Sea World, it's so much fun!

 

[tinkerbell87512]

Yay for getting your plane tickets!! It's crazy how prices for flights have gone down. Our tickets for NY were pretty cheap too.

I think you should go to Sea World, it's so much fun!

It's such a good thing the plane tickets have gone down. Still not the price they use to be but it's such a relief. If I didn't have my free flight from rapid rewards in November that flight would of cost me $360!

I'm still looking into the Sea World thing. It looks like such a beautiful park!!! I looked it up and I could get picked up by Mears for $18 round trip!

 

[bbangel]

There is a Lynx bus to Sea World from the TTC. Only $2 each way. I've looked into going to Sea World on my next trip and that is probably how I will go.