andrews1ma
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Ok.. so I had no intention of doing this but the urge hit and I couldn't resist- as I have been reading everyone else's and getting excited!
Myself- 34 and admitted-Disaholic- I have been to disney at least 50 times ( first time in 1975)
DH- hasn't been to Disney in 12 years ( he played the responsible adult role and stayed home to work and make money to feed my Dis habit- what a guy! while I went with DS and Dis Mom)
DS- 8 - this will be his 10th time to disney- what a lucky kid!
FYI- My mom and I have gone to disney for the past 8 years while DH stayed home and worked-lol so this is the first time all of us are going together as a family..... awwwww you say- but DH can get a little annoyed by my obsessive planning- for instance I have not been allowed to share any plans/adr's
itineraries, etc... that I have made so far- but did that stop me from making them- absolutely not!
I have the whole trip planned- but we are not going commando- I have parks and ADR's only planned as we are on the DP- other than that we will take the rides as they come- although I did mention to DH something about getting a FP for soaring the second we step foot into EPCOT- DH just shot me a look and that was all I said!
Here is out itinerary- just in case I decide to do a TR-
Will be there from 4/11-4/20
We are driving from Cary, NC so here goes:
Tonight: go home pack up car get all stuff ready to keep DS busy during the drive- although he is a really good traveler- and I saved a surprise for him for the car- see he is a die hard sports fan- hence the hotel we are staying ( I would have much preffered the YC/BC but nooooo DS only wanted AS Sports) back to the surprise- he is a born and bred NY Giants fan- so when they won the Superbowl this year I ordered the SI package that came with the free Superbowl highlights DVD- so I will be handing that to him in the car tomorrow- and that should keep him busy for a while- he can seriously watch sports DVD's over and over and over- thank god he wears headphones!
Friday- wake up at 4:30 am- get everyone up and out by 5:30- stop to pick up bagels at the bagel store- already called them & they usually open at 6 am but the owner /baker knows me and said I can come there at 5:30 so he can make me bagels and cc for the trip- what an awesome man!)
so on the road by 5:45 for a 10+ hour drive
Hoping to arrive by 6m the latest- give or take- due to potty breaks and food/gas /stuff
Friday night- Epcot- Dinner ADR's at Tuttto Italia and hopefully make it on 1 ride
Saturday: Animal Kingdom/ Dinner at WCC - fist time- can't wait- read so many funt hings about it on the dis boards!
Sunday: Magic Kingdom- EMH- ADR's- Dinner- Tony's
Monday: Epcot- and can you believe got ADR's for Dinner at Le Cellier- also first time- sooo looking forward to!
Tuesday: open for voting- DS and I vote for MK- can never get too much of the castle in my opinion! tentative ADR's for dinner- The Plaza- if we go to MK
Wednesday:Typhoon Lagoon- Dinner at HDDR- fist time- tier 3- a little nervous about that- but again read only good things- and heard there are really no bad seats - so we will see....
Thursday- MGM- HS? so strange- anyway- ADR's Fantasmic Package at Mama Melrose- DH's first time for Fantasmic- should be awesome!
Friday- Blizzard Beach- ADR's - Dinner at Epcot- Germany- Biergarten- DH will love this place!
Saturday- so sad last day :-( ugh I hate the last day of vacay's seriously so depressing ( last time DH and I went pre DS we just kept extending- I think we stayed for a totla of 12 days and at 3 hotels because the ones were in didnt have rooms available for the extra night- we had a blast!
anyway - the last day I have lots planned- first to the outlets near DTD on 535- if you havent been you must go because they have a disney character outlet where you can get lots of dis souvenirs for dirt cheap also have Gap and Old Navy outlets- woohoo! then over to DTD for lunch ant WPE and then Goofys Candy thingy also promised DS he can make his own lighsaber- totally looking forward to that...
then off to the Boardwalk ( DH has never been- he is going to love this place! it is truly a sight at night time) anyhow- ADR's Dinner at Spoodles- then walk over to Epcot to watch illuminations and say bye bye to the happiest place in the world- we will get up bright and early Sunday Morning and hit the road for the sad drive back- ok must stop talking about end of trip when it hasnt even started- why do we do this to ourselves!!!!
