I don't know if I can keep the secret much longer!

[mouseketeer_mom]

awwww, hearing all the "surprises gone well" stories inspires to remain a KOTS. I know my DS7 will do the whole "OMG, OMG, we're really going?" thing..... I can't wait

 

[MomofCKJ]

Hanging in there with just 13 days to go, only 12 till we tell them!

KOTS, don't you just find yourself in a web of lies as it gets closer? My girls take horseback riding lessons and today the instructor told us about a Christmas party at the barn on the 17th. She said to me in front of them "Can you come?", I was like "Ummm, yes I guess" and then she was telling them all about the games they will have to play,etc and in my head I am thinking "Crap, another lie!". It's all for the good of the secret though right? I can't wait to tell them!!!!!!

Allyson

 

[mimif1]

We just did our first surprise trip. The girls thought we were planning a trip for May when in fact we went in October. We told them we were driving to the grandparents and since we drive all night, they had no idea. We pulled over to the side of the rode and woke them at about 5:45 AM and told them something had happened. We had gone the wrong way so I guess we would just have to go somewhere else. It took a few minutes to sink in and the pictures said it all. It was great! We managed to keep the surprise for 8 months. It about killed us, but it was so great! Keep stong!

 

[nicolita3]

those pictures are too cute! priceless!! i say keep the secret!

 

[ClarabelleCowFan]

My family and I took 2 or 3 trips a year to WDW when I was growing up. I will always remember when my parents came to Sebring, FL to pick me up from golf camp and I begged them since we were so close to lets go to Disney. Of course they said no but my Dad decided that we could drive thru property on the way since we would pass right by it. I thought that was the MEANEST thing I had ever heard of and pouted in the back seat until we got to property.

My Dad pulls up to the parking gate (this was when there was just MK!) and told the guy we had reservations at the Golf Resort. I sat in the backseat thinking I couldn't believe my Dad was lying to the guy at Disney World! The parking attendant checked his list, found my Dad's name on the reservation sheet and handed him our info packet and gave us directions (not that we needed them!). I literally SQUEALED from the back seat!

One of the BEST trips ever!

 

[dean556]

can I sign up too???
we had planned on going in late april,so my dd knew about it and its on our calander for her to make off the days. well a few weeks ago my DH decided he like th ediscount in feb so we are now going in Feb. instead! we haven't told DD5 yet and have decided not to tell DD about the change in plans,we are leaving about 1am on the 1st to drive down we are just gonna load her up in her new cindy pj's that santa is bringing and go,she is a very heavy sleeper so I am hoping she wont wake up till we are well in fl.
This past may was our first trip and she has turned into a disney nut(she talks about it all the time) just like me lol
It's killing me not to tell her,we even have ticket to the P&P party on the 8th I soo cant wait lol

 

[mouseketeer_mom]

mimif1: those pictures are AWESOME!!! I will now make sure my camera is ready when we tell our kids. The look on your older DD face total amazement and joy!

 

[MomofCKJ]

Oh thank you for sharing those pictures! Those are priceless and just great! The difficulty for keeping a secret like this is definately worth the moment of sheer happiness when they find out!

Allyson

 

[java]

We did the surprise trip a few years ago at Christmas. We were leaving on Christmas day. So early AM opening presents- kids all excited... then I say"Hey I think I saw something in the living room?" It was the year Toysrus was selling the HUGE mickey with purchase.. So we had mickey sitting on the sofa holding a note- the kids thought the big mickey was the present... then my oldest said" hey he has a note..." As he read it my younger daughter starts jumping up and down screaming. And the "NOW?!!??" was priceless. They kept saying "really today?!" YEP and off we went. It was a great trip and I love having that special surprise moment

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Those pictures are priceless!!!!!!!!! I'm going to have my camera ready that's for sure. We aren't going until April 30 , but it will be a surprise trip. I've been planning since March, so i'm already going nuts.Still not too sure on how or when we are going to tell them. I was thinking on Easter, with a special egg hunt with the final clue telling them we are going to Disney World in twenty something days. But reading these secrets kept until the very end sound more exciting. I don't know now

We have only been to the MK before, we bought a one day pass in 2005, while staying in orlando. So whenever I decide to tell them, they will have no idea we are staying at the All star music suites until we pull into the WDW gates. If I can keep that secret as well.
The other week my ds10 said something about Disney and they all chimed in about wanting to go back, and they don't even know the half of Disney , we only went to the MK, I wanted to tell them sooo bad, but I had to say" Don't worry one day we will go back" And I felt terrible. I don't know why. My dd5 always tells me when we go back she' s going to ride dumbo with me, she says that all the time. So Dumbo is our first stop when MK opens.
So I need help keeping my secret as well.

