j&j620
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Hello! 
DH and I just got back from a simply spectacular (though it didn't start that way...) trip to WDW! This is my very first attempt at writing a trip report, so we'll see how it goes.
Who:
Me - 27 years old. I took my first trip to WDW (with my friend's family, I've never been with my own) when I was 16, visited a few more times while in Orlando in the subsequent years, and stayed onsite for the first time when I was 25 during our honeymoon. I never want to stay offsite again! I am the "planner," but I run things by DH to make sure he's OK with everything.
DH - also 27 years old (12 hours older than me, to be precise). He was 5 when he first visited and was 12 (and, unfortunately, in an "I'm too cool for this" stage) during his second trip. His third trip was with me (honeymoon) and he says I helped him fall in love with Disney all over again!
What:
Our 2nd anniversary/graduate school graduation trip extravaganza!
Where:
Disney's Wilderness Lodge
When:
July 23, 2011 to July 30, 2011
Why:
After much debate (aka convincing), DH and I decided to honeymoon in WDW after our June 2009 wedding. To be more specific, we booked the "Land and Sea" package through the Disney Cruise Line, which I don't think exists anymore. We opted to do 4 days on land and 3 at sea and selected the Polynesian as our resort. And...that was the extent of our (aka my) planning. Imagine my surprise when we tried to eat dinner at sit-down restaurants and were turned away! We also felt a bit rushed, especially considering the fact that the 4 days was more like 3.5. We decided that we HAD to return so we could "do it right" and the planning began. Yes...two years in advance. We wanted to wait until we were both done with graduate school and could save a little more money.
The "Reconnaissance" Trip:
We shared pictures from our honeymoon with DH's family on Christmas Eve 2009. His sister made an offhand comment about how we should all go down for Christmas the following year. MIL called a week after that to tell us she was planning a trip for the family and all we had to do was pay for airfare. WHAT?!?!? We were floored! After she researched it a bit more, the trip changed from Christmas to summer, but she and FIL were still paying for everyone! I was happy, but concerned because I was worried that DH would say our trip would no longer be necessary. Fortunately, he did not and he even suggested that we use this family trip for reconnaissance. And we did. For example, we spent time exploring resorts we had never visited to see where we might like to stay for our trip (we fell for WL after eating dinner at Artist Point). We also got a better feel for how EMH work and how we would want to utilize them. So, quality time with DH's family + getting ideas for our trip = a win-win situation!
Well, I think that's it for the background information. Stay tuned for trip details!
DH and I just got back from a simply spectacular (though it didn't start that way...) trip to WDW! This is my very first attempt at writing a trip report, so we'll see how it goes.
Background Information
Who:
Me - 27 years old. I took my first trip to WDW (with my friend's family, I've never been with my own) when I was 16, visited a few more times while in Orlando in the subsequent years, and stayed onsite for the first time when I was 25 during our honeymoon. I never want to stay offsite again! I am the "planner," but I run things by DH to make sure he's OK with everything.
DH - also 27 years old (12 hours older than me, to be precise). He was 5 when he first visited and was 12 (and, unfortunately, in an "I'm too cool for this" stage) during his second trip. His third trip was with me (honeymoon) and he says I helped him fall in love with Disney all over again!
What:
Our 2nd anniversary/graduate school graduation trip extravaganza!
Where:
Disney's Wilderness Lodge
When:
July 23, 2011 to July 30, 2011
Why:
After much debate (aka convincing), DH and I decided to honeymoon in WDW after our June 2009 wedding. To be more specific, we booked the "Land and Sea" package through the Disney Cruise Line, which I don't think exists anymore. We opted to do 4 days on land and 3 at sea and selected the Polynesian as our resort. And...that was the extent of our (aka my) planning. Imagine my surprise when we tried to eat dinner at sit-down restaurants and were turned away! We also felt a bit rushed, especially considering the fact that the 4 days was more like 3.5. We decided that we HAD to return so we could "do it right" and the planning began. Yes...two years in advance. We wanted to wait until we were both done with graduate school and could save a little more money.
The "Reconnaissance" Trip:
We shared pictures from our honeymoon with DH's family on Christmas Eve 2009. His sister made an offhand comment about how we should all go down for Christmas the following year. MIL called a week after that to tell us she was planning a trip for the family and all we had to do was pay for airfare. WHAT?!?!? We were floored! After she researched it a bit more, the trip changed from Christmas to summer, but she and FIL were still paying for everyone! I was happy, but concerned because I was worried that DH would say our trip would no longer be necessary. Fortunately, he did not and he even suggested that we use this family trip for reconnaissance. And we did. For example, we spent time exploring resorts we had never visited to see where we might like to stay for our trip (we fell for WL after eating dinner at Artist Point). We also got a better feel for how EMH work and how we would want to utilize them. So, quality time with DH's family + getting ideas for our trip = a win-win situation!
Well, I think that's it for the background information. Stay tuned for trip details!
