Hi Everyone!
I've been lurking these boards for a while, and I finally decided to do my own PTR for our trip... Mostly because with all the new FP+ changes Id love to get more opinions and tips on what I may want to watch out for having never been to Disney of any sort before.
So to introduce us... (without pictures since i havent posted enough yet
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First off theres me, Im 31 and mom of 2 girls. Im definitely the official planner for this trip... Ive been working on touring plans, dining options and pretty well anything else you can think of for about 6 months hardcore now. Im sure some of you (hopefully) can understand when I say ive easily spent over 100 hours on Disney reading and plans.... My oldest says im obsessed but I prefer to think of myself as well organized
My husband is 37 and is our girls stepdad however we dont usually bother with the term... hes as much their dad to them as their biological one is. Hes been around for 4+ years and we've been married for almost a year and a half. He's big into thrill rides and is really looking forward to the crazier stuff (<.<) with his ride partner who is...
Our oldest daughter is 12 and she is a true pre-teen.... she more secretly loves disney, however she has always always wanted to take this trip and shes fond of telling us that i promised her we would go when she was 12 (it accidently worked out that way... i actually forgot that promise since i made it when she was like 4 ) Shes the other thrill ride lover in the family and her and the husband make a good pair.
Finally for our family theres our 8yr old daughter. Shes easily the most excited (although its pretty close behind for the rest of us) and tells me every day how many days are left until we leave for Disney
(Its 23 today lol)
Also travelling with us is My mom and dad who are in their 50's, my sister who is disabled and in a wheelchair, and my 79 yr old grandmother.... Makes for a few more challenges but we are thrilled they are joining us. None of us have been to Disney before
So this is intended to be a once in a lifetime trip for us... Mostly due to distance. We live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and its quite a ways (about 3500 miles) to sunny Florida for us. We are driving down over the course of about 3 days for us and 5 for my parents in 2 vehicles for quite a few reasons... a huge one for us was not being able to justify spending about 6000$ between airfare and renting a car.... kinda ridiculous compared to less than 1500$ to drive including hotels *shrug* plus we like sightseeing
So thats us! Our grand trip begins on Valentines day and we arrive in Orlando on the 17th and hit the parks on the 18th.... Ill post my grand plan and the thoughts behind it in the next post... could use some advice on whether Im on the right track!
I've been lurking these boards for a while, and I finally decided to do my own PTR for our trip... Mostly because with all the new FP+ changes Id love to get more opinions and tips on what I may want to watch out for having never been to Disney of any sort before.
So to introduce us... (without pictures since i havent posted enough yet
)First off theres me, Im 31 and mom of 2 girls. Im definitely the official planner for this trip... Ive been working on touring plans, dining options and pretty well anything else you can think of for about 6 months hardcore now. Im sure some of you (hopefully) can understand when I say ive easily spent over 100 hours on Disney reading and plans.... My oldest says im obsessed but I prefer to think of myself as well organized
My husband is 37 and is our girls stepdad however we dont usually bother with the term... hes as much their dad to them as their biological one is. Hes been around for 4+ years and we've been married for almost a year and a half. He's big into thrill rides and is really looking forward to the crazier stuff (<.<) with his ride partner who is...
Our oldest daughter is 12 and she is a true pre-teen.... she more secretly loves disney, however she has always always wanted to take this trip and shes fond of telling us that i promised her we would go when she was 12 (it accidently worked out that way... i actually forgot that promise since i made it when she was like 4
) Shes the other thrill ride lover in the family and her and the husband make a good pair.Finally for our family theres our 8yr old daughter. Shes easily the most excited (although its pretty close behind for the rest of us) and tells me every day how many days are left until we leave for Disney
(Its 23 today lol) Also travelling with us is My mom and dad who are in their 50's, my sister who is disabled and in a wheelchair, and my 79 yr old grandmother.... Makes for a few more challenges but we are thrilled they are joining us. None of us have been to Disney before
So this is intended to be a once in a lifetime trip for us... Mostly due to distance. We live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and its quite a ways (about 3500 miles) to sunny Florida for us. We are driving down over the course of about 3 days for us and 5 for my parents in 2 vehicles for quite a few reasons... a huge one for us was not being able to justify spending about 6000$ between airfare and renting a car.... kinda ridiculous compared to less than 1500$ to drive including hotels *shrug* plus we like sightseeing
So thats us! Our grand trip begins on Valentines day and we arrive in Orlando on the 17th and hit the parks on the 18th.... Ill post my grand plan and the thoughts behind it in the next post... could use some advice on whether Im on the right track!
but we have an extra day of universal we could use if they want, and the waterparks and more options. We thought a day "off" in the middle might be a good thing! Our family is pretty used to being on the go, and we are planning to hit the parks pretty hard so I dont want to burn anyone out just in case
This is probably the slowest workday ever 
Happy Valentines Day Everyone! This is the best Valentines present EVER!!!!!
