Mickey, we are now at the 30day mark!!!!! Let the unconrolable excitement and short-timers begin 
My son has no clue we are going. He knows "someday" we'll go. We've been looking at the attractions on the DL website and the food porn on here so he IS excited about it though.
I have bought him an "I'm going to Disneyland" tshirt which could be his reveal we shall see.
Edit....Other thought for a reveal is getting streamer and wrapping little gifts (pins, glow sticks, mickey pens, etc) in it until its in a big ball and having the gift in the center be the tshirt with a gift card
AFter visiting friends for the weekend, we will be leaving the Sacramento area at 6:30am on a Monday morning. I plan on putting the above mentioned shirt on the bed for him to get dressed in in the morning. I'll be ready with the camera. IF he reads the shirt/notices (he's good at picking up on "hey thats a new shirt" plus it has mickey and friends on it) then BOOM he will then find out. If not, then I keep my mouth shut and we start driving "home" (which is north but of course we'll be going south)
I will have breakfast and snack items in the car so hopefully we'll only have a bathroom break before lunch.
(Prior to leaving I will have gotten our food for hotel too so we don't have to take time out once we get there to grocery shop)
Plan on stopping at the Flying J truck stop in Lebec, CA for gas and lunch. We should be arriving there shortly before noon and not stopped for moret han 45min. On the road again by 1pm making the rest of the trip to HOJO.. if all goes well we will be there between 2:30-3pm.
I wanted to make dining reservations for our first night, but this is my sons first trip and I want him to have a totally unplanned first night. First thing we will do though is take the train around the park! I plan on steering us towards POTC, Jungle Cruise, that area and then also catching the 6:30 parade that evening.
Tuesday is our Magic Morning! Doing the popular MM rides; dumbo, mr toad, alice etc. Going to try and get DS picked for the Jedi Training today at 10:30 then head over to DCA to get FP's for WOC and catch Phineas and Ferb Rockin Rollin Dance Party. Lunch will be the infamous DCA corn dogs probably
Early dinner @ Naples, priority seating 4:30p. Will hopefully have the FP for 8pm WOC.
Wednesday no plan of attack yet. Given the early mornings Mon/Tues we may *gasp* sleep in a little and hit the park closer to 9am. Fantasmic first showing hopefully
Thursday - 7:30am seating for CB at Minnie and Friends! Can't wait, so fun! Use priority seating vouchers for Aladdin today. Plan to watch fireworks from HOJO.
Friday - Breakfast at River Belle Terrace. Ride whatever favorite rides we have to do "one more time" and leave by noon. :-(
Places I want to eat include: Troubadour Tavern (the chicken bbq potato), Village Haus for a burger or brat, dole whip, Cafe Orleans pommes frites and mickey beignets.. and whatever sweet treats we find along the way!
My son has no clue we are going. He knows "someday" we'll go. We've been looking at the attractions on the DL website and the food porn on here so he IS excited about it though.
I have bought him an "I'm going to Disneyland" tshirt which could be his reveal we shall see.
Edit....Other thought for a reveal is getting streamer and wrapping little gifts (pins, glow sticks, mickey pens, etc) in it until its in a big ball and having the gift in the center be the tshirt with a gift card
AFter visiting friends for the weekend, we will be leaving the Sacramento area at 6:30am on a Monday morning. I plan on putting the above mentioned shirt on the bed for him to get dressed in in the morning. I'll be ready with the camera. IF he reads the shirt/notices (he's good at picking up on "hey thats a new shirt" plus it has mickey and friends on it) then BOOM he will then find out. If not, then I keep my mouth shut and we start driving "home" (which is north but of course we'll be going south)
I will have breakfast and snack items in the car so hopefully we'll only have a bathroom break before lunch.
(Prior to leaving I will have gotten our food for hotel too so we don't have to take time out once we get there to grocery shop)
Plan on stopping at the Flying J truck stop in Lebec, CA for gas and lunch. We should be arriving there shortly before noon and not stopped for moret han 45min. On the road again by 1pm making the rest of the trip to HOJO.. if all goes well we will be there between 2:30-3pm.
I wanted to make dining reservations for our first night, but this is my sons first trip and I want him to have a totally unplanned first night. First thing we will do though is take the train around the park! I plan on steering us towards POTC, Jungle Cruise, that area and then also catching the 6:30 parade that evening.
Tuesday is our Magic Morning! Doing the popular MM rides; dumbo, mr toad, alice etc. Going to try and get DS picked for the Jedi Training today at 10:30 then head over to DCA to get FP's for WOC and catch Phineas and Ferb Rockin Rollin Dance Party. Lunch will be the infamous DCA corn dogs probably
Early dinner @ Naples, priority seating 4:30p. Will hopefully have the FP for 8pm WOC. Wednesday no plan of attack yet. Given the early mornings Mon/Tues we may *gasp* sleep in a little and hit the park closer to 9am. Fantasmic first showing hopefully
Thursday - 7:30am seating for CB at Minnie and Friends! Can't wait, so fun! Use priority seating vouchers for Aladdin today. Plan to watch fireworks from HOJO.
Friday - Breakfast at River Belle Terrace. Ride whatever favorite rides we have to do "one more time" and leave by noon. :-(
Places I want to eat include: Troubadour Tavern (the chicken bbq potato), Village Haus for a burger or brat, dole whip, Cafe Orleans pommes frites and mickey beignets.. and whatever sweet treats we find along the way!
I can't wait to hear his reaction and how your trip went! 
