Lizzards
Mouseketeer
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- Sep 9, 2014
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I love the dis boards!!! I came across them last year as I found myself going to be setting sail on a Disney cruise!!!!!! We sailed this past June and had the absolute best vacation ever. It was magical and left us hungry for another. But that is for another forum....
A few weeks ago my husband announced that his professional organizations annual conference was going to be held in ORLANDO!!!! What???!!!! My response was we are soooooo going. He was like of course.
A little bit about our family....my husband and I have had annual passes to DL since 1996. We fell in love there as it was where we dated. We were poor college students so since we had passes it was where we always went: To watch the fireworks; to ride space mountain and go back to the dorms. That was the easy life! Well we have now been married for 15 years and have been blessed with two kids: DD 7 Alyssa and DS 5 Tyler. My kids now have annual passes and are just as crazy about DL as we are!!!
So our trip is April 28 through May 3, Thursday through Tuesday. I know it is super short!! I wish we could extend it but the kids are already missing four days of school, and my husband can't miss any more work. The great part is that we are taking a red eye the night of the 27th so at least the 28th doesn't have to be a travel day. Living in Southern California means we have a loooooooong trip. I may regret the red eye with my children but I should at least live to tell about it, right?
I don't have many details planned yet. I know when we are going and how we are getting there. Yes I bought our airline tickets already. And yes I know where we are staying...wait for it.....The Grand Floridian Club Level. Since it is a business expense, I figured we could stay in style! I am so excited to stay here.
My kids have never been to Disney World. I have only been once, and it was in 2006. My husband has been twice: in 2006 with me and when he was in junior high. So I wouldn't call us experts! Disneyland is an entirely different story, of course. As soon as I started researching on the dis I was overwhelmed. So many ACRONYMS!!! Yikes! MK ADR FP+ GF and on and on they go! You don't really think about this stuff at DL. So I have a lot to cover and learn! Since we basically only have 5 days, I need to determine what are must dos and must eats will be. Any suggestions are welcomed!
At this point, I have begun to look at each park. Reading about food and attractions. I figure we will dedicate one day to each park and the extra time to either MK or Epcot, depending on what we don't get to or what we all seem most interested in. I don't know if this is a good strategy or not.
I suppose that is it for the beginning of this report. I should close with a picture. Face to the story right....so let's see..........My really cute kids and the hubby and I.
Here we go, let the planning begin!
A few weeks ago my husband announced that his professional organizations annual conference was going to be held in ORLANDO!!!! What???!!!! My response was we are soooooo going. He was like of course.
A little bit about our family....my husband and I have had annual passes to DL since 1996. We fell in love there as it was where we dated. We were poor college students so since we had passes it was where we always went: To watch the fireworks; to ride space mountain and go back to the dorms. That was the easy life! Well we have now been married for 15 years and have been blessed with two kids: DD 7 Alyssa and DS 5 Tyler. My kids now have annual passes and are just as crazy about DL as we are!!!
So our trip is April 28 through May 3, Thursday through Tuesday. I know it is super short!! I wish we could extend it but the kids are already missing four days of school, and my husband can't miss any more work. The great part is that we are taking a red eye the night of the 27th so at least the 28th doesn't have to be a travel day. Living in Southern California means we have a loooooooong trip. I may regret the red eye with my children but I should at least live to tell about it, right?
I don't have many details planned yet. I know when we are going and how we are getting there. Yes I bought our airline tickets already. And yes I know where we are staying...wait for it.....The Grand Floridian Club Level. Since it is a business expense, I figured we could stay in style! I am so excited to stay here.
My kids have never been to Disney World. I have only been once, and it was in 2006. My husband has been twice: in 2006 with me and when he was in junior high. So I wouldn't call us experts! Disneyland is an entirely different story, of course. As soon as I started researching on the dis I was overwhelmed. So many ACRONYMS!!! Yikes! MK ADR FP+ GF and on and on they go! You don't really think about this stuff at DL. So I have a lot to cover and learn! Since we basically only have 5 days, I need to determine what are must dos and must eats will be. Any suggestions are welcomed!
At this point, I have begun to look at each park. Reading about food and attractions. I figure we will dedicate one day to each park and the extra time to either MK or Epcot, depending on what we don't get to or what we all seem most interested in. I don't know if this is a good strategy or not.
I suppose that is it for the beginning of this report. I should close with a picture. Face to the story right....so let's see..........My really cute kids and the hubby and I.
Here we go, let the planning begin!
