Not Your Typical Disney Trip

[Suellen]

Hello all! This is my second attempt at a PreTrip Report. I am hoping to have a lot to share this time ~ and to actually complete my trip report.

So what is a-typical about our trip? I will get to that!

First a little background

The Characters for this Trip:

ME: 35

Mimi: 4

ZZ: 2

DH: 28

Okay not the most flattering of pictures of DH.... but all I can find at the moment. Plus that's what he gets for fooling around while at Disney!

The Dates: Sept 25th-Oct4th

The Deal: Free Dining!!

The Resort: Pop Century! The girls favorite!

I will start updating with DETAILS tonight!

 

[MissBritt]

Haha! Your girls are just too cute!

 

[Suellen]

Thank you!

 

[Suellen]

So here is what is not typical : we are only doing one day at each of the three parks (AK doesn't make the list) and one night at MNSSHP ~ the rest of the time will be spent exploring the "rest" of Disney and hanging by the pool.

This is what I have for dining so far:

Reglan Road (dinner)
Diamond Horseshoe (dinner)
Cape May (dinner)
Sanaa(lunch)
Mickey's BBQ (dinner)
San Angel Inn (dinner)
Mama Melrose (lunch)
The Wave(dinner)

I still have one TS left to book and am not sure when or where yet.

Of all these places we have only been to one before (Mickey's BBQ) so the rest are all new to us.

I haven't planned any breakfasts b/c my girls like to sleep in when at Disney! Strange but true.

We are hoping to do Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon one day... haven't decided yet which one. I am totally open to opinions!

We leave in just 5 weeks!

 

[manntra]

Hi there!
Your girls are just too cute!!
I will be going right after you and we are excited too!! Also eating at the Wave for the first time....I haven't eaten at your other choices although we may pop in at Sanna because that is onsite for us.
Staying at the resort by the pool is so relaxing and can be like going to a park in itself!

Tracy

 

[melliemelo]

Great pics of your family!!

We too are only doing 3, maybe 4 days at the parks and the rest of the time we will do something else or nothing at all!! My girls are 4 and 2 also.

PS ~ I have to say I'm fairly new here, but I feel invisible on here too!

 

[Suellen]

Good Evening Fellow Disers!

We have just found out we will have a car while at Disney so that changes our plans a little.

I am hoping to get my Dad to stay overnight at the HRH one night so we can spend a day at the pool there ~ the night we are going to MNSSHP ~ and then do Universal the next day with his Front of the line access. We love renting a Cabana at the pool and unfortunately Pop doesn't do that..... do any Disney hotels.

So that is a change in plans for us. Good though b/c I think it is a HUGE PITA to get from hotel to hotel for ADR's via bus.

I have also been trying to get ADRs for Hollywood and Vine for Playhouse breakfast but the online system doesn't seem to be working for me this weekend.

I can't believe how quick this trip is coming up on me! Just 33 days now!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

Your DDs are so cute!!! BTW I absolutely LOVE the name Mimi. If I ever have a girl I would love to name her Amelia and call her Mimi.

I think your plans sound fantastic. Hanging out at the resort is just as much fun as the parks IMO.

Can't wait to hear more!

 

[Suellen]

Your DDs are so cute!!! BTW I absolutely LOVE the name Mimi. If I ever have a girl I would love to name her Amelia and call her Mimi.

I think your plans sound fantastic. Hanging out at the resort is just as much fun as the parks IMO.

Can't wait to hear more!

Thank you! I know we think they are adorable.... but they are my girls and all!!

Her name is actually Melina "Mena" and she became Mimi when she started calling her baby sister Zoe "ZZ" so ZZ and Mimi just made sense!

I alternate b/n Mena and Mimi

I just loaded our Photopass photos from her Photoshoot after BBB. Here is one of my favs...

and one of me and DH:

and one of me and Mimi on TT ~ she looks so tiny!!

And one of ZZ with Belle ~ she ADORED her since they were wearing the same dress!

