I'm here!' I'm here! Just signed up for the Facebook page as well! So excited to be joining all of you...this trip is an unexpected surprise and I am SO EXCITED to be planning again!
Here are the details:
Name: Malinda
Travel Dates (if known): 6/22-6/26 for our fifteenth anniversary...1st trip with no kids! (Which mostly I am excited about, but also a little sad about too...lol!)
Where Will You Be Staying?: Pop Century...this is a 1st as well. We usually stay at POR
Travel Party: Just DH (Jamie) and me.
Current Location: We live in Oklahoma...currently snowy and freezing. Ready for summer!!
Favorite Disney Character: Ummm...that's really hard?? Buzz maybe? Nope...can't pick. Lol!
Favorite Disney Movie: Toy Story (all of them)
How Many Trips?: This is our fourth trip to DW. We just got back in February from a 8 day trip with the kids and inlaws...which is why I don't feel quite so guilty leaving the kids at home.
On-Site or Off?: On site, but with a resort we have never tried.
Best Disney Story: I have lots, but I think my favorite happened during our first trip. My daughter had lost her autograph book during the third day of our trip. The only autograph she really cared about was Stitch's. We searched and searched on our remaining park days, but kept missing him. On our last day, we headed to SM to get fastpasses and there was STITCH just walking by. He grabbed my daughter by her hand and took us all off to the arcade, where they opened up all the games and my kids all got to play with Stitch. When I told his handler about the lost autograph book and the fact that Stitch was the ONLY character that my daughter wanted to have (and that this experience had just MADE our whole trip) the handler called over the CM working the arcade and they both began to scheme. She asked me if she could have my cell number for later in the day. I gave it to her, not sure what they were planning. After my kids had had their fill of games and hugs with Stitch, we headed on our way. A few hours later, I got a call from Stitch's handler, who asked me to meet her by Buzz Lightyear. We headed that way and out came Stitch from backstage, carrying a new autograph book for my daughter. It was filled with signatures from EVERY character you could think of. He looked through the book with her as other guests looked on. He took a ton of time with all of us (again) and just made our day. I can't tell you how surprise and excited we were. It was a most amazing and special experience that I can't imagine happening anywhere else. And that sold us on every Disney trip from then on.
What do you look forward to most on your next trip? This trip will be totally different without the kids. And we are trying completely new experiences. We are eating at our first signature restaurant (Citrocos). And since we were just there in Jan/Feb and rode everything numerous times, we are using this trip for some park tours we have always wanted to take. We are doing the Behind the Seeds Tour and the Marceline to Magic Kingdom tour. We are also planning to see Fantasmic for the first time. We always ending up leaving DHS early because my kids are worn out by the end of the day and fighting that crowd never seems appealing. With just the two of us, we can experience stuff we never wanted to battle before. Lol. I'm also looking forward to my first ride on TOT. I never wanted to ride it alone, so rider swap didn't work for that one. Lol!
Looking forward to "meeting" all of you!
Welcome!!!
I LOVE your Best Disney Story!! How awesome was that for your daughter and your family! Hope you and your husband have an awesome trip...just the two of you!
Just read that the people mover will be closed for rehab from May 3 - July 1. This is one of my favorite ways to relax at MK.
But I can't believe the one time I get to visit WDW, doubtful we will be back, and it's closed. Excuse me while I go have a small pity party for a few minutes.
Why do they only sell 10 day tickets??