 

[striker3636]

We are KOTS too! WE are flying out of Buffalo, so we have told our kids that we are going to Buffalo to shop for the weekend (explanation for suitcases). We are driving down the night before. Not sure just what we'll say at 3:30 the next morning when we catch the shuttle to the airport, but we want to keep them wondering as long as we can. I can't imagine making it until we land in Orlando and seeing their faces when we get to the ME bus! It has been hard not to spill the beans, and a few friends have almost blown it, but I don't think the kids have caught on. Having played up the big shopping trip has been a good cover. My ds has been really excited about going which surprised me (kid loving a shopping trip?) until we realized he thought Buffalo was in Florida!

 

[disneydreamer1970]

Add me to the KOTS club!! My name is Trish and I am suprising DD(6)! We are going to WDW December 12 - 18!! This is a mommy/daughter trip to see my parents for MVMCP! The funny thing is that my parents only live a mile from us, here in Maine. It has been so hard to keep the secret from her. She knows that my parents are going to WDW and has cried twice already because she thinks that we are not able to go. You see, she has been to WDW twice and both times, my parents have been with us, so the thought of them going without her is killing her!! They are leaving 4 days before we are. Sometimes, I feel so mean!! Her birthday was last Sunday and I came so close to telling her!!

As for breaking the news, on Tuesday the 12th, I am going to get up and tell her that I don't feel like going to work that morning and will ask her if she wants to go out to breakfast. DH is going to take us to breakfast and then we are going to head to the airport. There he is either going to ask her if she wants to go for a ride in a plane or ask her if she wants to go to the Disney Store, and when she says "yes" explain to her that he does not mean the one at the mall, but at Disney World. My dad has asked that we tell her that Grammie and Pa-Pa do not know that we are going becuase we want to surprise them too. (I know how much he will play this up when he sees her down there) This will add another level of excitement for her!! I have already packed most of our stuff while she was with her Auntie last week, and plan on putting the luggage in the car the night before while she is sleeping. I cannot wait to see the look on her face when she realizes what is going on!!

We surprised her older brother and his best friend with a trip to Universal Orlando a few years ago, and as hard as it was to keep the secret from them, the reveal was great and it was worth every agonizing second of keeping the secret.



Trish

 

[Melrosgirl]

I think maybe mommy is more excited about Disney than the kids are. Don't feel bad. It happens here too. Who is asking to watch the planning DVD? The kids? Or are you suggesting they watch it?

 

[LaraK]

We just got our planning video. DD begged to watch it right away. She's decided now that she will go to Disney on September 13th....but then she figured out that we've already passed that date and got depressed. I'm not even really hiding my planning, just not telling her that we are going. Sooooo, I'll remain a KOTS for a while longer.

 

[markandtrish]

Hi, my name is Trish. Im a KOTS as well. My DD11 and DSs 8 Think we are going in July 2009. I can't wait to see their faces when I tell them the day before we go that I have some "bad news". We wont be able to go in July 2009 after all, because we are going tomorrow!!. (May 2007), and after seeing mimif1's pics of her girls faces(I loved those pics, btw), Im definitely having a video camera on hand for the reveal. I have been keeping this secret since May 2005. I feel like bursting sometimes trying to keep it. I have made ADRs for a CRT breakfast for my DD and Breakfastosaurus for my DSs, as well as HDDR ressies, and just the other day the finishing touch was put on. We are taking a limo from the airport to our resort (AKL). Oh I cant wait.....So count me in on the support group.

 

[Savanah'sMom]

Hi, my name is Karly, and I'm a KTOS and a bad mommy My DD3 keeps asking to go to WDW. Well, my DH and I keep telling her that it's not our turn yet and that we will go when she is 6ys old. We are actually going in Jan 2008 I can't wait. It's so hard for me to not tell her, but I don't think she'd get it anyway. I was planning on telling her for christmas next year but now after reading all the post I might wait and supriser her either the night before or on the way there.

 

[Kellyscrapbooks]

I'm Sylvia, another KOTS! Grandmother to two darling grandkids who will be VERY surprised to learn they are going to Disney in Feb. Also taking DD and wonderful SIL. DD is having VERY hard time not telling GK's. Loved the idea in a previous post about making a video to announce the surprise. Will share that idea with DD to help take her mind off telling GK's!

Any other ideas to share for how to surprise GK's on Christmas with the news?

How about one of the enchanted phone calls? I wish they actually had one that said Suprise! You are going to Disney! but they don't.

 

[mouseketeer_mom]

I added my KOTS staus to my signature (okay, so I stole the idea from LaraK) but I thought it was fun!

 

[MomofCKJ]

Cute on the KOTS siggie!

I just opened the mail and got a Christmas card from a good friend. Inside she wrote "Have fun on your trip!". I called her and said "What do you think you are doing????" (we are good enough friends that I can say that!). She didn't realize the kids had no idea! I promptly hid her card and was so glad I got the mail when the kids weren't home! We had a good laugh but that could have blown it, my oldest goes through our cards each day when she gets home to see what new ones arrived.

Allyson

 

[LaraK]

I added my KOTS staus to my signature (okay, so I stole the idea from LaraK) but I thought it was fun!

I thought we could KOTS bond....glad you liked it