Charleston Princess
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2008
Ah, it's almost October one of my favorite months of the year cooler weather, pumpkins, candy corn, Halloween, and a new pre-trip report!
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Resort Roll Call
Buy It Now? Okay!
Different Outfits for Different Moods!
This is Halloween!
Resort Decision 2009!
Ta Da!
The Evolution of Anti-Disney Man!
What the Stylish Planners are Reading This Season!
Thank Goodness for Pixie Dust!
The Elves Have Arrived!
Do They Think This is Florida?
This Time in Six Months!
The Joker, Jokes, and Pixie Dust!
Not Quite the Grand Floridian Gingerbread House!
Our Newest Addition!
First Night!
Nala and the Elves!
Our Beloved!
Eddie Valient and a Chipmunk!
Vera versus Vera!
Dreaming of the Beach...Club!
Where to Go and What to Eat?
Now About This Camera...
The Disney Oracle!
Fun Times at the Magic Kingdom!
Big Changes!
ADR Wish List...Take Two!
Capturing the Elusive AKL Room!
Heading to Tutlanta!
Foolish Mortals at the Laughin' Place!
Dole Whips and Captain Hook!
100 Days Until...
Magical Disney Mail and a Couple of Puzzles!
Epcot Memories!
Operation ADR!
Oranges and Go-Go Boots!
Epcot: The Other Stuff!
If We Were World Showcase Countries...
Hello, Hollywood! The Early Years!
Spring Break Fun!
Disney Hollywood Studios: The Later Years!
Disney Hollywood Studios: Take Three!
Warthogs and All!
T -- 30 Days!
Look, Monkeys!
Countdown Calendar, Science Fun, and Never Dones!
On the 12th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 10th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 9th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 8th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 6th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 5th Day 'Til Disney!
The Waiting Place!
On the 3rd Day 'Til Disney!
On the 2nd Day 'Til Disney! Final Itinerary and Charles, the Road Trip Diva!
'Twas the Night Before Disney!
Trip Report Announcement!
First, let me introduce all of us for the truly adventurous check out my first pre-trip/trip report:
The Pursuit of Disney Magic.
Heres the Cliff Notes version:
Me (Jackie) 33 and still a Disney freak. I have been going to Walt Disney World since I was nine months old. The longest stretch of time in between trips was during the Disney Drought from 1998 until 2004 the shortest stretch of time was 60 days. Charleston, South Carolina is my hometown, but we currently live in the Atlanta area. I teach middle school language arts and besides Disney, I love films, scrapbooking, and reading.
DH (Charles) 38 and a closet Disney freak. He used to pretend to only tolerate Disney because I loved it in fact I routinely referred to him as the Anti-Disney Man; now, I know differently (more on some of those revelations later on). Surprisingly, I recently found out from his father that when they lived in California, they spent a lot of time at Disneyland. Oh, really??? Charless love is soccer, and he coaches as much as possible. When he isnt coaching, he is playing various online computer games World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, Warhammer.
Heres us:
DD (Chelsea) 11 and raised to be a Disney lover; her first trip was also when she was nine months old. She started middle school this year and since June we have successfully navigated starting middle school, purchasing name brand clothes, eye shadow, and a first dance. Chelsea is very dramatic. Case in point: the other day she flopped into a chair and said, Mother, I need a trip to Disney. Hmmm, wonder who she sounded like? She has already decided that she wants to celebrate her 13th birthday in 2010 at the Grand Floridian. Okay!
DS (Connor) 9 and also successfully brainwashed in all things Disney; his first trip was when he was five years old; when asked last year to write a proper noun for a park, he wrote Disney World; when playing Clue Haunted Mansion he begins the game by intoning Welcome Foolish Mortals. Loves all the typical boy things: pirates, Legos, Bakugan, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, Star Wars, and whatever else catches his fancy.
So, thats our crew! Now, on to some trip news!
As soon as we got back from Disney in June, we were plotting and planning. Well, I was plotting and planning. Because, according to Charles, it would be bad luck not to book on the first day that 2009 packages were released, we decided on and booked our package on August 3.
Here are our specifics:
Dates: June 6 June 13, 2009
Tickets: 8-Day Base Tickets
Dining Plan: I love the Dining Plan, because I hate trying to budget for meals!
Resort: Well, it is me! What would my trip planning be if there werent quite a few resort changes?
It started off as a preferred room at Caribbean Beach Resort, but I was lusting after Animal Kingdom Lodge.
But wait! Check out the ticker!
UP NEXT: How did I go from Caribbean Beach or Animal Kingdom Lodge to Wilderness Lodge a resort I have never even set foot in???
