wsdl1085
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- Feb 10, 2007
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Welcome to Newbies, Pros, and Stuck in the Middle-A PTR"
Let me start by introducing the cast...
Firstly, of course, is ME!! Taylor {Dopey}, 23 (will be 24 by the time the trip rolls around), but am a total 5-year-old when it comes to Disney. This is going to be my third trip to WDW. It has been 10 years since my last visit, and I am a bit overdo if you ask me. I have been lurking the boards here for a couple of years now, but thanks to the persistence of my cousin, I have decided to actually try my hand at this.
Next off is Falena {Froggy}, 24. My bestest friend. Her first trip to WDW. She is busy acting like going is no big deal. The rest of us know the truth though.
Then there is Johnny {Pocahontas}, 24, boyfriend of Froggy. Another first timer. He is seriously vacation deprived. Let me just say that his first time outside of California (Vegas does not count) was this past January.
Finally, there is Jenn {Pooh}, 26. But I am making her an honorary 24-year-old for this trip. My secondest bestest friend. She finally admitted that her 5-year-oldness is coming out too. Yay for being kids again!! This will be her 579th trip to the World. Not really, but she is too lazy to actually sit down and count them. It is definitely more than 30, but *probably* under 100. I'm jealous.
Side trip... About the nicknames... The only one I feel I should explain is Pocahontas. This past January, Froggy and Pocahontas came up from California to visit me in Seattle. Well, one night we were playing Disney Scene It. He got a 'My Play' question where you watch the clip then answer the question that follows. Well, the clip starts playing, and he turns to Froggy and asks her the name of the movie that this clip is from, to which she answers, Pocahontas. Well, guess what the question was. Thats right. Name this movie. *head desk* We spent the rest of their vacation kidding each other about it. So he is now lovingly known as Pocahontas to me. Though I would never tell him this to his face. Hope he does not read this at some point. End of side trip.
Now a little background. Froggy, Pooh and I met when we were all working West Side Store Operations at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA (yay Disney!!). Froggy and I met late 2003, and we met Pooh in 2004. We became great friends because of our insanely similar personalities and our ability to hold 50 conversations worth of topics in a 10 minute period. We are not crazy. We just have conversation ADD. Well, Pooh moved back to her native Jersey. I followed suit (sort of), moving away from my native California and moving to Texas with my boyfriend. Less than a year later, he and I came up to Seattle. Froggy, meanwhile, stayed in California, stayed at Disneyland, and stayed in Store Ops. She secretly loves it there, no matter how loudly she disagrees.
Fast forward to April 2009. I was back in California for my cousin's wedding (TnkrBoo, daughter of Goofster57 ~ yes, I am related to him, and I am willing to admit it
). Talking to Froggy, we realized her plans to come up to Seattle in July when Pooh would be out wasn't going to work out. Which, when finding out Pooh had broken her foot, turned out to be a good thing. So we decided to come up with some sort of trip where we could all meet up since it had been five years since we had all hung out together. And the brilliant idea of a meet up at WDW was born.
So from February 3rd through February 9th, 2010, we will be invading 'The World.' Thanks to Pooh's fabulous parents, we are using their DVC points to stay the AKL. Whether it is Jamba House or Kidani Village, I have no clue. Pooh didn't pay close enough attention when booking. Froggy, as she is still at D-land, will be getting us into the parks free of charge. Which means we are only down for flights, food, and souvenirs. Though I am positive I can spend more than enough to compensate for not having to pay for the resort or tickets.
I know starting a PTR this far out is going to end up killing me. Not yet having park hours or schedules of shows or being able to book ADRs is driving me nuts. I am a planner. I make lists. I like having an itinerary (which, reading so many TR's, I am finding is not so uncommon). So, as I sit here typing this, I hope this will help kill the two plus months I have to wait to get the hours, the schedules, the ADRs.
Well, that is if I do not end up flaking...
Let me start by introducing the cast...
