Trip report up but am having massive problems with loading pictures. Will try and sort it asap and add them later.
Right. Where do I start? This ‘Girl’s Only Trip’ has been in the planning since around February time. Gavin & I were out with friends and the conversation steered towards our wedding plans. It had long since been decided that we were, in effect eloping while in Orlando this October. Whilst talking about this our friends convinced us that we simple ‘had to have’ a Hen & Stag do. Gavin & I didn’t jump for joy at this, far too traditional for us but a lot of our friends and family, mainly my Mother were very vocal in their disappointment at our wedding plans and the thought of playing some part in the event certainly eased the grief for them and the earache for me.
After the decision to have a ’hen do’ had been made myself and Dominique, the friend who suggested the idea began researching what, when and where. We ordered a few brochures for Spa weekends etc and at one point Alton Towers for the weekend was a front runner but when the figures were calculated it was ridiculously expensive so Dominique suggested DLRP. She is well aware of my Disney-itus and after crunching the numbers it came out at £195pp for a party of 4 not including food, drink & souvenirs.
The price breaks down as follows;
Return flights from Leeds & Bradford to CDG with Jet2.com = £80pp
Motel Formule1, 2 rooms for 3 nights = £30pp
Car hire, Easycar for 4 days = £23pp
Tickets, 2 day hopper passed = £57pp
Car parking = £5pp
At the start it seemed more than 4 people may be going. Myself, Dominique and my Mum were always onboard and my Mum asked if she could take her friend Julie which was fine. The 4 of us were all paid up within weeks and I got our flights booked straight away. Other people did enquire about the our plans but small children and work commitment’s etc prevented the group from becoming larger.
Between booking and going I tried to get the other 3 into the Disney spirit as much as possible. I ordered them the DLRP brochure with the DVD and sent them postcards every couple of months from Mickey, Donald and Pluto! This not only ensured they were looking forward to the weekend but cemented any previous belief they had that perhaps I wasn’t playing with a full deck.
Jodie
DAY 1 HERE
Right. Where do I start? This ‘Girl’s Only Trip’ has been in the planning since around February time. Gavin & I were out with friends and the conversation steered towards our wedding plans. It had long since been decided that we were, in effect eloping while in Orlando this October. Whilst talking about this our friends convinced us that we simple ‘had to have’ a Hen & Stag do. Gavin & I didn’t jump for joy at this, far too traditional for us but a lot of our friends and family, mainly my Mother were very vocal in their disappointment at our wedding plans and the thought of playing some part in the event certainly eased the grief for them and the earache for me.
After the decision to have a ’hen do’ had been made myself and Dominique, the friend who suggested the idea began researching what, when and where. We ordered a few brochures for Spa weekends etc and at one point Alton Towers for the weekend was a front runner but when the figures were calculated it was ridiculously expensive so Dominique suggested DLRP. She is well aware of my Disney-itus and after crunching the numbers it came out at £195pp for a party of 4 not including food, drink & souvenirs.
The price breaks down as follows;
Return flights from Leeds & Bradford to CDG with Jet2.com = £80pp
Motel Formule1, 2 rooms for 3 nights = £30pp
Car hire, Easycar for 4 days = £23pp
Tickets, 2 day hopper passed = £57pp
Car parking = £5pp
At the start it seemed more than 4 people may be going. Myself, Dominique and my Mum were always onboard and my Mum asked if she could take her friend Julie which was fine. The 4 of us were all paid up within weeks and I got our flights booked straight away. Other people did enquire about the our plans but small children and work commitment’s etc prevented the group from becoming larger.
Between booking and going I tried to get the other 3 into the Disney spirit as much as possible. I ordered them the DLRP brochure with the DVD and sent them postcards every couple of months from Mickey, Donald and Pluto! This not only ensured they were looking forward to the weekend but cemented any previous belief they had that perhaps I wasn’t playing with a full deck.
Jodie
DAY 1 HERE
