Ok folks, this is my first time trying to write a (pre)trip report, so I hope I don't bore everyone to death. Anyway, at this time (10:30pmCST, 11:30WDW) in 100 days I will be laying down in my nice comfy bed at Port Orleans Riverside and I can not wait. This will be my second time to the House of Mouse (first trip was in May 2006) and as you can see by the title, wife and I will be more or less child free (more on that below). So for the calender challenged folks, 100 days from now will be September 22, the last day to check in and still get free dining(for all 7 nights of our stay), and since I have an awesome agent from DreamsUnlimited (Thanks Cathy) all my ADRs are set, my hotel booked, and the trip almost paid. So I guess I'll introduce the cast for this trip before I get bogged down in the Disney details.
ME, Vance<-----Longtime Disneyfan and tried for years to get down to the World. I've probably read every Disney guide printed for the last 10 years just so I could imagine what it was like. I was finally able to go for DD 4th birthday. We had this pic made within 30 minutes of getting into MK and it was one of my favorites from the whole trip. While I'm a fan of all Disney characters, I LOVE the Villains...especially Jafar
Natalee, my DW<-----Disney fan and wanted to go to WDW but was never as hardcore as I was...until we got there and I think bought everything possible with Tink on it. Can't wait to go this time, I didn't even have to talk her into it, she wants more Tink.
Nessa, my DD<----I've been brain washing her with Disney since she was born. Movies, Toys, Books, Clothes, etc so she can grown into the Mouse Fan I am. Loves the Princesses. This is also one of my favorite pics from our trip
Loni & Jessie, my DSIS and DBIL<--------This will be their third trip, in the last 3 years. DBIL is a huge Stitch fan.
Ok, so now the cold hard facts about our trip.
Reason: We're taking this trip for a couple of diffrent reasons, the first being my DSIS wanted to take DD to WDW before she got too big and started public school (she will be in a Private K this year). While I was thinking about how I was going to get DD to Orlando (we live in TX, they in TN...but that's not to big of a deal since DW is a Southwest Flight Attendant and we fly free) DW and I decided that we should go. We've had a really tough year (we lost a child in the 5th month of pregnancy back in February which devasted us) and needed a parents only trip. We decided it should be "The Happiest Place On Earth" since we missed alot of stuff the first time since we made the trip all about DD. So while we will be at WDW at the same time as DD, DSIS, and DBIL, we only have 2 days planned with them...our first and last, but we will be EPCOT at the same time so we may try to see Illuminations together.
Dates: 09/22/07-09/29/07, DSIS is staying a few extra days with DBIL for the Food and Wine Festival.
Lodging: We will be at POR (We stayed at ASMo last year). DSIS, DBIL, & DD will be at CBR
Our Plan of Attack:
09/21 Day 0, Friday: Travel to TN, then drive down all together
9/22 Day 1, Saturday: Magic Kingdom, check in, spend a few hours together then split up for the week...dinner @ LTT...we loved it last year
9/23 Day 2, Sunday: Animal Kingdom, dinner @ Boma, this will be a new one for us...I want Zebra Domes.
9/24 Day 3, Monday: Magic Kingdom, dinner @ Kona, another new one for us. I also have the Behind Our Steam Train tour that morning, and DW is going to the GF Spa for a treatment before we meet up for lunch at MK.
9/25 Day 4, Tuesday: Our Off day, so prob DTD shopping, dinner @ Fultons Crab House...hmmm crab...this one will be new also
9/26 Day 5, Wednesday: EPCOT, luch @ Le Cellier...can you guess what comes next...yep this is another new one...I can't wait for the Cheese Soup
9/27 Day 6, Thursday: MGM, dinner @ Mamma Melrose, another new one
9/28 Day 7, Friday: off day, but we have tickets to MNSSHP that night...still working on a costume idea (please help)....oh yeah have breakfast at Chef Mickeys this day...went last year for dinner, so it will be new for breakfast
9/29 Day 8, Saturday: going home day
having breakfast at Ohana's with DSIS so we can pick up DW for the trip home
Hmmm...any other details I'm leaving out. I'm sure I am, but thats what updates are for. Until next time.
ME, Vance<-----Longtime Disneyfan and tried for years to get down to the World. I've probably read every Disney guide printed for the last 10 years just so I could imagine what it was like. I was finally able to go for DD 4th birthday. We had this pic made within 30 minutes of getting into MK and it was one of my favorites from the whole trip. While I'm a fan of all Disney characters, I LOVE the Villains...especially Jafar
Natalee, my DW<-----Disney fan and wanted to go to WDW but was never as hardcore as I was...until we got there and I think bought everything possible with Tink on it. Can't wait to go this time, I didn't even have to talk her into it, she wants more Tink.
Nessa, my DD<----I've been brain washing her with Disney since she was born. Movies, Toys, Books, Clothes, etc so she can grown into the Mouse Fan I am. Loves the Princesses. This is also one of my favorite pics from our trip
Loni & Jessie, my DSIS and DBIL<--------This will be their third trip, in the last 3 years. DBIL is a huge Stitch fan.
Ok, so now the cold hard facts about our trip.
Reason: We're taking this trip for a couple of diffrent reasons, the first being my DSIS wanted to take DD to WDW before she got too big and started public school (she will be in a Private K this year). While I was thinking about how I was going to get DD to Orlando (we live in TX, they in TN...but that's not to big of a deal since DW is a Southwest Flight Attendant and we fly free) DW and I decided that we should go. We've had a really tough year (we lost a child in the 5th month of pregnancy back in February which devasted us) and needed a parents only trip. We decided it should be "The Happiest Place On Earth" since we missed alot of stuff the first time since we made the trip all about DD. So while we will be at WDW at the same time as DD, DSIS, and DBIL, we only have 2 days planned with them...our first and last, but we will be EPCOT at the same time so we may try to see Illuminations together.
Dates: 09/22/07-09/29/07, DSIS is staying a few extra days with DBIL for the Food and Wine Festival.
Lodging: We will be at POR (We stayed at ASMo last year). DSIS, DBIL, & DD will be at CBR
Our Plan of Attack:
09/21 Day 0, Friday: Travel to TN, then drive down all together
9/22 Day 1, Saturday: Magic Kingdom, check in, spend a few hours together then split up for the week...dinner @ LTT...we loved it last year
9/23 Day 2, Sunday: Animal Kingdom, dinner @ Boma, this will be a new one for us...I want Zebra Domes.
9/24 Day 3, Monday: Magic Kingdom, dinner @ Kona, another new one for us. I also have the Behind Our Steam Train tour that morning, and DW is going to the GF Spa for a treatment before we meet up for lunch at MK.
9/25 Day 4, Tuesday: Our Off day, so prob DTD shopping, dinner @ Fultons Crab House...hmmm crab...this one will be new also
9/26 Day 5, Wednesday: EPCOT, luch @ Le Cellier...can you guess what comes next...yep this is another new one...I can't wait for the Cheese Soup
9/27 Day 6, Thursday: MGM, dinner @ Mamma Melrose, another new one
9/28 Day 7, Friday: off day, but we have tickets to MNSSHP that night...still working on a costume idea (please help)....oh yeah have breakfast at Chef Mickeys this day...went last year for dinner, so it will be new for breakfast
9/29 Day 8, Saturday: going home day
having breakfast at Ohana's with DSIS so we can pick up DW for the trip homeHmmm...any other details I'm leaving out. I'm sure I am, but thats what updates are for. Until next time.
so if nothing else we will have somewhere to sleep, eat, and get into the parks...and what else do you really need...
