First WDW trip booked!

[BudgieMama]

Hello all!

I'm so crazily excited right now: my DH and I have booked our very first trip to WDW (our first trip to any Disney park, in fact!).

We're heading over August 18th (faaaaaar too long away, but I work in a school, so have to take any big holiday during the summer break).

We wanted to be there for our wedding anniversary (14th) but have a wedding to attend in the UK on the 16th. It worked out cheaper (I think the US schools go back mid August), so now it's just a case of counting down the days and making lots of plans!

I look forward to chatting to you all, and learning from your wisdom!

Clare

 

[2Tiggies]

How exciting!! You won't be alone with a long countdown. Many of us here book well in advance, some even more than a year out, for our trips. There is something very special about that first trip. I guess that's the one that only ever happens once, lol.

Looking forward to hearing about your plans as you share them with us

Yes, most of the US schools are back in session by mid august so you will find the crowds more manageable at that time too

 

[disneyholic family]

how exciting!!!! you're going at a great time!
as you say, many schools are back in session so the crowds aren't quite as massive!!
and the weather is still nice and hot!!

enjoy the planning - i find it to be almost as much fun as being there...almost!!

 

[queendisney]

That first time feeling is fantastic.

We haven't even been on this years hols to WDW yet and have already booked for November 2014.

Any questions just ask all the peeps on here and no question is too silly either

oh and Welcome to the Dis board

 

[T1gger]

Congratulations

Another long countdown here but I do love the planning so that helps pass the time!

 

[foxxxy83]

I remember that feeling! I booked last September for our first WDW trip and can't believe it's now only a couple of weeks away! I feel like a kid at Xmas! Best advice I can give you is make the most of this forum and Orlando Informer.. I never knew about this site but everyone is SO friendly and don't bat an eyelid when I ask what I believe could be a silly question. I now don't know what I would do without the help of my fellow DIS-ers!! There's also a FAB travel guide called 'The Hidden Magic Of Disney' that provides a VERY informative insight into the Disney parks and things a lot of people may miss on their trip (esp first timers who aren't as likely to look at every single little detail of the park.. e.g there's a lost and found shelf at the railway station of TTA that houses a wooden leg with the name Smith on it which is a reference to the joke in Mary Poppins - "I knew a man with a wooden leg named Smith", "what was the name of his other leg?") It's not an expensive book.. I believe it's only 5 or 6 pounds on Amazon.

Hope you have a lovely time!

 

[wayneg]

Welcome to DISboards. Enjoy your planning

 

[higgy66]

Enjoy planning your first visit

Be warned joining this site is not for the faint hearted - they will feed on your obsession and provide pricing tips and ideas galore so you will end up going again and again and again...............

 

[foxxxy83]

I'll second that! I joined this site for advice on my upcoming trip thinking I would take my son just the once but now am pricing up for next yr! Heeheehee!