Day 1 sounds great! It's good that you're not overplanning it since it will be your mom's first park day ever! Also with the shorter hours hopefully the crowds won't be so bad at MK. What if you move your Dumbo FP to after lunch so you can do that and Pete's Silly Sideshow after you eat?
I almost feel like I'm overplanning by NOT overplanning...I'm not sure if that makes any sense, but this feels almost more stressful than a regularly planned trip. Probably because I'm going to be worried about her having a good time. I need to relax!!
I'm hoping MK will be less crowded b/c of it being a party night, too. I could move Dumbo to earlier, but then I wonder if I even need a FP for it?? There's still a ton of FP availability this day, but I need to hurry up and decide!
How did I not know you started a PTR?!? But I'm here now!!
What?!? I beg to differ but you both look amazing.
Aww love this!
That's really sweet. I hope she ends up loving Disney as much as you do!!
It's our first
MNSSHP too this November!
Love the picture, but love your priorities even more!
Great thinking! That's exactly what I'd do too!!!
Nice first plans! All the classics
You probably don't need an FP for this, but what would you do instead?
Yay!!
Ooh vampire costume?!? That sounds awesome!
I'm glad you did too!!
Yay, I'm glad you're here!! I was so on the fence about starting one at all, but decided to jump in.
Aw, you're nice, but I feel like most of the family shots were so weird and awkward, and I look rough.
I know she will have a good time, I need to calm down and have fun instead of being worried about that, LOL. Easier said than done for me!
Yes! i wanted to make sure we started with the classic stuff to really get to the heart of MK. I don't feel like I'm going to need that Dumbo pass either...I was thinking maybe Buzz Lightyear for that pass instead, b/c that line is either like 15 min long or 45. And I can never figure out the pattern, LOL!! When DH and the kids are with me, we usually do it first thing walk on early in the morning, and pick up a pass for it later in the day to do again. UN-planning is harder than planning!!
I think it's a vampire costume...the Halloween colors with a cape?? Cape = Vampire, right??
But why not?

Just grab onto one of those Tangled lanterns and go!
We've never seen Talking Mickey, but Josh says the same thing
I can picture it now, trying to get somewhere quickly and just jump on the lanterns in the Tangled bathroom area and swing my way over the tops of the crowds!! That's a good idea

I wish I was coordinated enough to pull that off!!
I'm glad to have another person feel that way about talking Mickey! I don't know why he bothers me, but he does!!
Probably a good call. We used bell services for all of our many transfers this past trip, and it was great, but our bags were usually there around 2pm-4pm.
Obviously!! I never start with MK either, but I did for Nathan's first trip.
Omg yay!
100% agree.
yeah, that's what I'm afraid of! I'd want to make sure our stuff was there no matter what time we decided to head back to the resort. In a perfect world, there will be a room ready for us in the morning, but it's so booked up the chances are basically zero. However, if there is, even a slight upgrade I have to pay for, I'll do what I can to get in a room right away! Now I feel like I need to double check my online check in, I can't remember if I clicked the "arriving early, shove me anywhere" box or not. I have a request going in through Touring Plans, but I don't know if I really care where we end up. Hmm...I need to think about that now!
My mom originally thought she'd be seeing Harry Potter stuff on this trip, and I had to explain that's a whole separate thing. She really has no real understanding about the whole Disney World thing, so I figure we need the castle to get her into the zone!
So you get the talking Mickey thing too?? He's kind of scary!!
I finally made it back
I ADORE this picture of you and the boys. It's filled with love

as corny as that sounds
Don't you hate that

We have an airport 20 minutes away - international, but small. It's almost always the most expensive even over the NYC airports and it's extremely frustrating. The next nearest airport is still under an hour and normally has great prices, except for this past Aug. and Nov. lol so we're traveling roughly 1.5 hours.
Yeah, looks like they're at a standstill now with no word on when they'll roll out at additional resorts.
This........I just.......I WANT TO BE WITH SOMEONE FOR THEIR FIRST DISNEY PARK EXPERIENCE AGAIN!!! I cannot wait to hear how she likes/loves it!
This is our family, the Backtrackers

In fact I may try getting our last name changed to that, so when Disney sends us those adorable character cards after each trip ours will read " Backtrackers Family Vacation 201....."
Woohoo!!
Oh, thank you! It's one of my favorites!! They look so cute, too
Our local airport does a lot of corporate flights b/c of all the businesses here that work with
Walmart. Lots of executives flying in and out every day, causing flight prices to be high b/c most of them are paid for by businesses and not individuals. Bleh. I'm just glad we don't have to go farther than the one an hour away!
Darn Minnie Vans. Getting me all excited and then breaking my heart
Being totally honest, I'm terrified to be bringing someone on their first visit!! She could love it or she could really hate it - I have no idea how she is going to react to the pace of the trip, the walking, etc...I'm hoping for decent weather that's not too hot!
Haha!! I did more backtracking when I was by myself and it didn't really matter, but I really want to keep it at a minimum with her!
PLEASE do this!!!
I love San Angel Inn for the theming! I've only eaten there once and I thought the food was really good, but I've heard it can be hit or miss. Crossing my fingers you guys hit it on a good day!
Haha, I wonder what they'd say to me when I went to stick them on??
The last time I did San Angel was in 2001 and I thought it was the coolest thing ever! I'm hoping she feels the same way, and we end up with good food. I'm hoping she'll be impressed by the food at WDW, because it's better than anything that she's used to getting. She can be picky, so I hope she'll branch out a little!