Is 2 years out too soon for a PTR???

[ktmdooley]

We just got back from Disney a week ago, and my husband has already informed me that we are going again in 2 years for our 20 year anniversary.

You can check out our trip here. http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1924067 It was a good trip with a few bumps. There are pictures!!!

I'd love to go again next year, but we promised my parents that we would go out west with them. My husband and father have gotten this crazy idea into their heads to hike the Grand Canyon rim to rim.

Don't worry those plans do not include me, my mom, or my daughter. We are staying at the top. And we might go shopping.

Anyway...2 years until we go again, and my daughter and I are already planning. We need some help, so I thought I'd go ahead and start a PTR, if everyone is ok with putting up with me for 2 years...

 

[robinbutterfly]

what is a PTR?

 

[ktmdooley]

I was just going by the abreviation that others have used. I hope I didn't get it wrong or am in the wrong forum. I thought I was in the pre-trip area. PTR stands for Pre-Trip Report I think.

 

[ktmdooley]

Since I didn't hear anyone say...'no, two years is way too soon'...I'm going ahead with my pre trip planning.

We have a plan to go to the World in two years for our anniversary. 20 years with the same guy...I know...amazing. Well actually it probably isn't all that amazing.

Anyway, that is why we are going, except I don't think we are going in November (that's our anniversary month). I was thinking about September, because that is also DH birthday month. I was going to surprise him with some birthday magic because he had so many surprises for me when we went this last time.

So, September it is...at least for now.

My other delima is where to stay. We all want Wilderness Lodge, but an entire week there is a little more than I can swing.

Our second option is 4 nights Pop and 3 nights Wilderness. That, we could do, but unless someone knows something I don't, I can't get dining for the entire length of my stay when I stay in two different hotels. Well...I could get dining the entire time, but the only way I see to do it is to buy tickets for each hotel separately. 4 days on one hotel and 4 days on the other. But that makes the price of the tickets go up and then the price of the two different hotels is almost as much as just staying at the Lodge.

I thought about checking into the Pop with a 4 night dining plan and buying 8 days worth of tickets, then just not having the dining plan when we check in at the lodge (but we would have our tickets). That does save a lot of ticket money, but then I wouldn't have dining for our most anticipated part of the trip.

Does anyone know if Disney will work with you on this, and transfer your dining options to the second hotel?

Of course to add to the planning confusion is one more option. My grandfather lives near Disney, and would love for us to stay with him. I could stay with him 3 nights and Wilderness for 4. That would give us an extra night in Wilderness , which my husband might like. But he really likes staying at Disney, so I don't know if he would go for it.

Any opinions, options, advice???????????