stephielela
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Hello everybody! This is my first ever pre-trip report, which will be followed by my first ever trip report! I know this is a bit early to be starting, but whatever, I need something to make me feel like it's getting closer! 
First things first, the "cast"! I am a single mother to my DS who will be 2 in April. I honestly would not be able to make this trip without my very supportive (and Disney crazed) family, so it will be the first time all of us will be going together!
My dad (DD) 48, mom (DM) 48, sister (DSis) 21 (by the time of the trip), son (DS) and I (26) will all be celebrating Christmas early at Disney, so rather than getting presents this year, the trip is our gift. Of course I'm sure DS will be getting visited by Santa anyways, but many of his gifts will undoubtedly come from the World! 
Our current dates are Dec. 16-22nd. We would like to be able to go earlier, but since DSis is in college, we won't know when she will be done with finals until August or so, so we will adjust our dates accordingly. We went in Dec 07 (I was 6 months pregnant) and had a blast, the crowds were still pretty light, and the weather was great, but it was about 4 days earlier, so we will have to wait and see! We will probably initially book the 13th -22nd so that we can just cut days off of one end or the other when we know.
I am assuming that at some point will will manage to wrangle some sort of workable discount, I have already gotten a couple pin offers, but they all end the 16th, so they don't do us much good. A free dining pin would be ideal, since we plan on doing the deluxe dining plan, but we will take whatever we can get. Both my parents and I have/will be applying for the Disney Visa, and I know sometimes cardholders are offerred discounts before the general public. My dad is also retired military, so we will be keeping our eyes out for an extension of their current military discount, which I believe is 40% on rooms or something along those lines.
Assuming we get a discount of some type, we are planning on 2 rooms at CBR, with the dxdp and 6 day park hoppers. We will probably initially book a room only reservation though, since those are more flexible when it comes to cancellations. If we don't get a discount, we will switch to a value resort, probably ASM to save a few bucks.
So far we are planning on dropping into MVMCP, but we have to wait till they announce the dates to see if it will work for us. We also have several (most) of our restaurants picked out, but I will save that for a later post! We are also pondering the idea of crossing over to Universal (I know, the "other" park
) for a half day to check out the new Harry Potter section.
So hopefully I have not been too boring, it would be nice to have some readers, but I guess we will see if I have the wit and charm to sustain an audience! More later!
First things first, the "cast"! I am a single mother to my DS who will be 2 in April. I honestly would not be able to make this trip without my very supportive (and Disney crazed) family, so it will be the first time all of us will be going together!
My dad (DD) 48, mom (DM) 48, sister (DSis) 21 (by the time of the trip), son (DS) and I (26) will all be celebrating Christmas early at Disney, so rather than getting presents this year, the trip is our gift. Of course I'm sure DS will be getting visited by Santa anyways, but many of his gifts will undoubtedly come from the World! Our current dates are Dec. 16-22nd. We would like to be able to go earlier, but since DSis is in college, we won't know when she will be done with finals until August or so, so we will adjust our dates accordingly. We went in Dec 07 (I was 6 months pregnant) and had a blast, the crowds were still pretty light, and the weather was great, but it was about 4 days earlier, so we will have to wait and see! We will probably initially book the 13th -22nd so that we can just cut days off of one end or the other when we know.
I am assuming that at some point will will manage to wrangle some sort of workable discount, I have already gotten a couple pin offers, but they all end the 16th, so they don't do us much good. A free dining pin would be ideal, since we plan on doing the deluxe dining plan, but we will take whatever we can get. Both my parents and I have/will be applying for the Disney Visa, and I know sometimes cardholders are offerred discounts before the general public. My dad is also retired military, so we will be keeping our eyes out for an extension of their current military discount, which I believe is 40% on rooms or something along those lines.
Assuming we get a discount of some type, we are planning on 2 rooms at CBR, with the dxdp and 6 day park hoppers. We will probably initially book a room only reservation though, since those are more flexible when it comes to cancellations. If we don't get a discount, we will switch to a value resort, probably ASM to save a few bucks.
So far we are planning on dropping into MVMCP, but we have to wait till they announce the dates to see if it will work for us. We also have several (most) of our restaurants picked out, but I will save that for a later post! We are also pondering the idea of crossing over to Universal (I know, the "other" park
) for a half day to check out the new Harry Potter section. So hopefully I have not been too boring, it would be nice to have some readers, but I guess we will see if I have the wit and charm to sustain an audience! More later!
I wore flip flops and a t-shirt! It was great. After we ate at a place called Saltgrass something or other, it was yummy, and I even ate ribs, which I never do. Then we got dropped DSis back at school and got in the car and headed home, with a mandatory stop at the Czech Stop for Kolaches in West, Texas. I LOVE kolaches! 
The drive wasnt too bad, DS went to sleep about 9 and slept on and off until we got home at 5, and then went to sleep in his bed till 11:45! I just wish we could have brought some of the weather back with us! 
