FIRST Disney vacation PTR! Let's DO this!!

[AlohaAnnie]

ADRs have finally been made!

Dinner @ Hollywood & Vine on 6/10
Breakfast @ Akershus on 6/11
Breakfast @ Tusker House on 6/12
Lunch @ Rainforest Cafe on 6/12
Dinner @ Chef Mickey's on 6/12

All other meals will be either QS or in the room. Also have reservations made for BBB for my DD and Pirates League for my DS.

My DD says she is done with BBB but I got three years of BBB and tons of pictures! By the time pirates league came out DS is a teen & not interested.

I am so happy for them and you!

Great ADRs, I think your kiddos will love them.

 

[sammyjo1871]

Joining in! I'm a single mom too, with just one DS, just turned 6. Our 1st WDW trip was in Feb 2012 and we're hooked! We went to Chef Mickey's for dinner and it was a great time. The food was decent and lots of character time! We also did Pirates League; so much fun! The CMs there were great, stay in character and really get into it. My son still talks about it. I bet your son will really enjoy! I saw that he's also a Star Wars fan. On your Hollywood Studios day, you may want to check out Jedi Training. It did eat up some time, but my son loved it! Sorry can't help much with princess stuff, but you've def got some awesome things planned. I hope you have a wonderful first trip with your kiddos!

 

[kgoodb00]

I am joining in on your PTR! You have some cute kids! I love their dresses!! I can't wait to read more about what you are doing. Thanks for joining in on my PTR! Happy planning

 

[Kitkat6595]

Joining in from facebook as well! Love the girls in their dresses - so cute! We're having breakfast at Tusker House the week before you. Can't wait!

 

[BridgetR3]

Joining in from the FB page....

About your first afternoon/night.....we drive in also (about 14 hours over one evening late and then most of the next day). We usually arrive around 3-4 p.m. and always head to MK. I would definitely try to see Wishes and the parade because we went that exact week last year and were rained out two times. We did finally see it but it was after a severe thunderstorm so Tink didn't fly.

We are leaving to come home the day before you get there this year.

I know you will have a vacation!

 

[Jennifer84]

Joining in from the FB page! You are going to have an amazing time. We stayed at CBR for our first visit as well.

I keep reading mixed reviews on it, but my gut is telling me to go there, so I'm not changing!

 

[Jennifer84]

Joining in! I'm a single mom too, with just one DS, just turned 6. Our 1st WDW trip was in Feb 2012 and we're hooked! We went to Chef Mickey's for dinner and it was a great time. The food was decent and lots of character time! We also did Pirates League; so much fun! The CMs there were great, stay in character and really get into it. My son still talks about it. I bet your son will really enjoy! I saw that he's also a Star Wars fan. On your Hollywood Studios day, you may want to check out Jedi Training. It did eat up some time, but my son loved it! Sorry can't help much with princess stuff, but you've def got some awesome things planned. I hope you have a wonderful first trip with your kiddos!

I think we are going to try the jedi training thing! He'd love it but the girls wouldn't LOL. Maybe my friend will take the girls to do stuff while my son does that...

 

[magrudersmakes3]

I keep reading mixed reviews on it, but my gut is telling me to go there, so I'm not changing!

The problem with reviews is that everyone has different opinions of good and bad. What might not bother you, could be the end of the world for someone else and vice versa. My opinion is that a bad day at Disney is so much better than a good day at work!!

 

[Kitkat6595]

My son isn't sure about the jedi training, although my husband wants to do it. I think I may have my son look at a few more videos of it and see what he thinks. He's a little shy, so it may not be a good fit for him yet. Maybe in a few years.

 

[AlohaAnnie]

The problem with reviews is that everyone has different opinions of good and bad. What might not bother you, could be the end of the world for someone else and vice versa. My opinion is that a bad day at Disney is so much better than a good day at work!!

I have to agree with this, I do not put too much stock into dining reviews or resort reviews here. We have tried several restaurants that people do not like here on the dis and find them just fine. We have stayed at CBR and we had a really great time. CBR is beautiful and the main pool was fun. Our only issue was we were in a connecting room and every night when we our neighbors came back from the park they would let their little one play with our connecting door handle. It was maddening when you were asleep. You would hear bang bang jiggling the door and then they would play with the door handle. At one point, I hit the wall really hard because I was so tired and they wouldn't stop. It stopped that night and I didn't hear it again after this.

But this could happen anywhere you are staying with a connecting door.