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Resort Roll Call
Buy It Now? Okay!
Different Outfits for Different Moods!
This is Halloween!
Resort Decision 2009!
Ta Da!
The Evolution of Anti-Disney Man!
What the Stylish Planners are Reading This Season!
Thank Goodness for Pixie Dust!
The Elves Have Arrived!
Do They Think This is Florida?
This Time in Six Months!
The Joker, Jokes, and Pixie Dust!
Not Quite the Grand Floridian Gingerbread House!
Our Newest Addition!
First Night!
Nala and the Elves!
Our Beloved!
Eddie Valient and a Chipmunk!
Vera versus Vera!
Dreaming of the Beach...Club!
Where to Go and What to Eat?
Now About This Camera...
The Disney Oracle!
Fun Times at the Magic Kingdom!
Big Changes!
ADR Wish List...Take Two!
Capturing the Elusive AKL Room!
Heading to Tutlanta!
Foolish Mortals at the Laughin' Place!
Dole Whips and Captain Hook!
100 Days Until...
Magical Disney Mail and a Couple of Puzzles!
Epcot Memories!
Operation ADR!
Oranges and Go-Go Boots!
Epcot: The Other Stuff!
If We Were World Showcase Countries...
Hello, Hollywood! The Early Years!
Spring Break Fun!
Disney Hollywood Studios: The Later Years!
Disney Hollywood Studios: Take Three!
Warthogs and All!
T -- 30 Days!
Look, Monkeys!
Countdown Calendar, Science Fun, and Never Dones!
On the 12th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 10th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 9th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 8th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 6th Day 'Til Disney!
On the 5th Day 'Til Disney!
The Waiting Place!
On the 3rd Day 'Til Disney!
On the 2nd Day 'Til Disney! Final Itinerary and Charles, the Road Trip Diva!
'Twas the Night Before Disney!
Trip Report Announcement!
First, let me introduce all of us for the truly adventurous check out my first pre-trip/trip report:
The Pursuit of Disney Magic.
Heres the Cliff Notes version:
Me (Jackie) 33 and still a Disney freak. I have been going to Walt Disney World since I was nine months old. The longest stretch of time in between trips was during the Disney Drought from 1998 until 2004 the shortest stretch of time was 60 days. Charleston, South Carolina is my hometown, but we currently live in the Atlanta area. I teach middle school language arts and besides Disney, I love films, scrapbooking, and reading.
DH (Charles) 38 and a closet Disney freak. He used to pretend to only tolerate Disney because I loved it in fact I routinely referred to him as the Anti-Disney Man; now, I know differently (more on some of those revelations later on). Surprisingly, I recently found out from his father that when they lived in California, they spent a lot of time at Disneyland. Oh, really??? Charless love is soccer, and he coaches as much as possible. When he isnt coaching, he is playing various online computer games World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, Warhammer.
Heres us:
DD (Chelsea) 11 and raised to be a Disney lover; her first trip was also when she was nine months old. She started middle school this year and since June we have successfully navigated starting middle school, purchasing name brand clothes, eye shadow, and a first dance. Chelsea is very dramatic. Case in point: the other day she flopped into a chair and said, Mother, I need a trip to Disney. Hmmm, wonder who she sounded like? She has already decided that she wants to celebrate her 13th birthday in 2010 at the Grand Floridian. Okay!
DS (Connor) 9 and also successfully brainwashed in all things Disney; his first trip was when he was five years old; when asked last year to write a proper noun for a park, he wrote Disney World; when playing Clue Haunted Mansion he begins the game by intoning Welcome Foolish Mortals. Loves all the typical boy things: pirates, Legos, Bakugan, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, Star Wars, and whatever else catches his fancy.
So, thats our crew! Now, on to some trip news!
As soon as we got back from Disney in June, we were plotting and planning. Well, I was plotting and planning. Because, according to Charles, it would be bad luck not to book on the first day that 2009 packages were released, we decided on and booked our package on August 3.
Here are our specifics:
Dates: June 6 June 13, 2009
Tickets: 8-Day Base Tickets
Dining Plan: I love the Dining Plan, because I hate trying to budget for meals!
Resort: Well, it is me! What would my trip planning be if there werent quite a few resort changes?
It started off as a preferred room at Caribbean Beach Resort, but I was lusting after Animal Kingdom Lodge.
But wait! Check out the ticker!
UP NEXT: How did I go from Caribbean Beach or Animal Kingdom Lodge to Wilderness Lodge a resort I have never even set foot in???
Wilderness Lodge... AWESOME! My best friend just stayed there a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it. It is totally on my radar screen now. I need to stay there and soon!!!!
No, really WL is winning hands-down this week!
