Impromtu trip to WDW?!?! WAIT WHAT? How do I plan this?

[Smposchman]

Hi HO!!!!
A short introduction to start …

Me – Sheila
39 years old for 15 more days! Mom of one, I have the boring job of supporting a group of government lobbyists in New England. I am a COMPLETE Disney freak since my parents brought me when I was 9. I have been to WDW 6 times and DL once.

DH – Warren

39 years old for longer than me. :wah: He works in CyberSecurity, mostly working with companies to protect their customer data – especially their credit card information. (Target is not a client – which he makes me point out whenever I tell someone what he does.) He is complete Disney enabler! He is always looking for ways to get back to the mouse! He has only been to WDW as an adult, but has made up for it in 3 trips. He went to DL as a kid and then once as a family and then again while on a business trip.

DD - Fiona
6 going on 16. Lordy, this girl is a handful – so curious and outgoing, never ceases to amaze me in the intuitive way she talks about things. She has quite the little “sassmouth” that would totally get her in trouble if she wasn’t such a sweet kid. We love taking her to Disney because it just reaffirms that we are doing something right!

So we were in WDW this past April, a lovely 10 day trip where we stayed at the Wilderness lodge that we LOVED, we also spent a few days outside the park at SW & US. Which was nice, US did us in though – I have never been so exhausted in all my life. I think the amount of sun in those parks, and the long (and I mean looooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggggggggggg) walk to and from the car just made it a very tiring day. I crossed three things off my bucket list on that trip. I saw the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, I rode and inverse rollercoaster (Dragon Challenge I think was the name) and I flew without a seatbelt extender.
As I mentioned above So my husband’s company’s annual conference is this October – and the overflow hotel is the SWAN & DOLPHIN! If you bring your family to the even you need to pay 50% of the hotel costs – but my husband travels most of the year and have a TON of Sheraton points, so the hotel is completely free. Since he is going to the conference the company pays his airfare and we can use AA miles for Fiona and I. So that leaves us with a little bit of transportation costs (Mears to and from the airport for us), meals and Park tickets. They are running a special on Tickets at Work so we will get the 4 day tickets pretty cheap and then the conference is running a special on MNSSHP.

So in 75 days (give or take) we are headed back to WDW! There is no time! It is insane, there aren’t that many ADR left to be had! I am the UBER Disney planner – I will most likely be having anxiety attacks!

 

[Overexcited]

How exciting!! Nothing better than returning sooner than expected!!

 

[Britbrie]

Awesome start! I'm sure you'll whip out the planning like it's nothing!! Can't wait to read more!

 

[Smposchman]

MNSSHP - We have decided to go on the first full day in Disney, It is a Thursday night.

Tentative plans for that day is to get up and for Fiona and I to hit Hollywood studios in the morning, while Warren is finishing up at his conference. This should allow us to do some of the stuff that appeals to her - Little Mermaid, Disney Jr, maybe some character meets. When we were at Disney Studios in April it was the day that rained and rained and rained. So it cut down on the amount characters that were out, and honestly our appetite to stand in any long lines. Fiona was so bummed out that she never got to see her Disney channel favorites like Phineas and Ferb and Sofia the First. Warren will meet us for lunch and we will try to do a few other rides and maybe the stunt show (another thing cancelled for rain on our last trip) Then we will head back to the hotel to reresh and regroup before heading off the to the Halloween Party.

Meals for that day:

Breakfast: On the Go or at the Hotel
Lunch: DHS - Maybe sit down
Dinner: MK - probably just quick service/heavy snacks


For MNSSHP

Fiona had decided last night on Sofia the First, Merida and Zarina the pirate fairy. All those are fairly doable.....

If she goes with Sofia – not sure what we could do to match I did think of Flora or Fauna for me & cedric the sorcerer for DH.

Merida – obviously we could be queen Elinor and King Fergus (I am a bit concerned about the temperature!)

Zarina - I could be Tink or Smee and DH could be Captain Hook


Or Fiona could be something on her own and DH & I can do something else. Some thoughts:

Kermit & Miss Piggy – (shouldn’t be too involved and relatively cheap)

Mad Hatter & Alice - (Or Cheshire Cat or White Rabbit or Queen of Hearts (I would die if Fiona would consider being Alice and we could all do this together!)

Woody and Bo Peep (Might me more $$)

Cruella DeVille and Dalmation