 

[lsenquiz]

Joining in. We will be there May 25th - June 8th. My DS8 loves Pirates and Star Wars also(in fact we will be there for SWW). My DS has done Jedi Training 8 times and still loves it. We are also going in September with our extended Family which includes my niece who will be 6. She is a huge Princess Lover.

 

[Jennifer84]

So, I went and did a little shopping (okay, okay more than a little...) and I got tons of awesome Disney goodies that I am going to have delivered to our room while we are there! I will have to take some pics tomorrow, but I got coloring pages, picture frames, glow wands, and more stuff I can't remember at the moment! I also keep getting cute clothes (dresses and t-shirts) that I find from second hand FB groups I am in. I need to stop or I won't have any fun money for the trip!!

On a personal note, I need to have 4 teeth pulled in the coming weeks, so keep me in your prayers! Two wisdom teeth on the left side (the two right ones were pulled a few years ago) and both 6 year molars. I tried yesterday to do it, but I panicked and ran, literally, out of the office. So, this time they are putting me to sleep. They want to do 2 at a time, but I want it all done at once. It's a lot of money to be put to sleep, so even though it will be more uncomfortable, I need to save the money. I am self-employed, so a friend of mine will take over my clients while I need to be out of commission to recover.

 

[magrudersmakes3]

Sorry to hear about the teet. I had all of my 4 cut out and would only do it while being under so I can totally relate! I hope you have a speedy recovery!!

 

[lsenquiz]

Prayers on the teeth extraction. I am a big chicken when it come to dentists. I was put under to have my Wisdom teeth pulled and even with that they had to give me a valium to take the morning of so I could get up the courage to even let someone take me to the dentist office. Heck I even have to have gas just to have my teeth cleaned so I can really relate to dental anxiety.

 

[Jennifer84]

Sorry to hear about the teet. I had all of my 4 cut out and would only do it while being under so I can totally relate! I hope you have a speedy recovery!!

Thank you! I am more nervous about the wisdom teeth because they aren't even all the way through yet! EEEK!

Prayers on the teeth extraction. I am a big chicken when it come to dentists. I was put under to have my Wisdom teeth pulled and even with that they had to give me a valium to take the morning of so I could get up the courage to even let someone take me to the dentist office. Heck I even have to have gas just to have my teeth cleaned so I can really relate to dental anxiety.

I'm glad I'm not the only one!

 

[MyKidsMom1820]

I almost cut and ran when I got my wisdom teeth out, I was glad they put me under, I would highly recommend that route. Also make sure you gargle with salt water! ALOT! hang in there! you will be in my prayers!

Stock up on easy to prepare soft foods!

 

[AlohaAnnie]

I had all 4 wisdom teeth out at the same time. I hated it.

But it is a necessary evil as far as I am concerned.

Yuk!

I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers!

 

[Jennifer84]

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but I have been a busy little bee over here! I have a HUGE problem when it comes to planning... I have to plan every last detail!! Yes, I know a lot of it will change at some point, especially once we are there, but I still feel like I am completely unprepared if I don't at least have a good idea in place. Soooo, that being said, I researched EVERY restaurant I have an ADR for. I am pretty happy with my choices, except for one. I called my TA today and asked her to change it. We were scheduled to have dinner at Hollywood & Vine on our HS day (day 2, I believe). I thought it was a character dinner, but it isn't. I asked her to either switch it to breakfast OR if that wasn't available, to try and get us into 1900 Park Fair for dinner that night instead. Fingers crossed one of those work out!!

I also received my park maps in the mail, but of course I wanted to add things I hadn't thought about when I ordered them, so they are no good now. I have a plan written out for each day, from when we will wake up, to what order we will do the rides and other attractions in, to meals, and even including what time we should get to bed! (Told you I had a problem!)

I have also been doing some shopping!! I won't bore you with pictures of clothes, but I have gotten several Disney T-shirts, tank tops, dresses, etc. for the kiddos! I even got transfer papers today so I can work on making a few personalized t-shirts! Here's what else I got:

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2 travel first aid kits, mickey band-aids, princess band-aids, princess ziplock baggies for snacks, batteries (for my camera!), 3 packs of sanitizing wipes (mickey, princess, cars), 2 autograph books (thinking about getting one for my youngest, too), picture frames (minnie, phineas and ferb, and princess), 2 glow wands, a princess wand, and more glow wands (Belle, Cinderella and Iron man (?))

 

[Jennifer84]

WOOHOO!!! Just found out that my TA was able to get us into breakfast at Hollywood & Vine! My DD(2) is going to flip!!

 

[Kitkat6595]

That's great news!!!

Where did you get your autograph books from? Somewhere cheaper than the parks?