So there you have it- my Pre TR in a nutshell- but that was fun- and it killed almost my last 1/2 hour- I think i will do TR when I get home!
Myself- 34 and admitted-Disaholic- I have been to disney at least 50 times ( first time in 1975)
DH- hasn't been to Disney in 12 years ( he played the responsible adult role and stayed home to work and make money to feed my Dis habit- what a guy! while I went with DS and Dis Mom)
DS- 8 - this will be his 10th time to disney- what a lucky kid!
FYI- My mom and I have gone to disney for the past 8 years while DH stayed home and worked-lol so this is the first time all of us are going together as a family..... awwwww you say- but DH can get a little annoyed by my obsessive planning- for instance I have not been allowed to share any plans/adr's
itineraries, etc... that I have made so far- but did that stop me from making them- absolutely not!
I have the whole trip planned- but we are not going commando- I have parks and ADR's only planned as we are on the DP- other than that we will take the rides as they come- although I did mention to DH something about getting a FP for soaring the second we step foot into EPCOT- DH just shot me a look and that was all I said!
Here is out itinerary- just in case I decide to do a TR-
Will be there from 4/11-4/20
We are driving from Cary, NC so here goes:
Tonight: go home pack up car get all stuff ready to keep DS busy during the drive- although he is a really good traveler- and I saved a surprise for him for the car- see he is a die hard sports fan- hence the hotel we are staying ( I would have much preffered the YC/BC but nooooo DS only wanted AS Sports) back to the surprise- he is a born and bred NY Giants fan- so when they won the Superbowl this year I ordered the SI package that came with the free Superbowl highlights DVD- so I will be handing that to him in the car tomorrow- and that should keep him busy for a while- he can seriously watch sports DVD's over and over and over- thank god he wears headphones!
Friday- wake up at 4:30 am- get everyone up and out by 5:30- stop to pick up bagels at the bagel store- already called them & they usually open at 6 am but the owner /baker knows me and said I can come there at 5:30 so he can make me bagels and cc for the trip- what an awesome man!)
so on the road by 5:45 for a 10+ hour drive
Hoping to arrive by 6m the latest- give or take- due to potty breaks and food/gas /stuff
Friday night- Epcot- Dinner ADR's at Tuttto Italia and hopefully make it on 1 ride
Saturday: Animal Kingdom/ Dinner at WCC - fist time- can't wait- read so many funt hings about it on the dis boards!
Sunday: Magic Kingdom- EMH- ADR's- Dinner- Tony's
Monday: Epcot- and can you believe got ADR's for Dinner at Le Cellier- also first time- sooo looking forward to!
Tuesday: open for voting- DS and I vote for MK- can never get too much of the castle in my opinion! tentative ADR's for dinner- The Plaza- if we go to MK
Wednesday:Typhoon Lagoon- Dinner at HDDR- fist time- tier 3- a little nervous about that- but again read only good things- and heard there are really no bad seats - so we will see....
Thursday- MGM- HS? so strange- anyway- ADR's Fantasmic Package at Mama Melrose- DH's first time for Fantasmic- should be awesome!
Friday- Blizzard Beach- ADR's - Dinner at Epcot- Germany- Biergarten- DH will love this place!
Saturday- so sad last day :-( ugh I hate the last day of vacay's seriously so depressing ( last time DH and I went pre DS we just kept extending- I think we stayed for a totla of 12 days and at 3 hotels because the ones were in didnt have rooms available for the extra night- we had a blast!
anyway - the last day I have lots planned- first to the outlets near DTD on 535- if you havent been you must go because they have a disney character outlet where you can get lots of dis souvenirs for dirt cheap also have Gap and Old Navy outlets- woohoo! then over to DTD for lunch ant WPE and then Goofys Candy thingy also promised DS he can make his own lighsaber- totally looking forward to that...
then off to the Boardwalk ( DH has never been- he is going to love this place! it is truly a sight at night time) anyhow- ADR's Dinner at Spoodles- then walk over to Epcot to watch illuminations and say bye bye to the happiest place in the world- we will get up bright and early Sunday Morning and hit the road for the sad drive back- ok must stop talking about end of trip when it hasnt even started- why do we do this to ourselves!!!!
So there you have it- my Pre TR in a nutshell- but that was fun- and it killed almost my last 1/2 hour- I think i will do TR when I get home!