Firstly, of course, is ME!! Taylor {Dopey}, 23 (will be 24 by the time the trip rolls around), but am a total 5-year-old when it comes to Disney. This is going to be my third trip to WDW. It has been 10 years since my last visit, and I am a bit overdo if you ask me. I have been lurking the boards here for a couple of years now, but thanks to the persistence of my cousin, I have decided to actually try my hand at this.
Next off is Falena {Froggy}, 24. My bestest friend. Her first trip to WDW. She is busy acting like going is no big deal. The rest of us know the truth though.
Then there is Johnny {Pocahontas}, 24, boyfriend of Froggy. Another first timer. He is seriously vacation deprived. Let me just say that his first time outside of California (Vegas does not count) was this past January.
Finally, there is Jenn {Pooh}, 26. But I am making her an honorary 24-year-old for this trip. My secondest bestest friend. She finally admitted that her 5-year-oldness is coming out too. Yay for being kids again!! This will be her 579th trip to the World. Not really, but she is too lazy to actually sit down and count them. It is definitely more than 30, but *probably* under 100. I'm jealous.
Side trip... About the nicknames... The only one I feel I should explain is Pocahontas. This past January, Froggy and Pocahontas came up from California to visit me in Seattle. Well, one night we were playing Disney Scene It. He got a 'My Play' question where you watch the clip then answer the question that follows. Well, the clip starts playing, and he turns to Froggy and asks her the name of the movie that this clip is from, to which she answers, Pocahontas. Well, guess what the question was. Thats right. Name this movie. *head desk* We spent the rest of their vacation kidding each other about it. So he is now lovingly known as Pocahontas to me. Though I would never tell him this to his face. Hope he does not read this at some point. End of side trip.
Now a little background. Froggy, Pooh and I met when we were all working West Side Store Operations at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA (yay Disney!!). Froggy and I met late 2003, and we met Pooh in 2004. We became great friends because of our insanely similar personalities and our ability to hold 50 conversations worth of topics in a 10 minute period. We are not crazy. We just have conversation ADD. Well, Pooh moved back to her native Jersey. I followed suit (sort of), moving away from my native California and moving to Texas with my boyfriend. Less than a year later, he and I came up to Seattle. Froggy, meanwhile, stayed in California, stayed at Disneyland, and stayed in Store Ops. She secretly loves it there, no matter how loudly she disagrees.
Fast forward to April 2009. I was back in California for my cousin's wedding (TnkrBoo, daughter of Goofster57 ~ yes, I am related to him, and I am willing to admit it
). Talking to Froggy, we realized her plans to come up to Seattle in July when Pooh would be out wasn't going to work out. Which, when finding out Pooh had broken her foot, turned out to be a good thing. So we decided to come up with some sort of trip where we could all meet up since it had been five years since we had all hung out together. And the brilliant idea of a meet up at WDW was born. So from February 3rd through February 9th, 2010, we will be invading 'The World.' Thanks to Pooh's fabulous parents, we are using their DVC points to stay the AKL. Whether it is Jamba House or Kidani Village, I have no clue. Pooh didn't pay close enough attention when booking. Froggy, as she is still at D-land, will be getting us into the parks free of charge. Which means we are only down for flights, food, and souvenirs. Though I am positive I can spend more than enough to compensate for not having to pay for the resort or tickets.
I know starting a PTR this far out is going to end up killing me. Not yet having park hours or schedules of shows or being able to book ADRs is driving me nuts. I am a planner. I make lists. I like having an itinerary (which, reading so many TR's, I am finding is not so uncommon). So, as I sit here typing this, I hope this will help kill the two plus months I have to wait to get the hours, the schedules, the ADRs.
Well, that is if I do not end up flaking...
Food makes me happy. So I have decided to waste the rest of this post with my food wants. Magic Kingdom there really is no plans for. None of the restaurants there is jumping out at me. Plus, I know we will be snacking. Dole Whip. Need I say more? I miss these the most from 