 

[Suellen]

The Play by Play

Friday Night we will arrive at the airport about 5:15 and we will be "home" we are thinking about 8:00PM.

My Dad will have dropped off a car for us ~ so I figure I will let DH and the girls play at the pool while I run out to Target for supplies. We like to have bottled water and sodas for DH in the room. I will also grab some snacks.

We are hoping to have a semi early bed time.

Up next Day 2 (Day 1 Full Day)

 

[Suellen]

Okay ~ So our Saturday is actually not a Park day either! We will be having Breakfast at Kona Cafe ~ gotta try me some Tonga Toast! I have heard so much about it.

We have no Lunch plans and Garden Grove at the Swan for dinner.

Both locations are new to us this time.

We will spend lots of time at the pool and perhaps stop at DTD after Dinner just for a little shopping ~ DD4 LOVES to shop!

Very, very laid back day!

 

[Shenanigoat]

I like your ADRs. And you kids are very adorable, I bet this wait is just killing them.

 

[Suellen]

Mimi (4) asks to go to WDW every, every day. Even when we don't have a trip planned. She is a total addict. They got their suitcases out the other day and think they have "packed" already!

Thansk for joining along! I never get many readers.... That may be why I lose interest in writing!

 

[cepmom]

hey there ~
enjoying your pre trip report so far! We'll be at Pop the same time as you; also arriving 9/25, departing 9/30. I'll keep my eyes open for you and your adorable girls!

 

[Gabes_mommy]

What cute pictures!

Your plans sounds great so far.

 

[Suellen]

Okay ~ where was I? Crazy busy work week and I got all thrown off my obsessive planning!!

Right ~ Sunday! Magic Kingdom!!

We have no breakfast plans ~ but am still searching for a CP for early.... good luck to us right? We can always just eat in the room before heading out.

MK is our favorite park (everyones favorite right?) Our plan is this (usually) but we are more of just wanderers when it comes to MK and hop on what we can. Typically though we head out to Adventureland ~ grab a FP for Jungle Cruise, hit POC and Tiki Room, try to do the Aladdin Carpet Rides ~ then ride our JC. After this we usually will head over to HM and then to Mickey's Philharmagic and catch what we can in between.

Lunch will be at Cosmic Rays ~ followed by the Grand Prix, People Mover, CofP, Laugh Floor, Buzz Light year.... what ever we can do in Fantasyland/Tomorrowland.

For dinner we are eating at the Diamond Horseshoe and check out fireworks and parades!

I am thining we will NOT head back for naps this time... if the girls nap in the stroller (or on a ride *sigh* ) all the better. But ZZ doesn't really nap and Mimi is old enough to skip it now.

Mimi's First Ride on JC

ZZ's first ride on JC:

Mimi's First Drive at Grand Prix:

Mimi and ZZ enjoying the Parade ( and a Lollipop ~ I guess they will both need one now though!)

 

[Suellen]

Monday is another day of doing nothing. Well not nothing! We secured a ADR for lunch at Chef Mickeys. So pool time in the morning then hitting up CM!

For Dinner we have ADR at Cape May! We have never been there so this is a first for us. Being from Maine we are interested to see what Disney considers "Seafood".

There are some CM pictures in my siggy from our trip 18 Months ago. We went again in April but I have no pictures.... bad momma didn't dig out the cam once!!

 

[Suellen]

So for the 4th day there we will be going to MNSSHP! We went a couple years ago and had the most FAB time!! Here are some pictures from our trip to MNSSHP!!

 

[ammeador2]

Love the new pics. Your girls are adorable!

 

[Lizzybear]

I'm in Great pictures from your previous trips, love the Dorothy dress your DD is wearing (I was Dorothy for MNSSHP in 2007 too!) Sounds like your upcoming trip will be nice and relaxed with plenty of time outside of teh parks
We're actually visiting Boston before our WDW trip this year and we're driving up to Portland in Maine for the day. Really looking forward to exploring the New England area